Sentences with phrase «federal witness»

Yet Anthony J. Bonomo, a star federal witness in last fall's corruption trial of ex-Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, has been in talks to sell the company that runs PRI to a firm in California for what could be a significant amount, according to multiple sources.

Ex-lobbyist Todd Howe, the star federal witness in the bribery trial of former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo aide Joseph Percoco, was held in jail Friday after admitting he tried to cheat his credit card company in violation of a cooperation deal promising he would commit no further crimes.

Prosecutors say Smith turned to the agent posing as a businessman and Moses Stern — a crooked Rockland County developer turned federal witness — for money and help plotting the botched scheme to buy the GOP line for mayor.

Smith, the feds say, turned to Moses Stern — a crooked Rockland County developer who was, in fact, a cooperating federal witness — as well as another man he thought was a developer but who was actually an undercover federal agent.

While X Hudson County exec and federal witness Robert Janiszewki has kept carefully mum about some major players, the unmentionables still twitch when they hear the word «shackles».

A transcript provided by NBC shows that the broadcast went on to say, «Federal witness Iarizzo [sic] told authorities he was ordered by his mob boss, Michael Francesi [sic] to write a check to the Cuomo campaign.»

Smith has pleaded not guilty to trying to bribe his way on the Republican line for New York City mayor, and Sampson has pleaded not guilty to charges that he threatened federal witnesses, lied on an application for a liquor store and embezzled money from mortgage accounts.

«People shouldn't be talking to potential federal witnesses in a case when the prosecutor and the FBI and other investigators are looking at something.

In addition to Percoco, star federal witness Howe had ties of his own to Cuomo dating back 30 years.Over a week of testimony, Howe detailed corrupt dealings with Percoco who sat just steps away from Cuomo's office, described access to several other officials, and painted an unflattering picture of Cuomo losing his temper at one meeting with a donor.

It is also probable that she would not have been afforded the opportunity to play everything from supercilious heiresses (Broncho Billy) to foul - mouthed Federal witnesses (The Gauntlet) to vengeful murderers (Sudden Impact) without Eastwood's support and encouragement.

She must oversee federal witnesses who have been relocated through the Witness Protection program and make sure that they stay safe.The series stars Mary McCormack in the title role and Lesley Ann Warren as her mother, Jinx.

And at «The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times,» Mike Scarcella has a post titled «Appeals Court Sides with DOJ in Suit Against Protected Federal Witness.»

'' Smith, the feds say, turned to Moses Stern — a crooked Rockland County developer turned federal witness — and an undercover federal agent for money and help pulling off the botched scheme.

Smith, who represented southeast Queens in the state Senate, was done in when he unknowingly turned to Moses Stern — a crooked Rockland County developer who was, in fact, a cooperating federal witness — as well as ano ther man Smith thought was a developer but who was actually an undercover federal agent.

The federal witness - tampering statute (18 U.S. code 1512), for example, applies to» [w] hoever knowingly uses intimidation, threatens, or corruptly persuades another person, or attempts to do so, or engages in misleading conduct toward another person, with intent to... influence, delay, or prevent the testimony of any person in an official proceeding» or «cause or induce any person to --»

Till his final hours he reportedly felt betrayed and bitter that his life long friend, X Hudson County Executive Robert Janiszewski, turned federal witness and taped conversations with Byrne.

Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as the best of the elite federal marshals working for the Federal Witness Protection Program, one of the government's most clandestine agencies.

This time their job is to retrieve two high - tech finger rings that the government stores the names and addresses of people under the Federal Witness Protection Program.

It stars Peter Brown, an unassuming doctor (and member of the Federal Witness Protection Program) who is a former hitman.

Now available in one volume, Novels 6 and 7 and Novella 3 (book 7.5) three fast - paced, suspense - packed legal thrillers in the Sasha McCandless series by USA TODAY Bestselling Author Melissa F. Miller!Irrevocable Trust (Book 6) The Federal Witness Protection Program has never lost a witness — until now.

The full realization of the trouble he had made for himself probably came one day last September when he appeared, under subpoena, before a federal grand jury in Fort Smith, Ark., that was investigating possible tampering with a federal witness.

Obtained an injunction against the United States government against its threat to disclose the identity of a person guaranteed anonymity under the federal witness protection program.