Sentences with phrase «biggest bid rigging»
In fact, the legislature did nothing despite state economic development programs being engulfed by the biggest bid rigging scandal in state history.»
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«Despite the state economic development programs being engulfed in the biggest bid rigging scandal in state history.»
What message does it send when the governor, senate and assembly fail to pass reforms after the biggest bid rigging scandal in state history?
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By the end of today, the three biggest recipients of state economic development building contracts, plus the governor's Upstate nano - tech czar and SUNY Poly President, and one of the governor's closest aides will all be under federal or state indictment in a sprawling bribery and bid rigging scandal that involves close to $ 2B in state -LSB-...]
By the end of today, the three biggest recipients of state economic development building contracts, plus the governor's Upstate nano - tech czar and SUNY Poly President, and one of the governor's closest aides will all be under federal or state indictment in a sprawling bribery and bid rigging scandal that involves close to $ 2B in state funds.
«Despite the state economic development programs being engulfed in the biggest bid - rigging scandal in state history.»
Governor Cuomo is making some changes to prevent any future bid rigging in some of his major economic development projects, but critics on both the left and the right say the governor is failing to address the bigger picture — whether the $ 8.6 billion dollars» worth of programs are an effective use of public monies.
The SolarCity construction project, the biggest part of the Buffalo Billion, is embroiled in a corruption scandal as federal prosecutors alleged the $ 750 million state investment was awarded to LPCiminelli through a bid - rigging scheme.
According to a recent filing in the federal case, prosecutors have sought records from more than a dozen individuals, companies and campaign accounts that were not named in a 2016 indictment that alleged key officials and developers were involved in rigging bids for some of the state's biggest projects.
Changes that lawmakers want to economic development programs were made ripe following allegations by federal prosecutors that the Buffalo Billion and a couple of other big upstate initiatives were part of a massive, alleged pay - to - play, bid - rigging scandal.
The SolarCity construction project in Buffalo's RiverBend industrial park — the biggest part of the original Buffalo Billion — is embroiled in a corruption scandal as Bharara alleges $ 750 million state investment was awarded to LPCiminelli through a bid - rigging scheme.
It noted the convictions of two of the governor's longtime colleagues and the upcoming trial of a third in connection with «one of the biggest bid - rigging scandals in state history.»
Donovan's camp believed they had a big momentum shift last week, when a news report revealed Schneiderman took advantage of a tax loophole available only to lawmakers that allowed him to deduct nearly 36 percent of his income, and an inspector general's report found that his Democratic Senate colleagues had rigged the $ 300 million Aqueduct racino bid.
A group of Ottawa - based technology providers have won a major victory over the Competition Bureau following an eight - month trial and what is being called one of the biggest bid - rigging cases of its kind in Canadian history.