Sentences with phrase «felony election»
The plea allowed him to avoid trial on five felony election law charges.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. — State Senator Rob Ortt was indicted Wednesday on felony election law violations in Albany.
The attorney general had also charged Maziarz's successor — state Sen. Robert G. Ortt, R - North Tonawanda — with five similar felony election law violations in 2017.
Two Western New York political operatives charged with felony election law violations, including former Erie County Democratic Chairman Steven Pigeon, pleaded not guilty Thursday afternoon in state Supreme Court.
Just last month, Schneiderman also obtained felony election law indictments against former Republican State Sen. George D. Maziarz and his successor, Sen. Robert G. Ortt of North Tonawanda.
An Erie County grand jury now agrees with Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman — G. Steven Pigeon and two associates should stand trial for felony election law charges.
We've learned Republican State Sen. Rob Ortt and his predecessor, George Maziarz, have been indicted on felony election law violations.
Former State Senator George Maziarz and his successor, Republican State Senator Rob Ortt, have been indicted by an Albany County grand jury on felony election law tied to a campaign donations.
He said he was framed as the bad guy when the ex-prosecutor charged him with five felony Election Law violations last year.
Former state Senator George Maziarz would've faced five felony election law violations next week in Albany County Court.
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The three members of the Western New York Progressive Caucus all pleaded not guilty to the same four felony election law violations Wednesday.
Former state Sen. George D. Maziarz, facing five felony election law violations and the possibility of years in prison, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor election law violation and agreed to pay a $ 1,000 fine Friday in an Albany courtroom.
Longtime political operative G. Steven Pigeon, who is already charged with bribery, extortion and other counts in a separate investigation, now faces a felony election law complaint introduced Wednesday in State Supreme Court.
An Albany County grand jury indicted two Republican state senators — one sitting (Rob Ortt) and one retired (George Maziarz)-- on felony election law violations, as part of Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's probe of election law fraud in Niagara County.
A grand jury indicted three Western New York political operatives Friday afternoon on felony election charges.
The long - awaited trial of former State Sen. George D. Maziarz on three felony election law violations, slated to begin in Albany County Court on Monday, has been delayed until Feb. 5.
When the former Republican state senator pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor on March 2 to satisfy five felony election law charges brought by Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman, most observers thought the plea meant the inside story of Maziarz's Niagara County machine would never be told.