Sentences with phrase «corruption charges against state»

The corruption charges against State Senator Malcolm Smith and City Councilman Dan Halloran are a prime argument for non-partisan elections, Mayor Bloomberg said.

In a sign of how common corruption charges against state legislators have become, political observers say the news sent shockwaves through the New York's political establishment, not because of what Silver is charged with, but because of the speaker's stature.

Nassau's $ 12 million contract with an environmental company at the center of corruption charges against State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son, Adam, has hit serious roadblocks, interviews and documents show.

Not exact matches

SNC - Lavalin Group Inc. is pressing Canada's new Liberal government to adopt corporate corruption settlement deals like those in place in the United Kingdom and the United States, saying federal charges laid against the company are hurting its ability to compete against rivals in Group of 7 countries.

Russo said the «very serious» charges brought against the majority leader by AG Andrew Cuomo «compromise Senator Espada's ability to serve in the State Senate, and once again show Democrats aren't serious about cleaning up the corruption in Albany.»

The committee stated the charge against the justices as «bribery and corruption contrary to S. 244 of the Criminal Offences Act and Rule 2 of the CCMG.»

* State prosecutors pursing bribery and corruption charges against G. Steven Pigeon saw their case improve today when a judge reversed an earlier decision to suppress email evidence that they believe incriminates the once - powerful political operative

Brooklyn federal prosecutors yesterday slapped the disgraced former state Senate majority leader with yet another round of charges in the growing corruption case against him.

With less than two weeks left in the legislative session, some New York lawmakers are pressing for reform of the state's economic development contracting process in light of a scandal that's led to federal corruption charges against several former associates of Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Alain Kaloyeros, the former president and CEO of SUNY Polytechnic Institute, has filed a complaint against the school's two nonprofit development arms demanding that they cover his legal bills as he fights state and federal corruption charges.

The charges against Mubarak are gruesome: it is alleged that he ordered tortures and authorised the brutalities of the secret police, that he sent out snipers to shoot and kill innocent and unarmed protestors during the January - February revolution, and that he conducted corruption on a grand scale, taking millions from the state coffers through a dodgy deal to supply gas.

Government watch dog groups say the arrest of one of the two most powerful men in the New York legislature on fraud and corruption charges highlights the need for better state laws against wrong doing.

The former National Security Adviser (NSA) Colonel Mohammed Sambo Dasuki (rtd) who is being unlawfully detained against court orders by Department of State Service (DSS) has approached the Court of Appeal Abuja Division praying the court to set aside the subpoena issued against him by the federal high court to appear before it to testify in a N400m corruption charges brought against Former National Publicity Secretary of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) Mr. Olisa Metuh.

It's been a week since a federal corruption investigation exploded in New York state, bringing fraud and bribery and charges against developers and state officials for allegedly running a pay - to - play scheme involving upstate economic development projects.

SUNY Poly's seemingly precarious financial state — particularly since former president Alain Kaloyeros resigned in October after state and federal corruption charges were filed against him related to his oversight of bidding processes at two of the school's affiliated nonprofits — has been widely reported, but the internal documents offer a rare glimpse at how the crisis has been perceived and deliberated internally.

Yet, in the most bizarre of the spate of federal official corruption indictments against Mangano, former Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto and former State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, the charges against Walker seem to relegate him to the junior varsity.

SUNY Poly's seemingly precarious financial state — particularly since former president Alain Kaloyeros resigned in October after state and federal corruption charges were filed against him related to his oversight of bidding processes at two of the school's affiliated nonprofits — has been

The proposals come after a corruption wave at the Capitol that's led to prison sentences for both former legislative leaders, jail time for a former state comptroller and federal charges, including bribery and bid - rigging, against nine Cuomo associates.

Additionally, the problem of Albany corruption again being addressed not by internal state watchdogs, but instead by the U.S. Attorney who this month is prosecuting charges against the two most recent former legislative leaders, demonstrates the clear need to strengthen our state's own ethics enforcement.

The email evidence is considered key to the State Attorney General's case against the former Erie County Democratic chairman, and it was used to help obtain a 2016 indictment against Pigeon and others on corruption charges.

It was learnt that various issues affecting the region, including corruption charges levelled against ex-militant leader, Chief Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, and the halted Nigerian Maritime University in Okerenkoko, Warri South - West Local Government Area of Delta State, are to be considered at the meeting in Abuja today.

At the State Capitol, lawmakers are scrambling to put forward plans to react to the latest twin corruption scandals involving bribery charges against a State Senator and Assemblyman.

The trial is the first growing out of a corruption scandal that rocked Albany in April when Preet Bharara, the United States attorney in Manhattan, announced charges against Mr. Stevenson and said that another Democratic assemblyman, Nelson L. Castro, had resigned and was cooperating with the government.

Dadey says the continued secrecy has fueled the state's present «culture of corruption», that has led to serious charges against Speaker Silver and several other past legislative leaders.

Federal corruption charges were announced on Thursday against two former close aides to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, a senior state official and six other people, in a blow to the governor's innermost circle and a repudiation of the way his prized upstate economic development programs were managed.

According to U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, whose office is prosecuting both Silver and Skelos, the charges against Skelos are further proof that «public corruption is a deep - seated problem in New York state.

Alleged Corruption: How Dariye Diverted N204m to Own Company - Witness The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has presented more evidence against a former governor of Plateau State, Joshua Dariye, who is being prosecuted on a 23 - count charge bordering on money laundering and diversion of funds, before Justice Adebukola Banjoko, of the Federal Capital Territory, -LSB-...]

Federal charges are being levied against top Cuomo aide Joseph Percoco, the influential head of the SUNY Polytechnic Institute, Alain Kaloyeros, and others for a series of alleged schemes that include fraud, bid - rigging and bribery; Kaloyeros is also facing felony corruption charges from the state.

about U. S. Attorney to Announce Federal Corruption Charges Against New York State Assemblyman Eric Stevenson from the Bronx, Four Others

(Reuters)- Lawyers for once - powerful former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver asked a judge on Tuesday to throw out federal corruption charges against him because a top prosecutor made «prejudicial» public statements about his guilt.

The remarks followed claims by former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's lawyers that he had made «improper statements» that will bias the public against Mr. Silver in his fight against corruption charges, and a Slate piece by Pace University Professor Bennett Gershman that Mr. Bharara's critiques of New York's state government are inappropriate for his role.

Then in January, Silver was arrested on federal charges as part of U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's crusade against corruption in the state government.

Back in January, at a press conference detailing charges against Democratic State Assembly Speaker Shelly Silver, the crusading United States Attorney teased reporters with those words, an unmissable hint that more big corruption cases were in his pipeline.

Heastie says he hopes that there can be a «three - way agreement» between the Assembly, Senate and governor on another key end of session issue - increasing oversight of the state's economic development contracts, in light of a scandal that's led to corruption charges against several of Governor Andrew Cuomo's former associates.

New York State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announces corruption charges against Mount Vernon Mayor Thomas during a press conference in Manhattan March 12, 2018.

The trial of former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son, Adam, in Federal District Court in Manhattan on an eight - count indictment that includes bribery and extortion charges is scheduled to begin today — just as the unrelated corruption case against Sheldon Silver, the former speaker of the State Assembly, enters its third week.

Since last fall, when federal and state corruption charges were brought against former SUNY Polytechnic Institute president Alain Kaloyeros — who is alleged to have steered lucrative development contracts awarded by two opaque, SUNY - affiliated nonprofits to certain preferred companies — the university's use of nonprofit affiliates has come under increasing scrutiny.

Federal prosecutors brought corruption charges against top state government insiders and business development executives Thursday, scorching Gov. Andrew Cuomo's hallmark upstate economic initiatives.

Corruption charges brought against a member of the state Senate Republican majority Wednesday have provided an opportunity for Democrats to jumpstart the seemingly dormant conversation on government ethics as state budget negotiations enter their final week.

De Blasio praised Silver in spite of federal corruption charges filed against the state lawmaker.

Multiple state public authorities hired law firm Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP to represent them amid a Manhattan U.S. Attorney's investigation that led to corruption charges against a former top Cuomo aide and seven other individuals, according to an engagement letter for a separate contract obtained Tuesday by The Alt through a Freedom of Information Law request.

In addition, corruption charges were announced against another former aide, a senior state official and six other people.

Moses Stern, the shady Rockland developer who wore a wire to help the government bring corruption charges against former state...

The statement added, «The Attorney General of Sokoto State, Suleiman Usman, is to take over the prosecution of the corruption charge brought against a serving Commissioner in Sokoto State and a former Permanent Secretary of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in the administration of ex-Governor Aliyu Wamakko, Mohammed Bello, by the EFCC.

At the New York State Capitol, lawmakers are scrambling to put forward plans to react to the latest twin corruption scandals involving bribery charges against a State Senator and Assemblyman.

Bharara's charges in the state development corruption investigations were lodged against eight men, including Ciminelli, head of LPCiminelli, which won the contract to build the SolarCity plant at RiverBend.

They have brought charges against dozens of individuals implicated in public corruption schemes around the state — resulting in the return of over $ 11 million in restitution to taxpayers through these convictions.

He disbanded his own anti-corruption commission before its work was done, but Gov. Cuomo claimed Tuesday a law he approved spurred corruption charges against one of New York's state legislative leaders.

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said federal corruption charges filed today against two Syracuse executives, a former governor's aide and others are further evidence of the «show - me - the - money culture» that defiles New York state government.

Former State Senate leader Dean Skelos got a split result Thursday in his bid to subpoena damaging information about two key witnesses against him in his upcoming retrial on corruption charges in Manhattan federal court.