Sentences with phrase «bribe money»

Through Howe, Bharara has obtained countless incriminating emails, in which Percoco and the operative refer to bundles of bribe money as «ziti,» in the style of The Sopranos.

They checked off more than a dozen potential witnesses, including Lisa Percoco — who prosecutors allege was the direct recipient of more than $ 300,000 in alleged bribe money intended to influence her husband.

In emails, Howe and Percoco refered to the alleged bribe money as «ziti,» just like the characters on the «The Sopranos» did.

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's office also said the hefty suggestion stemmed from «the many egregious aspects of the defendant's crimes — including Silver's role as a high - level public official, his engagement in multiple corrupt schemes, the millions of dollars in bribe money Silver took in, and his laundering of his crime proceeds.»

Percoco, who served as the insider among insiders to Cuomo, was convicted of three felony counts for his role in a bribery scheme in which corporate interests got special attention before Cuomo's administration in return for a steady flow of bribe money paid into Percoco's personal bank account.

Percoco is accused of accepting bribe money from an energy company executive, through a «low - show» job for his wife in the company's education outreach program.

House Committee Chairman on Narcotics, Anti-corruption and National Values, Adams Jagaba, has written to the Inspector - General of Police, denying being given $ 620,000 bribe money allegedly collected...

Dan Halloran, who is accused of taking bribe money...

Detectives at the Police headquarters investigating the $ 620, 000 oil subsidy bribe money collected by erstwhile chairman of the House of Representatives Subsidy Probe Panel, Hon....

There's enough bribe money floating around so Santorum won't be needing to go on food stamps like everyone else.

Of that, $ 250,000 was paid to Howe and $ 135,000 went to a shell company that Howe had set up allegedly to hide bribe money funneled to another state official, prosecutors said.

Stevenson trial seems like a send - up of politics with tales of death threats, sex w / hookers, steakhouses, and bribe money tucked into waistbands.

The Independent National Electoral Commission has said that 202 of its members of staff who were indicted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for allegedly receiving part of the N23bn bribe money ahead of the 2015 elections would learn their fate next week.

Smith agreed to steer $ 500,000 in state transportation money to an upstate project in exchange for the bribes paid on his behalf, according to the complaint, and in total Halloran allegedly accepted upward of $ 60,000 in bribe money while Tabone pocketed $ 25,000, prosecutors allege.

Joseph Percoco, who served as the insider among insiders to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, was convicted today of three felony counts for his role in a bribery scheme in which corporate interests got special attention before Cuomo's administration in return for more a steady flow of bribe money paid into Percoco's personal bank account.

In emails and other correspondence, Mr. Percoco and Mr. Howe referred to bribe money as «ziti,» a term used in «The Sopranos,» the complaint says.

Friday's developments in the Buffalo Billion case follow the March conviction of Joseph Percoco, Cuomo's longtime friend and confidant who was found guilty of three felony counts for his role in a bribery scheme in which corporate interests got special attention in return for a steady flow of bribe money paid into Percoco's personal bank account.

One wonders how much it cost Aston Martin in bribe money to get this monster sound machine through the tough European Commission approval process.

The bribe money went to James Parks, who was chief of the Dixmoor park police force.

Meanwhile, Halloran and Tabone pocketed thousands of dollars of the bribe money, prosecutors said.

The judge Thursday will have to decide whether to let that agent discuss — as the prosecution wants — how Percoco came up with ziti as the term he used to describe what the government calls alleged bribe money.

The Chairman was himself implicated in the scandal with Mr. Ayariga alleging that he served as a courier for the bribe money which was given to the Minority Chief Whip, Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka for onward disbursement; a claim Mr Suhuyini and Mr Ablakwa both confirmed.

NEW YORK — In the end, prosecutors in the Joseph Percoco trial wanted to talk about ziti — the code term the longtime confidant of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo used to allegedly describe the bribe money he got over the years.

In exchange for their help and ponying up the bribe money, Smith is accused of promising to use his position in the senate to steer $ 500,000 in state funding to a development project in Spring Valley that the cooperating witness and the undercover agent claimed they were planning.

Counsel to ICPC, Sunny Ezeana, told the court that Dr. Alanamu received the bribe money through his First Bank account on 11th February, 2015 from Namylas Nig.

You used most of the bribe money and support from the other corrupt Albany leadership insiders — Skelos, Silver and Cuomo's favorite Western New York lackey and stooge, George Maziarz, to get elected.

The paper reported that the NPP members against Mr Agyarko's nomination and subsequent appointment decided to kick the Energy Minister out of office by blowing the lid on the alleged bribe money to members of the minority MPs on the Appointment Committee of Parliament.

During the course of the bribery scheme, Percoco and Howe allegedly referred to bribe money to be paid to Percoco's wife as ziti, borrowing a term from «The Sopranos,» Bharara said.

Some of the bribe money came from companies connected to Cuomo's $ 1 billion plan to revive Buffalo's economy and is referred to as the Buffalo Billion program.

At one point during the scheme, Meng told the man to bring some of the bribe money hidden inside a fruit basket — but when the delivery arrived, undercover FBI agents were there to witness the transaction.

Then they spent part of the bribe money on a candidate's campaign, the one thing that isn't allowed for housekeeping funds.

Evidence in the case includes multiple e-mails in which Percoco and Howe referred to bribe money as «ziti,» according to a sprawling, 79 - page criminal complaint filed in Manhattan federal court.

Mr. Ayariga also said Mr. Osei - Owusu served as a courier for the bribe money, which was given to the Minority Chief Whip, Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka for onward disbursement.

According to the criminal complaint, Halloran needed the alleged bribe money to pay for his mortgage.

Under questioning from prosecutors, Mr. Howe portrayed Mr. Percoco as a man consumed by the pursuit of bribe money — which the two men referred to as «ziti,» a reference from «The Sopranos» — from the two firms, Competitive Power Ventures and COR Development.

«And he asked for help, and I did whatever I could to help him,» Howe testified of the alleged bribe money he said he helped arrange for Percoco.

FG should fulfill the agreement, Subsidy, bribe money, pension scam, PHCN, etc does that mean that FG couldn't recover the money / ies?

Meng had told an acquaintance who was facing charges of tax crimes that he could pass along the bribe money to several assistant district attorneys, who would then seek a much lighter sentence?

But to do the same on public roads, you'll need a top lawyer, fantastic health insurance, and a glovebox full of bribe money.

What does the science say about the amount of bribe money that the climate will demand before it stops changing?

«I can not see it because it is buried under stacks of bribe money and propaganda, and the leaflets say bad things will happen to me if I read ze science.»

In addition, the company's CEO Alexander Nix stepped down after a Channel 4 News undercover investigation in the company's native UK showed him boasting about the company's use of prostitutes and bribe money to put politicians in compromising situations.