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DeFrancisco, meanwhile, kept the focus on the corruption trial of Joe Percoco, the former close aide to the governor who is accused of fraud and bribery.

The Senate also confirmed one of Cuomo's two MTA Board nominees — Larry Schwartz, a former top aide to the governor who is now working in the private sector for an airport services company called OTG Management, to replace Republican Andrew Saul.

Joseph Percoco served as Cuomo's executive deputy secretary and is charged with soliciting $ 315,000 in bribes which Todd Howe, a former aide to the governor who became a lobbyist, helped facilitate.

A federal grand jury has returned a second superseding indictment in a major corruption case involving Joe Percoco, a former top aide to the governor who was snared in a state economic development scandal.

Since we are in a democracy, we want the military authorities to investigate the action of an aide to the governor who moved about with soldiers from one local government to another, intimidating people.

Not exact matches

A former aide who had spoken to Spitzer during the campaign said the former governor was surprised by the ferocity of the editorials that urged voters to not give him another shot, but had also acknowledged he faced an uphill fight given the more tangible institutional opposition.

The latter issue is potentially a tricky one of the Assembly: Lawmakers in the wake of charges in a bid rigging and bribery case that has ensnared a former close aide to the governor, Joe Percoco, sought changes to procurement that would restore some of the power of the state comptroller, who has been at odds with Cuomo.

When pressed on whether it's «realistic» to believe that the governor, who has a reputation of being something of a micromanager, did not know what his top aide was up to, Bharara said simply: «It's not my job to comment on what is realistic or unrealistic.»

AG Eric Schneiderman is moving to change New York state law so that he and other local prosecutors would have the power to bring criminal charges against aides to Trump who have been pardoned, according to a letter Schneiderman sent to the governor and state lawmakers today.

As a political neophyte, Khojasteh says he recognizes what he doesn't know, and therefore hired some recognizable names to assist him in his Senate quest, including Mollie Fullington, a former Pataki administration spokeswoman, who is handling media; and Mike Lawler, an Astorino administration aide who ran the former county executive's failed 2014 run for governor, as campaign manager.

The Blackstone Group, a hedge fund that is among opponents of closing the carried interest loophole at the state level, is home — once again — to ex-top Cuomo administration aide Bill Mulrow, who is chairing the governor's 2018 campaign.

According to Capital Tonight's Kaitlyn Ross, who is in the Red Room (I'm watching the proceedings remotely; technology is so amazing), Ravitch had been asked by a Paterson aide to join the governor in his office.

The Moreland probes helped lead to the corruption convictions of both of the legislative leaders who were in power in 2013, and the conviction of the governor's former closest aide, Joe Percoco, on bribery charges.

An aide to Mayor Bill de Blasio, who has feuded publicly with Cuomo a number of times since taking office, accused the governor of doctoring the photo to show the correct colors in a since - deleted tweet.

The companies in question were all represented by Howe, who also has deep ties to the Cuomo family and who hired Percoco to work as a personal aide to the late Gov. Mario Cuomo, the current governor's father.

«Maria Comella is a great friend and has been a valued asset to the governor and this administration,» said Melissa DeRosa, who as secretary to the governor is Cuomo's top aide, in a statement.

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The News reported that Bharara's probe, which first came to light last year, was focusing on Joe Percoco, a longtime aide and confidante who the Democratic governor has likened to a brother.

City officials Sunday renamed a Brooklyn street in honor of the aide to Gov. Cuomo who was killed during a street festival last year — but neither the governor nor Mayor de Blasio showed up for the ceremony amid their administrations» ethics probes.

Cuomo's actions also drew notice and a critique from the Republican National Committee, which connected the governor to a former top aide, Joe Percoco, who is facing trial on bribery and other charges.

Percoco spent decades as one of the closest friends and aides to the governor, who referred to Percoco as the late Mario Cuomo's third son.

Nixon, an advocate for public education issues, has been exploring a potential Democratic primary challenge to the governor, receiving support from former campaign aides to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, who has been locked in a feud with Cuomo over the last several years.

«If this gets done, it's through coordination,» the governor's top aide, Steve M. Cohen, has told the advocates, according to those who have participated in the Friday afternoon sessions.

Speaking through his media aide, Tunde Rahman on RayPower's political platform, the former Lagos governor stressed on Tuesday that he would give progress report of the consultation, reconciliation and confidence building assignment only to President Buhari who saddled him with the responsibility.

Hinton, who is married to former Cuomo aide Howard Glaser, was believed to be the start of a concerted effort by de Blasio to take a more aggressive tack with the governor and a more collegial tone with the media, after the administration had struggled with both.

«I am being realistic about politics,» Paterson said, alluding to the scandal involving contacts he and members of his state police security detail had with a woman who was seeking a court restraining order against one of the governor's closest aides.

Last week — Sunshine Week — saw the conviction of a former top aide to Governor Cuomo, a man who was once described as «brother» to the gGovernor Cuomo, a man who was once described as «brother» to the governorgovernor.

Maloney, who served as White House staff secretary under Bill Clinton and was a top aide to governors Spitzer and Paterson, said he was not chiefly motivated to support Quinn simply because she would be New York City's first female and first openly gay mayor.

DeRosa, who as secretary to the governor is Cuomo's top aide, recalled how she and many other women felt in the aftermath of Donald Trump's win in the 2016 presidential election.

The new governor, who has rejected the state's traditional reliance on higher taxes and borrowing to close budget gaps, will outline specifics of his tough spending plan on Feb. 1, setting the stage for what one legislative aide called «a budget Armageddon» with the Legislature.

Two former Cuomo aides — Michael Balboni, who previously served as deputy secretary for public safety, and Mylan Denerstein, who was counsel to the governor — will serve on the panel.

But a former top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo denies Schneiderman ever made the request — a side dispute that illustrates tensions between the current governor and the man who replaced him at the attorney general's office.

Sean Finnerty, who headed natural gas development at Competitive Power Ventures, said it was a «red flag» when government relations executive Peter Galbraith Kelly told him the money was going to a spouse of a top aide to the governor of New York.

Among those who face trial next year, a former top aide to the governor, and the former head of the State University of New York's nanotech science program.

NYC officials yesterday renamed a Brooklyn street in honor of the aide to Cuomo who was killed during a street festival last year — but neither the governor nor the mayor showed up for the ceremony amid their administrations» ethics probes.

The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal both take deep dives into the relationship between Cuomo and his ex-top aide, Joe Percoco, who is now the focus of a federal investigation, noting the toll it has taken on both men to sever their relationship, and the lengths to which the governor has gone to do so.

Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman of New York is moving to change New York state law so that he and other local prosecutors would have the power to bring criminal charges against aides to President Donald Trump who have been pardoned, according to a letter Schneiderman sent to the governor and state lawmakers on Wednesday.

At the same time, economic development programs upstate have fallen under the scrutiny of U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's office, who is investigating a former top aide to the governor, Joe Percoco and lobbyist Todd Howe.

The mere mention of Mujica's name demonstrates in how much the governor respects the Skelos staffer, who is the only top legislative aide to be included in high - level budget negotiations since 2011.

Cuomo's administration has also been investigated by the U.S. attorney's office under the tenure of Preet Bharara, who probed the shuttering of the Moreland Commission and charged a top former aide to the governor in an unrelated bribery and bid - rigging case.

Those tied to Cuomo are also facing investigations, including his former top aide and confidant Joe Percoco, who received consulting fees from companies with state contracts while running the governor's re-election campaign.

Former Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich, who has been outspoken in his opposition to a gas power plant under construction in Orange County, says the project should be scrapped altogether in the wake of the corruption charges brought by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, which showed the company behind it, Competitive Power Ventures, allegedly bribed a former top aide to the governor, Joe Percoco, seeking favorable treatment from the administration.

Caputo cites a recent Times profile of Percoco, in which he is described as Cuomo's «most pugnacious aide» who is routinely dispatched to «marshal his supporters, undercut his rivals and clear a path for him to become the prohibitive favorite in the race for governor of New York.»

The Governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, in a statement by his media aide, Semiu Okanlawon, described Sunny Ade as a «gifted entertainer, culture promoter who has used his art to sell his people and his country.»

The rest of the executive chamber was formally informed at a 6 P.M. general staff meeting, said one official who was present, where Richard Baum, the governor's top aide, made no mention of a resignation and urged his colleagues to keep their heads down and continue as best they could with the day - to - day work of state government.

That's according to Steve Cohen, a former top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who sat down with Liz on Capital Tonight Tuesday evening to discuss the governor's push to overhaul ethics in Albany in the wake of a stream of public corruption cases.

Several Paterson aides and the governor himself used Brown as a liaison to Sherr - una Booker, the woman who accused top Paterson aide David Johnson of domestic violence.

WASHINGTON (CNN)- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and other Democratic leaders are devising a plan to block the appointment of Roland Burris to the Senate for weeks in hopes it will prevent Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich from deciding who fills the seat vacated by President - elect Barack Obama, a Senate Democratic leadership aide told CNN Wednesday.

The federal probe into Gov. Andrew Cuomo's upstate development projects has extended to several members of the governor's inner circle, including his former aide Joe Percoco, longtime lobbyist Todd Howe, and companies who have worked on a portfolio of upstate economic development projects.

The complaint announced on Sept. 22 by Preet Bharara, the United States attorney in Manhattan, also resulted in charges against two of Mr. Cuomo's former top aides: Joseph Percoco, who served as his executive deputy secretary and close confidant, and Todd R. Howe, whose relationship with Mr. Cuomo, a Democrat, dates back to the days his father, Mario M. Cuomo was governor.