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Silver's resignation following his arrest last month on federal corruption charges took effect one minute before midnight on Monday.
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Former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver will once again not take the stand in his retrial on federal corruption charges, with his lawyer saying his defense will consist of documents «but no live testimony.»
The administration of Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, who is not expected to seek re-election as he fights federal corruption charges, has moved more than 40 politically appointed employees into competitive union positions that will protect them from being fired when a new county executive takes office in January.
The New York Young Republicans» take on Kruger's guilty plea to federal corruption charges appears below.
MANHATTAN FEDERAL COURT — The former NYPD deputy inspector charged in a public corruption scandal took no part in closing part of the Lincoln Tunnel as a favor to politically connected businessmen, his lawyer said Wednesday during his arraignment.
Silver, who stepped down from his longtime position as Assembly speaker in the wake of the corruption case, was indicted on federal fraud and extortion charges in February related to claims that he took more than $ 4 million in bribes and kickbacks.
Three weeks after the Moreland Commission — which Governor Cuomo founded in 2013 — was due to release its report on public corruption in New York State, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was arrested by federal authorities on charges of taking millions in bribes and kickbacks.
Seabrook, who federal authorities say took $ 60,000 in cash in a designer bag from Rechnitz, was also arrested and is facing fraud and corruption charges.
In March, Cuomo's top aide, Joseph Percoco, was convicted on federal corruption charges for taking more than $ 300,000 from people who had business with the state.
Norman Seabrook, the powerful and politically connected head of the NYC Correction Officers» Benevolent Association, was arrested today on federal corruption charges — including taking a $ 60,000 payoff delivered in a designer bag.
The special election to replace Mr. Kruger took shape when the former state senator pleaded guilty to federal corruption charges and resigned.
Flanagan took control of the Senate majority this spring after former Leader Dean Skelos was forced to resign the leadership post due to federal corruption charges.
Nixon is on solid ground when she hits Cuomo over corruption, especially with the recent federal conviction of his friend and former aide, Joseph Percoco, on charges of taking bribes to help Cuomo donors get contracts on economic development boondoggles.
New York State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie announced in February, shortly after taking over for Sheldon Silver, who resigned after being hit with federal corruption charges, that he was going to hire someone to clean the place up.
Flanagan said it would take an «uphill battle» for the GOP to win the 9th Senate District seat, which Skelos vacated after his conviction on federal corruption charges.
Empire State Development took over control of Fort Schuyler's projects last year after SUNY Poly's president, Alain Kaloyeros, resigned after being arrested on state and federal corruption charges.
New York Democratic state senator Carl Kruger, who surrended to federal authorities on corruption charges yesterday, took $ 1 million in bribes which his boyfriend helped launder.
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork / AP)-- Already hit with criminal charges alleging that he took bribes in a federal corruption case, New York City Councilman Daniel Halloran (R - 19th) is now facing an investigation by his own colleagues.
Recall that a Federal High Court in Abuja had taken its final decision on the corruption case involving Justice Ngwuta, pointing out that the prosecution in the Justice Ngwuta's case failed to comply with the condition precedent before bringing charges against a judicial officer.
After the Sept. 22 arrest of SUNY Poly president Alain Kaloyeros on state and federal corruption charges, Empire State Development, the state's economic development arm, took control of SUNY Poly's construction projects across the state.
The occasion was his election as Senate majority leader, taking over for Dean G. Skelos, who was arrested last week, along with his son, Adam, on federal corruption charges.
The changes are taking place amid a massive overhaul of SUNY Poly and the way it operates in the wake of the Sept. 22 arrest of SUNY Poly founder and president Alain Kaloyeros on state and federal corruption charges.
Cuomo, who was not implicated in the recent federal corruption charges, did not take questions from a group of reporters attending the event.
Former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver chose Wednesday not to take the stand in his retrial on federal corruption charges.
Getting to 32, therefore, would require wooing back Simcha Felder, a Brooklyn Democrat who has conferenced with the GOP since taking office in 2013, and counting on the votes of Democrats John Sampson of Brooklyn and Malcolm Smith of Queens, both of whom are facing federal corruption charges.
Kenneth E. Riddett, who was legislative counsel to the Senate majority for many years, took the stand Tuesday at Bruno's federal trial on corruption charges and spent hours answering questions about the lawmaker's financial disclosure forms that are at the heart of the government's case.
She said Wednesday that while corruption cases can take months to build, her office remained committed to launching such probes in the wake of Skelos» arrest and last month's arrest of Oyster Bay contractor Harendra Singh on federal bribery charges.
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.