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The arrests follow a purge that has seen more than 80 executives at PDVSA and its suppliers jailed for alleged corruption as the state firm's new chief, Major General Manuel Quevedo, has sought to stamp his authority on the sector - the financial lifeblood of Venezuela's unraveling socialist government.
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... when there are lots of other Trump scandals that involve far greater magnitudes of (alleged) corruption but which don't attract nearly as much attention.
Last year, amongst a flurry of articles, reports and exclusives accusing and alleging corruption at the heart of FIFA, Sepp Blatter proclaimed that the storm against the organisation and particularly its choice to select Qatar as the host for the 2022 World Cup was down to racism and discrimination.
But the growing list of complicated plots and shady deals can be boiled down easily: Prosecutors allege that the Dixmoor Park District has served as more of a theme park for public corruption than a place for public recreation over the last five years.
He is facing a twelve count charge over alleged corruption and misappropriation of N6.3 billion during the last leg of his tenure as governor of Plateau state.
As if to illustrate the findings of the State Integrity Investigation, the federal corruption trial of former state Senator Pedro Espada, Jr., continued this week, with Judge Frederic Block excoriating Espada's attorney for using questionable courtroom tactics, and with Espada characterized during trial as a «puppet master» for his alleged embezzlement of funds from the Soundview Healthcare NetworAs if to illustrate the findings of the State Integrity Investigation, the federal corruption trial of former state Senator Pedro Espada, Jr., continued this week, with Judge Frederic Block excoriating Espada's attorney for using questionable courtroom tactics, and with Espada characterized during trial as a «puppet master» for his alleged embezzlement of funds from the Soundview Healthcare Networas a «puppet master» for his alleged embezzlement of funds from the Soundview Healthcare Network.
Yesterday, we wrote about Shafran's role in excuse - making for the corrupt and dysfunctional legislature up in Albany, but what wasn't discussed is that Shafran also worked as the goto political spinmaster for Senator Malcolm Smith — the same Senator that was arrested in a statewide FBI corruption probe that alleges he attempted to rig the Mayoral election through fraud and bribes early this morning.
U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara has not only taken possession of the files from the corruption - fighting Moreland Commission that Cuomo recently closed down as part of a budget deal, but has also publicly floated the possibility of investigating the governor's alleged meddling in its investigations.
Kaloyeros, a longtime ally of Gov. Andrew Cuomo who was suspended without pay from SUNY in September, resigned Monday after being charged last month by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara and New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman as part of an alleged corruption scheme.
His revelations of acts of alleged corruption that were going on under the administration, he said served as the main basis for the «evil doers» seeking to murder him.
State Senator Adriano Espaillat and Adam Clayton Powell said they are returning the donations their campaign received in 2014 from businessman Jona Rechnitz, the businessman whose name came up as part of the US Attorney's probe of alleged pay - for - favor corruption in the NYPD, records show.
The state senator's campaign also took nearly $ 15,000 in 2014 from businessman Jona Rechnitz, whose name has also come up as part of the US Attorney's probe of alleged pay - for - favor corruption in the NYPD, records show.
The Socio - Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has labelled Mr. Jubrin Abdulmumin as a whistleblower and urged him to unravel the alleged corruption practices in the green Chamber of house of Representatives.
«Assuming you did not directly order or authorise the apparent diversion and sharing of the over $ 2 billion meant to purchase arms for Nigerian soldiers, is it fair to suggest that you at least knew, or had reason to know, that your own former NSA was apparently involved in the heinous crime of corruption to wit: the diversion and sharing of over $ 2 billion meant to purchase arms for Nigerian soldiers; and did not take all necessary and reasonable measures in your power as Commander - in - Chief and President to prevent the alleged diversion and sharing of our commonwealth, as explained above?
Federal prosecutors have amassed about 11 million pieces of evidence, including more than 28,400 pages of emails and images from the phone Kelly used as an executive with Competitive Power Ventures Holdings, LLC, (CPV) the company that is building a natural gas - fired power plant in Oxford and has not been linked to the alleged corruption.
«The suspension follows the establishment of a prima facie case against the four Justices, by the Committee set up by the Chief Justice to investigate alleged acts of bribery and corruption against certain persons, including the four Justices, as contained in the 29th August, 2015 petition of Mr. Anas Aremeyaw Anas,» the statement said.
The SolarCity construction project, the biggest part of the Buffalo Billion, is embroiled in a corruption scandal as federal prosecutors alleged the $ 750 million state investment was awarded to LPCiminelli through a bid - rigging scheme.
Richard was selected as Labour's official candidate in Blyth in Northumberland for the October 1974 election, but was defeated by the sitting MP, Eddie Milne, who had been deselected as the candidate for alleging corruption in the local Labour party and was then triumphantly re-elected as something of a local hero.
Senate GOP Leader Dean Skelos has been charged with six counts of corruption in an alleged extortion and bribery scheme, but so far is remaining as Senate Leader.
In February, sources told The Post that the courthouse was under federal investigation over its alleged ties to Silver, who was forced to give up his role as Assembly speaker after being indicted on federal corruption charges.
Greed and corruption are rampant among politicians in New York, the Manhattan U.S. attorney said Tuesday in a stinging indictment of the state's political system that he unleashed as he announced a massive alleged scheme to rig the city's mayoral race.
His company was a key player in an alleged kickback scheme involving former State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, as well as a figure in a corruption case against former State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos.
As the President noted at the just ended NPP Conference, he is willing and ready to look into any case of alleged corruption.
Also, a Second Republic lawmaker, Dr. Junaid Mohammed, described the APC's short list of names of alleged looters as an «anticlimax» after about three years of talking about fighting corruption and looting of public funds.
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.
The resignations come as LPCiminelli — the region's biggest contractor — continues to operate under a cloud of scrutiny over the executives» alleged corruption tied to a $ 750 million state contract for the Buffalo Billion project to build a solar panel factory for SolarCity off South Park Avenue.
Parrying question after question about Gov. Andrew Cuomo's possible knowledge of and involvement in the alleged bribery and bid rigging schemes unveiled by his office Thursday morning, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara declined to insinuate the second - term governor was part of any ongoing investigation — even as he leveled his regular critique of corruption in state government.
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.
Kaloyeros was suspended from his position without pay in September after being charged by both U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara and New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman as part of an alleged corruption scheme.
Kaloyeros was suspended from SUNY without pay in September after being charged by both U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara and New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman as part of an alleged corruption scheme.
Kaminsky, a former federal prosecutor, framed the election as a referendum on corruption, and alleged Sunday that voters «don't know whether Chris McGrath even thinks corruption is a problem.»
Court papers allege that Percoco's motive for corruption was a cash crunch created when he and his wife, Lisa Toscano - Percoco, bought a house in Westchester for $ 800,000 in July 2012, after which she left her job as a New York City schoolteacher.
At the end of their first week of witnesses, federal prosecutors sought to refocus attention on Silver as they continued to create a portrait of a powerful political figure whose greed they allege led to multiple corruption schemes.
The SolarCity construction project in Buffalo's RiverBend industrial park — the biggest part of the original Buffalo Billion — is embroiled in a corruption scandal as Bharara alleges $ 750 million state investment was awarded to LPCiminelli through a bid - rigging scheme.
He was convicted of corruption charges that alleged he used his political muscle to secretly enrich himself during a 14 - year reign as majority leader.
«Today we have unsealed a nine - count indictment that outlines a pattern of self - dealing and corruption that spans decades and covers several events, including the defendant's failed bid to become the Brooklyn District Attorney,» U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Loretta Lynch said during a press conference announcing the charges, where she described Mr. Sampson's alleged conduct as «one of the most extreme examples of political hubris that we have yet seen.»
«The committee, known as Corruption and Financial Crimes Cases Trials Monitoring Committee, has received 2,306 ongoing alleged corruption cases, which are now receiving attention from the four sub-committees it has been divCorruption and Financial Crimes Cases Trials Monitoring Committee, has received 2,306 ongoing alleged corruption cases, which are now receiving attention from the four sub-committees it has been divcorruption cases, which are now receiving attention from the four sub-committees it has been divided into.
The alleged arrangement, which has become the heart of the corruption case against Mr. Silver, came into focus at his trial on Wednesday, as Dr. Robert N. Taub of Columbia University testified in federal court in Manhattan as a government witness.
Albany, N.Y. — Alain Kaloyeros, who is facing federal and state corruption charges in alleged bid - rigging schemes, has reportedly resigned as president of SUNY Polytechnic Institute.
Perceived corrupt cases under NPP The NPP government has so far found itself in two cases of alleged corruption, with the recent one being the allegations of corruption against two deputy chiefs of staff, by musician and NPP sympathizer Kwame A-Plus, as well as the perceived corruption in the sale of contaminated fuel involving BOST.
A quarter century ago as Niagara County clerk, his election committee pleaded guilty for failure to list the true identity of a campaign contributor discovered by federal and state investigators probing alleged corruption in the county.
Taken as a whole, the day revealed glimpses into an alleged corruption conspiracy that reached into the top levels of state government.
And they are outraged and disheartened by federal and state investigations into alleged political corruption that have cast a harsh light on some of «the Cuomo alumni,» as they're known.
In the summer of 2014, after a series of news stories came out describing Cuomo secretary Larry Schwartz's alleged interference in the management of the governor's Moreland Commission to investigate corruption in the Legislature, Albany insiders wondered whether Schwartz might give up information about the governor to federal investigators in the Southern District U.S. attorney Preet Bharara's office, as part of a probe they had begun into the circumstances surrounding the commission's demise.
He was even applauded by many when he claimed he could not afford the presidential nomination form of his party despite having served as a military head of state, a key player in another military government adjudged as most corrupt by both local and international bodies, a former military governor, a petroleum minister and chairman of the Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF), an agency that was also alleged of corruption.
«Addressing alleged corruption in the budget process by pursuing prosecution of indicted principal officers of the National Assembly will provide an important opportunity for the Federal Government to reignite the fight against corruption and fulfil a cardinal campaign promise, to show that the Federal Government works on behalf of the many, and not the few, as well as jumpstart economic activities and break the back of the recession.»
The anti-graft agency is prosecuting him in court for alleged corruption and money laundering offences committed while in the saddle as governor.
The NPP government has so far found itself in two cases of alleged corruption, with the recent one being the allegations of corruption against two deputy chiefs of staff, by musician and NPP sympathizer Kwame A-Plus, as well as the perceived corruption in the sale of contaminated fuel involving BOST.
The administration of President Mahama has seen several cases of alleged corruption, such as the SADA scandal, Gyeeda, bus branding, the payment of judgement debt to Woyome, a car gift involving the President among others.
Probes deepened into alleged corruption by former associates of Gov. Andrew Cuomo and former members of his administration, as the attorney general's office conducted a raid at SUNY Polytechnic Institute offices in Albany Thursday afternoon.