Sentences with phrase «federal prosecutors about»

Mayor de Blasio has been prepping for an interview with federal prosecutors about the corruption probe into his administration.

Governor Andrew Cuomo spoke to the assembled Albany press corp for the first time in six months and revealed that he spoke with federal prosecutors about the corruption charges facing his former aide and campaign manager Joe Percoco.

Newsday also reported that, according to several sources, Mangano has said he would refuse to answer questions from federal prosecutors about his relationship with Singh.

Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and his chief deputy, Rob Walker, both plan to refuse to answer questions from federal prosecutors about their relationships with indicted Long Island restaurateur Harendra Singh, according to several sources.

Embattled state Sen. John Sampson pleaded not guilty in Brooklyn federal court Tuesday to charges that he lied to federal prosecutors about asking a staffer to seek tax breaks for a liquor store he secretly owned.

Embattled state Sen. John Sampson pleaded not guilty in Brooklyn federal court Tuesday to charges that he lied to federal prosecutors about asking a staffer to seek tax breaks for...

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio was grilled by heavy - hitting federal prosecutors about his campaign fundraising for over four hours today.

Lawyers for Silver never asked federal prosecutors about a plea deal in his upcoming corruption trial, prosecutors revealed.

Mayor Bill de Blasio was grilled by heavy - hitting federal prosecutors about his campaign fundraising for over four hours on Friday.

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NEW YORK (AP)-- Federal prosecutors says former Congressman Anthony Weiner should go to prison for about two years for engaging in sexting with a 15 - year - old girl.

State and federal prosecutors often begin investigations because of consumer and whistleblower complaints, several civil and antitrust attorneys said, and gripes about rising insulin prices have been roiling the online diabetes community for the past few years.

Prosecutors say Edwards broke federal law by accepting about $ 725,000 from Mellon and more than $ 200,000 from Fred Baron, a now - deceased Texas lawyer who was his finance chairman.

Federal prosecutors in Detroit on Thursday unsealed charges against former Volkswagen AG Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn, accusing him of conspiring to mislead regulators about the German automaker's diesel emissions cheating.

In an interview on Fox News, Giuliani, a former federal prosecutor and longtime friend of Trump, said the president knew about the $ 130,000 payment and reimbursed Cohen.

WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors in Detroit on Thursday unsealed charges against former Volkswagen Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn, accusing him of conspiring to mislead regulators about the German automaker's diesel emissions cheating.

Federal prosecutors have already cited Trump's statement about Michael Cohen in a court filing.

One possible explanation for Mr. Pearson's performance emerged two days later, when Valeant disclosed that it had received subpoenas from federal prosecutors asking for information about its business practices, including its drug pricing decisions.

USA Gymnastics needs a «complete cultural change» after not doing enough to educate its staff, members and athletes about protecting children from sexual abuse and failing to ensure that safeguards were being followed, according to a critical review by a former federal prosecutor.

In an op - ed in USA Today last month, she and two other stated reformers — Mark Dupree, a Kansas district attorney, and Miriam Krinsky, a former federal prosecutor — asked for something to be done about the current American justice system.

A federal prosecutor accused New York's former assembly speaker, Sheldon Silver, today of taking millions of dollars in legal fees as bribes, while a defense lawyer insisted there was nothing illegal about the transactions.

During cross examination Taub was asked about when federal prosecutors first came to see him in 2014.

At the time of the meeting, Cohen was under criminal investigation by federal prosecutors in New York, who still are probing a $ 130,000 payment Cohen made to porn star Stormy Daniels in exchange for her silence about an alleged affair with Trump.»

Howe admitted he lied to the credit card company about a stay in New York at the time he was cooperating with federal prosecutors in the corruption case.

Corruption is rife in New York politics, federal prosecutor Preet Bharara said Sunday morning in an interview about his work.

«What were your expectations about Sheldon Silver using his position to bring cases to the firm,» federal prosecutor Tatiana Martins asked Weitz on the third day of Silver's retrial.

Sampson lied about what amounted to a crony's gift on his Senate financial disclosure statements and never paid it back, federal prosecutors said.

Walsh later was convicted by federal prosecutors of cheating and lying about it, and is serving two years in prison.

Federal prosecutors claim that Libous lied about using his influence as a state senator to boost his son's salary at a Westchester law firm.

Former federal prosecutor Sean Coffey has raised about $ 2.5 million in independent donations.

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.

House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa, R - Calif., told CQ Roll Call on Tuesday that it was «perhaps too soon» for his committee to look at how federal prosecutors» allegations that Mayor Vincent Gray knew about a shadow campaign scheme in the 2010 election might have contributed to his loss to Muriel Bowser.

Federal prosecutors found out about many of the details of the alleged embezzlement and attempted cover up because they were tapping Sampson's cell phone.

Federal prosecutors have amassed about 11 million pieces of evidence, including more than 28,400 pages of emails and images from the phone Kelly used as an executive with Competitive Power Ventures Holdings, LLC, (CPV) the company that is building a natural gas - fired power plant in Oxford and has not been linked to the alleged corruption.

The quasi-public Fuller Road and Fort Schuyler, placed into ESD custodianship after federal and state prosecutors alleged that bidding processes for construction projects had been rigged by former SUNY Poly president Alain Kaloyeros and others (all of whom maintain their innocence), have not entirely allayed concerns about transparency under their new leadership.

Federal prosecutors say they will not seek prison time for a New York state senator convicted of lying to the FBI about arranging a high - paying job for his son because the former lawmaker is terminally ill.

The other donor, Leonard Litwin's Glenwood Management, stopped giving at about the same time a senior vice president at the firm signed a non-prosecution agreement with federal prosecutors in their case against former Senate majority leader Dean Skelos.

«When I first ran for Congress, I left a 20 - year career as a federal prosecutor because I was frustrated with the inaction in Washington and knew that if I wanted to see real change for my children and for future generations that I needed to get off the sidelines and do something about it.

(Reuters)- Lawyers for once - powerful former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver asked a judge on Tuesday to throw out federal corruption charges against him because a top prosecutor made «prejudicial» public statements about his guilt.

Cuomo, meanwhile, was described by one associate as «edgily nervous» about the next move to be made by federal prosecutor Bharara, whose successful prosecutions of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D - Manhattan) and former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos (R - Nassau) and startling admonition to «stay tuned» has led to widespread speculation that the governor is his next target.

NEW YORK (AP)-- A federal prosecutor accused New York's former assembly speaker on Monday of taking millions of dollars in legal fees as bribes, while a defense lawyer insisted there was nothing illegal about the transactions.

In papers filed Thursday in Brooklyn federal court, Sampson's attorneys claim imposing the 87 - month prison term on July 20 that prosecutors want would «raise significant concerns about unwarranted disparities» — because Skelos got five years.

A federal prosecutor accused New York's former assembly speaker on Monday of taking millions of dollars in legal fees as bribes, while a defense lawyer insisted there was nothing illegal about the transactions.

Questions about whether he's been contacted by federal prosecutors in their review of the Moreland Commission's work should be directed to the U.S. attorney, Gov. Andrew Cuomo told reporters in Albany on Wednesday.

He said the judge might have treated the instructions to the jury differently, and prosecutors «would have been even more careful» about making sure their summation and rebuttal arguments «completely conformed» with the court's new interpretation of the federal theft of honest services law.

About 600 LIRR retirees will lose their disability benefits after a federal agency voted last week to halt the payments following a sweeping investigation into what prosecutors have called a major disability fraud scheme.

Former Assemblyman Nelson Castro, who resigned after wearing a wire for federal prosecutors for close to his entire tenure in office, is thinking about running for his old seat.

The conversations were played during the first full day of testimony at the Skeloses» bribery and extortion trial in Federal District Court in Manhattan while prosecutors questioned Sen. Tony Avella, a Queens Democrat, about the procedures and legislation.

Brooklyn federal prosecutors told appellate judges they should get another shot at showing that former Senate Majority Leader John Sampson embezzled about $ 400,000 from foreclosure sales — but the defense said no charges against the disgraced ex-pol should stand.

But for the past week, Buffalo's legal community has been buzzing about his relationship with Pigeon — a political operative whose dealings are under investigation by the state Attorney General's Office, federal prosecutors, the State Police and the FBI.

Mr. Espada is also under investigation by the Bronx district attorney's office about whether he actually lives in Westchester, and by federal prosecutors over the health clinics.