Sentences with phrase «convicted on bribery charges»

In 1971 Gorski filled a seat in the County Legislature vacated by Frank C. Ludera, who had been convicted on bribery charges.

«Nor has Barack Obama come clean on his close friendship with Tony Rezko, a felon convicted on bribery charges who subsidized the purchase of Barack Obama's home.»

The governor's former closest aide, Joe Percoco, was convicted on bribery charges earlier this month, and several more former Cuomo associates face trial later this year.

He could face up to five years in prison if convicted on the bribery charge, and up to 20 years for wire fraud.

Not exact matches

Kwame Kilpatrick, who was mayor from 2002 until 2008, was convicted this week of two dozen federal charges of corruption and bribery for a scheme to collect kickbacks on city contracts for himself and associates.

In recent days, Assemblyman Eric Stevenson of the Bronx was automatically ousted from the Assembly when he was convicted on felony bribery charges.

Democrat Malcolm Smith, was convicted this year on federal bribery charges after he tried to buy his way onto the New York City mayoral ballot.

Co-defendants Joseph Percoco and Steven Aiello were convicted earlier this year of charges relating to bribery, but the jury deadlocked on Kelly.

WHITE PLAINS — Jurors are now deciding whether or not to convict Richard Brega of charges including mail fraud, bribery, theft, and obstruction of justice after Brega allegedly paid bribes to the Rockland County Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) transportation director and falsified documents that indicated his company had completed repairs on several BOCES school buses.

A federal jury voted Tuesday to convict Joe Percoco, former senior aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, on three out of six charges of bribery and honest services fraud, but found two executives accused of bribing him not guilty of most of the charges, and remain deadlocked over the guilt of a third executive, after more than a week of deliberation.

Jurors convicted the former Cuomo aide, Joseph Percoco, on federal bribery and fraud charges on March 13.

Others on the list included former longtime Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau, state Sen. Diane Savino (D - Brooklyn / Staten Island), former Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrión, Yonkers political operative and convicted felon Anthony Mangone, and the late former state Sen. Guy Velella (D - Bronx), who resigned in disgrace after pleading guilty to bribery charges.

Silver, 72, a once - beloved Lower Manhattan assemblyman and one of the most powerful men in the state, was convicted by a federal jury in November on charges of money laundering and extortion related to two bribery schemes where he earned millions in kickbacks by trading political favors for money.

The former head of external affairs and government relations for CPV, Peter Galbraith Kelly, Jr., was indicted on bribery charges, but not convicted.

Jurors convicted a former top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo on federal bribery and fraud charges Tuesday in a trial that further exposed the state capital's culture of backroom deal - making.

NEW YORK - A former top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo was convicted on federal bribery and fraud charges Tuesday in a trial that further exposed the state capital's culture of backroom deal - making.

Percoco was convicted on charges related to bribery and fraud as part of a broader case involving economic development contracts and politically connected donors.

Jefferson was under indictment on money laundering and bribery charges at the time, and has since been convicted.

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.

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.

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.

When a New York jury convicted ex-Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver on bribery charges last week, the biggest winner might have been Preet Bharara, even though he was nowhere near the courtroom.