Sentences with phrase «federal bribery laws»

And while the jury deliberates over whether he violated federal bribery laws, the evidence and testimony in the trial revealed serious ethical questions over how the Cuomo Administration monitors ethics.

I don't have any citations for you, but its illegal to bribe state and federal officials, and electoral are defined by a mixture of state and federal laws, so it would almost certainly fall into existing state / federal bribery laws.

The documents backing up the dismissal motions contended that the federal bribery law under which the men are charged was in effect declared unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court last year when it overturned the bribery conviction of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell.

Randall Eliason, a former prosecutor who specialized in public corruption and government fraud, said an elected official could now demand $ 10,000 for arranging a meeting for a constituent and not run afoul of federal bribery law.

Not exact matches

Federal officials today released an 11 - count superseding indictment of Sen. Carl Kruger and Assemblyman William Boyland, along with those in what law enforcement has described as «broad - based bribery ring.»

Citing disagreements on the law that have emerged in different federal appeals courts, Silver claims that at trial, U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni applied the wrong standards to money laundering, bribery and extortion charges.

«It's completely dismaying — it's a huge incentive to play fast and loose with state law as a way of engaging potentially in bribery and quid pro quo under federal law, but as a private citizen.»

«The problem here is that in some ways what this is based on is the idea that you can violate state law and state prohibitions on using government resources during a campaign as a defense against federal bribery charges,» Kaehny said.

Critics say the city law shields undocumented aliens who commit serious offenses, including sexual abuse, prescription drug sales, bribery, money laundering, harassment, grand larceny and drunk driving, from federal detention and deportation.

The court ruled that federal attorneys had interpreted the law too broadly, and that the jury was not properly instructed on the meaning of an «official act» within the federal bribery statutes.

Stevenson was arrested on April 4 by federal law enforcement for his role in the alleged bribery scheme.

As the governor conferred with his top staff members, federal law enforcement authorities say his then - executive deputy secretary, Joseph Percoco, and a former longtime friend and adviser, Todd Howe, were secretly exploiting their political muscle in a bribery scheme that would help the energy company, Competitive Power Ventures, purchase pollution «emission reduction credits» from New York state.

All three cases involved a common issue — a new definition by the Supreme Court requiring a formal exercise of government power rather than just a meeting or phone call to prove a quid pro quo bribery scheme under the federal law prohibiting «honest services fraud.»

Silver, who has been speaker for 21 years, faces five federal charges including conspiracy and bribery and is accused of using his position to obtain millions of dollars in kickbacks masked as legitimate income from two law firms.

In a not so stunning federal lawsuit, Tom Ognibene, who was once named as an unindicted coconspirator in a case involving bribery unsuccessfully challenged city anti-corruption campaign finance laws so that he could donate more money to Councilmember Liz Crowley.

He faces five federal charges including conspiracy and bribery and is accused of using his position to obtain millions of dollars in kickbacks masked as legitimate income from two law firms.

Legal observers describe it as an «aggressive» use of the federal honest - services law by Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara because it was not a classic cash - in - a-bag bribery scheme, and no government witness explicitly linked Silver's fees with any promised favors in return.

Well, Fed Ed Head Arne Duncan in his infinite wisdom as a former pro basketball player in Australia just got darned tired of waiting for Congress to remake NCLB in the image of Bill Gates and Michelle Rhee, so he first sent forth Race to the Top, the federal bribery plan that allowed Democrats for Education Reform and Stand for Children to rewrite state education laws across the land.