Sentences with phrase «bribes and kickbacks disguised»

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.

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

Bharara said Silver «corruptly collected some $ 4 million in bribes and kickbacks disguised as «referral fees»» and said it accounted for «approximately two - thirds of all of Silver's outside income since 2002.»

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was charged with fraud and conspiracy in federal court in Manhattan on Jan. 22, 2105, accused of taking $ 4 million in bribes and kickbacks disguised as legal fees from people and firms with business before the state.

U.S. Atty. Preet Bharara said Silver collected about $ 4 million in bribes and kickbacks disguised as referral fees.

Silver was found to have engaged in a two - track corruption scheme that netted him an estimated $ 4 million in bribes and kickbacks disguised as legal fees.

Silver was convicted of engaging in a two - track corruption scheme that padded his bank account with an estimated $ 4 million that prosecutors characterized as bribes and kickbacks disguised as legal fees.

The federal case against Silver focused on his private legal work, which generated millions in what prosecutors were able to cast as bribes and kickbacks disguised as legal fees.

Not exact matches

The charges come just months after Mr. Bharara charged former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver with accepting what he described as kickbacks and bribes disguised as legitimate work done for law firms.

The charges against Mr. Silver are focused on his outside income — which U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara has argued amounted to «bribes and kickbacks» disguised as legitimate earnings — and today's agreement calls for new disclosure requirements for any income in excess of $ 1,000.

Assemblyman Michael Cusick (D - Mid-Island) and Assemblyman Matthew Titone (D - North Shore) spoke briefly Monday afternoon before entering a Democrat conference to discuss appointing Majority Leader Joseph Morelle (D - Rochester), Herman «Denny» Farrell (D - Manhattan), Joseph Lentol (D - Brooklyn), Cathy Nolan (D - Queens) and Carl Heastie (D - Bronx) to take on certain responsibilities of Silver's as the Manhattan Democrat fights federal charges that he collected millions in bribes and kickbacks and tried to disguise it as legitimate income.

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.

Lawmakers» outside income has been under a spotlight since the arrest and conviction last year of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D - Manhattan) on charges that he pocketed more than $ 4 million in bribes and kickbacks that were disguised as legal fees.

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

Mr. Silver was accused of disguising millions in bribes and kickbacks as legitimate income from law firms for whom he did no work.

The guilty plea comes just days after Republican State Senate Leader Dean Skelos was charged with using his position and influence to earn cash for his son, Adam Skelos, and months after Democratic Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was charged with disguising kickbacks and bribes as outside income.

Mr. Schneiderman's call comes after the state's former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was arrested on charges of fraud and extortion by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, who alleged that the longtime power broker had used his influence to inappropriately earn attorney referral fees for work he had not done, disguising what amounted as «kickbacks» and «bribes» as legitimate income.

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