Sentences with phrase «bribe and kickbacks»

Silver, 72, was convicted of taking millions of dollars in bribes and kickbacks in exchange for various favors, including directing state grants to a particular doctor who passed on leads to him about potential law clients.

Crain's reported this afternoon that the complaint, in which Southern District U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara accuses Silver of using his political power to line his own pockets with millions of dollars in bribes and kickbacks from law firm Goldberg & Iryami, cites an unnamed «Developer 1» who was the largest political donor on the state level since 2005.

Silver, who retains his seat in the Assembly, is accused of receiving bribes and kickbacks masked as legal referrals.

«Silver used the power and influence of his official position to obtain for himself millions of dollars in bribes and kickbacks masked as legitimate income earned by Silver as a private lawyer, and in connection therewith and in furtherance thereof, Silver transmitted and caused to be transmitted interstate electronic mail, telephone calls and wire transfers of funds,» the indictment reads.

Mangano is accused of taking bribes and kickbacks from indicted restaurateur Harendra Singh.

Federal prosecutors successfully proved to a jury that former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver of Manhattan took millions in bribes and kickbacks disguised as legal fees.

He and Venditto, who was elected in 1996, allegedly accepted bribes and kickbacks from Singh between January 2010 and February 2015.

Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano and his wife were arrested Thursday on corruption charges alleging the Long Island Republican official began selling out his position for bribes and kickbacks as soon as he took office.

When federal investigators arrested the state Assembly Speaker Thursday morning on corruption and fraud charges, they revealed that Silver allegedly accepted millions of dollars in undisclosed bribes and kickbacks from two law firms within the last 14 years.

In a bombshell announcement today, federal prosecutors accused Silver, one of the state's most powerful Democrats, of using his elected office to amass millions of dollars through bribes and kickbacks disguised as legitimate payments in an outside job as... Continue reading →

In the charging document, federal prosecutors from the Eastern District of New York said Singh paid bribes and kickbacks to Nassau and Oyster Bay officials.

In October, County Executive Edward Mangano and then - Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto were charged with soliciting bribes and kickbacks from Bethpage restaurateur Harendra Singh.

In proscribing fraudulent deprivations of «the intangible right to honest services,» 1346, Congress intended to at least reach schemes involving BRIBES AND KICKBACKS (emphasis mine).

Silver's legal team contended the former Assembly speaker did not accept more than $ 4 million in bribes and kickbacks while acting under an «official» capacity.

Silver was charged with accepting bribes and kickbacks totaling nearly $ 4 million.

Silver had used his power as speaker to secure bribes and kickbacks from outside real estate and law firms, money that he marked as legitimate income, prosecutors said.

Silver turned himself in to federal authorities on Thursday to face charges that he illegally took millions of dollars in bribes and kickbacks over the past 12 years, disguised as legitimate payments from two law firms.

In the criminal complaint filed against Sheldon Silver, the speaker of the New York State Assembly, prosecutors outlined what they called two central schemes that he used to obtain bribes and kickbacks.

«Unlike in Russia, these [dealings] were substantial and involved the payment of large bribes and kickbacks which, were they to become public, would be potentially very damaging to their campaign.»

The ethics bill was the latest attempt by Cuomo and legislators to respond to the wave of investigations, arrests and convictions that have tainted state government for nearly a decade, starting with the arrest of former state Comptroller Alan Hevesi in a probe that revealed state pension fund bribes and kickbacks.

Bruno was accused of acceping millions of dollars in bribes and kickbacks during his time as a state official.

Silver, 71, was indicted in January on corruption charges alleging that he abused his political power in order to line his pockets with more than $ 4 million in bribes and kickbacks dating back to 2000.

Federal prosecutors for U.S. Attorney Richard Hartunian contend the payments were bribes and kickbacks intended to buy Bruno's official action or influence.

In one example, prosecutors said Silver received $ 700,000 in bribes and kickbacks by pushing a pair of developers, including one with a $ 1 billion luxury portfolio, to use Goldberg & Iryami without them knowing them he was getting a cut.

Singh provided Linda Mangano with a $ 450,000 no - show job at Edward Mangano's request and footed the bill for the family's travel to Caribbean vacation spots, among other bribes and kickbacks, Singh and prosecutors allege.

When they are not extorting bribes and kickbacks, there are collecting campaign contributions so they can give more tax cuts and contracts to the rich and powerful.

Prosecutors said he had collected nearly $ 4 million in bribes and kickbacks since 2002 and disguised the proceeds as legitimate income.

Live video of U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara talking about the case against Silver Morelle issued his support for Silver while admitting he had not read the criminal complaint against Silver, which charges the long - time leader of using his position to solicit bribes and kickbacks under the guise of private legal work.

Mei pleaded guilty to a charge of honest services fraud for receiving bribes and kickbacks between 2011 and 2015 for helping secure a town loan guarantee for Singh.

Much of the $ 4 million in bribes and kickbacks Silver was charged with accepting were disguised as legal and referral fees, prosecutors said.

«It has always been «as plain as a pikestaff» that bribes and kickbacks constitute honest services fraud,» Crater wrote.

Some say these too are contaminated with corruption: «He brought the system to a situation where bribes and kickbacks were thriving in the funding competitions.

The man and other co-conspirators were found guilty of recruiting individuals to represent his home health agencies in order to hide the man's identity as they paid illegal bribes and kickbacks to patient recruiters to refer patients to these agencies.

Obtained declination of prosecution for prime contractor on construction of federal courthouses in New York and Nevada in connection with investigation of alleged bribes and kickbacks.

Specifically the question of outside income was at the heart of the case against Silver, who took bribes and kickbacks disguised as outside income.

The indictment says Edward Mangano and Venditto received bribes and kickbacks for assisting in guaranteeing loans to a businessman.

Silver is also accused of «using the power and influence of his official position to obtain for himself millions of dollars of bribes and kickbacks masked as legitimate income.»

Approximately $ 700,000 came in «undisclosed bribes and kickbacks» from a scheme in which Mr. Silver used his influence as speaker to induce real estate developers with «business for the state» to use a real estate law firm run by an attorney who previously worked as Mr. Silver's counsel in the Assembly, and which paid Mr. Silver for the referrals.

Lawmakers» outside income has been under a spotlight since the arrest and conviction last year of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who was convicted of taking bribes and kickbacks disguised as legal fees.

Crime: State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, D - Manhattan, was charged Jan. 22, 2015 with accepting bribes and kickbacks totaling nearly $ 4 million.

A Manhattan federal jury found Silver guilty in November of abusing his power for more than a decade in exchange for bribes and kickbacks.

In addition, the complaint said, former SUNY Poly head Alain Kaloyeros and longtime Cuomo associate and lobbyist Todd Howe personally profited through bribes and kickbacks.

Bharara has said he never broke ethics rules while talking about Silver, who is charged with pocketing more than $ 4 million in bribes and kickbacks while serving as one of the most powerful politicians in the state.

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara charged that Mr. Silver improperly used his office to secure bribes and kickbacks that he misrepresented as payments for work done at two law firms.

By Thursday morning, Silver was handcuffed and under arrest for allegedly taking almost $ 6 million in bribes and kickbacks over the last decade based solely on his power as a legislator.

In the criminal complaint, prosecutors outlined what they called two central schemes used by Sheldon Silver to obtain bribes and kickbacks.

In one scheme, according to the indictment, the restaurateur allegedly paid bribes and kickbacks to Ed Mangano and Venditto in exchange tor their assistance in obtaining the Town of Oyster Bar's guarantee of four loans totaling roughly $ 20 million to two of Singh's businesses.

Authorities allege that Mangano and Venditto schemed «to solicit bribes and kickbacks» from a businessman.

«Mr. Mangano and Mr. Venditto received bribes and kickbacks from their co-conspirator on an on - demand basis or as opportunities arose in connection with business dealings in Nassau County or the Town of Oyster Bay,» Capers said.

He is accused of using his position as one of the state's most powerful politicians to obtain millions of dollars in bribes and kickbacks masked as legitimate income.