Sentences with phrase «convicted in»

The men were convicted in December 2015 of extortion and bribery in an alleged scheme by the elder Skelos to use his political influence to steer work and to award a no - show job to his son.

The once - influential politician also was convicted in a separate case alleging he looted taxpayer - subsidized health clinics.

While former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Senate leader Dean Skelos were convicted in federal corruption cases, any correspondence they may have had with those seeking official favors in exchange for gifts and payments weren't obtainable by the press or average citizens under current FOIL rules.

They were convicted in 2015 of public corruption charges and are awaiting sentencing.

The former officer, 28 - year - old Peter Liang, was convicted in the November 2014 shooting death of Akai Gurley, who was unarmed, in a Brooklyn public - housing building.

He was convicted in 2005 of accepting illegal contributions.

Brooklyn Democrats have endorsed Assemblywoman Roxanne Persaud as their choice to replace Sampson, who had to forfeit his senate seat after a jury convicted him in July on charges of obstruction of justice and lying to the feds.

The two were convicted in 2015 of schemes in which Dean Skelos used his Senate power to get Adam jobs or consulting fees by squeezing real estate firm Glenwood Management, Nassau County contractor AbTech Industries and an affiliate of Physicians Reciprocal Insurers, a Roslyn malpractice firm.

While Ganim was convicted in 2003, the public financing system was not created until 2005 and did not take effect until 2006.

As many as 34 state and local officials have been convicted in New York since 2002 on charges including bribery, conspiracy, falsifying records, racketeering, fraud, extortion, federal corruption and perjury, among a mix of several other felonies and misdemeanors.

Van Houten was convicted in the horrific 1969 murders of grocer Leno LaBianca and his wife, Rosemary, admitting in court that she stabbed the woman 14 times.

Silver, 73, was convicted in a $ 5 million scheme and sentenced to 12 years in prison.

Seabrook was convicted in 2012 in a brazen fraud scheme involving more than $ 1 million in taxpayer money.

Silver was forced to automatically vacate the seat in December after being convicted in a pay - to - play corruption scandal.

Joseph Percoco, one of Aiello's and Gerardi's co-defendants and a former top aide to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, was convicted in the case.

Hours after a judge downgraded the conviction of Officer Peter Liang — convicted in February of killing the unarmed Akai Gurley in 2014 — to criminally negligent homicide, Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson pledged to appeal the decision.

- Former Sen. Majority Leader Malcolm Smith (D - Queens) was convicted in 2015 on charges he tried to bribe his way on to the GOP's 2013 mayoral ballot.

Skelos was convicted in a pay - to - play scam along with his son, Adam, and was booted from office.

Lorello was convicted in 2008 of grand larceny for stealing hundreds of artifacts from the collections of the New York State Library and New York Archives, for which he worked for nearly 30 years as a Civil War expert.

Among the other guests was local Democratic Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky, a former federal prosecutor who is running to win the state Senate seat vacated by Republican Dean Skelos, who was convicted in a corruption scam.

A stern Judge Valerie Caproni announced the sentence months after the 72 - year - old Manhattan Democrat was convicted in a $ 5 million corruption case.

Silver was convicted in November for a scheme that involved receiving kickbacks for steering developers — Steve Witkoff and Glenwood — to hire certain firms to perform tax work.

Efraín González Jr., a Democrat and former state senator from the Bronx who was convicted in 2009, spent almost six years at the Federal Correctional Institution in Fort Dix, N.J..

The final budget is expected to require that people convicted in domestic violence cases surrender any guns they own.

Richard Klaffka, 59, and his wife, Cathleen Klaffka, 62, were convicted in connection with Richard's receipt of over $ 1...

Sen. John Sampson (D - Brooklyn) was convicted in 2015 of obstructing justice and making a false statement.

He was convicted in 2009, but the U.S. Supreme Court later narrowed the scope of the honest services law and Bruno moved successfully to have his conviction vacated, or voided by the courts.

Percoco and Syracuse Cor Development executive Steven Aiello were convicted in the trial, but the jury returned a split verdict, declining to convict the four defendants on most of the charges alleged by the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Just last month, the party easily won a special election in the state's conservative Southern Tier, which had previously been held by Thomas W. Libous, the second - ranking Senate Republican until he was convicted in July of lying to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Skelos is the 12th statewide elected official to be convicted in a prosecution brought by the Manhattan U.S. Attorney's office since Bharara was appointed to the post in 2009.

Mr. Scarborough, who represents a heavily Democratic district in southeast Queens, would lose his seat if convicted in either case.

Mr. Silver, a Democrat who represented lower Manhattan for decades and was once one of the most powerful politicians in the state, was convicted in November 2015 of honest - services fraud, extortion and...

Sweat was convicted in the slaying of a Broome County sheriff's deputy in 2002.

The Skeloses were convicted in December of bribery, corruption and conspiracy after prosecutors played tapes showing that the Long Island Republican strong - armed companies into paying Adam more than $ 330,000.

Kushner Companies was founded by Charles Kushner, who spent 14 months in federal prison after being convicted in 2005 of tax evasion and election fraud.

Earlier in the week, Binghamton State Senator and Deputy Majority Leader Tom Libous was convicted in a White Plains courtroom of making false statements to federal agents.

Word spread quickly at the state Capitol on Wednesday after former Gov. John G. Rowland was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison after being convicted in a campaign finance fraud case involving a Congressional candidate.

The two men were convicted in separate trials and were sentenced to prison earlier this year.

She is the wife of William Rapfogel, who once headed the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty before he was convicted in 2014 for stealing from the charity.

Libous was convicted in July of lying to the FBI when agents showed up at his Albany office to ask questions about a job he helped arrange for his son, Matthew, that would be supported by business the lawmaker would steer to an Albany law firm.

Rapfogel's husband, William Rapfogel, was convicted in 2014 for stealing from the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty, a charity he headed.

The pair were convicted in 2015 for a corruption scheme in which the elder Skelos, 70, strong - armed companies into hiring his son Adam, 35, for no - show jobs.

Yesterday, five correction workers were convicted in the beating of an inmate, a verdict Seabrook assailed in a statement just hours before he was arrested himself.

Espada was indicted in 2010 on six counts of embezzlement and convicted in 2012.

Dean Skelos, 59, and Adam, 34, both of Rockville Centre, were convicted in 2015 of using the Senate leader's clout to help Adam in three schemes to squeeze Physicians» Reciprocal Insurers, a Roslyn malpractice firm, New Hyde Park developer Glenwood Management and Nassau County storm water contractor AbTech Industries.

Dean and Adam Skelos, both of Rockville Centre, were convicted in 2015 of using Dean Skelos» power to get his son jobs or consulting fees.

Last month, the Brennan Center for Justice, which has long pushed for ethics reforms, tabulated the number of state legislators indicted or convicted in the past decade.

The Democrats, meanwhile, are trying to tie GOP candidate Chris McGrath to Skelos, whose seat became vacant after he was convicted in December on federal corruption charges.

The Skeloses were convicted in 2015 of a scheme in which Dean Skelos allegedly used his power in the Senate to pressure a developer, a malpractice insurer and a technology company into giving no - show jobs and consulting fees to Adam.

Skelos was convicted in 2015 of doing favors for businesses that helped his son, Adam.