Sentences with phrase «as federal prosecutors said»

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Forge, a former federal prosecutor for 12 years, said that he finds the slowness appalling, describing the way the Wal - Mart bribery investigation has been handled as shameful.

Those who knew Gowdy during his 16 years as a state and federal prosecutor in South Carolina say he also has a gift of the gab and a willingness to tug on jurors» heartstrings.

The FBI agent says De-Meyer denied using a fake name, as he was accused of doing in an indictment unsealed Wednesday by federal prosecutors in Manhattan.

Ackal's trial began Monday with a blistering opening statement from a federal prosecutor detailing the contraband sweep, which he said involved deputies beating handcuffed inmates with metal batons as they screamed in pain abd begged for mercy, the Acadiana Advocate reported.

«The president has no real idea of the breadth of information known to Mueller,» said Solomon Wisenberg, a former federal prosecutor who served as a deputy independent counsel during Ken Starr's investigation of Bill Clinton.

Earlier this year, federal prosecutors said the Dixmoor Park District had as many as 80 police officers, even though the district's lone property is a tot lot.

«As a former federal prosecutor, Todd started his career taking on corrupt politicians from both parties, and we need someone with that independence working to clean up Albany and restore New Yorkers» faith and trust in their state government,» Rice said.

Bharara on Saturday said he was fired by the Trump administration as the Justice Department removed the final 46 Obama - era federal prosecutors.

Linda Lacewell, who's been described as Cuomo's «minister of defense,» will be called to the stand following opening statements in Manhattan federal court, prosecutors said.

«SUNY will review the charges against Dr. Kaloyeros and cooperate fully with prosecutors on any further action as state and federal investigations continue,» SUNY Chairman Carl McCall and Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher said in a statement Thursday.

Senate President Pro Tem Martin Looney said Mattei's record as a federal prosecutor and his...

«The scandals of the last few years have shown that incremental steps are not enough,» said Daniel R. Alonso, a former federal prosecutor who recently served as Manhattan Chief Assistant District Attorney.

Federal prosecutors say there was no such thing as a «wall» between Sen. Dean Skelos and clients at Ruskin, Moscou Faltischek, the Uniondale firm that employed him, despite claims to the contrary.

Silver's defense rests on a strict, literal, reading of the federal honest services and extortion statutes prosecutors say he violated on seven counts as part of two schemes.

But former federal prosecutor Robert Ray, who succeeded Kenneth Starr as independent counsel in the investigation of President Clinton, said it was «inevitable that in all likelihood both Silver and Skelos will get new trials.»

He said he was promised by federal prosecutors that he would not be charged with any crimes as long as testified truthfully.

NEW YORK (WBEN / AP)-- A federal jury hearing testimony on Tuesday was served a steady diet of «ziti,» the word prosecutors say a former close aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo used as code to refer to bribe payments he received to push forward projects for three businessmen.

But as federal prosecutor Preet Bharara said after the Silver indictment, «Stay tuned.»

«He was very much trusted by the governor, including handling such sensitive matters,» said Lacewell, a former federal prosecutor in Brooklyn who joined Cuomo when he was serving as attorney general.

Others include actor Corey Feldman, who says he was abused as a child actor, Sunny Hostin, a co-host of «The View» who's also a former federal prosecutor, and television personality Dr. Mehmet Oz.

Democrat Todd Kaminsky says, as a former federal prosecutor, he has a plan to end political corruption.

ALBANY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork / AP)-- Federal prosecutors are taking the remaining files of New York's anti-corruption commission as the panel shuts down, and they plan to complete the state investigations, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said Thursday.

Prosecutors also said Silver's arrest was handled «with great sensitivity — from the choice to allow the defendant to surrender, to the decision to drive the defendant to the courthouse as opposed to having federal agents walk the defendant across the plaza, to the use of an unmarked car to handle the transport.»

Rice enrolled as a Republican when she first registered to vote (she has said that everyone in Nassau County defaulted to GOP, since the party controlled the local government), and then switched that to independent when she became a federal prosecutor in Pennsylvania.

A federal prosecutor said former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos «abused his power» to «line the pockets» of his grown son Adam as opening statements began today in the closely watched corruption trial in federal court in Manhattan.

Federal prosecutors say there was no such thing as a «wall» between former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and clients at Ruskin, Moscou Faltischek, the Long Island law firm that employed him, despite claims to the contrary.

Prosecutors say Smith turned to the agent posing as a businessman and Moses Stern — a crooked Rockland County developer turned federal witness — for money and help plotting the botched scheme to buy the GOP line for mayor.

Federal prosecutors said LPCiminelli executives knew about Howe's connections — it's why they hired him as a lobbyist.

Federal prosecutors said the money came from Carlo Lizza & Sons Paving Inc., as well as the Lizza family trust.

The $ 2 million Ippolito did not pay taxes on came from Carlo Lizza & Sons of Old Bethpage, a paving contractor that has worked for the town, as well as a Lizza family trust, federal prosecutors have said.

In addition, we will continue to cooperate with federal and state prosecutors as their respective investigations continue,» the SUNY leaders said.

Nassau County legislators said last week that they didn't know that the son of State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos was on the payroll of a firm awarded a contract that federal prosecutors reportedly are scrutinizing as part of a corruption probe.

Silver was arrested on Jan. 22 for accepting nearly $ 4 million in bribes for over a decade and masking it as legitimate income from practicing law at personal injury firm Weitz & Luxenberg, federal prosecutors said.

He said that Justice Hassan, who worked as a prosecutor at the Federal Ministry of Justice and later seconded to the EFCC, signed the charges against him when he was previously tried for money laundering.

«He fought to uphold the law and bring justice to those who break it as a former federal prosecutor, and he's continued that commitment by fighting for stronger ethics laws in the state legislature,» Cuomo said.

Bharara said he was speaking as much as a citizen of New York as a federal prosecutor, and said the issue may just be with him, as, being originally from India, «it's like a billion people in the room.»

In a letter, Reps. Ted Lieu, Calif., and Kathleen Rice, N.Y., both former prosecutors, described the payments as «evidence of moral failings by the President» and said they believed the transactions may have violated federal election law.

Federal prosecutors said Halloran helped arrange bribes to buy a waiver for state Sen. Malcolm Smith (D - Queens), so that Smith could run as a Republican despite being a Democrat.

Dean Skelos tried using his influence as state Senate Majority Leader to get his son's wife on a Long Island zoning board, while son Adam tried to use his dad's position to bully his way into doing business with a Greek diner group, federal prosecutors say.

A federal prosecutor said Sen. Dean Skelos «abused his power» to «line the pockets» of his son Adam as opening statements began Tuesday in the closely watched federal corruption trial of the once - powerful former Republican majority leader in Albany.

«SUNY will review the charges against Dr. Kaloyeros and cooperate fully with prosecutors on any further action as state and federal investigations continue,» the two said in a statement.

At a press conference in Oneida County, elected leaders said progress on the AMS fab, which was announced by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the summer of 2015 with glee and fanfare, basically «froze up» as federal prosecutors honed in on Kaloyeros, who was indicted last month along with a slew of development executives and Joe Percoco, Cuomo's political adviser and surrogate brother.

«John's spent his entire professional life as a federal prosecutor fighting to make our community safer and more secure for all central New York families,» Hoffman said.

Federal prosecutors have closed an investigation of the Working Families Party without filing any charges, party officials said on Friday, a major boost for the beleaguered organization as it gears up for the November statewide elections.

Hyer - Spencer, a blond former beauty queen, was outed last month as one of two women with whom federal prosecutors say Silver carried on extramarital affairs.

Federal prosecutors are examining whether Mayor de Blasio reopened a religious girls» school in Brooklyn closed for safety violations as a favor to a political donor, sources said.

Democratic state Sen. Malcolm Smith tried to pay off some of New York City's Republican party bosses to get himself on the ballot as a GOP candidate, federal prosecutors said.

Katko said Boehner talked about his work experience before he was elected to Congress and highlighted Katko's career as a federal prosecutor.

«As the world becomes more advanced, technology just becomes worth more,» says Peter Toren, a former federal prosecutor and a litigator with Weisbrod Matteis & Copley in Washington, D.C., who specializes in trade secrets cases.

Federal prosecutors said it was the first criminal case involving this new form of spam — known as «spim.»