Sentences with phrase «bid rigging stemming»
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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.
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The changes come as lawmakers have sought to push for returning power to DiNapoli's office for procurement oversight following the arrests of prominent upstate developers, a former top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the ex-president of SUNY Polytechnic stemming from an alleged effort to rig state bids on lucrative economic development projects.
Kaloyeros has pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from allegedly rigging bidding processes for SUNY Poly's facilities.
Kaloyeros has pleaded not guilty to federal and state charges stemming from allegedly rigging bidding processes for SUNY Poly's facilities.
The Percoco trial stems from alleged efforts to rig economic development bids for favored contractors.
«I welcome the grand jury's decision to re-indict Robert Wiesner on a felony charge stemming from the joint investigation my office conducted with Comptroller DiNapoli into allegations of bid rigging in Monroe County.
Others surmise that the investigation stems from the Buffalo Billion case, which snared three executives of the LPCiminelli Co. on bid rigging and other corruption charges stemming from a statewide case launched by then - Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara.
The push and pull over the control of the economic development spending comes after the arrests last year of prominent upstate developers, former SUNY Polytechnic President Alain Kaloyeros and an ex-top aide and confidant to the governor, Joe Percoco, in a case stemming from kickbacks and bid rigging related to key economic development spending in New York.
Company founder and former CEO Louis P. Ciminelli is under federal indictment, along with two of his executives, for alleged bid - rigging and bribery in a public corruption case that stemmed from the state's Buffalo Billion project at RiverBend.
The need for state agencies to seek outside legal assistance in this matter may indirectly stem, at least in part, from a state attorney general's investigation that resulted in felony bid - rigging charges against Albany real - estate developer Joseph Nicolla and Kaloyeros.
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.