Sentences with phrase «alleged corruption by»

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.

They believed Cuomo controlled the commission, and would have it focus only on alleged corruption by the legislature, and turn a blind eye to any allegations of wrong doing from the executive branch.

Not exact matches

Netflix description: «This fictional drama series is loosely inspired by an investigation of alleged corruption in private and state oil and construction companies in Brazil.»

Pitino was first placed on administrative leave, then fired by Louisville on Oct. 16 amid an FBI investigation involving corruption and alleged illegal payments to recruit Brian Bowen, who was cleared by the FBI but will not play for the Cardinals this season.

Yet Mugabe was determined to retain his office and did so by any means necessary — including alleged violence and corruption — winning the vote in the 2005 parliamentary elections.

But he said the gist of the call was that Cuomo had created a commission to investigate public corruption by elected officials, and made specific mention of Assemblywoman Carmen Arroyo, alleging she has bilked taxpayers out of more money than «some of us take home in a year.»

They had sued the Auditor General over audit reports alleging corruption cover up, taken the Smarttys re-spraying and branding of 116 new buses for the Ministry of Transport crying corruption in the payment to the private company owned by Selassie Ibrahim for the work done and paid for by the state.

The NPP presidential candidate, further explained that the Special Prosecutor, would be established by Act of Parliament, to be independent of the executive, and to possess «an exclusive remit to investigate and prosecute certain categories of cases and allegations of corruption, including those involving alleged violations of the Public Procurement Act and cases implicating political office holders and politicians.»

So far, every single act of alleged corruption labeled against any member of my administration has been or is in the process of being investigated by independent bodies, and the findings so far made public.

The president indicated that so far, «every single act of alleged corruption labelled against any member of my administration has been or is in the process of being investigated by independent bodies and the findings made public.

It is a desperate measure, by a desperate man, to deflect attention from his alleged criminal conduct and corruption charges.

By Arthur Z. Schwartz Way back in our November 1 edition, before either Sheldon Silver or «Dean» Skelos had been convicted of bribery, money laundering, and other acts of corruption, I published a piece which alleged that Assembly Member Deborah Glick had her own questions to answer.

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 critics linked the alleged construction of the building to the recent bribery and corruption allegation leveled against him by the controversial musician and New Patriotic Party (NPP) card - bearing member, Kwame Asare Obeng, alias A Plus, in the Unibank - Korle Bu saga.

Lipsky turned himself in to authorities March 10 in connection with a federal corruption probe alleging that he indirectly injected lobbying fees totaling $ 252,000 into an account accessible by Sen. Carl Kruger (D - Brooklyn) in hopes of encouraging him to take official actions to benefit Lipsky's clients.

A 2016 indictment in a corruption probe pursued by former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara alleged, among other charges, that a construction deal worth $ 750 million was steered to Louis Ciminelli, a major Cuomo donor.

The arrest stemmed from an investigation by the U.S. Attorney's office and alleged the Speaker's involvement in a vast kickback and corruption enterprise that spanned many years.

They alleged that the EFCC sold out in the processes leading to the recovery of the said amount, stating that the development would discourage genuine whistleblowers in the fight against corruption by the present administration.

«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.

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.

Those corruption charges, contested by Pigeon, involved the alleged bribery of a former state judge, John A. Michalek.

«Most importantly, it is assumed that before anyone can be arrested for alleged corruption, the EFCC ought to have done its job by gathering necessary facts.

An Albany - area developer was charged Thursday in an alleged corruption scandal connected to SUNY Polytechnic President Alain Kaloyeros, who is also facing federal charges levied against him Thursday by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara.

To date, the legislature has not passed the comprehensive reforms needed to reduce the enormous corruption risks revealed by the alleged rigging of $ 800m in upstate economic development contracts.

He added that the party was appalled that the alleged reinforcement of financial corruption by this government might soon lead to the demise of this nation «if the celestial does not intervene.»

The trial of the former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (Rtd) on alleged corruption charges was again adjourned by the failure of the Federal Government to produce him in Court for trial.

«After the CID investigations into my two Deputy Chiefs of Staff alleged corruption saga, the Commissioner of CHRAJ who was appointed by former President John Mahama also instituted investigations into to it and cleared the duo.

Instead, Ryan filed an ethics complaint with the Joint Commission on Public Ethics pointing to testimony in a Yonkers corruption trial from disbarred attorney Anthony Mangone that alleged Libous had arranged for his son to receive a job at a law firm paid for by $ 50,000 from a lobbying organization.

Former staffers to the late Gov. Mario Cuomo are outraged and disheartened by federal and state investigations into alleged political corruption by Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration that have cast a harsh light on them.

Since last fall, when federal and state corruption charges were brought against former SUNY Polytechnic Institute president Alain Kaloyeros — who is alleged to have steered lucrative development contracts awarded by two opaque, SUNY - affiliated nonprofits to certain preferred companies — the university's use of nonprofit affiliates has come under increasing scrutiny.

This is coming on the heels of the seven - count charge slammed on the PDP spokesperson for alleged money laundering and corruption which were filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

The others are the case involving alleged election law violations by former Newfane Republican Sen. George Maziarz in March; the re-trials in April and May of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos; the Buffalo Billion corruption case trial set for June; and, on Long Island, the corruption trial of former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano in March.

A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party under the leadership of Senator Ahmed Makarfi has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to suspend two of his ministers whose names were mentioned by some judges currently undergoing investigations for alleged corruption.

corruption charges were brought against former SUNY Polytechnic Institute president Alain Kaloyeros — who is alleged to have steered lucrative development contracts awarded by two opaque, SUNY - affiliated nonprofits to certain preferred companies — the university's use of nonprofit affiliates has come under increasing scrutiny.

*** Says he is not scared of trial The former National Security Adviser, Colonel Mohammed Sambo Dasuki has asked an Abuja High Court to consolidate the two criminal charges bordering on alleged corruption and breach of trust brought against him by the Federal Government in -LSB-...]

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.

Justice A. S. Umar of the Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja on Monday, June 19, 2017 admitted in evidence two documents tendered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, against a former Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Usman Jibrin, who is standing trial for alleged corruption.

The former National Security Adviser, Colonel Mohammed Sambo Dasuki has asked an Abuja High Court to consolidate the two criminal charges bordering on alleged corruption and breach of trust brought against him by the Federal Government in the course of his official duties.

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.

The claims by the two government - sponsored tabloids and the alleged Ministry of Education statement are nothing but part of the usual set of lies conveniently being told to sway the attention and interest of the Ghanaian people from the dangerous developments of corruption, insecurity, hardships and poor governance by President Nana Akufo - Addo.

The private emails exchanged that month, documenting the alleged influence peddling, might never have been made public without the coordinated corruption and bribery probes by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara of Manhattan and state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.

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.

According to him, under section three of the Special Prosecutor's Act, the Office can investigate alleged corruption and corruption - related offences, which are submitted to Parliament and the Attorney General by the Audit...

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.

A newly unsealed motion by the defense attorney for Republican Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano alleges his indictment on corruption charges was possibly part of a complicated plot involving former President Bill Clinton to tip the state Senate into Democratic hands.

Private emails exchanged by top Cuomo officials, documenting the alleged influence peddling, might never have been made public without the coordinated corruption and bribery probes by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara of Manhattan and state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.

This has been preceded by a flurry of media headlines, subjecting him to an open - air political trial and a trial in the court of NPP public opinion supported with earlier pressure from some leading Members of New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Government, to commence prosecution of former NDC Government appointees including Dr. Stephen Kwabena Opuni for alleged acts of corruption for over a year now.»

Their journey to the dock followed a petition received by the EFCC sometime in 2016, alleging corruption, fraud, and mindless stealing of the funds of the university against them.

Real questions alluded to in the News» editorial: 1) How much did Cuomo know about the targets of the Commission's investigations; 2) When did he know it; and 3) Did he bargain away, ie, shutter the Commission — at the insistence of Silver and Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos — in his own political self - interest; and 4) What legislation (including budget bills, ie, «the big ugly»), if any, were tainted by Silver's alleged corruption?

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork / AP)-- Already hit with criminal charges alleging that he took bribes in a federal corruption case, New York City Councilman Daniel Halloran (R - 19th) is now facing an investigation by his own colleagues.