Sentences with phrase «alleged schemes involving»

Testimony in the bribery and corruption case against Joseph Percoco, former executive deputy secretary to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, has honed in on three alleged schemes involving Syracuse - based Cor Development Co. executives Steven Aiello and Joseph Gerardi.

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.

He is expected to delve further into the alleged scheme involving the Syracuse developers.

The alleged scheme involved Apple offering its new tablet reading device, the iPad, as a way for publishers to introduce agency pricing and shut out Amazon unless the latter agreed to the new prices.

Each of the alleged schemes involved the use of provider kickbacks, a popular activity in healthcare, to entice healthcare professionals to inappropriately redirect clients and beneficiaries to specific healthcare businesses.

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Prosecutors criminally charged seven defendants in December 2016 over two alleged fraudulent schemes involving Platinum.

In Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. McDonnell et al., the CFTC alleged that the defendants violated the CEA by operating a fraudulent scheme involving virtual currency trading and misappropriating investor funds.3 The primary issue before the court was whether the CFTC had standing to sue the defendants under the CEA.

U.S. Attorney Joon H. Kim detailed during a press conference on Tuesday the alleged fraud scheme involving Adidas representatives, college basketball programs and athletes.

The proposal comes weeks after eight people — including former SUNY Polytechnic President Alain Kaloyeros and ex-Cuomo aide Joe Percoco — were indicted on charges stemming from an alleged bribery and bid - rigging scheme involving upstate economic development projects.

«[The phone calls] involve discussions between Dean Skelos and Adam Skelos about the ways in which Dean Skelos can maximize his leverage with the Governor during the budget negotiations — the same negotiations during which the Government alleges Dean Skelos attempted to insert legislation that would benefit Adam Skelos and the Environmental Technology Company in the charged schemes,» prosecutors say in the court filings.

In a swaggering press conference at his offices in Manhattan, Mr. Bharara detailed two alleged extortion schemes Mr. Silver undertook to enrich himself: one involving an unidentified doctor handling asbestos cases, who was not charged with a crime after cooperating with the U.S. attorney's office, and another with a small, politically - connected real estate law firm that also avoided charges in this complaint.

Howe has pleaded guilty to eight felonies, several involving the alleged bribery scheme involving Percoco and the three business executives.

He took questions from Mirabile on the third day of the trial examining an alleged corruption scheme that prosecutors say involved Mangano, his wife, Linda, and Venditto accepting a «stream of benefits» in exchange for county contracts and town - linked loans to Singh.

The bribery scheme involving Howe, Percoco, Aiello and Gerardi is alleged to have begun months later, in early 2014.

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.

And last week, Trump himself plucked the one thorn from the governor's side: Preet Bharara, the hot - dogging U.S. Attorney who indicted a score of the Cuomo's top aides and donors last year in alleged bid - rigging and bribery schemes involving state contracts and services.

ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo will «set aside» campaign contributions from COR Development and LPCiminelli, which federal prosecutors allege came to the governor's purse at the urging of a lobbyist involved in several bid - rigging schemes.

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.

Two city building inspectors and an asbestos investigator were among 14 people charged in three alleged construction schemes involving bribery and corruption, authorities said Wednesday.

But Cuomo's support for the conference also comes as he is facing a mounting of series of political headaches, including the arrest of his former top aide and others in an alleged bribery and bid - rigging scheme involving the governor's signature economic development efforts in upstate New York.

Silver's lawyers also claimed there wasn't enough evidence to even consider charges related to a second alleged scheme, in which Silver steered a real estate company to a friend's law firm, also in exchange for fees, Defense attorneys say the parties involved had no idea Silver was even collecting the money.

State lawmakers want to see more oversight of economic development spending after the arrests of nine people last week in an alleged widespread scheme involving bid rigging and bribery within key projects designed to spur job creation upstate.

Federal authorities plan to unseal charges against a former top aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo as early as Thursday in connection with an alleged bribery and kickback scheme involving the governor's signature economic - development program, according to people familiar with the matter.

Percoco's lawyer Barry Bohrer argued in a motion filed late last week that those charges should be separated from the alleged bid - rigging or request for proposal (RFP) schemes involving upstate development deals in Buffalo and Syracuse — also allegedly involving the two officials from COR Development — as well as three former leaders of Buffalo - based LPCiminelli plus Alain Kaloyeros, the former SUNY Polytechnic Institute leader.

Two NYC building inspectors and an asbestos investigator were among 14 people charged in three alleged construction schemes involving bribery and corruption, authorities said.

Federal authorities plan to unseal charges against Joe Percoco, a former top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, as early as today in connection with an alleged bribery and kickback scheme involving the governor's signature economic - development program, according to people familiar with the matter.

As witnesses testified one after another, many of the specific actions involved in the alleged schemes — from receiving legal referral fees to issuing Assembly - sponsored proclamations — were far from illegal.

The arrests come just months after Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was arrested for an alleged kickback scheme involving real estate deals and asbestos cancer patients.

The feds allege all participated in schemes involving contracts and deals with state government.

(CNN)- New Jersey state lawmakers investigating an alleged political payback scheme involving aides to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie have subpoenaed Matt Mowers to testify, a legislative source said.

The criminal complaint alleges Silver got approximately $ 700,000 through another scheme involving a real estate firm.

The major remaining permits needed for the natural gas - powered plant, which was part of an alleged bribery scheme involving a former top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, are for pipelines to deliver the fuel.

In an interview on Talk 1300's «Live from the State Capitol,» DiNapoli said that federal investigators had been given access to whatever they needed as they probed the alleged bribery scheme involving Navnoor Kang, but his office learned the depth of the issue when U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara announced charges against Kang on Wednesday.

Zemsky's agency took control of the projects after SUNY Poly President Alain «Dr. K» Kaloyeros and eight others were charged in an alleged bribery and bid - rigging scheme involving state - funded projects, including the one in DeWitt.

State Sen. John Sampson will be arraigned Monday afternoon in federal court for his alleged involvement in a brazen embezzlement scheme, involving an elaborate cover - up and an attempt to use stolen cash to fund his campaign for Brooklyn District Attorney, investigators revealed Monday.

Last month, federal prosecutors listed him among 10 un-charged participants in an alleged bribery scheme involving ex-NYPD Deputy Inspector James Grant, a former 66th Precinct commander, and Jeremy Reichberg, a former fund - raiser for Mayor de Blasio.

NEW YORK — The trial of former - Andrew Cuomo aide Joseph Percoco continued on Wednesday, as prosecutors alleged that one of the companies involved, Competitive Power Ventures, bribed Joseph Percoco through a $ 300,000 scheme where they educated his wife, Lisa Percoco, for what prosecutors say was very little work.

Howe, a star witness for the U.S. Attorney's Office gave the public a peek inside an alleged bribery and corruption scheme involving one of the governor's closest aides.

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.

Still ahead are the trials of eight individuals, including people close to Cuomo, involved in alleged bid - rigging and bribery schemes.

A former superintendent of community schools in the New York City borough of Queens, her husband, and four associates were charged last week in an alleged bribery scheme involving what authorities said were rigged bids for new computer labs.

In 2012, our report Grave Secrecy revealed an alleged money laundering scheme involving billions of dollars in suspicious transactions passing through AsiaUniversalBank (AUB), Kyrgyzstan's largest bank with alleged ties to the former president.

, some 3,000 companies are alleged to have been involved in the scheme.

Toronto lawyer Mitchell Wine represents Singh, Lee and 20 other buyers who in late 2012 sued everyone involved — including Talon, Trump Toronto Hotel Management, as well as Donald Trump, Shnaider and Levitan personally — alleging they were «victims of an investment scheme and conspiracy.»

The underlying facts involved what the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) alleged was an abusive tax avoidance scheme.

At trial, the Crown alleged that Mr. Prokofiew and his co-accused, Mr. Solty, participated in a fraudulent scheme involving the fictitious sale of heavy equipment to generate harmonized sales tax that was then not remitted to the federal government as required.

Moncher and Financial Freedom Club were also implicated in another alleged investment scheme — this one focused on a cannabis growing operation — that involved another firm called Capital Cash.

According to a report by CNN Money, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced this week that it would file suit against a man and his New York - based company over an alleged Ponzi scheme involving bitcoin.