Sentences with phrase «arrested on bribery charges»

Former Senate Democratic leader Malcolm Smith was arrested on bribery charges.

City Councilman Dan Halloran leaves federal court in White Plains, N.Y., Tuesday after he was arrested on bribery charges.

Silver was arrested on bribery charges after prosecutors concluded he exploited his power to reap $ 4 million in kickbacks over a decade.

Independent Democratic Conference Leader and Senate Co-President Jeff Klein announced this afternoon in a statement he has stripped Sen. Malcolm Smith of his various leadership posts and committee assignments as the result of his arrest on bribery charges this morning.

Smith joined the IDC but was expelled following his arrest on the bribery charges.

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The shake - up at South Korea's biggest company is designed to ease investors» concerns about a leadership vacuum following the arrest and conviction of group scion Jay Y. Lee on bribery charges earlier this year.

Astonishing news was revealed on Thursday morning that seven serving FIFA officials, including vice-president Jeffery Webb, had been arrested in Switzerland with charges of bribery.

Last month, former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was arrested on charges of bribery and kickbacks.

But after his early April arrest on charges linking him to an elaborate bribery and conspiracy scheme involving five other lawmakers, another Republican set his sights on the seat.

Jimmy Meng, a former Flushing state assemblyman and father of current Assemblywoman Grace Meng (D - Flushing), was arrested on charges of wire fraud in an FBI sting operation after he accepted a fruit basket containing $ 80,000 in bribery money Tuesday afternoon at his Flushing - based company, according to federal prosecutors.

Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, his wife, Linda, and Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto were arrested Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016, in connection with a 13 - count federal indictment on charges including conspiracy to commit bribery, bribery, conspiracy to commit honest services fraud and honest services fraud, according to sources familiar with the case.

(CNN)- New York state Sen. Malcolm Smith and New York City Councilman Dan Halloran were arrested Tuesday morning on charges they schemed to fix the city's 2013 mayoral election through fraud and bribery, according to prosecutors.

Castro resigned April 8 as part of his plea deal with prosecutors, which involved wearing a wire after he was busted on perjury charges — leading to the federal bribery arrest of fellow Bronx Assemblyman Eric Stevenson.

(New York, NY)-- The Associated Press reported today that former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has been indicted on three charges stemming from his federal bribery arrest last month.

The payments included $ 200,000 from Mangano five days after his arrest in October on charges of conspiracy to commit bribery, fraud, extortion and obstruction of justice, state Board of Elections records show.

On Monday, Grant, Deputy Chief Michael Harrington and Reichberg were arrested on bribery - related charges stemming from a three - year investigation into whether high - level NYPD officers were accepting money and lavish gifts such as free travel, meals and jewelry in exchange for favorOn Monday, Grant, Deputy Chief Michael Harrington and Reichberg were arrested on bribery - related charges stemming from a three - year investigation into whether high - level NYPD officers were accepting money and lavish gifts such as free travel, meals and jewelry in exchange for favoron bribery - related charges stemming from a three - year investigation into whether high - level NYPD officers were accepting money and lavish gifts such as free travel, meals and jewelry in exchange for favors.

Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, his wife Linda, and Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto were arrested on bribery and corruption charges Thursday morning.

«I try not to be defensive and this is somewhat of an emotional situation for me,» Cuomo said when asked about the arrests of Percoco and eight other people on charges of bribery and bid rigging related to upstate economic development projects.

As one Democratic source put it at the time, the appearances at the fundraisers show Cuomo is doing little to slow down his political activities after the arrest of his former top aide and others on bribery and bid rigging charges.

This has become almost routine in the state Legislature: In early 2015, state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos was arrested on charges of extortion, fraud and bribery, barely four months after former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver resigned over federal charges that he had taken millions of dollars in bribes and kickbacks.

NEW YORK CITY — The arrests of state Sen. Malcolm Smith, Queens City Councilman Daniel Halloran and two GOP bosses on bribery charges has thrown a cloud over an already - weak Republican Party and the GOP candidates vying to be mayor.

The ad highlights the arrests of nine Cuomo associates last week on bribery and fraud charges.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork / AP)-- Former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was indicted Thursday on three charges after his arrest last month in a federal bribery case.

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.

Joe Percoco was arrested on federal corruption and bribery charges in connection with two companies that were trying to do business with the state.

Investigation of NY's Senate Majority Leader follows arrest of Sheldon Silver on bribery charges

In the midst of negotiations, Singh was arrested on unrelated fraud and bribery charges.

Percoco was arrested in September 2016 on the bribery and corruption charges for which he is standing trial.

In Spring Valley Mayor Noramie Jasmin and Deputy Mayor Joseph Desmaret were arrested on felony charges of bribery and corruption, while Clarkstown attorney and Bronx GOP Chairman Jay Savino was also arrested on similar charges.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- A state lawmaker who was acquitted earlier this month in a bribery case has been arrested on new corruption charges.

Such questions have become routine for Ms. Meng, 36, ever since her father, former Assemblyman Jimmy K. Meng, was arrested in July on federal bribery charges.

Deputy Inspector James Grant, the former commanding officer of the 19th and 66th precincts, Deputy Chief Michael Harrington, the former second - in - command in the housing bureau, and Sgt. David Villanueva, who worked in the department's licensing division, were arrested at their homes on public corruption conspiracy and bribery charges, sources and prosecutors said.

Last week, nine people, including Percoco, were arrested on corruption charges stemming from alleged bribery and bid rigging scheme that grew out of Cuomo's signature economic development proposal for upstate New York, the Buffalo Billion.

She said Wednesday that while corruption cases can take months to build, her office remained committed to launching such probes in the wake of Skelos» arrest and last month's arrest of Oyster Bay contractor Harendra Singh on federal bribery charges.

Halloran was arrested April 2 and indicted on charges of using bribery and corruption to secure a spot for state Sen. Malcolm Smith (D - Hollis) on the ballot's GOP line in the mayoral race.

The former governor was arrested the month before his resignation on federal corruption charges that included wire fraud, mail fraud and solicitation of bribery.

Both resigned their leadership positions following their arrests, and with his conviction on federal corruption charges — including bribery, extortion, and money laundering — Assemblyman Silver is facing 130 years in prison.

As agents took Smith and Halloran into custody, the feds raided the homes of Savino and Tabone, who were arrested on charges of wire fraud and bribery.

New York University (NYU) associate professor of radiology Yudong Zhu and NYU graduate student Xing Yang, both Chinese citizens, were arrested on 19 May on federal bribery charges in connection with an alleged conspiracy to pass nonpublic information from research funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) to a Chinese company with ties to the Chinese government.

ORLANDO RESIDENT Damien Budnick was arrested Monday on charges of conspiracy to commit mail fraud in connection with a widespread bribery scheme that led to the arrests of 13 former employees of American Honda Motor Co..

Five charges were brought against the individuals, including bribery and criminal conspiracy, and immediately following their arrests all four were released on bail.