Sentences with phrase «corruption convictions»
Little did they know at that time that one year later they would both be booted from office and facing prison time for corruption convictions.
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The unprecedented corruption convictions create a unique historical moment, a moment that should lead to sweeping changes.
Mr. Cuomo has acknowledged the need for ethics reform after the corruption convictions of two Albany powerhouses, Sheldon Silver and Dean Skelos.
He noted the fallout from the federal corruption convictions last month of former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos (R - Rockville Centre) and former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D - Manhattan), and said lawmakers up for re-election in November may find it hard to avoid adopting new ethics laws.
And he says at a time of rising corruption convictions, which include the indictment of both leaders of the legislature in 2015, JCOPE's number of actual investigations has been low, and with the exception of a $ 300,000 fine against former Assemblyman Vito Lopez, accused of sexual harassment, the fines have been «meager» and often directed at small community organizations that don't have the money to pay the fines.
In that 2012 report, states were ranked by the total federal corruption convictions between the years 1976 through 2010.
Two of Sampson's former legislative colleagues, one - time Senate leader Dean Skelos and former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, both contend they should remain free pending appeal because their corruption convictions are likely to be overturned under the new rules established by the McDonnell case.
Mr. Cuomo's abrupt scuttling of the Moreland Commission in 2014 following an agreement with the State Legislature prompted Mr. Bharara to take a closer look at the activities of the state's most influential figures — culminating in the corruption convictions of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos last December.
Both felons can run for office again only if a judge reverses their corruption convictions.
ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo vetoed two bills Friday that were on the top of reformers» wish lists to increase transparency at a time when corruption convictions have eroded trust in state government.
The coming retrials of two former New York state politicians, Sheldon Silver and Dean Skelos, are being watched nationwide as test cases of federal prosecutors» ability to win public - corruption convictions under a new legal standard.
The criminal charges against Cuomo's associates and former top aide come as both former leaders of the state legislature face lengthy prison terms over corruption convictions.
De Blasio, saddled with slumping poll numbers, now faces the prospect of making his case to a potentially vengeful governor and a Legislature shaken by the corruption convictions of two former leaders.
ALBANY — Glenwood Management, the development company at the center of two federal corruption convictions of former Albany leaders, hasn't completely given up its political giving.
Bharara — who already has won corruption convictions against former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos since Cuomo disbanded the Moreland Commission on corruption at the state Capitol — also declined to say if investigators had interviewed the governor as part of the continuing probe.
Abuse of outside income factored heavily in the corruption convictions of the two former legislative leaders.
He told WBFO that in the wake of corruption convictions of the state's former Assembly and Senate leaders, New York's electorate is ready for a change.
Bharara expressed confidence that the various corruption convictions of the likes of Sheldon Silver and Dean Skelos will be upheld, despite a U.S. Supreme Court decision that narrowed the law they were found guilty of breaking.
Both men face stiff prison terms after corruption convictions, but remain free pending appeals.
Skelos was immediately ousted from the Senate upon conviction, and Cuomo is expected to set April 19, the presidential primary day, as the date for a special election to fill the seat, the same date he said he'll likely call an election to replace former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D - Manhattan), who was bounced last month, also as a result of multiple corruption convictions.
To add to the uncertain atmosphere, both former leaders of the legislature were sentenced to prison earlier in May following corruption convictions.
What made this legislative session different than any other was that the shock from the corruption convictions of the two legislative leaders earlier this year was still loudly reverberating.
The federal appeals court has not yet ruled on the corruption convictions and prison sentences of former State Senate Leader Dean Skelos and his son Adam.
Glenwood Management, the development company at the center of two federal corruption convictions of former Albany leaders, hasn't completely given up its political giving.
After the federal corruption convictions of Sheldon Silver and Dean Skelos were thrown out, the question now is — what's next?
At 10:30 a.m., Rep. Tom Suozzi will host a tele - press conference call to announce the introduction of his bipartisan bill, the Close Official Acts Loophole (COAL) Act, in response to the overturning of federal corruption convictions of two ex-state legislative leaders.
Prosecutors from U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's office in court papers said disgraced former legislative leaders Dean Skelos and Sheldon Silver should be sent to prison and not have their corruption convictions overturned.
In the last two years, both legislative leaders in the Senate and Assembly, Dean Skelos and Sheldon Silver, were forced from office for their corruption convictions.
After the corruption convictions of former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son Adam were tossed on Tuesday, the inevitable call for new ethics legislation came from good - government groups and lawmakers.
The corruption convictions of former state Senate Republican Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son, Adam, were overturned by a federal appellate court in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that retooled the definition of an «official act» as it relates to public corruption.
Democrats lost the majority in 2010, a wave year for the party and upheaval due to elections and corruption convictions and over the years remade the conference's leadership.
(He's siding with the governor in rejecting good government advocates» calls for a special session to pass more ethics reform, saying that despite recent corruption convictions of former senators, it's impossible to «legislative morality»).
There's also an election in lower Manhattan to replace former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who is scheduled to be sentenced on corruption convictions in a few weeks.
The groups note that secret lump sum expenditures featured in the corruption convictions of both former Speaker Sheldon Silver and former State Senator Malcolm Smith.
Convicted ex-pols like Joe Bruno, Alan Hevesi and recently deceased Guy Velella all collected pension benefits despite corruption convictions.
One of the races is to replace former Senate Leader Dean Skelos, a Republican who is now facing a lengthy prison term on corruption convictions.
The gov was commenting on the federal ruling Tuesday that tossed the corruption convictions of ex-state Sen. Dean Skelos and his son Adam.
Orange County Democrats fired a third salvo at state Sen. Bill Larkin on Monday over the question of banning the outside income some state lawmakers earn in the private sector — an issue likely to be taken up in the coming legislative session after the recent corruption convictions of former legislative leaders Sheldon Silver and Dean Skelos.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says a special election to fill state Assembly and Senate seats vacated after corruption convictions will take place on April 19.
Both Silver and Skelos are fighting to appeal their 2015 corruption convictions.
While Mr. Blake, a veteran of both Obama campaigns, maintained there would be a strict «firewall» between his work at Hilltop and the State Legislature, the appearance of a conflict of interest, coupled with a pair of federal corruption convictions predicated on outside income, proved too great to overcome.
NEW YORK — Real estate giant Glenwood Management was fined $ 200,000 by a state ethics commission for its role in the federal corruption convictions of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, once two of New York's most powerful politicians.
Despite the corruption convictions of two powerful Capitol figures, Sheldon Silver and Dean Skelos, their former colleagues have shown little appetite for reform.
HARTFORD — The Chief State's Attorney's office asked the state Supreme Court on Tuesday to reinstate 5 - year - old corruption convictions against former Hartford Mayor Eddie A. Perez — exposing Perez to a prison sentence if the high court agrees.A Superior...
One of those factors will likely be what his run would mean for his fellow Senate Republicans, who are gearing up for a re-match with the Democrats for control of the chamber in what's shaping up to be a challenging year, thanks to the twin corruption convictions of two former top conference leaders — ex-Deputy Majority Leader Tom Libous and ex-Majority Leader Dean Skelos — as well as a presidential election that will likely boost Democratic turnout in this Democrat - dominated state.
Experts say the requests by former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son, Adam, for no jail time resulting from their corruption convictions could run the risk of backfiring by being interpreted as essentially thumbing their noses at the judge and jury.
Skelos and his son asked a judge to let them avoid prison altogether and be sentenced to perform community service as punishment for their respective corruption convictions.
Look for lots of talk about agenda setting and wiping the slate clean from a difficult 2015 that was marked by high profile corruption convictions of two former legislative leaders.
«Even after multiple corruption convictions, Albany continues to resist reforms at every turn,» Kaminsky said.
Weeks after both the ex-Senate majority leader and former Assembly speaker were forced from office following their corruption convictions, a combined 89 percent of voters told Siena that corruption remains a serious problem in Albany.