Sentences with phrase «felony federal corruption charges»
He is scheduled to plead guilty as part of a deal with the Albany U.S. attorney to two felony federal corruption charges on May 7, a source told the Daily News.
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Fidler is running in the March 20 special election for the seat vacated by former Sen. Carl Kruger, who was forced to resign when he pleaded guilty last month to felony federal corruption charges.
Not exact matches
The 64 - year - old Leibell, of Putnam County, resigned his seat in December just before he was indicted under federal felony corruption charges.
Percoco may be the only former member of the Gov. Andrew Cuomo administration who is facing federal corruption charges because of his relationship with Howe, a former stalwart Albany lobbyist and Cuomo fundraiser who has pleaded guilty to eight felonies as part of the case, but he wasn't the only one who had a close and previously undisclosed relationship with him, according to Howe's testimony Monday.
In November 2015, former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was convicted of 7 felony counts of federal corruption charges in a kick - back scheme where he gave $ 500,000 in state lump sum tax dollars to a physician who would refer patients to the Speaker's law firm where he would get referral fees.
Federal charges are being levied against top Cuomo aide Joseph Percoco, the influential head of the SUNY Polytechnic Institute, Alain Kaloyeros, and others for a series of alleged schemes that include fraud, bid - rigging and bribery; Kaloyeros is also facing felony corruption charges from the state.
A federal jury in Manhattan did more than convict one - time gubernatorial uber - confidant Joseph Percoco on felony corruption charges: It also delivered a damning verdict on Gov. Cuomo's stunningly ineffective upstate...
It is widely speculated that the councilman is eyeing a potential run for Sen. Carl Kruger's seat in the event that the scandal - scarred lawmaker cuts a deal / pleads / is found guilty of the federal felony corruption charges he faces.
A former Hillary Rodham Clinton ally who served time for felony fraud and federal corruption is among those leading the charge to put Bill de Blasio into City Hall, The Post has learned.
Sen. Joseph L. Bruno exits the James T. Foley U.S. Courthouse in Albany December 2009 after being found guilty of two felony charges brought against him in a federal corruption case.
As many as 34 state and local officials have been convicted in New York since 2002 on charges including bribery, conspiracy, falsifying records, racketeering, fraud, extortion, federal corruption and perjury, among a mix of several other felonies and misdemeanors.