Sentences with phrase «after federal bribery»
The arrests came just months after federal bribery and kickback charges led Assemblyman Sheldon Silver, a Democrat, to step down from his position as speaker.
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Its formation last July came after federal bribery and embezzlement charges were filed against several state lawmakers.
Not exact matches
Vincent Tabone informed Queens Republican Chairman Phil Ragusa he was stepping down a day after he and five others were arrested in a bribery scheme and now face federal corruption charges.
Jimmy Meng, a former Flushing state assemblyman and father of current Assemblywoman Grace Meng (D - Flushing), was arrested on charges of wire fraud in an FBI sting operation after he accepted a fruit basket containing $ 80,000 in bribery money Tuesday afternoon at his Flushing - based company, according to federal prosecutors.
One week after federal authorities announced they had uncovered two suspected bribery plots in Queens and the Bronx, Gov. Andrew Cuomo unveiled a legislative initiative designed to give the state's 62 district attorneys more power to prosecute corruption cases.
The Silver ruling will not affect the federal corruption trials later this year of nine former associates of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, including Cuomo's former top aide, on bribery and bid - rigging because those trials will take place after the Supreme Court's McDonnell ruling.
Venditto, Mangano and Mangano's wife, Linda, are scheduled for a federal trial March 12 after pleading not guilty in an alleged bribery scheme.
Democrat Malcolm Smith, was convicted this year on federal bribery charges after he tried to buy his way onto the New York City mayoral ballot.
Federal prosecutors are seeking to retry U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez on bribery and corruption charges after an earlier trial ended in a deadlocked jury last fall.
The proposals come after a corruption wave at the Capitol that's led to prison sentences for both former legislative leaders, jail time for a former state comptroller and federal charges, including bribery and bid - rigging, against nine Cuomo associates.
The top two leadership posts in the State Senate has changed hands due former Majority Leader Dean Skelos being forced to step down after being indicted by federal prosecutors on bribery and extortion charges a few months ago.
Castro resigned April 8 as part of his plea deal with prosecutors, which involved wearing a wire after he was busted on perjury charges — leading to the federal bribery arrest of fellow Bronx Assemblyman Eric Stevenson.
Former lobbyist Todd Howe spent the weekend in jail after his bail was revoked because he apparently admitted credit card fraud during testimony at the federal bribery trial of Joseph Percoco.
Ex-lobbyist Todd Howe, the star federal witness in the bribery trial of former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo aide Joseph Percoco, was held in jail Friday after admitting he tried to cheat his credit card company in violation of a cooperation deal promising he would commit no further crimes.
Silver, once one of New York's most powerful politicians, was sentenced in May to 12 years in prison, along with a fine and forfeiture of more than $ 6 million, after a federal jury found him guilty of a host of corruption charges related to two bribery schemes in which he received millions in kickbacks by trading political favors for money.
Kaloyeros stepped down from the leadership of SUNY Polytechnic Institute in the fall after it was alleged in federal and state criminal complaints that he took part in a wide - ranging scheme that involved bid - rigging and bribery.
A federal jury voted Tuesday to convict Joe Percoco, former senior aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, on three out of six charges of bribery and honest services fraud, but found two executives accused of bribing him not guilty of most of the charges, and remain deadlocked over the guilt of a third executive, after more than a week of deliberation.
Skelos (R - Rockville Centre) lost the seat after he was convicted with his son, Adam, in December on eight federal counts of bribery, extortion and conspiracy.
on charges of extortion, fraud and bribery, barely four months after former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver resigned over federal charges that he had taken millions of dollars in bribes and kickbacks.
This has become almost routine in the state Legislature: In early 2015, state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos was arrested on charges of extortion, fraud and bribery, barely four months after former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver resigned over federal charges that he had taken millions of dollars in bribes and kickbacks.
Indicted state Sen. Malcolm Smith wants his upcoming federal fraud and bribery trial pushed back a few months until after the Democratic primary so...
Louis P. Ciminelli, left, gets escorted out of court with his attorney Daniel C. Oliverio, right, after facing charges of rigging and bribery at Buffalo federal court on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016.
That ruling, reached six months after the Skeloses were convicted, significantly narrowed the definition of an «official act» as it applies to federal bribery statutes and found that, while the McDonnell case was «distasteful,» it did not rise to the level of public corruption.
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork / AP)-- Former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was indicted Thursday on three charges after his arrest last month in a federal bribery case.
Former Sen. Dean Skelos (R - Rockville Centre) lost the 9th District seat after he was convicted with his son, Adam, in December on eight federal counts of bribery, extortion and conspiracy.
NEW YORK CITY — Sheldon Silver is out as speaker of the Assembly just days after his arrest on federal corruption charges in an alleged bribery and kickback scheme.
A Manhattan federal jury said it is deadlocked in the bribery trial of ex - jail guards union boss Norman Seabrook after four days of deliberations.
The Silver ruling will not affect the federal corruption trials later this year of nine former associates of Governor Cuomo, including Cuomo's former top aide, on bribery and bid rigging, because those trials will take place after the Supreme Court's McDonnell ruling.
Former New York state Assembly member William Boyland was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison last September after his conviction on bribery charges.
City Councilman Dan Halloran leaves federal court in White Plains, N.Y., Tuesday after he was arrested on bribery charges.
The proposals come after a corruption wave at the Capitol that's led to prison sentences for both former legislative leaders, jail time for a former state comptroller, and federal charges including bribery and bid rigging against nine Cuomo associates, including a former top aide, Joe
Heastie was elected to replace Sheldon Silver as speaker on Feb. 3 after Manhattan federal prosecutors indicted Silver on corruption charges connected to a bribery and kickback scheme.
Kevin Schuler, center, gets escorted out of court with unidentified people after facing charges of rigging and bribery at Buffalo federal court on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016.
Both candidates made ethics a centerpiece of their campaigns after the departing County Executive, Edward Mangano, came under federal investigation for bribery charges.
He is serving a 14 - year sentence at the Federal Correctional Institution in Loretto, Pa., a five - hour drive out to the western part of the state, after being convicted of bribery in 2014.
The announcement was sent out on the same day that former Senate Majority leader Dean Skelos and his son Adam were convicted on eight counts of bribery and extortion following a federal trial, and weeks after former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was convicted of abusing his office by receiving millions of dollars in kickbacks from companies with business before the state.
Five months after Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano was arraigned on federal bribery charges, Nassau Republican Party chairman Joseph Mondello summoned him to his Westbury office.
Silver was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison after he was convicted on charges of extortion, fraud and money laundering related to bribery schemes in which he received millions for political favors.
But last year, Joseph Bruno, the former GOP leader of New York's Senate, was acquitted of federal corruption charges after prosecutors failed to convince a jury that the Rensselaer County Republican's payments from a businessman who received state grants amounted to a quid pro quo bribery scheme.
What happens now after Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has been charged by federal authorities with bribery and mail fraud in connection with his official duties?
Tollisen was appointed supervisor in 2013 after former Supervisor Melinda Wormuth resigned amid federal and state investigations that resulted in her conviction on corruption charges, including bribery and grand larceny.
Sen. Malcolm Smith leaves federal court flanked by reporters in White Plains after an arraignment hearing on bribery charges.
But the relationship between regulators and the companies they oversee has come under greater scrutiny in the last year, after a former ACC member was indicted on federal bribery charges.
After a nine - day trial in federal court, won acquittal of a general manager of an international construction company charged with conspiracy, Hobbs Act violations and bribery - related violations of 18 U.S.C. § 666 arising from efforts to obtain a $ 26 million energy performance contract from a local housing authority.
In the U.S., after a federal racketeering trial, which Chevron Corp. initiated against those that procured the fraudulent judgment in Ecuador, a federal court found the Ecuadorian judgment to be the product of «egregious fraud,» as well as bribery, coercion and political interference.