Sentences with phrase «extortion scheme allegedly»
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From 2014 to 2016, Zakharova allegedly targeted Spitzer in an elaborate extortion scheme that involved him making regular hush - money payments of $ 3,000 to $ 50,000 a pop, according to prosecutors.
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Dean Skelos, 67, and Adam, 32, face eight counts of bribery, extortion and conspiracy to commit honest services fraud for an alleged scheme in which the elder Skelos allegedly used his office to pressure businesses into giving his son cushy no - show jobs that earned him over $ 200,000 starting in 2010.
Silver faces wire and mail fraud counts on each bribery scheme for allegedly depriving citizens of his «honest services,» an extortion count for each scheme, and a money laundering charge.
Caproni dropped an extortion charge against Percoco over payments totaling $ 35,000 he allegedly received from two Syracuse businessmen — Steven Aiello and Joseph Gerardo — that prosecutors say was part of a scheme meant to have Percoco use his influence in the Cuomo administration to assist their real estate firm called Cor Development.