Sentences with phrase «federal corruption charges came»

Those federal corruption charges came from Preet Bharara, the U.S. Attorney General for the Southern District of New York, and may also have come from the Moreland Commission files, the commission Governor Andrew Cuomo set up to investigate corruption...

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Heastie's elevation as speaker came as his predecessor, Sheldon Silver, faces five counts of federal corruption charges.

The tensions come just weeks before several former Cuomo associates, including former key economic development officials, go on trial on federal corruption charges for alleged offenses including bribery and bid - rigging.

The proposals come after a corruption wave at the Capitol that's led to prison sentences for both former legislative leaders, jail time for a former state comptroller and federal charges, including bribery and bid - rigging, against nine Cuomo associates.

The appointment of Kutey, a Siena College graduate with a long career in accounting and finance, comes as SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher shakes up SUNY Poly in the wake of the Sept. 22 arrest of the school's founding president, Alain Kaloyeros, on state and federal corruption charges.

This comes a week after Skelos was charged with six federal counts of corruption.

Nassau's contracting system came under scrutiny last May after then - State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos (R - Rockville Centre) was charged in a federal corruption case that included influencing the award of a county contract to a company that hired his son, Adam.

The move is expected to have little practical effect other than the political theater and also attempt to get Senate Republicans formally on the record when it comes to supporting their leader as he faces federal corruption charges.

The legislation comes after the arrest of longtime (and now former) Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver on federal corruption charges.

Embattled Sen. Carl Kruger's once prolific fundraising came to an abrupt halt after he was slapped with federal corruption charges in early March, according to the Brooklyn Democrat's July 15 filing with the state Board of Elections.

Since last fall, when federal and state corruption charges were brought against former SUNY Polytechnic Institute president Alain Kaloyeros — who is alleged to have steered lucrative development contracts awarded by two opaque, SUNY - affiliated nonprofits to certain preferred companies — the university's use of nonprofit affiliates has come under increasing scrutiny.

The changes — primarily aimed at the two nonprofits that SUNY Poly operated called Fuller Road Management Corp. and Fort Schuyler Management Corp. — come less than two months after SUNY Poly president Alain Kaloyeros was arrested Sept. 22 on state and federal bid rigging and corruption charges involving several upstate developers and two former Cuomo aides and family friends, Joe Percoco and Todd Howe.

Nassau contracting has come under scrutiny since 2015 when former state Sen. Dean Skelos (R - Rockville Centre) was convicted of federal corruption charges that included influencing the awarding of a county contract to a firm that employed his son, Adam.

Last September, Finch became the first incumbent mayor in Bridgeport history to lose a mayoral primary and his loss came at the hands of Ganim, a former mayor who spent seven years in federal prison on corruption charges.

The proposals come after a corruption wave at the Capitol that's led to prison sentences for both former legislative leaders, jail time for a former state comptroller, and federal charges including bribery and bid rigging against nine Cuomo associates, including a former top aide, Joe

Parker's sentencing comes on the heels of Sen. Carl Kruger's federal corruption charges.

The decision means his retrial on federal corruption charges will likely go ahead as scheduled this coming spring.

The press conference, held in the shadows of a federal courthouse where one of New York's most powerful politicians is being tried on corruption charges, came as other recent developments also shine a bright light on the state's insufficient handling of ethics and corruption.

Mr. Skelos's decision on Monday came after his counterpart atop the State Assembly, Sheldon Silver, was forced to give up his post as speaker after his own arrest on federal corruption charges in January.

The move came after last year's arrest of then - Town Supervisor John Venditto on federal corruption charges.

The charges came three months after former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was arrested on federal corruption charges.