Sentences with phrase «donors on corruption»

The survey suggests that the arrest and indictment of eight of his top aides and donors on corruption charges this fall has had little impact on his popularity.

Cuomo has announced his intention to run for re-election again in 2018, a plan that may face complications after a federal grand jury indicted a raft of his closest former aides and donors on corruption charges last week.

Not exact matches

Peters, who served as de Blasio's campaign treasurer before being named investigations commissioner, has been under fire for not refusing to step aside from the sweeping federal probe that is centered on two wealthy businessmen who were large donors to de Blasio, and who ware embroiled in a gifts - for - favors corruption scandal that has already toppled a handful of top ranking NYPD officials.

Engaging more small donors and making legislators more dependent on their constituents, rather than a few wealthy special interests, offers an added layer of defense against corruption.

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.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has not held any public appearances since a potentially damaging New York Times story that reported that his top aide interfered in a corruption probe when it focused on Cuomo donors.

All three leaders duly rewarded their donors on Thursday, prompting Lord Oakeshott, the Liberal Democrat peer and advocate of Lords reform, to condemn the list, saying it «polluted parliament and the political parties that collude in this corruption».

The ethics refresher was ordered as the burgeoning federal probe into police corruption has resulted in the transfers of nine officers, including eight high - level supervisors, many of them stripped of their guns and badges, for their dealings with two wealthy Brooklyn businessmen who are also large donors to Mayor Bill de Blasio and were on his Inauguration Team.

Former NYPD Chief of Department Philip Banks wanted a crooked Mayor Bill de Blasio donor and cop briber to serve on de Blasio's committee to combat police corruption so the...

Witnesses testified at the corruption trial of New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez that he's accused of conducting business as usual on behalf of a prominent donor.

Nixon is on solid ground when she hits Cuomo over corruption, especially with the recent federal conviction of his friend and former aide, Joseph Percoco, on charges of taking bribes to help Cuomo donors get contracts on economic development boondoggles.

Rather than admit many of his colleagues and GOP donors formed him from his post, Mr. Skelos said the «media scrutiny» following his arrest on federal corruption charges undid him.

Hence, to avoid further corruption, Cuomo's award on Dec. 10 of about $ 50 million in capital grants and state tax credits to Nassau County for government and private - sector projects must be postponed until Mangano's recommendations — like the $ 3 million for county - owned Nassau Hub infrastructure improvements and Grumman studios run by a Mangano donor — are vetted to ensure they weren't driven by cronyism or campaign contributions.

George Osborne's attempts to slash state funding for opposition parties is bad news for democracy as it increases reliance on donors and raises the potential for corruption, the Electoral Reform Society (ERS) has warned.

The organization is focused on corruption cleanup, and they think that Serino is too indebted to donors and interest groups rather than to her constituents.

Mayor de Blasio did his best to bury his corruption scandals over the weekend: On Friday, he dropped his long - promised column about donors who didn't get favors from City Hall...

With the advent of Cambodia's Consultative Group (CG) donor meeting on 6 and 7 December combating corruption is once more at the top of the political agenda.