Sentences with phrase «election law violations»

The counsel would oversee a new campaign finance unit that would investigate election law violations.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — State Senator Rob Ortt was indicted Wednesday on felony election law violations in Albany.

Complaints of election law violations committed by the PAC led to a federal and state probe.

In January, former Cheektowaga Democratic Chairman Frank C. Max Jr. — a longtime Pigeon ally — pleaded guilty to Schneiderman's accusations of misdemeanor election law violations after initially facing felony charges.

The attorney general had also charged Maziarz's successor — state Sen. Robert G. Ortt, R - North Tonawanda — with five similar felony election law violations in 2017.

The others are the case involving alleged election law violations by former Newfane Republican Sen. George Maziarz in March; the re-trials in April and May of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos; the Buffalo Billion corruption case trial set for June; and, on Long Island, the corruption trial of former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano in March.

The chief enforcement counsel position and the compliance unit were created in the 2014 state budget after the now - defunct Moreland Commission found the board rarely took action on election law violations and complaints.

Schneiderman has emerged as notably aggressive in prosecuting alleged election law violations during recent months, with many of his targets connected to Pigeon.

During intense questioning by the commissioners, Board of Elections officials admitted that they failed to follow up on hundreds of complaints and potential election law violations over the past several years.

The office once had sweeping power to prosecute election law violations, but that ability was ceded to the Board of Elections in the 1970s.

The DA is investigating patronage and election law violations allegations lodged against Mahoney by her own local party chairman, Tom Dadey.

Cuomo did take an off - topic question from The Buffalo News» Bob McCarthy and rejected Rick Lazio's accusations that he failed to pursue Election Law violations by Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr.'s counsel, Steve Pigeon, as «silly.»

Mohr and Ward could recall no more than a half - dozen investigations over the past 20 years involving serious election law violations.

So at, in some form, some manifestation, I'm convinced that the Moreland Commission, and I know I will, are going to recommend some type of independent enforcement agency to go after election law violations, apart from the Board of Elections itself.

Dinallo also announced a six - point agenda for investigating public corruption, which includes stringent new disclosure requirements for charities (like, say, the Bronx - based Soundview, which Cuomo says Espada looted of more than $ 14 million), using the Tweed Law to investigate the misuse of public funds, and pursuing election law violations under the existing Executive Law.

He said he was framed as the bad guy when the ex-prosecutor charged him with five felony Election Law violations last year.

Former state Senator George Maziarz would've faced five felony election law violations next week in Albany County Court.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The three members of the Western New York Progressive Caucus all pleaded not guilty to the same four felony election law violations Wednesday.

The attorney general also has little oversight over election law violations unless the governor compels the office to investigate them.

He read aloud a letter he wrote to Governor Cuomo demanding that Cuomo «fully investigate the allegations uncovered by [Board of Elections Enforcement Counsel Risa] Sugarman and reported by the national media concerning Mr. deBlasio's (sic) open and nefarious Election Law violations.»

Both candidates are going after Panepinto for a 2001 Election Law violation which led to him being suspended as a lawyer for 30 days.

Schneiderman would not consent to an interview, but his office notes he has prosecuted Democrats as well as Republicans for election law violations, as recently as earlier this month against the Democratic mayor of Mount Vernon.

The jury, which is probing election law violations in Niagara County, indicted Ortt in a case that also involves former State Sen. George D. Maziarz.

In addition, Underwood said her office will continue prosecuting high - profile cases of election law violations such as those Schneiderman brought against former Erie County Democratic Chairman G. Steven Pigeon, former Niagara County Republican Chairman Henry F. Wojtaszek, and former State Sen. George D. Maziarz, R - Newfane.

But Maziarz, who pleaded guilty last month to an unrelated misdemeanor election law violation, is not giving up.

Mohr and Ward could recall no more than a half - dozen of investigations over the past 20 years involving serious election law violations.

Mark Sacha was fired as an assistant DA seven years ago for criticizing incumbent Frank Sedita for not prosecuting Pigeon on election law violations.

Syracuse, NY — Any semblance of peace between Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney and the leadership of her own political party has vaporized amid battles over political patronage and a grand jury investigation into allegations of election law violations.

Maziarz, 64, was indicted, along with Sen. Rob Ortt, a North Tonawanda Republican and Maziarz's successor in the Senate, in a March 2017 case brought by Schneiderman over alleged election law violations.

Does the Federal Election Commission have the power to investigate election law violations, or do they work through the relevant US Attorney's office and the FBI?

Two Western New York political operatives charged with felony election law violations, including former Erie County Democratic Chairman Steven Pigeon, pleaded not guilty Thursday afternoon in state Supreme Court.

The FBI raided Cohen's office last Monday as part of an investigation into possible bank fraud and election law violations.

Half the cases involve allegations or investigations that yielded no criminal or election law violation.

A reader brought to my attention a rather weird passage in ace Buffalo News political reporter Bob McCarthy's story yesterday about the Paterson administation's referral of an election law violation case regarding Steve Pigeon to the US attorney's office in Manhattan.

Schneiderman is prosecuting Pigeon in two other cases involving allegations of bribery, extortion and election law violations.

Former state Sen. George D. Maziarz, facing five felony election law violations and the possibility of years in prison, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor election law violation and agreed to pay a $ 1,000 fine Friday in an Albany courtroom.

A former New York State Senator who was once one of the most powerful people in Niagara County politics will no longer face trial for five election law violations.

In 2005, Denenberg pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor election law violation — falsely certifying that he had witnessed eight people sign a nominating petition in June 2003 for his bid to be elected a Democratic committeeman.

«I uncovered some election law violations, including the addition of two people to the Republican Committee illegally by a former party employee, and brought that to the attention of the district attorney in an informal discussion,» he said.

Political observers have been waiting to see if Schneiderman planned to prosecute any election law violations.

Flaherty promised to pay attention to the election law violations some say Sedita pooh - poohed.

«They brought it to us and we were under an obligation because I promised the citizens, I promised the citizens that I would take seriously allegations of election law violation and we did.

We've learned Republican State Sen. Rob Ortt and his predecessor, George Maziarz, have been indicted on felony election law violations.

An Albany County grand jury indicted two Republican state senators — one sitting (Rob Ortt) and one retired (George Maziarz)-- on felony election law violations, as part of Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's probe of election law fraud in Niagara County.

A year ago, Henry F. Wojtaszek, a former close ally of Maziarz, also pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor election law violation and is yet to be sentenced.

The long - awaited trial of former State Sen. George D. Maziarz on three felony election law violations, slated to begin in Albany County Court on Monday, has been delayed until Feb. 5.

Voters in the 3rd House District will no doubt send Democrat Minnie Gonzalez of Hartford back for a 10th term, though her first nine have been lackluster and marred by election law violations and divisiveness.

Another party in the case, former Niagara County Republican leader Henry Wojtaszek, has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor election law violation.

Three sources familiar with the situation say Pigeon and two long - time associates Kristy L. Mazurek and David B. Pfaff will face felony complaints of election law violations.