Sentences with phrase «federal prosecutors alleged»

This was the case in which federal prosecutors alleged that the defendants conspired to expose the residents of Libby, Mont., to a particularly deadly form of asbestos, knowing of its danger.

In 2012, Eisner signed off on a $ 3.5 million settlement after federal prosecutors alleged that the company had charged higher interest rates and fees on mortgages to minority borrowers than to whites with similar financial profiles.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Before they issued a request for proposals to select a preferred nanotech developer in Central New York, state officials colluded with COR Development Co. to make sure COR was selected, federal prosecutors alleged today.

Federal prosecutors alleged that Mr. Smith, a Democrat, tried to bribe Republican county leaders in an unsuccessful attempt to allow him to run on the GOP ballot line.

Federal prosecutors alleged that Menedez carried out «official favors» for his friend and Democratic donor Melgen in exchange for private jet flights, vacations, and hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions.

On Thursday, federal prosecutors alleged that Mangano and Venditto received discounts at Singh's facilities and accepted limousine services and other bribes.

Federal prosecutors alleged that the ex-assembly speaker abused his power by helping women he had relationships with

The SolarCity construction project, the biggest part of the Buffalo Billion, is embroiled in a corruption scandal as federal prosecutors alleged the $ 750 million state investment was awarded to LPCiminelli through a bid - rigging scheme.

But federal prosecutors allege that Babich and his co-conspirators doled out kickbacks to doctors who prescribed the drug even to non-cancer patients, and even set up a special «reimbursement unit» to sway insurance companies and pharmacy benefits managers to provide coverage for these non-authorized uses.

Federal prosecutors allege Percoco still acted in a «senior advisory function and supervisory role» in the campaign.

An opinion by an Oyster Bay attorney that the town could not provide a loan guarantee legally for restaurateur Harendra Singh's businesses set off a chain of events in which former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano's law firm was hired to devise a way get around it, federal prosecutors allege.

Federal prosecutors allege Silver reaped more than $ 3 million from legal settlements and verdicts won by the Weitz & Luxenberg law firm in Manhattan on behalf of people suffering from mesothelioma, a deadly cancer.

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.

ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo will «set aside» campaign contributions from COR Development and LPCiminelli, which federal prosecutors allege came to the governor's purse at the urging of a lobbyist involved in several bid - rigging schemes.

No county officials were charged with wrongdoing, but federal prosecutors allege that Dean and Adam Skelos improperly influenced the awarding of the contract to an environmental company as a way to get Adam Skelos more money from the company — which had hired him as a consultant.

Federal prosecutors allege that in return for a bribe Cuomo aide Joe Percoco helped Cor Development avoid a costly state mandate prior to construction of a parking lot near the Aloft hotel at the Inner Harbor.

Federal prosecutors allege that Kaloyeros had «pre-selected» Cor to be the state's Central New York developer of nanotech - related projects.

Federal prosecutors allege Percoco solicited bribes from a power company and a developer with business before the state.

Federal prosecutors allege that Percoco pocketed more than $ 300,000 in bribes in return for official actions on behalf of an energy company and a developer seeking lucrative deals with New York State.

Federal prosecutors allege that Senator Skelos tried to pressure Cuomo's health department to skew proposed regulations on fracking to a company that Adam worked for.

Federal prosecutors allege that Dean Skelos tried to pressure Cuomo's health department to skew proposed regulations on hydrofracking to a company that Adam Skelos worked for.

Federal prosecutors allege Smith hatched a plan to bribe City Councilman Dan Halloran, the head of the Bronx Republican party Joseph Savino and the vice chairman of the Queens Republican party, Vincent Tabone, to get the necessary permission to run for mayor as a Republican.

A prosecution document unsealed last Friday purports to show that convicted former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver had two extramarital affairs that further corrupted state government, one with a lobbyist who frequently represented clients interested in pending legislation and another with a woman who was hired at a succession of state jobs for which critics say she was under qualified... → Read More: Federal Prosecutors Allege Silver's Corruption of Albany Included Government Favors for Mistresses

Facebook, which landed itself in the crosshairs after becoming one of the primary venues by which federal prosecutors allege a Kremlin - linked, pro-Donald Trump Russian operation called the Internet Research Agency tried to flood the US with disinformation and propaganda before the 2016 elections, now says it will...

Trevon Gross was charged in March 2016, with federal prosecutors alleging that the pastor took bribes from those

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In the ongoing corruption scandal embroiling college basketball for months, federal prosecutors in New York added charges on Tuesday against a former Adidas rep, Jim Gatto, which allege payments to families of players at four universities.

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.»

Federal prosecutors investigating President Trump's personal attorney, Michael D. Cohen, are seeking records related to two women who received payments in 2016 after alleging affairs with Trump years before — adult - film star Stormy Daniels and ex-Playboy model Karen McDougal — according to two people familiar with the matter.

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.

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.

Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York allege that Percoco took bribes from CPV officials for help in seeking a price guarantee for the 680 megawatts of power the plant is expected to generate.

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.

According to a recent filing in the federal case, prosecutors have sought records from more than a dozen individuals, companies and campaign accounts that were not named in a 2016 indictment that alleged key officials and developers were involved in rigging bids for some of the state's biggest projects.

The alleged crime came several weeks after Howe, who pleaded guilty in September 2016 to eight felonies including embezzlement and tax fraud, signed a cooperation agreement with federal prosecutors that required him to commit no additional crimes.

Federal authorities have interviewed several individuals involved in the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office's 2007 wiretap investigation of politically connected defense attorney Robert Macedonio and are examining whether an alleged bribe to prosecutor John Scott Prudenti went uninvestigated.

Federal prosecutors have turned over to the defense over one million pages of documents and other materials in the government's alleged corruption case against former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, his wife, Linda, and former Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto.

Mr. Bellone last year said Mr. Spota was running «a criminal enterprise» and called for his resignation amid reports of a federal probe into alleged misconduct by Mr. Spota's prosecutors.

Today's NY Post reported on federal prosecutors efforts to detail accounts of Councilman Larry Seabrook «s alleged efforts to defraud his Democratic political club and the city.

The alleged quid pro quo arrangement with Taub is one of two secret corruption schemes federal prosecutors say Silver orchestrated.

Kaminsky, a former federal prosecutor, framed the election as a referendum on corruption, and alleged Sunday that voters «don't know whether Chris McGrath even thinks corruption is a problem.»

He would have needed the support of three GOP county leaders to do so, which federal prosecutors are alleging is at the heart of today's case.

Federal prosecutors said two alleged co-conspirators in the 2013 George Washington Bridge lane - closure scandal «bragged» to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie while the closures were occurring about the traffic havoc they had created and their refusal to respond to requests for help from local officials.

One of the alleged co-conspirators has pleaded guilty and is cooperating with federal prosecutors.

Federal prosecutors revealed Mr. Skelos had arranged a meeting between fracking industry leaders and the state Department of Environmental Conservation at the same time that his son both held an alleged «no - show» job at AbTech and was in the process of negotiating the contract to sell filters through his consulting firm Rockville Strategies.

Local newspapers are reporting that AM Nojay was to be criminally charged by federal prosecutors in connection with an alleged embezzlement of $ 1.8 million from an account he handled for a longtime client and friend, architect Carlton «Bud» DeWolff.

Federal authorities have interviewed several individuals involved in the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office's 2007 wiretap investigation of politically connected defense attorney Robert Macedonio and are examining whether an alleged bribe to prosecutor John Scott Prudenti went uninvestigated, according to a source with direct knowledge of the ongoing federalFederal authorities have interviewed several individuals involved in the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office's 2007 wiretap investigation of politically connected defense attorney Robert Macedonio and are examining whether an alleged bribe to prosecutor John Scott Prudenti went uninvestigated, according to a source with direct knowledge of the ongoing federalfederal probe.

At the end of their first week of witnesses, federal prosecutors sought to refocus attention on Silver as they continued to create a portrait of a powerful political figure whose greed they allege led to multiple corruption schemes.

Changes that lawmakers want to economic development programs were made ripe following allegations by federal prosecutors that the Buffalo Billion and a couple of other big upstate initiatives were part of a massive, alleged pay - to - play, bid - rigging scandal.

Joseph Ahearn, the former assistant district attorney in charge of the probe, told federal prosecutors in a March 30 letter that «employees of the Rensselaer County Board of Elections had alleged that Mr. Wade had improperly pressured and - or coerced them to financially donate to various campaigns and - or the county Democratic party at the risk of losing their jobs.»