Sentences with phrase «corruption trials for»

DeFrancisco backs other reform measures, including a bill to provide greater oversight over the governor's economic development projects, which are at the root of the Percoco trial and other corruption trials for additional former Cuomo associates scheduled for the spring.

The corruption trials for prominent upstate developers and the former SUNY Polytechnic president related to major economic development efforts will also begin next year.

Some of the deals made between the state and developers have led to an ongoing series of corruption trials for several of the Governor's former associates.

Still to come is the federal «Buffalo Billion» corruption trial for former SUNY Polytechnic head Alain Kaloyeros, several Cuomo donors and other close associates.

Jury selection in the federal corruption trial for former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, his wife Linda, and former Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto gets underway Monday morning in Islip.

Wednesday, Azrack set jury selection in the corruption trial for Feb. 28.

The Gotham Gazette reported this morning that the corruption trial for Brownsville Assemblymember William Boyland began yesterday.

Despite the buzz surrounding a potential gubernatorial bid by education activist and actress Cynthia Nixon and negative headlines amid a corruption trial for one of his former aides, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is still the frontrunner in the 2018 New York governor's race, according to a new poll.

a lawyer for Mr. Aiello asked Mr. Howe on Thursday during cross-examination in the federal corruption trial for which Mr. Howe is the prosecution's key witness.

Not exact matches

Fyfe was assistant deputy attorney general in October 2010 when the BC Liberal government agreed to pay the $ 6 million legal bill for former aides Dave Basi and Bob Virk after their plea bargain halted the BC Rail corruption trial.

It took jurors less than 90 minutes to reach a verdict in the eight - week corruption trial of ex-NYC Councilman Dan Halloran that was marked by delays, a mistrial for a co-defendant — state Sen. Malcolm Smith — and several juror dismissals for personal reasons.

Government prosecutors and attorneys for a former close aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo are sparring over access to evidence in the corruption trial of Joe Percoco.

It makes quaint demands for negotiations sans negotiations: halt corruption trials against suspected PDP and Niger Delta looters.

No matter the outcome of this case, the repression, corruption and negligence that characterised the Mubarak era will surely generate enough trials to keep him imprisoned for the significant future.

After his first trial for these corruption charges the European Court of Human Rights ruled that his trial was unfair and demanded a retrial, following which the ruling was overturned, sent back to a lower court, and that lower court affirmed the corruption charges.

Defense lawyers have recommended that a federal trial be scheduled no earlier than January 2018 for Joseph Percoco, the former top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo charged with corruption, and three other defendants including Cor Development executives Steven Aiello and Joseph Gerardi.

A juror in the Joe Percoco corruption case was called for service on a second jury as deliberations stretch into the seventh week of trial.

for ex-Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver on federal corruption charges is largely expected to track that of the first trial, and prosecutors would still seem to hold an advantage.

The jury in the corruption trial of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo top aide Joseph Percoco announced for the second time that it was deadlocked, dimming the prospects once again for a verdict in the trial.

A judge set a date for the start of jury selection in the federal corruption trial of former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and his wife, Linda, and former Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto.

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 in closing arguments marking the tail - end of the one - time elected leaders» 10 - week - old corruption trial.

«Ziti,» the code name for bribes, figured heavily in the government's closing arguments today in the Joe Percoco federal corruption trial.

As the former leader of the New York State Assembly is currently on trial for his life, and a second former State leader is expected to begin his corruption trial next week, I probably don't need to tell you that frustration with the current state of affairs could encourage moderate and independent voters to embrace a party promising — well, reform.

Jurors in the corruption trial of Joseph Percoco and three co-defendants went home for the weekend without reaching a verdict.

Those trials handed convicted former political office holders jumbo gaol sentences for corruption.

Lawyers for former Cuomo aide Joseph Percoco want the star witness in his corruption trial, disgraced ex-lobbyist Todd Howe, to explain on the stand why he was arrested.

A trial date of Oct. 15 has been set for G. Steven Pigeon, a former Erie County Democratic chairman and longtime political operative who faces bribery and corruption charges for allegedly trying to influence a State Supreme Court justice.

COIB's announcement of the fines, and Stringer's scrutiny of Department of Correction spending, comes the same day that a jury is reportedly deadlocked in the corruption trial of former correction union president Norman Seabrook, who is accused of making a deal with a hedge fund to pocket $ 60,000 in exchange for agreeing to steer union money into the fund, which has since been revealed as one of the largest Ponzi schemes in recent memory.

Mangano, who is awaiting trial on federal corruption charges, has yet to declare that he is not seeking a third term, but his only remaining option to qualify for the Nov. 7 general election would be to distribute petitions to be an independent candidate under a nonestablished minor party.

He has telegraphed his intention to run for the seat since Skelos lost his seat upon his conviction following a federal corruption trial in December.

ALBANY — State government is bracing for a parade of corruption trials in 2018, with five cases involving powerful players going before juries at the same time that Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and all 213 legislative seats are up for election.

Several former Cuomo associates, including a former top aide, face federal corruption trials on charges of bribery and bid - rigging in connection with the contracts for some of the governor's signature economic development projects, including the Buffalo Billion.

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Dec. 5, 2017: A federal judge delays for two months the corruption trial of the Manganos and Venditto because Venditto's attorneys said they needed more time to prepare to fight the additional securities fraud charges.

NEW YORK (AP)-- The second trial for New York's former assembly speaker is likely to be a repeat of a 2015 trial but with language that will conform to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling narrowing the definition of corruption.

As if to illustrate the findings of the State Integrity Investigation, the federal corruption trial of former state Senator Pedro Espada, Jr., continued this week, with Judge Frederic Block excoriating Espada's attorney for using questionable courtroom tactics, and with Espada characterized during trial as a «puppet master» for his alleged embezzlement of funds from the Soundview Healthcare Network.

After facing two federal corruption trials he was acquitted and then applied to be reimbursed for $ 2.42 million: $ 1 million for funds he spent from his personal bank account, and $ 1.42 million for funds spent from his campaign fund.

Glenwood Management has topped headlines for over a year now thanks to its high - volume donations throughout New York state, as well as its ties to former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and ex-State Senate Leader Dean Skelos, both of whom are currently and separately on trial for corruption.

Several corruption trials are set for 2018 after a scandal involving nine of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's former associates who worked on his administration's economic development projects.

Speaking at a press conference outside the office of the CFB Malliotakis referenced the recent testimony of Jona Rechnitz in the federal corruption trial of Norman Seabrook on his political contributions to de Blasio and, according to Rechnitz, the mayor's responsiveness to his requests in exchange for those contributions.

The flu epidemic is hitting the corruption trial of Governor Cuomo's former top aide, Joe Percoco, with proceedings delayed for a day and a half because a key defense attorney has come down with the virus.

Artist sketch shows John Venditto, second from top left, and Linda and Edward Mangano, second and third from the right, during jury selection for their federal corruption trial in Central Islip on March 12.

Several corruption trials are set for 2018 after a scandal involving nine of Governor Cuomo's former associates who worked on his administration's economic development projects.

In the Kaminsky - McGrath race, for example, the Communications Workers of America PAC, which endorsed Kaminsky, gave $ 109,600 to Nassau Democrats on April 12, while the state Trial Lawyers Association's PAC, which has backed a GOP - led Senate, gave more than $ 100,000 to the New York State Senate Republican Campaign Committee in the months after Skelos (R - Rockville Centre) vacated his seat due to a federal corruption conviction.

Zemsky, a Buffalo businessman who is $ 1 a year by the state for his work, told reporters outside the hearing that he does not expect the ongoing corruption trials to affect the work of his agency.

Malliotakis sought to focus attention on recent testimony of de Blasio donor Jona Rechnitz in the federal corruption trial of Norman Seabrook, in which Rechnitz said he donated large amounts of money to Mayor de Blasio in exchange for special treatment.

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.

And the head of the state's Republican Party, Ed Cox, has said that testimony in the trial, including Percoco's use of the state offices while he was not an employee, shows that Cuomo fostered a «culture of corruption and disrespect for the law».

-- STILL NO PERCOCO VERDICT — New York Times» Vivian Wang and Benjamin Weiser: «The jury in a major New York corruption trial announced for the second time that it was deadlocked, dimming the prospects once again for a verdict in the trial of a former senior aide to Cuomo.

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.