Sentences with phrase «for public corruption charges»
Tuesday, Silver was sentenced to 12 years in prison for public corruption charges.
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And in a turn that is likely to be most significant for his campaign, in 2014 he was indicted for corruption, on charges stemming from his veto of a $ 7.5 million appropriation for a public integrity unit, seen as a bid to pressure a district attorney to step down.
The new center - left government wanted to implement judicial changes that would reduce prison sentences for crimes involving corruption and make it more difficult to charge public officials.
Mount Vernon — Accusations of impropriety continue for Mayor Richard Thomas, who is already facing corruption charges as the Mount Vernon Board of Ethics has accused Mayor Richard Thomas of collecting more than $ 100,000 as a trustee of the Amani Public Charter School in violation of state education law.
Former State Senate Leader Dean Skelos was stone - faced and silent as he left a federal courthouse where a jury found him and his son Adam guilty of public corruption charges today, after a four - week trial and just about eight hours of deliberations — but attorneys for both men said they would pursue legal challenges to the verdict.
The charge against him read in part, «That you, Robert Obuoha, on or about the 12th day of February, 2016 in Port Harcourt at the Port Harcourt Judicial Division did corruptly give N150, 000 only to Mr. Ishaq Salihu, a public officer and Zonal Head of Operations, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, South - South Zone, for the purpose of recharge cards and with a view to influencing his decision in a case wherein you are being investigated and thereby committed an offence, official corruption, contrary to Section 13 (1)(a) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2003 and punishable under section 13 (1) of the same Act.»
Former Massachusetts treasurer Timothy Cahill has been indicted on public corruption charges related to advertisements promoting the state lottery that ran during his unsuccessful campaign for governor in 2010.
Attorneys for former New York State Senator George Maziarz filed new motions Friday morning in Albany to have public corruption charges dismissed.
(Reuters)- Lawyers for once - powerful former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver asked a judge on Tuesday to throw out federal corruption charges against him because a top prosecutor made «prejudicial» public statements about his guilt.
The remarks followed claims by former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's lawyers that he had made «improper statements» that will bias the public against Mr. Silver in his fight against corruption charges, and a Slate piece by Pace University Professor Bennett Gershman that Mr. Bharara's critiques of New York's state government are inappropriate for his role.
Silver was arrested last month on corruption charges, and Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara warned the public to «stay tuned» for more developments.
Jacobs promised to prove charges of conspiracy and accepting bribes with videos, audio and emails, along with the testimony of a former assemblyman who collected evidence against Stevenson to try to earn a reduced sentence for his own plea to public corruption charges.
DeFrancisco — a 23 - year Senate veteran praised by Democrats and Republicans alike for intelligence and toughness but seen by some as disengaged — decided to seek Skelos» job after it became clear Friday that Skelos and his son, Adam, faced arrest as soon as Monday on public corruption charges after a long investigation by US Attorney Preet Bharara.
The U.S. Attorney, in announcing the charges behind Silver's arrest last week, suggested ominously that the press and public «stay tuned» for more corruption prosecution news.
The public corruption charges against Kaloyeros imploded his big dreams for SUNY Polytechnic Institute, and the little science museum may not escape unharmed.
Gov. Perry indicted on felony charges for abusing the powers of his office by carrying out a threat to veto funding for state prosecutors, investigating public corruption and Gov. Cuomo who could ultimately be indicted for obstruction of justice down the road, seem to both have a disdain for working within the law.
In the petition dated 15 April 2016 and signed by SERAP executive director Adetokunbo Mumuni the organisation expressed «serious concern that the Senate of Nigeria will any moment from now pass amendments to Public Officers Protection Act; Administration of Criminal Justice Act; Code of Conduct Bureau Act and the Code of Conduct Tribunal Act with the political objective of securing a soft - landing for the Senate President Bukola Saraki who is facing corruption charges.»
The conference plans to back measures that would strip public employees convicted on corruption charges of their pensions, as well as new regulations for the use of campaign funds.
Their package includes plans for a public funding of political campaigns, retroactively stripping pension beneifts of a public official who has been convicted of felony corruption charges, restricting the use of campaign funds for criminal defense and tighten campaign disclosure reports to identify lobbyists.
Following his conviction on federal corruption charges, former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos apparently will qualify for a public pension of up to $ 95,590 a year.
Appealing his conviction, lawyers for former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos say he should receive a new trial based on the outcome of a Supreme Court decision outlining how public corruption charges should be interpreted.
Lawyers for the defendants deny the charges and have been seeking to toss the case on a number of grounds over the past year, including court decisions in unrelated public corruption cases.
Cuomo called for all state officials convicted of public corruption charges to be required to forfeit their state pensions.
Multiple state public authorities hired law firm Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP to represent them amid a Manhattan U.S. Attorney's investigation that led to corruption charges against a former top Cuomo aide and seven other individuals, according to an engagement letter for a separate contract obtained Tuesday by The Alt through a Freedom of Information Law request.
These are the «open» seats, as are those in three other races: District 21 Council Member Julissa Ferreras - Copeland announced she would not be running for reelection, opening up her seat for a competitive battle; in District 44, Council Member David Greenfield made a relatively late announcement that he will not seek reelection, but he is expected to be replaced by his chosen successor and close ally Kalman Yeger; and in District 28, Ruben Wills was recently removed from office when he was convicted on federal public corruption charges — there is a crowded competition to replace him.
The Hawkins - Jones ticket was nominated in Troy NY the day after former local State Senator and Majority Leader Joe Bruno won his federal retrial on public corruption charges despite clear evidence that he receive tens of thousands of dollars monthly for no - show jobs.
«What shouldn't be lost in this web of public corruption is that the same candidate plastering Western New York with commercials calling for an end to corruption has been financed by the same men who are now facing charges in one of Western New York's largest public corruption schemes,» Small's campaign manager Matt Tighe said in The Buffalo News.
Dumping Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver as a result of public corruption charges could open the way for more democracy in the Legislature, according to Buffalo Assemblyman Sean Ryan.
He thinks Ganim has an uphill legal battle and said going forward, the question for the courts will be whether Connecticut has a «valid interest» in barring candidates with prior public corruption charges from public campaign money.
Cuomo, speaking at an event in Syracuse, commented for the first time since Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos was charged with six counts of public corruption.
As The Times Union first reported today, lawyers for former Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno filed a slew of documents in federal court seeking to dismiss the second indictment of public corruption charges calling the new case «fatally flawed.»
Paterson noted he's not the only one to criticize Bharara: A federal judge knocked the prosecutor for public comments made after the arrest of Assemblyman Sheldon Silver on corruption charges, saying they walk «up against the line» of appropriate.
After serving time in prison on bribery and other corruption charges, Mr. Newton was rearrested in early 2013 for falsifying information so that he could get public funding for what he hoped would be his comeback campaign.
Interference from the governor's office has been the subject of an inquiry by the United States attorney for the Southern District of New York, Preet Bharara, related to the governor's decision to close down an ethics panel called the Moreland Commission charged with investigating public corruption.
An attorney for Sheldon Silver argued Thursday that the former New York state Assembly speaker's conviction on public - corruption charges should be reversed in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year that narrowed the circumstances under which certain government acts could be considered evidence of a kickback scheme.
The U.S. Attorney's office just announced: «A press conference will be held today to announce charges against New York City Council Member Larry Seabrook for alleged public corruption offenses.»
Known for his close personal relationship with Senate President Darrell Steinberg, Huff is one beneficiary of the Senate's decision to delete the files of Yee, who was indicted on weapons trafficking and public corruption charges.
During this time a number of legislators were indicted on corruption charges and advocates began a major push for public financing of campaigns.
The news of the indictments was sadly familiar for Albany observers who have watched a parade of public officials face corruption and other criminal charges.
Lawyers for former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver are again pressing a federal judge to toss out an indictment on corruption charges due to U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's public comments about the case.
Ten charges of corruption and related offences were brought against their firm, including in relation to its attempts to influence those responsible for awarding public contracts in Jamaica and Ghana in the 1990s.
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