Sentences with phrase «corruption trial tuesday»

Sheldon Silver was so eager to get his hands on legal fees paid by asbestos victims that a top lawyer at his firm had to personally deposit the checks into the pol's bank account to speed up the process, a witness testified at the former Assembly speaker's corruption trial Tuesday.

Aides had to rearrange a central New York swing by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2015 on the spot after right - hand man Joe Percoco issued a profanity - laced last minute order to visit the Syracuse developer now accused of bribing him, according to testimony at his corruption trial Tuesday.

Testifying at Silver's corruption trial Tuesday, Witkoff said he was kept in the dark about the fact that the politico was allegedly collecting a cut of legal fees from his development firm.

One of the state's most powerful politicians badgered companies reliant upon his legislative support to funnel more than $ 300,000 to his son, a prosecutor told a jury at the start of a corruption trial Tuesday as defense lawyers countered that she was trying to criminalize a typical father - son relationship.

Not exact matches

Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric appeared as a key witness at a corruption trial on Tuesday, testifying about his financial deals with a former Dinamo Zagreb director charged with tax evasion and embezzlement.

NEW YORK (AP)-- A former top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo was convicted on corruption charges Tuesday at a trial that further exposed the state capital's culture of backroom deal - making.

Jurors have been chosen in the public corruption trial of Governor Cuomo's former top aide Joe Percoco and told to report back at 9:15 am Tuesday morning for opening statements.

Former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and former Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto «traded their office for money, plain and simple,» a federal prosecutor said Tuesday in closing arguments marking the tail - end of the one - time elected leaders» 10 - week - old corruption trial.

To the growing annals of New York corruption trial history, enter Tuesday, March 13: the day a long - deliberating jury found Joseph Percoco guilty of conspiracy to commit honest services fraud and solicitation of bribes (he was also found not guilty of other charges).

It was the final shoe to drop in the federal corruption trial of Sheldon Silver, the man who was once the most powerful Democrat in New York State, who looked haggard and forlorn in a Manhattan courtroom on Tuesday.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to hear former Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver's bid to block his retrial on corruption charges, paving the way for a planned April 16 start to Silver's new trial in Manhattan federal court.

Former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto «traded their office for money,» a federal prosecutor said Tuesday in the 10 - week - old corruption trial's closing arguments while Mangano's defense attorney countered that the government's star witness «desecrated the oath» by lying repeatedly on the stand.

Newsday columnist Joye Brown appears on News 12 Long Island Tuesday to discuss updates in former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano's federal corruption trial.

A federal judge delayed for two months the upcoming corruption trial of Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, his wife Linda, and former Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017.

A former top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo was convicted on corruption charges Tuesday at a trial that further exposed the state capital's culture of backroom dealmaking.

Assemblywoman Amy Paulin took the stand Tuesday as the prosecution's first witness in the corruption trial of former state Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver, where her description of Albany's inner workings was pointedly contested by Silver's defense lawyer, Steven Molo, in a series of heated exchanges.

Jurors in the federal corruption trial of Joseph Percoco, left, indicated on Tuesday that they were at an impasse, with one writing that «the only thing we seem to agree on is that we can not agree.»

Kevin Keating, defense attorney for former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, got his first crack Tuesday at former Oyster Bay Deputy Supervisor Leonard Genova during the federal corruption trial of Mangano, his wife, Linda, and former Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto.

Jurors at the corruption trial of a former top aide to Gov. Cuomo saw photos on Tuesday of the governor palling around with a co-defendant charged in a «pay - to - play» bribery...

A U.S. District Court jury in Manhattan found the former aide, Joseph Percoco, guilty of three felonies on Tuesday, culminating a seven - week public corruption trial.

Percoco was convicted on corruption charges Tuesday at a trial that further exposed the state capital's culture of backroom deal - making.

Jurors have been chosen in the public corruption trial of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's former top aide Joe Percoco, with opening statements scheduled to begin Tuesday.

The Federal Government failed on Tuesday to produce former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (rtd) before a Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja for trial in relation to corruption charges brought against him by the government.

A former top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo was convicted on corruption charges Tuesday at a trial that further exposed the state capital's culture of backroom

Senator Malcolm Smith, left, walks out of federal court in White Plains with attorney Gerald Shargel after a federal judge declared a mistrial in the third week of his corruption trial on Tuesday, June 17, 2014.

Jurors at the corruption trial of a former top aide to Gov. Cuomo saw photos on Tuesday of the governor palling around with a co-defendant charged in a «pay - to - play» bribery scheme involving a state - funded revitalization project upstate.

Former City Councilman Daniel Halloran can't use an insanity defense in his corruption trial alongside Queens state Sen. Malcolm Smith, White Plains Federal Judge Kenneth Karas ruled Tuesday.

U.S. District Court Judge Valerie Caproni on Tuesday denied the ex-Assembly speaker's attempt to stop prosecutors from presenting campaign contributions from Glenwood Management as evidence in Silver's upcoming corruption trial.

In their opening statement in the corruption trial of state Senator Dean Skelos on Tuesday, federal prosecutors painted a picture of a powerful politician who abused his office to benefit his son and co-defendant, Adam.

Prosecutors in the corruption trial of a former aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo called on their star witness for a day of testimony Tuesday that painted a picture of a clubby scene of favors and donations in Albany.

While addressing students at Harvard University on Tuesday, Cuomo was asked why five legislative leaders in a row were indicted on corruption charges — including former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, who are currently on trial in federal courts.

On Tuesday, as his office began its closing arguments in the corruption trial of former Senate Republican Majority Leader Dean Skelos, Bharara broke new ground — at least for him — and joined Twitter.

Like former Albany colleague Sheldon Silver, New York state senator Dean Skelos will not testify at his federal corruption trial, with prosecutors set to begin their closing arguments Tuesday afternoon.

Jurors have been chosen in the public corruption trial of Governor Cuomo's former top aide Joe Percoco and told to report back at 9:15 a.m. Tuesday morning for opening statements.

Just hours after they began deliberating Tuesday, jurors in the federal corruption trial of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver erupted in a series of notes reporting confusion, stress and discord that remained unresolved by the end of the day, with one juror seeking a private meeting with the judge.

Jurors in the federal corruption trial of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver heard from the defendant for the first time on Tuesday.

MANHATTAN FEDERAL COURT — «Power, greed, corruption» are at the heart of the case against former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, federal prosecutors said Tuesday during opening arguments in the trial.

A former state Senate leader and his son were granted new trials Tuesday in a corruption case that roiled a scandal - ridden statehouse.

Skelos also said he would direct the county on how to spend $ 17 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency funds for post-superstorm Sandy flood mitigation, according to the wiretapped conversation played Tuesday at the federal corruption trial of Skelos and his father, Sen. Dean Skelos (R - Rockville Centre).

During their opening statements Tuesday in the criminal corruption trial of former state Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver, prosecutors and Silver's defense attorneys painted sharply different images of the elected official at the center of the case.

QUEENS — Democratic voters in Jamaica will decide Tuesday who should advance to the November general election in the race to succeed former City Councilman Ruben Wills, who was expelled from office after a jury found him guilty in his corruption trial in July.

A former top aide to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo was found guilty on Tuesday of three corruption - related charges, a repudiation of the murky back - room dealings in Albany laid bare during the nearly eight - week trial.

A federal prosecutor said Sen. Dean Skelos «abused his power» to «line the pockets» of his son Adam as opening statements began Tuesday in the closely watched federal corruption trial of the once - powerful former Republican majority leader in Albany.

NEW YORK — A wide - ranging corruption trial focused on a former top aide and confidant of Gov. Andrew Cuomo opened in U.S. District Court on Tuesday, co-starring a Connecticut energy lobbyist accused of greasing the administrative skids with $ 7,500 monthly payoffs in attempt to win approval for a controversial power plant.

Opening statements in the corruption trial of a former New York Assembly speaker appear likely to start Tuesday after a judge questioned individual jurors into the evening.

Greensboro, North Carolina (CNN)- The jury in former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards» corruption trial ended its third day of deliberations Tuesday, asking to take another look at two more exhibits in the case.

A federal judge on Tuesday split the upcoming upstate development political corruption trial of a former top aide to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and seven others in two, and said the case involving Cuomo lieutenant Joseph Percoco will begin in January.

Tuesday was Singh's third day of testimony in the corruption trial of former County Executive Edward Mangano, his wife, Linda, and former Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto.

Jury selection is expected to continue Tuesday in the corruption trial of Skelos, who is facing federal charges that he extorted bribes from companies with business before the state.

Former senate majority leader Dean Skelos violated his oath of office in an attempt to enrich his son by «strong - arming» companies that relied on the Long Island Republican's support in Albany, a federal prosecutor said during closing remarks in the senator's corruption trial on Tuesday afternoon.