Sentences with phrase «federal fraud counts»

Former Republican Senate majority leader Joe Bruno — once a New York political powerhouse — was sentenced to two years in prison today on two federal fraud counts.

Not exact matches

Parnell was convicted last year by a Georgia jury of 72 counts of conspiracy, fraud, and other federal charges.

On Friday, August 4, 2017, a federal court jury in Brooklyn, New York, found Martin Shkreli, former CEO of biopharmaceutical company Retrophin, guilty on three of eight counts of securities fraud.

Spano would later plead guilty in federal court to four counts of fraud for using phony documents to inflate his net worth.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has on Tuesday arraigned a former Director - General of the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, Emeka Mba alongside three others before Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja on a 15 - count charge of money laundering and procurement fraud to the tune of N2.8 billion.

Edward Mangano and Venditto were each indicted on similar counts of conspiracy, federal program bribery, honest services wire fraud and extortion

A federal jury in Manhattan found Joseph Percoco guilty of two counts of conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud and one count of soliciting bribes after deliberating for parts of three weeks.

Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, his wife, Linda, and Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto were arrested Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016, in connection with a 13 - count federal indictment on charges including conspiracy to commit bribery, bribery, conspiracy to commit honest services fraud and honest services fraud, according to sources familiar with the case.

October 2016: Mangano and Venditto, along with Linda Mangano, are arrested and named in the 13 - count federal indictment alleging extortion, bribery, fraud and obstruction charges.

A federal jury found Gov. Andrew Cuomo's former top aide Joe Percoco guilty on three counts of bribery and conspiracy to commit honest service fraud in a Manhattan courtroom on Tuesday.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, May 17, 2018, arraigned one Yohana Margif, a suspected serial fraudster, before Justice C. O. Agbaza of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, sitting in Jabi, Abuja, on a 7 - count charge of conspiracy, forgery and fraud.

Then, in April, federal prosecutors charged Mr. Grimm with 20 counts of tax fraud and perjury, relating to the operation of a Manhattan restaurant he co-owned prior to his 2010 election.

Meanwhile, another one of their own — Brooklyn Assemblyman William Boyland — was convicted Thursday on 21 federal counts of bribery, fraud and extortion.

A state lawmaker from Brooklyn was indicted on Tuesday on 11 counts of fraud and obstruction charges, in what federal prosecutors allege was a variety of schemes to defraud both the city of New York, the federal government and a bankruptcy proceeding.

A judge on Thursday declared a mistrial in the federal corruption trial of Senator Robert Menendez, a Democrat from New Jersey who faced 18 counts of bribery, fraud, and corruption.

The felony tax fraud plea came after a 20 - count federal indictment was unsealed against him in April.

The federal grand jury indictment issued Friday charged Mr. Walsh, who has pleaded not guilty, with one count of theft of funds and one count of wire fraud.

Grimm, who was hit with a 20 - count federal indictment on fraud and other charges in April stemming from alleged wrongdoing in his ownership of a Manhattan health restaurant prior to his election to congress, told the audience that it was fair for voters to look at that indictment when deciding whether or not to vote for him.

Mr. Recchia challenged two - term Republican Congressman Michael Grimm, who was under a 20 - count federal indictment for tax fraud.

Based on federal guidelines, Silver could have faced up to 27 years in prison for his conviction on seven counts, which range from honest services fraud to extortion.

Aiello and Gerardi were charged with five counts: committing fraud, two counts of payments of bribes and gratuities, wire fraud conspiracy and lying to federal officials about those payments.

STATEN ISLAND — Despite facing a 20 - count federal indictment for fraud, Congressman Michael Grimm went into election day with a hefty lead.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's former top aide Joe Percoco has been found guilty on three counts of bribery and conspiracy to commit honest service fraud by a federal jury in Manhattan today.

A federal grand jury indicted the Skelos» on the same counts as those outlined in U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara last month — one count of conspiracy to commit extortion, one count of conspiracy to commit fraud, two counts of fraud and two counts of solicitation of bribes or gratuities.

(EFCC Press release) The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 arraigned the immediate past Governor of Niger State, Babangida Aliyu, and the 2015 governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state, Umar Nasko, before Justice Aliyu Maiyaki of the Federal High Court sitting in Minna, Niger State on a 6 - count charge of fraud to the tune of N3billion.

A federal grand jury handed down a new 11 - count indictment in the state Sen. Carl Kruger ongoing bribery scandal charging the defendants, including real estate developer Aaron Malinsky and lobbyist Richard Lipsky, with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- Hours after jurors reached a partial verdict in the federal fraud case against former Bronx senator Pedro Espada Jr., the judge declared a mistrial in the remaining conspiracy and tax fraud counts against the politician and in all counts against his son.

Former Ramapo Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence was sentenced Wednesday after being convicted in May by a White Plains federal court jury of 20 counts of conspiracy, securities fraud and wire fraud.

The Republican congressman from Staten Island has now pleaded guilty to a single felony count of tax fraud that could land him up to three years in the federal pen.

Earlier this month, Spitzer ran into former Bruno press secretary John McArdle in Manhattan and asked how Bruno, whose conviction in 2009 on two counts of federal «honest services» fraud was thrown out based on a US Supreme Court decision, was doing.

It charges Mangano and Venditto with conspiracy to commit federal program bribery and honest services fraud, as well as the related substantive counts, and charges Mangano with extortion.

The disgraced ex-pol was handed two prison terms by federal Judge Valerie Caproni: 12 years for the six criminal counts against him, including mail and wire fraud and extortion, and another 10 years on a seventh count involving money - laundering.

Sheldon Silver was convicted last week on all seven counts of honest services fraud, extortion and money laundering that he faced over five weeks of trail in Federal District Court in Lower Mnahattan — becoming the latest New York politician convicted in a corruption scandal tied to real estate interests.

November 30: The former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was convicted of seven counts of fraud, extortion and money laundering by a federal jury.

A Federal Capital Territory, High Court sitting in Gudu, Abuja has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to remand into prison custody pending the determination of a bail application by the Ex - FCT minister Bala Mohammed who has been arraigned over a 6 - count charge bordering on abuse of office, false declaration of assets and fraud to the tune of N864million.

Harendra Singh pleaded guilty to eight counts, including a count of federal program bribery and two counts of honest services wire fraud.

Silver, 71, was convicted on all seven counts of honest services fraud, extortion and money laundering that he faced over five weeks of trial in Federal District Court in Lower Manhattan.

Ever since a federal jury nailed him in 2003 on 16 counts of racketeering, conspiracy, extortion, mail fraud, bribery and filing false tax returns, he failed to show remorse or even acknowledge wrongdoing — until now.

A federal jury Friday found former Ramapo Town Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence guilty of 20 of 22 counts of conspiracy, securities fraud and wire fraud in connection with municipal bonds issued by the town and the Ramapo Local Development Corporation.

Federal prosecutors charged Assemblyman William Boyland Jr. of Brooklyn with three counts of mail fraud Monday.

Mr. Silver, a Manhattan Democrat, was found guilty in Manhattan federal court on Nov. 30 on seven counts, including honest - services fraud, extortion and money laundering, for having conducted two schemes that netted him $ 4 million...

Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Abuja Federal High Court, Wednesday, dismissed one of the nine counts of $ 1.6 bn crude oil fraud filed against businessman, Jide Omokore, and five others.

Silver, charged with five federal counts of theft of honest services, mail fraud, wire fraud, and extortion for improperly using his public position to obtain nearly $ 4 million in illicit payments, and Skelos, charged with six federal counts of conspiracy, extortion, wire fraud, and soliciting bribes in connection with exploiting his public position in order to secure a lucrative no - show job for his son, have both declared their innocence, with Silver's legal team attempting to paint its client's dealing as par for the course in Albany.

Embattled former Chairman of DAAR Communications, Chief Raymond Dokpesi has failed in his bid to regain freedom after being docked on Wednesday on a six - count charge bordering on alleged procurement fraud and breach of public trust to the tune of N2.1 billion before Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja by the EFCC.

Nothing surprising from a desperate campaign trying to save itself from his 20 - count federal indictment, including lying under oath, stealing from his workers, fraud, and failing to report over a million dollars in profit.»

A federal jury found New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's former top aide Joe Percoco guilty on three counts of bribery and conspiracy to commit honest service fraud, in a Manhattan courtroom on Tuesday.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Thursday filed a 17 - count of alleged $ 15.6 m fraud against a former aide of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Waripamo - Owei Dudafa, before a Federal High Court in Lagos.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Carina Schoenberger read the five counts each defendant's facing: conspiracy to commit honest services fraud, two counts of payment of bribes and gratuities, wire fraud conspiracy, and making false statements to federal officers.

A federal jury found Governor Andrew Cuomo's former top aide Joe Percoco guilty on three counts of bribery and conspiracy to commit honest service fraud, in Manhattan courtroom on Tuesday.

A federal grand jury in April indicted him on 16 felony counts, including racketeering, conspiracy, wire fraud and making false statements to investigators.