Sentences with phrase «by corruption probes»
Those shortcomings likely were exacerbated by the corruption probe, which caused state officials to put the brakes on several SUNY Poly projects.
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The calls come amid probes by the DOJ and the Swiss Attorney General's Office into corruption at FIFA after the indictment of 14 execs in May.
Closing the gap could be complicated by a fresh stateside corruption probe.
This was never going to be a normal college basketball season, a fact assured by the FBI in September when its probe into corruption throughout the sport immediately mitigated every on - court storyline.
Pitino was fired by Louisville after his program was implicated in the FBI's multi-year probe into widespread bribery, wire fraud and corruption in college basketball recruiting.
Melvin Lowe, a former top political aide to the indicted Sen. John Sampson whose job was nebulous — at best — is being eyed by federal prosecutors as part of a mushrooming corruption probe.
State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's spokeswoman Jennifer Freeman noted that email trails are often used by investigators to catch government officials engaged in wrongdoing, and if those trails are no longer available, it could curtail corruption - busting probes.
It is important to note that, in this my first year of office, two separate bi-partisan probes in Parliament have been established to inquire into allegations of corruption, as against zero in the Mahama years, despite the persistent calls by the then Minority.
The de Blasio administration's recent recreation of 1986 World Series victory celebration for former Met Dwight «Doc» Gooden, whose battles with drug addiction caused him to miss the original festivities, was guided by the influential lobbying firm of James F. Capalino, whose name has been linked to several corruption probes.
Also charged was Todd Howe, a former Cuomo aide turned lobbyist who is cooperating with the sweeping corruption probe by Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo's multibillion - dollar upstate economic development plans, including the massive Buffalo Billion project, may be derailed by growing nervousness from IBM and other companies over the continuing corruption probes.
Mount Vernon — Mount Vernon Mayor Richard W. Thomas was arrested and arraigned Monday morning on criminal charges including grand larceny as part of a corruption probe by the New York State Attorney General's Office into campaign finance irregularities.
The federal probe is being led by the FBI and the Manhattan U.S. Attorney's office, and began with a corruption tip involving Philip Banks, the then NYPD Chief of Department.
The corruption probe is thus occurring within the context of widening dissatisfaction with Ms Rousseff, especially after her victory by a narrow margin in the second round of the 2014 election.
The second public hearing held by Gov. Andrew Cuomo's commission to probe public corruption featured testimony from long time government reform groups.
Lipsky turned himself in to authorities March 10 in connection with a federal corruption probe alleging that he indirectly injected lobbying fees totaling $ 252,000 into an account accessible by Sen. Carl Kruger (D - Brooklyn) in hopes of encouraging him to take official actions to benefit Lipsky's clients.
A 2016 indictment in a corruption probe pursued by former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara alleged, among other charges, that a construction deal worth $ 750 million was steered to Louis Ciminelli, a major Cuomo donor.
The disciplinary actions came as part of an ongoing corruption probe by the FBI and U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara.
Israeli billionaire Lev Leviev, known as the «King of Diamonds,» was given an escort through the tunnel, which was organized by Jeremy Reichberg, one of the businessmen at the center of the ongoing corruption probes, the New York Post reported.
Abramowitz is a power player in New York politics; he recently served as a criminal defense attorney for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo during a federal corruption probe launched by former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara.
Astorino continued his critique of the governor on multiple fronts, once again blasting him over an ongoing probe of the Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption, a now - defunct panel created by Cuomo in 2013.
'' It is also clear, as has been shown so far by the outcome of the panel probing past arms deals, that the purchase of substandard weapons apparently resulted from the massive corruption that enveloped the deals, the kind of horrifying graft that saw the purchase of refurbished choppers that lacked rotors, or fighter jets that could not be deployed to the theatre of war because they were not up to par.
A corruption probe being conducted by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara has extended to Westchester County.
And the governor says he's pleased by what he received from the legislature in exchange for ending the corruption probe.
Cahill says he's also like to do more to combat public corruption, and he criticizes the current Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, for not speaking out against a decision by Governor Cuomo and the legislature to end a Moreland Commission probe of corruption.
Nervous Republicans, tainted by the Skelos corruption scandal and what many believe are two widening corruption probes involving other Nassau County officials, had hoped to field Assemblyman Brian Curran, but GOP sources say he's reluctant to enter the race.
On the other hand, it's a still - growing corruption probe of an administration led by a man who once promised to clean up Albany.
The partnership would provide a ray of sunshine for the so - called «Buffalo Billion» revitalization project, which in addition to shaky financials has been mired in a corruption probe by US Attorney Preet Bharara that has reportedly entangled top officials in Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office.
Mangano and Walker have both been identified in Newsday stories as being under scrutiny in an unrelated corruption probe by federal prosecutors on Long Island stemming from charges against restaurateur Harendra Singh, who was a major campaign contributor to Mangano and others on the Island.
Fred Dicker: Cuomo's multibillion - dollar upstate economic - development plans, including the massive Buffalo Billion project, may be derailed by growing nervousness from IBM and other companies over the continuing corruption probes.
A former top NYPD cop, Phillip Banks III, received up to $ 500,000 in investment income from a real estate firm run by one of two Borough Park businessman at the center of a federal probe into possible police corruption, city records show.
A high - ranked source in Rockland County with inside knowledge of two far - reaching corruption probes by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's office says the investigations will impact some of the most recognizable faces in the county — as many as 50 people are involved, most of whom are elected officials.
The attorney general can not start a public corruption probe unless it is referred by a head of a state executive agency, the governor or the state legislative ethics board.
Similar panels ordered by governors over decades have resulted in lengthy corruption probes and arrests.
The private emails exchanged that month, documenting the alleged influence peddling, might never have been made public without the coordinated corruption and bribery probes by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara of Manhattan and state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.
Espada is also under investigation by the Bronx district attorney regarding whether he lives in his district and is also the target of a federal corruption probe.
Cahill says he'd also like to do more to combat public corruption, and he criticizes Schneiderman for not speaking out against a decision by Cuomo and the legislature to end a Moreland Commission corruption probe.
Paul «Effy» Raps and Yaron Turgeman each forked over the maximum $ 4,950 in donations bundled by businessman Jona Rechnitz, who is at the center of a federal probe into NYPD corruption and shady de Blasio campaign finances.
The said corruption charge which anti-corruption agency wants to probe Danladi had already been cleared by the same EFCC under Ibrahim Lamorde in 2015 (Sahara Reporters: https://goo.gl/tnPTVV).
The police lieutenant who shot himself in the stomach Friday was recently visited by the feds in the NYPD corruption investigation — making him the second cop in five months to turn his weapon on himself after being drawn into the probe.
SERAP in a statement today by its deputy director Timothy Adewale said, «While we welcome the reported disclosure of fraud and corruption in the SIP and the request to the EFCC to probe the allegations, we are concerned that sufficient details about the allegations have not been disclosed.
Private emails exchanged by top Cuomo officials, documenting the alleged influence peddling, might never have been made public without the coordinated corruption and bribery probes by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara of Manhattan and state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.
However, a state judge might have to decide which candidate won — Venditto, whose reputation was dented by the town's rising debt and corruption probes; or John Mangelli, who questioned some of the administration's contracting deals and lack of transparency.
Anti-corruption campaigner, Vitus Azeem, has suggested the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) probes the corruption allegations by Kwame Asare Obeng, aka A-Plus, against two presidential staffers, saying that will be considered more credible than that of the police.
The said corruption charge which anti-corruption agency wants to probe Danladi had already been cleared by the same EFCC under Ibrahim Lamorde in 2015 (https://goo.gl/tnPTVV).
he feds» Albany corruption probe inched closer to Gov. Cuomo Thursday with the unsealing of charges against two of his most trusted former aides — who imitated «Sopranos» mobsters by using «ziti» a...
But the seemingly minor tweak suggested by Jacob — which garnered no public opposition among the ethics watchdog's staff or commissioners — could have real implications in future federal corruption probes.
Cuomo's office is being probed by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara for possible interference in a state corruption investigation.
The stunning disclosure is contained in a July 7 memo by the city Department of Investigation that summarizes its role in the federal corruption probe of de Blasio and several top aides.
Correction Officers» union chief Norman Seabrook was busted by the feds Wednesday morning on corruption charges in connection with a sweeping corruption probe focusing on the NYPD and City Hall, law enforcement sources said.