Sentences with phrase «convicted on»

Percoco, a longtime aide to not only Andrew Cuomo but also to his father, the late Gov. Mario Cuomo, was convicted on two counts of «honest services» fraud and one of soliciting a bribe for essentially using his access and influence to pocket bribes and win state contracts and permits for campaign contributors.

Aminu was tried and consequently convicted on July 12, 2015, by a Federal High Court sitting in Kano and ordered to forfeit 25 percent of the undeclared sum, which was $ 10,000.

«They (soldiers) were tried, discharged on some charges but found guilty and convicted on other charges which included mutiny.

Two of Percoco's threeco - defendantss in the trial were not convicted on any of the charges.

If finalized by a constitutional amendment, any public official convicted on corruption charges would be prohibited from collecting a pension earned during public service.

Skelos was convicted on federal corruption charges last year.

At the time, the only individuals ahead of him were fallen Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and disgraced State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, both stripped of their positions and convicted on corruption charges thanks to U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara.

She then drew a distinction between Cuomo and de Blasio, noting that aides to the governor have been either convicted on corruption charges or about to stand trial.

The race to fill Sheldon Silver's open Assembly seat is already beginning to take shape, the former Assembly speaker was forced to resign his seat Monday after being convicted on seven counts of federal corruption.

Looking to keep the Republican «Long Island Nine» intact, the Nassau County GOP picked attorney Chris McGrath to replace former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, who was convicted on corruption charges and forced to abdicate his seat in December.

Ganim was mayor of Bridgeport for about 12 years before he was convicted on federal corruption charges, including racketeering and extortion.

The second of the New York State legislature's two former leaders has now been convicted on multiple corruption charges, after a jury lost no time in finding former Senate Leader Dean Skelos and son Adam guilty on all eight counts.

Silver was convicted on Nov. 30, 2015 of charges that included honest services fraud, money laundering and extortion, after serving as the head of the state Assembly since 1994.

But he was convicted on a slew of charges, including a conspiracy to overthrow the US government, and spent 36 years behind bars before then - President Barack Obama commuted the rest of his 70 - year prison sentence just before leaving office in January.

He cited recently convicted former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, ex-Senate Deputy Majority Leader Thomas Libous, who was convicted on charges of lying to the FBI, as well as «those other phonies like (current Senate Majority Leader John) Flanagan.»

Sheldon Silver and Dean Skelos were both convicted on corruption charges in December.

Dublino was convicted on nine felony convictions following a 2016 incident, the District Attorney's Office said.

Bronx Assemblyman Eric Stevenson has been convicted on federal corruption charges, a spokesperson for U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara confirmed this evening.

Mr. Stevenson was convicted on four counts stemming from charges that he drafted legislation and performed official government services in exchange for more than $ 20,000 in cash bribes — the latest in a long string of corruption arrests hitting the state's lawmakers.

Mr. Silver, 71, a Democrat, was convicted on Nov. 30, 2015, of charges that included honest services fraud, extortion and money laundering.

Mr. Silver, 72, was convicted on Nov. 30 of all seven counts against him, including honest services fraud, extortion and money laundering.

The process ran its course, and the jury was clear,» Cuomo told reporters a day after Silver was convicted on all counts in a federal corruption trial.

The city's sentenced population is generally made up of people convicted on lesser offenses who are serving less than a year, Mayor Bill de Blasio said.

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Silver was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison after he was convicted on charges of extortion, fraud and money laundering related to bribery schemes in which he received millions for political favors.

The new poll follows a month in which former legislative leaders Sheldon Silver and Dean Skelos were sentenced to federal prison after they were convicted on corruption charges in separate cases last year.

Aiello was convicted on one charge and acquitted on others.

Maziarz was named to the board in 2014 by then Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, a Long Island Republican who gave up his seat in 2015 after being convicted on federal corruption charges.

In 2014, she ran as a Republican against former Assemblyman Sheldon Silver, who was convicted on federal corruption charges the following year.

In 1994, Astorino's father, Robert Astorino, was arrested, charged, and convicted on federal corruption charges.

Dexter's wife, Alisha, was convicted on two counts of resisting arrest, a misdemeanor, in connection with the same incident, which occurred Jan. 4, 2014.

Michael Mosley, with his attorney Terry Kindlon, left, after being convicted on a charge of murder in Rensselaer County Court House in Troy, N.Y. June 2, 2011.

Governor Cuomo's Top Aide Joseph Percoco was convicted on 3 counts today involving «Play to Pay» scams, but was acquitted on 3 other similar charges in a Manhattan courtroom.

43 % of Illinois believes that the current governor is more corrupt or as corrupt as George Ryan, who was recently convicted on multiple counts of public corruption.

Former Senator Skelos, left, and his son, Adam B. Skelos, center, leaving Federal District Court in Manhattan this month after being convicted on all counts in the corruption case against them.

Bruno was convicted on two felony charges in December 2009, but the Supreme Court retooled the statute used by federal prosecutors against him, triggering a second trial that ended with his acquittal.

The Manhattan Assembly seat vacated by former Speaker Sheldon Silver, a Democrat, who was convicted on federal corruption charges in November, will also be determined in a special election on April 19, the day of the New York presidential primary.

Mr. Silver was convicted on charges that he had obtained nearly $ 4 million in illicit payments in return for taking a series of official actions that benefited others.

He was convicted on Nov. 30, 2015, of honest services fraud, extortion and money laundering, in one of the two most prominent corruption trials in New York City in years.

He was convicted on two federal charges, which were later overturned because of a U.S. Supreme Court decision.

He was convicted on two counts of honest services mail fraud, two counts of honest services wire fraud, two counts of extortion under color of official right, and one count of monetary transactions involving crime proceeds.

The announcement was sent out on the same day that former Senate Majority leader Dean Skelos and his son Adam were convicted on eight counts of bribery and extortion following a federal trial, and weeks after former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was convicted of abusing his office by receiving millions of dollars in kickbacks from companies with business before the state.

Mr. Skelos and his father were convicted on federal corruption charges.

The Cuban government does not publish statistics on the number of people convicted on these grounds, but the non-governmental Cuban commission for human rights and national reconciliation, estimates that there are currently between 3,000 and 5,000 people in prison in Cuba convicted of «pre-criminal social dangerousness.»

Both men were recently convicted on federal corruption charges.

Cuomo has promised to unveil a series of ethics proposals in his address, which comes just weeks after the two former leaders of the Legislature were convicted on bribery and extortion charges.

The office has also filed two separate discovery requests that see to locate benefits paid to former City Councilman Hiram Monserrate and former Yonkers City Councilwoman Sandy Annabi, both convicted on corruption charges as well.

Silver, convicted on federal corruption charges late last year, was sentenced to 12 years in prison last week.

The announcement comes after many weeks of silence from the Legislature and Gov. Cuomo on ethics reform despite the fact that the leaders of both legislative houses were indicted and convicted on multiple federal counts of corruption last year.

Heastie was chosen to become Speaker of the Assembly after long time Speaker Sheldon Silver was arrested & convicted on corruption charges.