Sentences with phrase «cooperating witness in»

He remains a cooperating witness in ongoing US criminal and civil proceedings and will make no further comment at this time so as not to prejudice those proceedings.

Shargel first sought to impugn the reputation of Moses «Mark» Stern, a cooperating witness in the government's investigation.

Sources earlier had told TimesLedger Newspapers that former Assemblyman Brian McLaughlin, who was sentenced to 10 years in prison last month on embezzlement charges, was a cooperating witness in the investigation that led to charges against Seminerio.

Avella, the lobbyist close to the Senate GOP, is business partners with Brian Meara, a cooperating witness in the Silver case.

Avella's firm, Meara Avella Dickinson, includes Brian Meara, a key cooperating witness in US Attorney Preet Bharara's corruption case against former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D - Manhattan).

No developer has been charged with any wrong doing, but the chief executive of one firm, Glenwood management is a cooperating witness in the cases.

The charges state that, as early as 2010, an unnamed real estate developer, who is also a cooperating witness in the case, made a one time $ 20,000 payment to Adam Skelos for work that federal investigators say he did not do.

Over the weekend de Blasio fired back at Rechnitz, who is testifying as a cooperating witness in Manhattan U.S. Attorney Joon Kim's bribery case against former jails union boss Norman Seabrook.

Glenwood has not been accused of any wrongdoing, but its senior executive has become a cooperating witness in the Skelos case.

Glenwood has not been accused of any wrong doing, but its senior executive has become a cooperating witness in the Skelos case.

The ex-lobbyist will likely serve as a key cooperating witness in a major federal corruption this fall.

Based on news reports and descriptions in the complaint, one of those fundraisers, Jona Rechnitz, appears to be a cooperating witness in the case against Seabrook.

The charges state that, as early as 2010, an unnamed real estate developer, who is also a cooperating witness in the case, made a one - time, $ 20,000 payment to Adam Skelos for work that federal investigators say he did not do.

Ex-lobbyist Todd Howe, likely to serve as the federal government's key cooperating witness in a wide - ranging corruption trial this fall involving past associates of Governor Andrew Cuomo, «has obtained employment and a residence in the District of Idaho,» his attorneys told a judge on June 15.

A news publication, Voize Iz Neias, also known as The Voice of the Orthodox Jewish Community named Monsey Chosid as the cooperating witness in the statewide political scandal.

A cooperating witness in the case who had already pleaded guilty is lobbyist Todd Howe, who admitted orchestrating the bid - rigging of «Buffalo Billion» development initiatives in exchange for kickbacks.

A former LPCiminelli executive has accepted a plea deal with the United States Attorney Southern District of New York and will serve as a cooperating witness in a trial this June connected to alleged bid - rigging for state - led development projects.

Ex-lobbyist Todd Howe, likely to serve as the federal government's key cooperating witness in a wide - ranging corruption trial this fall involving past associates of Cuomo, «has obtained employment and a residence in the District of Idaho,» his attorneys told a judge.

He pleaded guilty on October 5 and now appears to be a cooperating witness in Mueller's investigation.

Sampson told his associate about his source and added that if they could determine the identities of cooperating witnesses in the associate's case, they could «take them out.»

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Matanov told an unidentified witness cooperating with the government that «the bombings could have had a just reason, such as being done in the name of Islam, that he would support the bombings if the reason were just or the attack had been done by the Taliban,» according to the papers.

Kushner also learned the hard way what investigators can do — in 2004, Kushner pleaded guilty to witness retaliation, tax violations, and Federal Election Commission violations after trying to frame his brother - in - law after he allegedly cooperated with a federal probe into Kushner's business.

This is where the aiding and abetting charge comes in — the cooperating witness allegedly used a Phantom device while organizing the transit of five kilograms of cocaine.

In a later consensually recorded conversation with a cooperating witness, Simmons expressed concern that the victim would contact the portfolio managers and learn that «there's no... money.»

Mueller's office has obtained a wealth of subpoenaed documents about the president's conduct and has taken secret testimony from cooperating witnesses — Michael Flynn, former foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos and former campaign aide Rick Gates — any one of whom would be in a position to contradict Trump and expose him to perjury charges.

In general, churches choose to associate with the SBC (or any of the other Baptist bodies) because it allows them to cooperate with other autonomous congregations to accomplish shared goals: mission efforts, public witness, theological education, etc..

Rashan Michel, a founder of a clothing company based in Atlanta and former NBA and college referee introduced Person to «CW - 1» (a cooperating witness), who had a financial advisory / business management service.

Key testimony is expected to come from former lobbyist - turned - cooperating witness Todd Howe, who allegedly exchanged emails with Percoco in which they referred to cash as «ziti» — a move prosecutors say they lifted from HBO's mobster series «The Sopranos.»

Reichberg and associate Jona Rechnitz, who has been identified as a cooperating government witness in both cases, have also been linked to federal probes of Mayor Bill de Blasio's fundraising.

Bonomo, a major political player in the state, earned fame as the main witness who cooperated with prosecutors to convict former Senate Republican Leader Dean Skelos (Nassau County) for accepting bribes.

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In addition to more than 11 million pages of records, the feds» arsenal includes former lobbyist - turned - cooperating witness Todd Howe and emails in which he and Percoco allegedly referred to payoffs as «ziti» — a code word for cash that prosecutors say they lifted from an episode of HBO's mob drama «The Sopranos.&raquIn addition to more than 11 million pages of records, the feds» arsenal includes former lobbyist - turned - cooperating witness Todd Howe and emails in which he and Percoco allegedly referred to payoffs as «ziti» — a code word for cash that prosecutors say they lifted from an episode of HBO's mob drama «The Sopranos.&raquin which he and Percoco allegedly referred to payoffs as «ziti» — a code word for cash that prosecutors say they lifted from an episode of HBO's mob drama «The Sopranos.»

The senator, who represents Queens Village, St. Albans and Jamaica, is accused of conspiring in November 2012 with a cooperating witness and an undercover FBI agent posing as a wealthy real estate developer to bribe city Republican leaders in order to win Wilson - Pakula certificates.

In exchange for their help and ponying up the bribe money, Smith is accused of promising to use his position in the senate to steer $ 500,000 in state funding to a development project in Spring Valley that the cooperating witness and the undercover agent claimed they were planninIn exchange for their help and ponying up the bribe money, Smith is accused of promising to use his position in the senate to steer $ 500,000 in state funding to a development project in Spring Valley that the cooperating witness and the undercover agent claimed they were planninin the senate to steer $ 500,000 in state funding to a development project in Spring Valley that the cooperating witness and the undercover agent claimed they were planninin state funding to a development project in Spring Valley that the cooperating witness and the undercover agent claimed they were planninin Spring Valley that the cooperating witness and the undercover agent claimed they were planning.

Smith, the feds say, turned to Moses Stern — a crooked Rockland County developer who was, in fact, a cooperating federal witness — as well as another man he thought was a developer but who was actually an undercover federal agent.

Howe, who admitted on Wednesday that he was a serial deadbeat who stiffed countless creditors over two decades, agreed in 2016 to become a cooperating witness, pleaded guilty to the bribery scheme and embezzling nearly $ 1 million from his law firm, and promised to keep his nose clean.

Sources and records show Rechnitz became a cooperating witness for the feds after he was snared in yet another bribery case involving Norman Seabrook, the head of the city Correction Officers union, who allegedly received $ 65,000 in bribes in exchange for funneling $ 20 million in union funds into a hedge fund operated by a friend of Rechnitz's, according to sources and court documents.

The government has accused Percoco, 49, of South Salem, of taking $ 35,000 in bribes from two principals of COR through lobbyist Todd Howe, a cooperating witness.

NEW YORK CITY — The cooperating witness who was instrumental in the alleged bribery plot that took down state Sen. Malcolm Smith, a Queens councilman and city GOP bosses is a bankrupt, smooth - talking real estate investor who personally owes a staggering $ 126 million to Citigroup, DNAinfo.com New York has learned.

Rechnitz pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit honest services fraud in connection with the wire fraud scheme but is cooperating as a witness for a lesser sentence, the complaint states.

NEW YORK CITY — Moses «Mark» Stern, the cooperating witness who played a pivotal role in the arrests of state Sen. Malcolm Smith and five others, is a well - connected upstate powerbroker who kept dirt on politicians for a «rainy day» and had ties to many elected officials, including state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, sources said.

The alleged middleman in the bribery schemes, Howe has pleaded guilty to eight felonies and is a cooperating government witness.

The report was never released and Cuomo's office has insisted the story — third hand as told by cooperating witness David Wildstein who was convicted in the scandal — is false.

The criminal complaint charging Seabrook and his fellow defendant, hedge - fund manager Murray Huberfeld, strongly suggests that a witness who is cooperating with the government in the case, Jona S. Rechnitz, could also serve as an important witness in at least one of the fund - raising inquiries centered on NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Attorneys for former state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son, Adam, are again seeking to impugn a cooperating witness who testified against them in their first trial.

Sampson asked a mole in the US Attorney's office for the names of witnesses cooperating to make a case against him so he could «take them out.»

Mangone had been the most important cooperating witness to federal prosecutors in years, whose information helped put away three former GOP senators — Vincent Leibell, Tom Libous and Nick Spano.

Smith, who represented southeast Queens in the state Senate, was done in when he unknowingly turned to Moses Stern — a crooked Rockland County developer who was, in fact, a cooperating federal witness — as well as ano ther man Smith thought was a developer but who was actually an undercover federal agent.

The feds say the scam was cooked up in late 2013 during a trip to the Dominican Republic paid for by a cooperating witness — identified by sources as real estate investor and Mayor Bill de Blasio donor Jona Rechnitz.

His effort to find more information on the investigation and possible cooperating witnesses began in July 2011, when the unnamed associate was arrested for fraud and asking the person to withhold documentation in the case, court records show.