Sentences with phrase «federal corruption charges accusing»

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Kruger, Turano and Lipsky were among eight men busted Thursday on corruption «pay to play» charges filed in Manhattan federal court, where the senator is accused of collecting more than $ 1 million in bribes.

Mr. Silver, who resigned on Monday as speaker after being arrested on federal corruption charges in January, was accused of essentially facilitating the harassment by not acting forcefully to prevent Mr. Lopez's behavior as leader of the Assembly, which was also named as a defendant in one of the lawsuits.

Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver pleaded not guilty today to federal corruption charges as his lawyer accused U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara of turning the public against him and undermining his right to a fair trial.

A federal grand jury indicted Halloran on corruption charges, accusing him of negotiating bribes to help install state Sen. Malcolm Smith (D - Hollis) onto the GOP line in the upcoming mayoral election.

Since 2007, Spitzer and then - Comptroller Alan Hevesi resigned in disgrace, former Gov. David Paterson paid a fine to settle an ethics charge, former Republican Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno was convicted of federal corruption charges, former Democratic Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. was accused in corruption charges and several other lawmakers have been charged and investigated in state and federal investigations in an unprecedented string of cases.

Elizabeth Crothers, who accused Silver's legislative counsel in 2001 of raping her, and Chloe Rivera, who claimed Silver didn't take sexual harassment claims seriously enough, spoke to the News Tuesday about Silver's conviction on seven federal corruption charges.

Silver's former counterpart in the legislature, former Senate Leader Dean Skelos, is also on trial on federal corruption charges, accused of using his influence to gain no - show jobs for his son.