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His support eroded within four days as members studied the federal indictment against him and weighed the political cost of standing by him through a protracted legal battle.
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The topsy - turvy race between Republican U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm and his Democratic opponent, Domenic Recchia, which has seen everything from a 20 - count federal indictment against the incumbent to the challenger being lampooned by Jon Stewart on «The Daily Show,» was hit with another bombshell on Friday when the results of the latest
The reduction may be an aberration, though it occurred during a session that included federal indictments against the Legislature's top two leaders, which seemed to blunt the donations from at least one major donor.
Not exact matches
Akayed Ullah, 27, faces charges that include supporting a foreign terrorist organization, using a weapon of mass destruction and carrying out a terrorist attack against a mass transit system, according to an indictment filed in federal court in Manhattan.
An indictment in Atlanta federal court against Shalon and Aaron names as a defendant an unidentified hacker believed to be in Russia.
A federal grand jury in the District of Columbia returned an indictment Friday against 13 Russian nationals and three Russian entities accused of violating US laws to interfere with US elections and political processes.
A federal grand jury in the District of Columbia returned an indictment Friday against 13 Russian nationals and three Russian entities accused of violating US laws to interfere with US elections and political...
Lawyers defending Spira against federal charges that he tried to extort money from Steinbrenner contend that Steinbrenner used his Tampa connections to engineer their client's indictment.
«And now, further, the news about the five - count federal indictment on federal corruption charges against Silver will be an enormous distraction and prevent him from credibly leading the Assembly, especially as the budget process kicks into overdrive in this high stakes year for New York's economy and our citizens.»
The superseding indictment adds 21 more counts to the alleged corruption and kickback case that Eastern District federal prosecutors had already brought against Venditto, Edward Mangano and Linda Mangano.
The case will be a test for the Democratic governor, but also for federal prosecutors in New York, where former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara brought a parade of indictments against people in state politics.
Yet, in the most bizarre of the spate of federal official corruption indictments against Mangano, former Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto and former State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, the charges against Walker seem to relegate him to the junior varsity.
Yet the initial surge of «Buffalo Billion» investment was clouded last year by federal indictments in a «pay - to - play» investigation led by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, whose office had registered high - profile corruption convictions against former state Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver and former state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos.
ALBANY — The federal indictment handed up Thursday against former Senate majority leader Dean Skelos and his son, Adam, alleges Adam Skelos earned $ 100,000 in payments and health benefits from a no - show job at a medical malpractice insurance firm that was simultaneously lobbying the state.
The felony tax fraud plea came after a 20 - count federal indictment was unsealed against him in April.
In court papers filed Tuesday, a lawyer for Louis Ciminelli claimed the firm has lost $ 3.88 billion worth of «work and inventory» in the past 18 months, citing the bad publicity surrounding the federal probe and bribery indictments against Ciminelli, Kevin Schuler and Michael Laipple.
ALBANY — The U.S. Attorney's office for the Eastern District on Thursday unveiled a 13 - count indictment against Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, his wife Linda and Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto on federal corruption charges.
A federal judge on Monday said he won't dismiss the bribery indictments against state Sen. Malcolm Smith and two co-defendants, and will decide Tuesday if the case will be delayed or will end in a mistrial.
Governor Andrew Cuomo today endorsed State Senate challenger Dell Smitherman against incumbent senator John Sampson of Brooklyn, who is facing federal indictment on a variety of charges.
The failed real estate deal also led to federal fraud charges in 2010 against the escrow agent involved in the loan transaction, according to an indictment in Manhattan Federalfederal fraud charges in 2010 against the escrow agent involved in the loan transaction, according to an indictment in Manhattan FederalFederal Court.
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A federal judge said he won't dismiss the bribery indictments against state Sen. Malcolm Smith and two co-defendants, and will decide today if the case will be delayed or will end in a mistrial.
The trial of former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son, Adam, in Federal District Court in Manhattan on an eight - count indictment that includes bribery and extortion charges is scheduled to begin today — just as the unrelated corruption case against Sheldon Silver, the former speaker of the State Assembly, enters its third week.
Last April, Bharara pledged to concentrate on the executive branch, and subsequently brought federal charges against some of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's top donors and aides, securing indictments in November.
Federal prosecutors are describing the 10 - suspect indictment, announced Wednesday morning, as the «largest law enforcement action» taken in New York City against synthetic marijuana, which is often packaged as «K2» and «Spice.»
In a separate memorandum of law, Bohrer argued for the full dismissal of the federal superseding indictment against Percoco, arguing in part that he could not have taken official action for those paying him.
In December, he went so far to tell fellow Democrats that if a federal probe into de Blasio's fundraising resulted in an indictment, he planned to run against him in the primary.
And Cuomo admitted the federal indictments for corruption against Kaloyeros and some of the governor's former associates have slowed some things down.
Criminal charges against a sitting district attorney are rare, but Spota and his office have been under scrutiny for years, and the indictment was the latest turn in a federal investigation that has transfixed Long Island and led to the downfall of the county police chief, James Burke.
Western New York political operative Steve Pigeon is scheduled to appear in federal court this morning in Buffalo, where the government is expected to unseal an indictment against him, according to a source.
The guilty plea last week came after a 20 - count federal indictment was unsealed against him in April.
An out - of - town judge is scheduled to unseal an indictment Thursday in a Mineola courtroom that sources said details charges against multiple parties, including former Town Supervisor John Venditto, a Republican who also has been charged in a separate federal corruption indictment.
From left: developer Aaron Malinsky, Carnasie Plaza and Sen. Carl Kruger Federal prosecutors agreed to drop a multi-count indictment against real estate developer Aaron...
According to an expanded indictment filed Tuesday by federal prosecutors against Adam Skelos and his father, State Senator Dean G. Skelos of Long Island, Adam Skelos allegedly threatened to «smash in» his boss's head.
Support for charges against Pantaleo was especially strong among Black adults, with 85 % stating that the grand jury was wrong not to bring an indictment and 86 % expressing support for federal civil rights charges, according to the New York Times / Siena College poll.
December 9, 2013 • On Monday, federal prosecutors announced indictments against 18 current and former deputies of the L.A. Sheriff's department for corruption and civil rights abuses inside the nation's largest municipal jail system.
In 2004, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued indictments against 11 people for criminal offenses against the district related to financial mismanagement.
Venable, an African American, moved to dismiss the indictment against him on the grounds that the U.S. Attorney's Office allegedly selected him for prosecution under a federal - state law enforcement initiative known as Project Exile, because of his race.
«In June, a federal judge in Minnesota cited the indictment in removing Milberg Weiss as lead counsel in a case against Medtronic Inc., which makes heart defibrillators.»
It is said that, under the form of writ used in this case, the defendant in the prosecution which might follow an indictment by the grand jury would not be apprised of the name of the precise witness who might have appeared against him, and § 829 of the Revised Statutes and the Sixth Amendment of the Federal Constitution are invoked.
Jury Statute Not Violated by Protester, Judge Rules A federal judge on Thursday ordered the dismissal of an indictment against the professor, Julian P. Heicklen, who had been charged with jury tampering for advocating the controversial position known as jury nullification while outside the courthouse.
Successfully defended aircraft maintenance company against two count felony indictment in federal court.
Yesterday, Federal Judge Kimba Wood dismissed the jury «tampering» indictment against a peaceful jury nullification advocate.
This morning, Special Counsel Robert Mueller announced a new indictment against attorney Alex van der Zwaan for lying to federal investigators about Gates.