Parts of the 80 - page
federal complaint unsealed yesterday read like a James Bond novel — with code names («Herb» for Percoco, «Dr. K» for Kaloyeros) and code words («ziti» — a term allegedly caged from the hit HBO show «The Sporano» for the bribes Percoco took).
Gov. Cuomo's signature Buffalo Billion initiative was mired in corruption and bid - rigging, according to
a federal complaint unsealed Thursday.
Not exact matches
The charges were filed in a
federal complaint in February, but were
unsealed today following the arrest.
From New York City to Albany to Buffalo, when a
federal pay - to - play
complaint was
unsealed yesterday, there were connections all across the state.
An 80 - page
federal complaint,
unsealed in September, laid out in detail how LPCiminelli executives allegedly worked with lobbyist Todd Howe and SUNY Polytechnic President Alain Kaloyeros to secretly tailor the Request for Proposals to favor their company.
The D&C has reported he was scheduled to appear in
federal court that morning to
unseal the
complaint and face fraud charges.
But that support slipped after
federal law enforcement
unsealed a criminal
complaint that alleged Skelos used his power to aid the business interests of his adult son, Adam Skelos, who was named as co-defendant.
According to a
federal criminal
complaint unsealed in Sept. 2016, Competitive Power Ventures had sought to obtain a power - purchase agreement from NYPA, which would have helped finance the company's power plant in Orange County.
When Assemblyman Bill Nojay killed himself on the morning of September 9th, he was supposed to be in
federal court for the
unsealing of a criminal
complaint against him.
According to the SEC's
complaint, filed in
federal district court in Dallas on Jan 25 and
unsealed on Monday, Dallas - based AriseBank used social media, a celebrity endorsement, and other wide dissemination tactics to raise what it claims to be USD 600 million of its 1 billion goal, in just two months.
According to the SEC's
complaint, filed in
federal district court in Dallas on Jan. 25 and
unsealed late yesterday, Dallas - based AriseBank used social media, a celebrity endorsement, and other wide dissemination tactics to raise what it claims to be $ 600 million of its $ 1 billion goal in just two months.