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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.
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For example, hedge fund investor Leon Cooperman, who the SEC sued last month for insider trading, has said that federal prosecutors in New Jersey have informed him that they are holding off on pursuing criminal charges until the Supreme Court rules.
Even before being hit with a federal securities fraud lawsuit by the SEC and independent perjury charges by the DOJ last month, the founder of a now - defunct cryptocurrency exchange had left a trail of lawsuits.
Parnell was convicted last year by a Georgia jury of 72 counts of conspiracy, fraud, and other federal charges.
The former national security adviser Michael Flynn has been charged with making false statements to federal investigators about his conversations last December with Russia's ambassador to the US at the time, Sergey Kislyak.
At that point, assuming the bridge that lasts 50 years, the government would charge the federal budget $ 100 million a year for 50 years, along with the annual interest costs associated with the borrowing.
USA Gymnastics hired the former federal prosecutor last fall to review its practices and policies following criticism of its handling of sex abuse complaints, including a case involving the longtime team physician that has resulted in federal charges.
Federal investigators last week revealed they have accused Google of paying its female employees less than its male employees — a charge the company denies.
Well, the last time Americans had a president who was psychologically «programmed» to ignore facts that didn't agree with his beliefs, the USA ended up wasting $ 1T in an illegal war to «liberate» 100's of billions of barrels of Iraqi oil (as many as 1.2 M people died in the process due to violence, disease & starvation resulting from the conflict), nearly $ 5T was added to the U.S. federal debt, a man with experience as the Judges and Stewards Commissioner for the International Arabian Horse Association was put in charge of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the U.S. subprime credit «bubble» expanded hugely & then imploded, wiping out some $ 14T in global wealth & destroying millions of jobsfederal debt, a man with experience as the Judges and Stewards Commissioner for the International Arabian Horse Association was put in charge of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the U.S. subprime credit «bubble» expanded hugely & then imploded, wiping out some $ 14T in global wealth & destroying millions of jobsFederal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the U.S. subprime credit «bubble» expanded hugely & then imploded, wiping out some $ 14T in global wealth & destroying millions of jobs, etc..
After the disaster and criminal charges, representatives of various tribal nations stepped into the legal fray, filing a federal lawsuit last March against Ray and those who run the Angel Valley Retreat Center, where he had leased land for his program.
A Roman Catholic priest who pleaded guilty last year to federal child p0rnography charges was sentenced on Wednesday to eight years in prison.
Dropped By federal prosecutors, bribery charges against Harvey McDougle Jr., the Toledo running back accused last month of participating in a point - shaving scheme.
After Vick and others were convicted on federal charges of trafficking and sponsoring fighting dogs, Jonny won a Most Beautiful Dog in the Country contest in 2012, had a Gund plush toy created in his likeness and last week was recognized for his work as a therapy dog with a new award: ASPCA Dog of the Year.
The last upstate speaker was Binghamton's James Tallon, who only held the position for a few days after the conviction on federal fraud charges of former Speaker Mel Miller, who was later exonerated.
An upstate - downstate divide is just one of several rifts within the conference that have emerged since Speaker Sheldon Silver's arrest on federal corruption charges last week touched off a furious round of discussions — both public and private — about whether the Manhattan Democrat is too damaged to continue in his leadership role.
«The last time we announced federal charges against a state senator was just three months ago.
Fidler is running in the March 20 special election for the seat vacated by former Sen. Carl Kruger, who was forced to resign when he pleaded guilty last month to felony federal corruption charges.
Frederick Ippolito, former Town of Oyster Bay planning commissioner who pleaded guilty to federal tax charges last year, has died in prison, his attorney, Brian Griffin said.
Last week Manhattan federal prosecutors charged Peralta, a 36 - year - old Bronx restaurateur, with running a pyramid scheme that bilked investors out of $ 12 million.
Gerrard Terry, who pleaded guilty to state and federal tax - fraud charges last year, was handcuffed by court officers, who walked him out of the Mineola courtroom.
Bharara was fired by President Donald Trump last year, but his wish is about to come true: The high - profile trial of Percoco and three co-defendants on charges that Percoco was bribed to exercise influence on behalf of a power company and Syracuse developers starts Monday in a federal court in Manhattan.
Former Town Supervisor John Venditto was charged last year in federal court with soliciting and accepting bribes from the town's former concessionaire, Harendra Singh, who was also charged.
Terry, the influential political operative from Roslyn Heights, pleaded guilty to state and federal tax - fraud charges last year, and is awaiting sentencing in both cases.
He replaced 16 - year incumbent Thomas Spota, who stepped down last month after he and his top corruption prosecutor, Christopher McPartland, were indicted on federal charges that they were involved in a cover - up of former Suffolk Police Chief James Burke's assault of a suspect in 2012.
Saladino was appointed supervisor on Jan. 31 following the resignation of John Venditto, who was among those indicted and was also indicted last year on federal corruption charges, and is running for the seat in the November election.
Federal prosecutors are seeking to retry U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez on bribery and corruption charges after an earlier trial ended in a deadlocked jury last fall.
Although state and federal investigations into de Blasio's fundraising practices closed without anyone being charged, allegations have resurfaced again in the last two weeks as Jona Rechnitz, the federal government's star witness in an ongoing political corruption trial, testified he was in weekly communication with the mayor and was promised favors in exchange for money.
Charles Lavine (D - Glen Cove), two of three candidates vying for the Democratic nomination for county executive, criticized Martins Wednesday for his past support of former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, who was convicted last year on federal corruption charges.
Venditto was indicted last month on 21 new federal criminal charges involving securities fraud in the town's public offering of more than $ 1 billion in securities between 2010 and 2016.
Silver was forced from office after being convicted on federal corruption charges late last year.
State Sen. Libous Facing Charges of Lying to Prosecutors New York State Senator Thomas Libous, a 13 - term incumbent representing Binghamton, was arraigned in federal court last Tuesday for allegedly making false statements to the FBI.
Former Assemblyman Tony Seminerio, who pleaded guilty last January to federal corruption charges, has died in a North Carolina prison.
A lot of questions and scenarios have been spinning around since the news broke last night that the controversial and often volatile Sen. Carl Kruger would be turning himself in this morning to face federal corruption charges.
The trial of the man charged with detonating a bomb in Chelsea last year began in Federal District Court in Manhattan with video replays of the blast, emotional testimony from people wounded by shrapnel and an outburst by the defendant that led to his ejection from the courtroom.
Silver was indicted by a grand jury last week on three counts, after having been arrested in late January and charged with five counts of federal corruption.
But things may feel a bit different in this week's retrial of Sheldon Silver, the former state Assembly speaker, whose conviction on federal corruption charges was thrown out last year.
Reichberg was arrested on charges of bribing top NYPD officials for favors, while Rechnitz pleaded guilty last year and cooperated with a federal probe of de Blasio's campaign fund - raising.
The panel charged with redrawing the Albany County political map struck down by a federal judge last week will meet Tuesday for the first time — two weeks before a court - ordered deadline to draft new lines that don't dilute minority voting power.
When charges were brought against Kaloyeros and others last fall, Gov. Andrew Cuomo directed Empire State Development, the state's chief economic development agency, to assume responsibility for the projects of FRMC and another nonprofit affiliate that figures in the federal complaint.
In an interview with The Buffalo News last week, he accused state Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman of «prosecutorial misconduct» and suggested the new federal charges amount to «piling on.»
Ex-Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was convicted on federal corruption charges last year.
Martins noted that he had instantly called for Republican County Executive Edward Mangano to resign last year upon Mangano being charged in a federal corruption case, yet Curran still has not.
Last month, the House Ethics panel said its members had voted unanimously to defer a separate investigation of federal tax charges against Grimm, which flowed from an ongoing investigation of his campaign fundraising.
A federal jury indicted Hampton last week on charges that he broke conflict - of - interest laws because he contacted his former boss, Sen. John Ensign (R - Nev.)
The Daily News reports that Silver has agreed to step down as speaker of New York's State Assembly, a position he's held since 1994, following his arrest last week on federal corruption charges.
(New York, NY)-- The Associated Press reported today that former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has been indicted on three charges stemming from his federal bribery arrest last month.
Executives at each firm were charged by state and federal prosecutors last week with improperly colluding with Todd Howe, the lobbyist, and officials SUNY Polytechnic Institute to win contracts building SUNY Poly facilities.
Liu's run for mayor was upended last year when his campaign treasurer was convicted of attempted wire fraud and other charges in a federal investigation of his fund - raising practices.
Singh, 59, of Syosset, secretly pleaded guilty in October 2016 to federal charges of attempting to bribe de Blasio, according to court documents unsealed last month and a judge's decision filed Friday.
Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, the second «man in a room» with Governor Cuomo, was hit with federal corruption charges in May, and his trial began last week.