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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.
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MANHATTAN — A former Department of Education computer consultant ripped off nearly $ 4 million from city schools to fund a lavish lifestyle — the latest in a string of black marks for city contractors, federal prosecutors announced Thursday.
State and federal prosecutors announced on March 16 that they would not seek charges against the mayor, though Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance wrote to the New York State Board of Elections that the fundraising appears to have violated «the intent and spirit of the laws.»
The federal investigation has concluded without any charges, state and federal prosecutors announced.
(State and federal prosecutors announced last month they do not plan to bring criminal charges in those cases.)
William Scarborough, a former assemblyman from Queens, was sentenced to 13 months in federal prison and two years of supervised release after pleading guilty to corruption charges, federal prosecutors announced.
Howe's testimony has been eagerly anticipated ever since federal prosecutors announced in 2016 that he had pleaded guilty and was cooperating with authorities in an investigation of Percoco.
Mayor de Blasio will face no criminal charges in the probe of his 2013 election campaign fund - raising, a federal prosecutor announced Thursday.
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Schumer is the highest - profile Democrat to back Kaminsky in the race since Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued his nod earlier this year when the former federal prosecutor formally announced his bid for the seat.
Navy veteran and federal prosecutor Mikie Sherrill announced her candidacy last May.
Cuomo reinvigorated his push in April of 2013, after federal prosecutors indicted two sitting legislators and announced that a third had been wearing a wire.
The administration abruptly announced in April it had enlisted Giuliani - era federal prosecutor Bart Schwartz to conduct an internal «full review» of the Buffalo Billion's contracting, to root out any evidence of «self - dealing.»
Christie, a Republican, announced today he would allow the state to move forward with a medical marijuana program after he received assurances the measure wouldn't run afoul of federal prosecutors.
Cuomo announced Friday that his administration retained a former criminal prosecutor to review his upstate economic development initiatives after learning federal investigators are examining potential conflicts of interest and improper bidding related to the programs.
Ulrich did not provide details of what he will be announcing, but stressed that the timing of the announcement was not related to Thursday's announcement from state and federal prosecutors who said they would not pursue charges against de Blasio or his aides following a months long investigation into the mayor's fundraising practices.
Four more candidates have announced in the past week — Ian Hunter, former federal prosecutor John Katko, Jane Rossi and Manufacturers Association of Central New York president Randy Wolken.
Two weeks ago, a lawyer for Cuomo announced that a former federal prosecutor would lead the administration's own investigation into the Buffalo Billion and other economic development programs, saying the ongoing federal probe had raised questions of «improper lobbying and undisclosed conflicts of interest.»
Faulkner's comments came during a news conference announcing a Manhattan Supreme Court suit — first reported by The Post — over the $ 13.6 million in city money spent on lawyers who represented de Blasio and several «underlings» in connection with investigations by federal and city prosecutors.
Todd Kaminsky (D - Long Beach), a former federal prosecutor, cast himself as the anticorruption candidate as he announced his candidacy for the State Senate seat vacated by Dean Skelos, who was convicted of bribery, extortion, and conspiracy charges in December.
Long Island Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky, a former federal prosecutor, officially announced his campaign for former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos» seat, and was immediately endorsed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo (via press release).
More than a month after Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that Bart Schwartz, a former federal prosecutor, would head an «independent investigation» into the Buffalo Billion economic development program, it remains unclear whether Schwartz has begun his
After prosecutors served the governor's aides on April 29, Cuomo announced Bart Schwartz, a former federal prosecutor, would conduct an outside review of all SUNY Poly spending past and present.
James Johnson, a former federal prosecutor who also served in the U.S. Department of the Treasury under former President Bill Clinton's administration, announced his candidacy for governor of New Jersey in late 2016.
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions recently announced the repeal of a 2013 Obama - era policy that protected legalized marijuana programs in various states from federal prosecutor intervention.
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.»
Federal and state prosecutors announced Thursday they were dropping their investigation of political fund - raising by the mayor and his staff.
The case, announced publicly in 2016, is one in a string that federal prosecutors in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Albany have made against powerful politicians.
A 28 - year - old Syracuse man has been arrested for allegedly threatening U.S. Rep. John Katko, federal prosecutors on Wednesday announced.
Hynes announced last week that he will contest the general election on the Republican and Conservative lines, despite suffering a ten - point loss to former federal prosecutor Ken Thompson in last month's Democratic primary.
On Monday, former federal prosecutor Chris Mattei will announce that he is forgoing a run for governor and will instead seek the attorney general's post, according to a source familiar with his decision.
«I am so very grateful for the support our campaign has received from thousands of Connecticut residents, who refuse to remain silent in the face of attacks on our rights and our values,» said Mattei, a former federal prosecutor from Hartford who was exploring a run for governor before Jepsen announced he would not seek re-election.
At a press conference in Oneida County, elected leaders said progress on the AMS fab, which was announced by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the summer of 2015 with glee and fanfare, basically «froze up» as federal prosecutors honed in on Kaloyeros, who was indicted last month along with a slew of development executives and Joe Percoco, Cuomo's political adviser and surrogate brother.
COR executives Steven Aiello and Joseph Gerardi are facing a number of charges announced last week by a federal prosecutor.
Speaking for the first time since Comptroller Scott Stringer announced the settlement late Monday, the family and Sharpton said they would continue with efforts to have federal prosecutors indict officer Pantaleo after a Staten Island grand jury declined to bring criminal charges against him last year.
NEW YORK (AP)-- An outspoken Manhattan federal prosecutor known for crusading against public corruption announced he was fired Saturday after he refused a request a day earlier to resign.
► «Last week, federal prosecutors in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, announced the indictments of biomedical researchers Yu Xue and Lucy Xi, as well as three associates, for trade secrets theft, wire fraud, and other charges,» Mara Hvistendahl reported Tuesday at ScienceInsider.
Federal prosecutors said Tuesday morning that the pitch was a scam after announcing criminal charges against the man.
Summary: Morvillo announced this week that former federal prosecutor Eugene Ingoglia has joined the firm in New York.
US - based bitcoin exchange Coinbase announced today that former federal prosecutor Kathryn Haun has joined the Coinbase, Inc. company Board of Directors.