Sentences with phrase «federal charges»

Two of its top officials face federal charges of corruption.

Since founding my law firm in 2006, I have represented numerous clients on federal charges.

He is expected to face federal charges for transporting the women across state lines.

Silver, 74, faces multiple federal charges in an alleged public corruption scheme.

Other legal experts said federal charges based on the administration's interference were unlikely.

The fact of the matter is that once one is made aware of federal charges coming your way, it may be too late.

A half a year ago, it might have been politically impossible to prosecute on federal charges, but it was still technically possible.

Depending on the amount and type of drug, you could be facing federal charges.

Abtech Holdings, Inc., the company at the center of federal charges against State Senator Dean Skelos and his son, has suffered a «tremendous setback» due to the suspension of its work in Nassau County, a company executive said.

Nine former Cuomo associates face federal charges including bribery and bid rigging.

Earlier this year, the realms of law and new media collided when Lori Drew was hit with federal charges for creating a fake MySpace page and Finding casual sex in Des Moines is easy with USA.

In the last three years, the Long Island Nine has become the not - so - solid seven with the conviction of ex-GOP Senate Majority leader Dean Skelos on federal corruption charges and the election loss of freshman Sen. Michael Venditto after federal charges were leveled against his father, former Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto, who is now on trial.

A former bookkeeper for well - known West Loop restaurants Blackbird and Avec was arrested Wednesday on federal charges alleging she stole more than $ 600,000 from the restaurants over a six - year period and used the money to pay down personal credit card debt, mortgages and other expenses.

She was indicted last fall on federal charges related to an FBI sting in which she allegedly accepted cash payments to lobby state officials, including state Sen. Kathleen Marchione, a Halfmoon resident and former town official.

Then in January, Silver was arrested on federal charges as part of U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's crusade against corruption in the state government.

The Spota announcement came less than a day after the district attorney and one of his chief aides, Christopher McPartland, were indicted on federal charges accusing them of taking part in a cover - up of former Suffolk Police Chief James Burke's assault of Christopher Loeb in 2012.

Last April, Bharara pledged to concentrate on the executive branch, and subsequently brought federal charges against some of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's top donors and aides, securing indictments in November.

Kansas and North Carolina State were named in new federal charges filed in the FBI's investigation into corruption in college basketball Tuesday.

It's also no secret Pigeon could face new federal charges on top of the state charges already pending against him.

Saladino, 56, of Massapequa, was appointed to lead the town in January after longtime Supervisor John Venditto resigned to fight federal charges of corruption involving millions of dollars in loans the town guaranteed for restaurateur Harendra Singh.

million to settle federal charges of race discrimination for using criminal background checks to screen out job applicants — even if they weren't convicted of a crime.

COR was a client of lobbyist Todd Howe, who has pleaded guilty on several federal charges and is cooperating with Bharara.

He says the current law could be used to fight state charges by anyone who's received a pardon for similar federal charges.

On Wednesday, Spota and Christopher McPartland, head of the district attorney's political corruption unit, were indicted on unrelated federal charges involving a cover - up of former Suffolk Police Chief James Burke's assault of a suspect in 2012.

Outgoing Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota and top aide Christopher McPartland were both indicted Wednesday on federal charges at U.S. Eastern District Court in Central Islip.

On Sept. 22, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara announced federal charges against two former aides to Cuomo; a top state official who has long led state government's commitment to landing jobs in nanotechnology and other high - tech endeavors; and six others in a wide - ranging bid - rigging scheme involving state contracts.

Here's a laugh: In the wake of federal charges Thursday against Sen. Carl Kruger and Assemblyman William Boyland, the Working Families Party is calling for... cleaner government.

Cuomo said he was «saddened» by federal charges against Joe Percoco, a friend and confidante who has been the governor's top political adviser for more than a decade.

He first served in office from 1991 until 2003, when he was convicted of 16 federal charges stemming from a scheme to steer city contracts in exchange for hundreds of thousands of dollars in expensive wine, custom clothes, cash and home improvements.

That followed federal charges alleging he collected nearly $ 4 million in kickbacks over a decade for his influence on real - estate legislation and medical grants.

When Burke stepped down over federal charges of covering up his in - custody beating of a suspect, and Webber resigned.

Former prosecutor Michael O'Meara is admitted to defend federal charges in the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of Illinois.

Parnell was convicted last year by a Georgia jury of 72 counts of conspiracy, fraud, and other federal charges.

Meanwhile, the blatantly conservative Breitbart posted «DOJ Won't Pursue Federal Charges for Ferguson's Darren Wilson.»

Also, it never has been entirely clear whether Spitzer's resignation was part of a deal that enabled him to avoid federal charges.

Rob Walker, who served as chief deputy to former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, has been indicted on federal charges weeks before his former boss» corruption trial starts.

Mangano repeatedly has declined to answer questions about the trips with Singh, who has pleaded not guilty to unrelated federal charges that include bribing a public official in a case concerning loan guarantees with the Town of Oyster Bay.

NEW YORK (AP)-- A New York state lawmaker already facing bribery charges is facing additional federal charges of falsely securing tens of thousands of dollars in travel reimbursements.

«Federal charges once again, that a consultant has stolen millions from the taxpayers, are infuriating enough.

However, making matters worse for Whip is the toxicology report that eventually surfaces, pointing to Whip's indiscretions, that could lead to damning federal charges if his crafty criminal negligence lawyer (Don Cheadle) and Airline Union Rep (Bruce Greenwood) can't help him sort out a proper defense.

Mangano, (who, as you may recall, was one of a handful of Republican county executives to cross party lines and endorse Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo's re-election bid in 2014), pleaded not guilty to federal charges last fall, but he has refused to heed calls to step down and hasn't said whether he'll seek a third term.

But his indictment on federal charges didn't come until late December, months after he'd lost to Gustavo Rivera, the gutsy young rookie candidate who beat him in September.

The dramatic predawn raid on Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada's health - care empire by state and federal investigators yesterday will likely result in his indictment on multiple federal charges in as soon as a month, law - enforcement sources told The Post.

If the Trustee or even worse, the US Trustee find out, they can press federal charges against you.

A person defending against federal charges daring to use their «right» to trial, is assigned a more severe prison sentence under the Sentencing Guidelines if they do not win the trial.

Kwame Kilpatrick, who was mayor from 2002 until 2008, was convicted this week of two dozen federal charges of corruption and bribery for a scheme to collect kickbacks on city contracts for himself and associates.

Mueller has been working with Schneiderman since August, and the decision about federal charges could well be a way for Mueller to ensure that targets of his investigation can't get off with a pardon.

SNC - Lavalin Group Inc. is pressing Canada's new Liberal government to adopt corporate corruption settlement deals like those in place in the United Kingdom and the United States, saying federal charges laid against the company are hurting its ability to compete against rivals in Group of 7 countries.

G. Steven Pigeon, one of the top figures in upstate New York's Democratic politics, found himself in a Buffalo courtroom again today — this time to answer federal charges that he conspired to illegally obtain a $ 25,000 donation for Gov. Andrew Cuomo's campaign from a foreign national.