On May 6, Sampson was
accused by federal prosecutors of embezzling $ 440,000 in escrow funds he was responsible for handling as a court - appointed mortgage foreclosure referee, starting in 1998.
Silver, who has represented the Lower East Side since 1977, is
accused by federal prosecutors of trading official favors for $ 6 million in «kickbacks» disguised as legal fees.
Opening statements begin this morning in Libous's trial, where he is
accused by federal prosecutors of lying to the FBI in a case stemming from his song Matthew receiving a job at a politically connected law firm.
Not exact matches
The FBI agent says De-Meyer denied using a fake name, as he was
accused of doing in an indictment unsealed Wednesday
by federal prosecutors in Manhattan.
Dropped
By federal prosecutors, bribery charges against Harvey McDougle Jr., the Toledo running back
accused last month of participating in a point - shaving scheme.
The guilty verdict in the case of Joe Percoco was coupled with not guilty results for two prominent upstate developers who had also been
accused of corruption and bribery
by federal prosecutors.
Crains Insider: On Wednesday, court papers revealed that Queens state Sen. Jose Peralta was one of nine people secretly taped
by Queens state Sen. Shirley Huntley — eight of whom, according to
federal prosecutors, are under investigation, though not
accused of wrongdoing.
A Buffalo native who worked as a director at QVC is
accused of stealing more than $ 1 million from the company in a fraud scheme that funded his luxury lifestyle, according to an indictment unsealed earlier this month
by federal prosecutors in Philadelphia.
New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is under arrest and $ 3.8 million in eight different bank accounts held
by Silver have been seized, as
federal prosecutors accuse the Speaker of running two fraudulent and corrupt schemes.
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is under arrest and $ 3.8 million in eight different bank accounts held
by Silver have been seized as
federal prosecutors accuse the Speaker of running two fraudulent and corrupt schemes.
Three incumbent state senators on the ballot — Democrats Malcolm Smith of Queens and John Sampson of Brooklyn as well as Binghamton's Tom Libous, the deputy Republican leader — have been
accused of corruption
by federal prosecutors.
Terror charges have been filed
by federal prosecutors against the man
accused of carrying out the attack.
And Cuomo himself has been investigated
by federal prosecutors but has not been
accused of wrongdoing.
That was before he and several other Cuomo administration figures and private businessmen were
accused of corruption
by federal and state
prosecutors.
Silver, 70, has been
accused of five counts of bribery and corruption
by federal prosecutors.
A retired
federal judge
accused of sexually abusing a teenage girl three decades ago — when he was a
federal prosecutor and she was a witness in one of his cases — won't face discipline from the judiciary, according to newly released documents first reported
by BuzzFeed News.
Roberts is facing a civil lawsuit in the US District Court for Utah filed
by Terry Mitchell, a Utah woman who has
accused Roberts of raping her when he was a 27 - year - old
federal prosecutor and she was a 16 - year - old witness in one of his cases.