Sentences with phrase «alleged by prosecutors»

Since September 2016, when the corruption charges were brought, a key question in Albany has been how was such a close confidante to Cuomo able to engage in a scheme as alleged by prosecutors.

During cross-examination of Taub, defense lawyer Steven Molo sought to portray Silver as a caring friend whose relationship with the doctor was based on goodwill, instead of the bribery scheme alleged by prosecutors.

Not exact matches

Prosecutors alleged that those indicted attempted to interfere through social media by buying political ads on Facebook, along with YouTube and Twitter, to spread disinformation.

The president's credibility has also been tainted by her sometimes erratic response to the shocking death of prosecutor Alberto Nisman as he was investigating an alleged cover - up deal between her government and Iran to shield the Islamic Republic from prosecution in the 1994 bombing of Jewish center.

It said DoJ prosecutors visited Beijing twice last month to make their Chinese counterparts aware of alleged criminal activities being committed by Liaoning Hongxiang Industrial.

An opinion by an Oyster Bay attorney that the town could not provide a loan guarantee legally for restaurateur Harendra Singh's businesses set off a chain of events in which former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano's law firm was hired to devise a way get around it, federal prosecutors allege.

In coming days, prosecutors are expected to call witnesses tied to additional charges against Silver: That he profited from legal work sent to a second law firm in Manhattan by mega-landlord Glenwood Management and another real estate developer in return for the politician's alleged backing of real estate legislation.

At the time of the meeting, Cohen was under criminal investigation by federal prosecutors in New York, who still are probing a $ 130,000 payment Cohen made to porn star Stormy Daniels in exchange for her silence about an alleged affair with Trump.»

Other materials the jury may see at the trial in March are charts related to alleged «Rent and Bid - Rigging Schemes» that were prepared by an FBI analyst, prosecutors say in court papers.

Besides the alleged scheme involving cancer patients and a Columbia researcher, prosecutors said Silver improperly profited from tax work performed by a second law firm in Manhattan.

Besides the alleged scheme involving Taub, prosecutors said Silver improperly profited from tax work performed by a second law firm in Manhattan.

A complaint brought by prosecutors working in the office of U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara and unsealed Thursday morning alleges Percoco extorted developers who built multi-million dollar facilities for the SUNY Polytechnic Institute, which was led by Kaloyeros.

According to prosecutors, some of alleged corrupt actions committed by Percoco were for «friends» of the governor and his political operation.

Federal prosecutors allege Silver reaped more than $ 3 million from legal settlements and verdicts won by the Weitz & Luxenberg law firm in Manhattan on behalf of people suffering from mesothelioma, a deadly cancer.

Percoco, Aiello and Gerardi and are on trial in U.S. District Court in Manhattan along with energy company executive Peter Galbraith Kelly, who is alleged to have bribed Percoco by securing what prosecutors have termed a «low - show» corporate education job for his wife, a former schoolteacher.

Smith sought to do this by bribing the officials, prosecutors allege, using former New York City Councilman Dan Halloran as his middle - man.

Prosecutors alleged Percoco turned to bribes as a way to pay for rising personal costs, driven in part by a move from a modest Staten Island neighborhood to a larger home in an upscale town in Westchester County near where Cuomo lives in the house of his girlfriend, Sandra Lee.

The quasi-public Fuller Road and Fort Schuyler, placed into ESD custodianship after federal and state prosecutors alleged that bidding processes for construction projects had been rigged by former SUNY Poly president Alain Kaloyeros and others (all of whom maintain their innocence), have not entirely allayed concerns about transparency under their new leadership.

Prosecutors also alleged the defendants hired only two bus monitors when six were funded by the village.

Onondaga County prosecutors allege that Conner sent in a letter to the editor signed by five ministers without consent from all of them.

Federal prosecutors alleged that the ex-assembly speaker abused his power by helping women he had relationships with

Prosecutors had alleged he used the power of his office by arranging meetings for Williams with other state officials, allowing Williams to use the governor's mansion for a luncheon on the day his product, a dietary supplement called Anatabloc, was being launched and personally touting the supplement to state human resources officials.

Prosecutors had alleged McDonnell crossed the line by arranging meetings for Williams with state officials, allowing Williams to use the governor's mansion for a luncheon on the day his product, a dietary supplement called Anatabloc, was being launched and personally touting the supplement to state human resources officials.

That was part of a broader effort, prosecutors alleged, to have Anatabloc studied by state researchers or included in the state's health plan.

Prosecutors allege he illegally cashed in on his outsize influence, making big money by doing political favors — not legal work — for law firms.

Prosecutors say the alleged bribes were funneled to Percoco through a shell company controlled by Howe, the lobbyist.

Smith — one of the state's top Democrats — made the failed bid to secure the 2013 Republican mayoral primary line by bribing Halloran, Tabone and then - Bronx Republican Chairman Joseph «Jay» Savino, prosecutors allege.

Mr. Bellone last year said Mr. Spota was running «a criminal enterprise» and called for his resignation amid reports of a federal probe into alleged misconduct by Mr. Spota's prosecutors.

In the criminal case, prosecutors contend that the loans were among the fruits of alleged bribes by Singh.

Local newspapers are reporting that AM Nojay was to be criminally charged by federal prosecutors in connection with an alleged embezzlement of $ 1.8 million from an account he handled for a longtime client and friend, architect Carlton «Bud» DeWolff.

Changes that lawmakers want to economic development programs were made ripe following allegations by federal prosecutors that the Buffalo Billion and a couple of other big upstate initiatives were part of a massive, alleged pay - to - play, bid - rigging scandal.

Prosecutors alleged that filings made by the Republican Committee didn't accurately reflect that Meghan Ortt was the intended beneficiary of party funds.

The Manhattan District Attorney's Office says it is opening a criminal investigation and Long Island prosecutors say they are also investigating allegations of physical violence by Schneiderman, given some of the alleged abuse occurred in the Hamptons, in Suffolk County.

Prosecutors allege Silver steered real estate developers to a law firm run by Silver's former counsel in the Assembly, which handled complicated real estate tax cases, and that Silver received kickbacks at his own firm, Weitz & Luxenberg, from referrals of asbestos cases that were sent by a doctor who received state research funds.

Cuomo said the special prosecutor will work with the other district attorneys, including the district attorney in Suffolk County on Long Island, where one of the women detailed alleged abuse by Schneiderman after a party in the Hamptons.

NEW YORK, NY — The Manhattan district attorney pledged to cooperate Thursday with a state - appointed special prosecutor's investigation of alleged abuse and assault by former Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.

On Friday, prosecutors disclosed that Shirley L. Huntley, when she was a Democratic state senator from Queens, had secretly recorded conversations with seven elected officials and two other people after she was confronted by the F.B.I. and asked about her alleged participation in criminal schemes involving embezzlement and bribery.

Steele's former finance chairman alleged in documents provided to federal prosecutors that Steele arranged for his Senate campaign to pay tens of thousands of dollars to a company owned by his sister, according to a report by the Washington Post published Saturday.

In this case, prosecutors allege the men «disguised a $ 20,000 payment to Adam Skelos both to falsely make it appear that the payment was in return for work by Adam Skelos and so that it could not be traced back to Developer - 1.»

Inside the courtroom, Kumar kept primping his hair and smoothing out his shirt while the prosecutor, Ashok Singh, presented the charges, citing complaints by seven men alleging that they were tricked or forced into selling their kidneys.

A psychologist contracted to help trauma victims at Travis Air Force Base in California left his patients «even more traumatized» by his own alleged sexual attacks, prosecutors say.

The Advocate tells the story of the 2015 incident, as alleged by police and prosecutors.

But the litigation was complex and protracted, and disputes arose between counsel to the point of Groia alleging serious prosecutorial misconduct by the Ontario Securities Commission prosecutors.

Specifically, prosecutors allege, the law firm refused to allow one of its own clients, Lauren Klejmont, into its office in 2009 because she was accompanied by her service dog, a German Shepherd named Reicha.

On Tuesday of this week, Reuters reports, prosecutors filed a lawsuit alleging that the firm refused to meet with a disabled client who was «accompanied by a service dog trained to assist her with day - to - day tasks.»

That fall, the LSUC began a proceeding against Felderhof's defence lawyer, Joe Groia, alleging that he'd been guilty of professional misconduct in his defence of Felderhof by, among other things, relentlessly attacking OSC prosecutors, both professionally and personally.

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It excludes minor or even moderate harm.19 Because there is no exact definition of what constitutes «great bodily harm»... it is actually determined on a case - by - case basis20... overzealous prosecutors have a tendency to allege it every chance they get.

The Times alleges in vivid detail how Changhong used police, prosecutors and judges to try to collect monies it believed were owed by Apex.

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