Sentences with phrase «corruption charges forced»

The Democrat - dominated Assembly elevated Heastie to the chamber's highest position in February, after corruption charges forced former speaker Sheldon Silver to vacate the post.

Corruption charges forced Queens Assemblyman William Scarborough from office and Brooklyn Assemblyman Karim Camara stepped down to take a position with the Cuomo administration.

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This week, the RCMP have charged two Americans and one British businessman, demonstrating the force's willingness to extend its reach to non-Canadians in its efforts to combat corruption.

As the trial of the head of one of South Korea's largest conglomerates on corruption charges got underway, the president's ousting meant she lost her immunity to prosecution over the corruption scandal that forced her from office.

Skelos, who was forced from office in December, is due to be sentenced on corruption charges later this month.

Fidler is running in the March 20 special election for the seat vacated by former Sen. Carl Kruger, who was forced to resign when he pleaded guilty last month to felony federal corruption charges.

Skelos stepped down as majority leader two years ago following corruption charges and later forced from office following his conviction.

Jack Martins, for initially defending former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos in the wake of the federal corruption charges that eventually forced him from office.

Those who support a convention say dramatic action is required to address corruption charges that have forced more than 30 officials out of office in a decade as well as issues such as New York's high taxes, unequal funding of schools, and the influence of big - money donors in campaigns.

Silver was forced from office after being convicted on federal corruption charges late last year.

Then - Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver drove the effort in 2007 to replace Democratic Comptroller Alan Hevesi, who was forced from office by federal corruption charges.

The appellate ruling is part of a multipronged court battle between Tinari forces and dissidents who say the party is still under the control of ex-Conservative chairman Edward Walsh, who is in federal prison after his conviction on corruption charges.

Silver was forced from office after being convicted of federal corruption charges.

A McGrath victory would restore the outright majority the GOP had before Skelos was convicted on corruption charges and forced to step down late last year.

The special elections on Tuesday for the seats formerly held by Dean G. Skelos and Sheldon Silver, the two state legislative leaders who were forced to depart Albany after being convicted on corruption charges last year, were supposed to be a test of how long a shadow corruption could cast on a race.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been steering clear of public events at the state Capitol recently, after a second major party legislative leader, the head of the Senate was forced to resign over corruption charges.

Ex-assemblyman Eric Stevenson was forced to resign after being convicted of corruption charges in federal court earlier this year.

In February, sources told The Post that the courthouse was under federal investigation over its alleged ties to Silver, who was forced to give up his role as Assembly speaker after being indicted on federal corruption charges.

The Brooklyn assemblyman, a Democrat and self - identified Black Panther, is contemplating a bid to replace former State Senator John Sampson, who was forced from office following a conviction on federal corruption charges last week.

Skelos, 67, was forced to leave office following his and his son's conviction on federal corruption charges on Dec. 11.

Led by Manhattan Assemblyman Brian Kavanagh, the 23 - member caucus asked in an open letter today that the speaker replacing Sheldon Silver, who was arrested on corruption charges a week ago, consider a series of questions related to how the body is governed and requested that the next speaker establish a task force to address reform.

Hoping to quell upset on the right, Flanagan tapped his former rival to serve as his No. 2, replacing ex-Deputy Majority Leader Tom Libous, who was forced to resign his seat after being found guilty on a felony corruption charge.

Flanagan took control of the Senate majority this spring after former Leader Dean Skelos was forced to resign the leadership post due to federal corruption charges.

Skelos's legal troubles come only months after Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was forced to resign his post after his own arrest on corruption charges.

Silver was forced from the Manhattan Assembly seat he represented for 20 years after the Democrat was convicted in December on corruption charges.

Both of the Senate seats were vacant because both of their former occupants were forced to leave after being convicted of felony corruption charges.

Adams is seeking the open seat that belonged to Wills, who was forced to give up his seat after his conviction on state corruption charges.

The Manhattan Democrat was forced to resign the powerful post he's held for more than two decades after his members told him this past Monday they've lost faith in his ability to lead following his arrest on five federal corruption charges.

The leaders of both the Assembly and the Senate were forced to relinquish their positions earlier this year after being charged in separate corruption investigations.

Do you know who the speaker of the New York state Assembly is, since Shelly Silver was forced to resign last winter amid corruption charges?

He was selected to replace Sheldon Silver, who was forced to step down in the aftermath of federal corruption charges.

Flanagan replaced former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos (R - Nassau County), who was also forced from office because of corruption charges.

In January he added that he was hesitating because he didn't know how many more state lawmakers would be convicted on corruption charges and forced out of office.

Waiting until after the April 1 start of the 2016 - 17 fiscal year could avoid a power struggle in the state Senate during budget negotiations should former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, who is also on trial on corruption charges, be found guilty and forced from his seat.

Silver, of course, was forced from office after his conviction last year on federal corruption charges.

Scarborough is one of nearly 30 state lawmakers that have been forced from office in the past decade because of charges of corruption or sexual harassment.

Heastie has been speaker for about six months, winning the leadership post after longtime Speaker Sheldon Silver was forced to resign after being charged by the federal government with corruption.

The ongoing corruption scandal has been a factor» Heastie and Flanagan are new in their leadership posts after the former speaker and Senate leader were arraigned on multiple corruption charges earlier this year, and forced to resign their posts.

The Republican said things might be different if Assemblyman Sheldon Silver (D - Manhattan) hadn't been forced by his Democratic members to step down as speaker early this year after his arrest on federal corruption charges.

CNN: Mubarak to be charged for corruption, protester deaths Mubarak, who was forced from office in February, is being charged with consenting to a plan to kill protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square on January 25, according to Adel Saeed, a spokesman for the prosecutor's office.

He was forced to resign the powerful leadership post he's held for more than two decades after his members informed him Monday they've lost faith in his ability to lead following his arrest last week on five federal corruption charges.

Mr. Skelos's decision on Monday came after his counterpart atop the State Assembly, Sheldon Silver, was forced to give up his post as speaker after his own arrest on federal corruption charges in January.

ALBANY — State Sen. Dean Skelos, who is clinging to his position as the chamber's majority leader as he fights federal corruption charges, is threatening to resign his seat if he is forced from his leadership post, according to published reports.

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.

ALBANY — Roughly 20 hours after a jury found Republican State Senator Tom Libous guilty of corruption charges, forcing him to vacate his seat immediately, Governor Andrew Cuomo floated a potential successor, Barbara Fiala.

There are no solutions posed; «Cartel Land» vividly conveys the sense that this cycle of violence can't be stopped as long as anyone who tries to take charge (including, the film suggests, government forces in Mexico) is susceptible to corruption.