Sentences with phrase «federal corruption trial about»
Not exact matches
Morano happened to catch up with Bruno, who is awaiting his second trial on federal corruption charges, the same day news broke about Assemblyman Vito Lopez's sexual harassment scandal.
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We're still awaiting a decision from the jury in former Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr.'s federal corruption trial, but we do have some (more bad) news to report about the embattled former Bronx Democratic lawmaker.
As someone who sat through that entire trial, I had serious questions about whether or not the government actually proved federal corruption beyond a reasonable doubt or simply demonstrated that Silver was a double talking politician who nevertheless legally used the rules (he admittedly helped create and enforce) to benefit himself.
Testifying in the White Plains federal corruption trial of the plot's alleged mastermind, ex-City Councilman Dan Halloran, Manhattan GOP Chairman Daniel Isaacs said he called then - Republican mayoral candidate and Gristedes tycoon John Catsimatidis about the illicit offer made outside Spark's Steakhouse in Manhattan on Valentine's Day 2013.
But as Karen DeWitt reports, there has been little public discussion about a corruption crisis that has led to the two most powerful men in the legislature both on trial in federal court this month.
Attorneys for Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's office have been sharing information with former lieutenant Joseph Percoco's defense team about the governor's contacts with federal prosecutors in advance of Percoco's upcoming corruption trial, according to a new government filing in court.
«Of course, much of what Cuomo has been talking about over the last several weeks has been overshadowed by the ongoing coverage of the Federal corruption trial in Manhattan, in which the Governor has been featured prominently.»
The federal corruption trial of the man often described as Cuomo's «brother,» Joe Percoco, has revealed a number of embarrassing revelations about the way business was conducted in Cuomo's office.
Former State Senate Leader Dean Skelos was stone - faced and silent as he left a federal courthouse where a jury found him and his son Adam guilty of public corruption charges today, after a four - week trial and just about eight hours of deliberations — but attorneys for both men said they would pursue legal challenges to the verdict.
White Plains federal Judge Kenneth Karas got fed up with a politically connected lawyer's bid to delay the upcoming corruption trial of state Sen. Malcolm Smith over her pregnancy, suggesting in a ruling Wednesday that she lied about needing doctor - ordered bed rest when the case is scheduled to go to trial.
WAMC's political observer Dr. Alan Chartock speaks with WAMC's Brian Shields about the verdict Friday afternoon in the federal corruption trial of Dean Skelos, the former New York state Senate Majority Leader, and his adult son, Adam.
But there has been little public discussion about a corruption crisis that has led to the two most powerful men in the legislature both on trial in federal court this month.
The Skelos verdict came about two weeks after former State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was found guilty on seven counts of corruption in his own federal trial.
The IDC, (minus Sen. Tony Avella, who's testifying), issued a statement in response to questions about a wiretapped conversation played yesterday at the federal corruption trial of former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son, Adam, saying (in part): «We can not speculate on the motives of Sen. Skelos.»
The federal judge in the upcoming corruption trial of Skelos and his son, Adam, said she expects to admit evidence that the two strategized about using questions about the finances of Cuomo's girlfriend to weaken him in budget talks.
Lawyers for Silver never asked federal prosecutors about a plea deal in his upcoming corruption trial, prosecutors revealed.
Former Syracuse Mayor Tom Young is likely to testify at the federal corruption trial of two Cor Development executives if a judge allows defense lawyers to present arguments about Cor's positive effects on the community.
Earlier this month, the Los Angeles Times reported that «federal prosecutors have served subpoenas on about 10 staff members in the California Legislature who may be called as witnesses in the August corruption trial of former state Sen. Ronald Calderon.»
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Former Syracuse Mayor Tom Young is likely to testify at the federal corruption trial of two Cor Development executives if a judge allows defense lawyers to present arguments about Cor's positive effects on the community.
A month after Republicans regained control of the Senate in 2012, Skelos approached Leonard Litwin, owner of real - estate firm Glenwood Management, about securing a job for son Adam, Charles Dorego, the company's senior vice president, testified in the Manhattan federal corruption trial of the Skeloses.
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.
Federal prosecutors revealed the new details about the Columbia University doctor's state of mind in advance of Silver's Manhattan federal trial on corruption charges, which is slated to begin Federal prosecutors revealed the new details about the Columbia University doctor's state of mind in advance of Silver's Manhattan federal trial on corruption charges, which is slated to begin federal trial on corruption charges, which is slated to begin Nov. 2.
A day after a federal judge set a trial date for the Buffalo Billion corruption case, Republicans took to the floor of the Assembly to raise concerns about the failure to approve transparency and oversight procedures over billions of dollars spent each year on economic development.