Sentences with phrase «felony election law violations»
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.
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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.
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.
We've learned Republican State Sen. Rob Ortt and his predecessor, George Maziarz, have been indicted on felony election law violations.
BUFFALO, N.Y. — State Senator Rob Ortt was indicted Wednesday on felony election law violations in Albany.
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.
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.
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 Senator George Maziarz would've faced five felony election law violations next week in Albany County Court.
He said he was framed as the bad guy when the ex-prosecutor charged him with five felony Election Law violations last year.
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It appears that prosecutors have never made a criminal case under this section of state election law, a violation of which would be a felony: Records going back to 1999 show no arrests or arraignments on the charge, according to the State Division of Criminal Justice Services.
If so, that would be a violation of state election law, and a possible felony.
In January, former Cheektowaga Democratic Chairman Frank C. Max Jr. — a longtime Pigeon ally — pleaded guilty to Schneiderman's accusations of misdemeanor election law violations after initially facing felony charges.
Three sources familiar with the situation say Pigeon and two long - time associates Kristy L. Mazurek and David B. Pfaff will face felony complaints of election law violations.