Sentences with phrase «charges against the mayor»

The Queensland government has sacked the Ipswich City Council and appointed administrators in response to fraud charges against the mayor, Andrew Antoniolli.

Federal and state prosecutors scrutinized de Blasio's dealings with Harendra Singh, the restaurateur at the center of the bribery case against Mangano and Venditto, and last year declined to bring charges against the mayor — who has maintained he acted legally.

Both prosecutors have impaneled grand juries to consider charges against the mayor and / or his top political aides, but de Blasio's office today insisted that his meetings with them were not part of any sort of deal.

«This charge against the mayor is so serious, a felony, and the leaking of what was supposed to be a confidential memo so outrageous, that if Vance concludes that no crime was committed, then Risa will have to go,» said a senior state Democrat who, like Sugarman, has close ties to Cuomo.

State and federal prosecutors announced on March 16 that they would not seek charges against the mayor, though Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance wrote to the New York State Board of Elections that the fundraising appears to have violated «the intent and spirit of the laws.»

Not exact matches

We spoke with Council Member Fernando Cabrera about the mayor's race, his endorsement and the impact of recent corruption charges against Bronx politicians.

Ulrich did not provide details of what he will be announcing, but stressed that the timing of the announcement was not related to Thursday's announcement from state and federal prosecutors who said they would not pursue charges against de Blasio or his aides following a months long investigation into the mayor's fundraising practices.

Last week, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara announced his office, working with the FBI, had brought charges against state Sen. Malcolm Smith (D - Hollis), City Councilman Dan Halloran (R - Whitestone) and Queens Republican Party Vice Chairman Vince Tabone, alleging they had orchestrated a plot to bribe Smith's way onto the GOP ticket in the race for mayor.

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance and Acting U.S. Attorney Joon Kim announced earlier this month they would not press charges against de Blasio over his political fundraising, although they highlighted a number of ways the mayor had apparently circumvented election law and delivered public favors for donors.

Lobbyist Richard Lipsky, who has been a thorn in the side of mayors and governors and their megaprojects for decades, is leading the charge against Mayor Bloomberg's dream of redeveloping Willets Point in Queens.

Off - topic questions included efforts at combating sex trafficking on Roosevelt Avenue, reports of criminal charges against a defunct arm of the Working Families Party, whether the mayor will veto proposed bills criminalizing police use of chokeholds and requiring police to advise people of a right to refuse before asking to search them, whether the mayor plans to see the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge when they visit New York, whether his message is getting lost in critical news coverage and his view of the Astoria Cove development deal.

When prosecutors announced on Thursday morning that they would not bring criminal charges against Mayor Bill de Blasio or his aides, following a series of overlapping investigations into his fundraising, they did not entirely clear the mayor from blame.

The prospect has an obvious, novelistic allure: A run for mayor of New York this year would pit Mrs. Clinton against Mayor Bill de Blasio, a fellow Democrat who managed her Senate campaign in 2000, and, should she win, would put her in charge of President - elect Donald J. Trump's hometown, ensuring years of potential clashes between bitter rivals.

The Campaign Finance Board limits the mayor's official 2017 campaign fund to spending $ 328,000 in public funds between January 1,2014 and December 31, 2016, with any spending in excess of those amounts to be «charged against the first limit applicable.»

Mayor Bill de Blasio at City Hall on Thursday, after prosecutors announced that no criminal charges would be brought against the mayor or his aides.

The effort comes after bribery charges were filed against the mayor and deputy mayor of the Rockland County Village of Spring Valley in an alleged real - estate development scheme with ties to state Senator Malcolm Smith, who along with three others, was charged in connection with an alleged plot to rig the New York City mayoral race.