Sentences with phrase «criminal bid rigging»
New bid rigging offence: A new criminal bid rigging offence has been introduced and added to the existing bid rigging offences.
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The state Attorney General's Office dismissed criminal charges against Joseph Nicolla, one of Albany's most prominent developers, in exchange for Nicolla's cooperation in the bid - rigging investigation into former SUNY Polytechnic Institute President and CEO Alain Kaloyeros.
Cuomo has been talking about reforming economic development contract awards in his administration, following federal criminal charges against nine people — one a former top aide — on bribery and bid - rigging charges in connection with the Buffalo Billion and other projects.
The 35 - page indictment, which largely tracked a criminal complaint filed in September, accused Percoco of taking over $ 300,000 in payoffs to wield influence in Cuomo's executive chamber, while former SUNY Polytechnic Institute President Alain Kaloyeros worked to rig bids on $ 850 million in development projects in Syracuse and Buffalo.
Bharara's office last year brought criminal charges of alleged bid - rigging hit for projects in Buffalo related to at the SolarCity and other contracts in Syracuse and Albany.
The school, which has campuses in Albany and Utica, fell from grace last September when its founding president, Alain Kaloyeros, was arrested on criminal bid - rigging charges.
FRMC, an entity that controls millions of public dollars that just last year adopted commonly accepted standards of transparency, figures in the state's criminal complaint against former president Alain Kaloyeros, who is alleged to have rigged the state - sponsored nonprofit's bidding processes to favor certain companies for construction - related contracts.
According to the criminal complaints filed on September 22, the main way the bid between the state and LP Ciminelli was rigged was by writing bid specifications that only LP Ciminelli could meet — including one that required the bidder be in business in the Buffalo area for 50 years.
Kaloyeros stepped down from the leadership of SUNY Polytechnic Institute in the fall after it was alleged in federal and state criminal complaints that he took part in a wide - ranging scheme that involved bid - rigging and bribery.
Three LPCiminelli executives, including CEO Louis Ciminelli, are facing federal criminal charges of bribery and bid - rigging over their actions leading up to the awarding of the contract.
SARATOGA SPRINGS — The SUNY Board of Trustees approved a $ 25 million loan to SUNY Polytechnic Institute in Albany to help the high - tech university get its financial house in order following the departure of founder Alain Kaloyeros last year amid charges of criminal corruption and bid - rigging.
SUNY Polytechnic Institute officials were worried about covering the debt on buildings at the school's Albany campus long before the school's current financial woes surfaced after last year's criminal indictment of founder Alain Kaloyeros on federal bid - rigging charges.
Governor Cuomo has been talking about reforming economic development contract awards in his administration, following federal criminal charges against nine people, one a former top aide, on bribery and bid rigging charges in connection with the Buffalo Billion and other projects.
But in Sept. 2016, state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office offered a different explanation, alleging in a criminal complaint that Nicolla and SUNY Poly president Alain Kaloyeros had rigged the bidding process for the prospective dorm project.
The money was approved with special conditions that would appear to reference the ongoing criminal case involving former SUNY Poly president Alain Kaloyeros and allegations of bid - rigging on the school's projects.
There is no indication that the problematic lease has anything to do with the bid - rigging scandal at SUNY Poly that led to the resignation of the school's founder, Alain Kaloyeros and state and federal criminal charges against him and others with ties to Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
In addition to federal criminal charges, Kaloyeros also is facing state corruption charges from New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman in three alleged bid - rigging schemes.
In a criminal complaint filed Sept. 22, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara accused eight men, including Aiello and Gerardi, of paying bribes and / or rigging bids in connection with state - controlled development projects.
But the criminal charges, brought last week by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara as well as state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, have sparked widespread calls for more oversight and check - off procedures to prevent the kind of bid - rigging and pay - to - play allegations facing the defendants.
In February 2009, the Bureau announced that criminal bid - rigging charges had been laid against 14 individuals and seven companies accusing them of rigging bids for federal government contracts.
Ottawa - On Friday Fasken Martineau announced that they have secured a victory in a major criminal bid - rigging case by jury trial.
In addition, the Competition Act defines a number of activities which constitute criminal offenses, including conspiracy, bid - rigging, deceptive marketing, deceptive telemarketing, and serious instances of deliberate or reckless misleading advertising.
Federal and state criminal prosecutors have roped our corporate clients into a myriad of white collar criminal allegations from running illegal operations involving counterfeiting and gambling, to market manipulation, bid rigging, trafficking in counterfeit goods and creating fraudulent investment vehicles as facades for Ponzi schemes.
We have extensive experience defending corporations in investigations and court proceedings under the criminal cartel provisions of the Competition Act, including some of the most high - profile criminal conspiracy, bid - rigging and price maintenance cases in Canadian history, beginning with the PANS case before the Supreme Court of Canada.
All of the accused were charged with bid - rigging under s. 47 (2) of the Competition Act, conspiracy to bid - rig under s. 465 (1)(c) of the Criminal Code, and counselling an individual to bid - rig under s. 464 (a) of the Criminal Code.
Since the Act came into force in June 2003, it has been a criminal offence for any individual to agree with another individual to engage in cartel activity, including market sharing, limitation of supply or production, price - fixing and bid rigging.
Cahill litigators represent clients in major civil and criminal antitrust investigations and have extensive experience defending antitrust suits asserting price fixing, bid rigging and boycotts, among other claims.
Antitrust litigation has increased dramatically since Canada adopted its immunity program for the criminal provisions of the Competition Act (cartels and bid rigging).
One of our partners represented a broker - dealer in connection with a criminal antitrust investigation by the Department of Justice arising out of alleged bid - rigging in the municipal derivatives market.
If you don't believe me, you can read about the Department of Justice criminal investigation that has yielded over 40 guilty pleas in bid - rigging in Northern California foreclosure auctions.
and they are still busy... The Competition Bureau announced today that the Corporate Research Group Ltd. (CRG) has pleaded guilty today to a criminal charge of bid - rigging for federal government contracts for real estate advisory services in Canada, and was fined $ 125,000.