Sentences with phrase «corrupt quid pro quo»
Robert Culp, Adam Skelos's lawyer, argued that in addition to the senator's arguments, his client's conviction should also be reversed because there was no evidence he actually knew of any corrupt quid pro quo legislative deals to secure the work.
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Percoco's lawyers say he arranged to legitimately work with Howe on nonstate matters in 2014, while he was running Cuomo's campaign and not in government, and never agreed to a corrupt quid pro quo.
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Silver's lawyer, Michael Feldberg, in his opening statement, insisted the evidence would show that there was no corrupt agreement, quid pro quo or bribe involving his client, saying: «Everything that happened in this case was not only legal, it was designed to — and did — help people.»
«It's a natural phenomenon in life for parents to help their kids, but it becomes a corrupt act when there's an actual or implied quid pro quo,» added Gerald Benjamin, a longtime Albany watcher who teaches political science at SUNY New Paltz.