Sentences with phrase «for real estate developers accused»
Obtained a defense verdict and a positive money judgment for real estate developers accused of fraud in connection with the sale of a commercial building
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Silver returns to federal court tomorrow to listen as prosecutors accuse him for a second time of collecting $ 4 million in illegal kickbacks from a cancer researcher and real estate developers.
According to recent charges made by the United States Attorney's Office, Senator Skelos «is accused of illegally obtaining a $ 20,000 payment for ADAM SKELOS from a large real estate developer dependent on DEAN SKELOS for tax breaks.»
He was accused of collecting millions of dollars in kickbacks for favors provided to a cancer researcher and real estate developers.
NEW YORK (AP)-- New York's former assembly speaker returns to federal court Monday to listen as prosecutors accuse him for a second time of collecting $ 4 million in illegal kickbacks from a cancer researcher and real estate developers.
Silver returns to federal court Monday April 30, 2018, to listen as prosecutors accuse him for a second time of collecting $ 4 million in illegal kickbacks from a cancer researcher and real estate developers.
He accused de Blasio of having failed «to put any significant dent into the homeless problem» and having engaged in «pay - for - play with wealthy real estate developers that should undercut his claim that he's a good government paragon.»
He is accused of taking bribes from an energy company and real estate developer in exchange for state actions benefiting them.
Silver is accused of directing Glenwood to hire a real estate law firm run by a former aide, which then paid him handsomely for doing no work, while Skelos is charged with directing the developer to pay his son's title insurance company $ 20,000 for work it did not do.
In a 2013 Daily News story, sources accused Silver of quietly slipping the tax breaks for five real estate developers into an otherwise noncontroversial 2013 housing bill that was designed to renew tax abatements for co-op and condo owners and expand protections for tenants of loft buildings.
Despite the allegation involving funding for the DA's race — and another accusing Sampson of filing false Senate disclosure forms to conceal a $ 188,500 loan from a real estate developer — Carter insisted his case wasn't in the same category as a recent rash of other criminal cases accusing New York lawmakers of abusing their authority for personal gain or to cheat on campaign finance rules.
A little more than three months ago the defendant in question was a Democrat, Shelly Silver, accused of taking bribes and kickbacks of $ 4 million, some of the money being listed as «referral fees» for steering asbestos cases and real - estate developers to Silver - connected law firms.
Silver is also accused of getting more than $ 700,000 in a real estate scheme — he pocketed referral fees from law firms that did tax work for wealthy developers, which Silver sent their way, prosecutors said.
He's accused of directing state grants to a cancer researcher in exchange for lucrative legal referrals and of of accepting referral fees from a law firm that did work for two high profile real estate developers.
The indictment accused Silver of allowing one of those developers to push successfully for provisions in Albany real estate legislation that benefitted them.
Glenwood Management, the real estate developer both Mr. Silver and Mr. Skelos stand accused of extorting in exchange for tax breaks, has reportedly used puppet LLCs to become the largest donor in the state.
Silver was accused of receiving $ 700,000 in payments from one law firm in exchange for using his official position to obtain recurring tax certiorari legal claims of two real estate developer clients with business before the New York State Legislature.
Prosecutors have accused him of running two separate schemes, steering real estate developers to a law firm that paid him kickbacks, and funneling state grants to a doctor who referred asbestos claims to a second law firm that employed Mr. Silver and paid him fees for referring clients.
The senator is accused of using his influence to generate income for the younger man, including by extorting a real estate developer that eventually arranged a lucrative consulting job for Adam Skelos at an environmental company.
At times, the race between the candidates got nasty, with Kurland attacking Johnson for working for GFI Development Co. and accusing him of being tied to real estate developers.
NEW YORK (WBEN / AP)-- New York's former assembly speaker returns to federal court Monday to listen as prosecutors accuse him for a second time of collecting $ 4 million in illegal kickbacks from a cancer researcher and real estate developers.
The lawmaker is accused of using his influence to «induce real estate developers with business before the State» to use a real estate law firm run by his former counsel in the Assembly, which paid Mr. Silver for the referrals.
Halloran was accused, among other things, of offering to redirect some of his Council money to an undercover agent posing as a real estate developer in return for cash payments.
The governor accuses the mayor of concocting a «sweetheart deal» for real - estate developers.
Sheldon Silver — the former New York State Assembly speaker accused of receiving illegal payments from real estate developers and others in exchange for political support — had his 2015 corruption conviction overturned Thursday.
The negative one accused Mr. Paladino, a developer, of trading campaign contributions in exchange for prized real estate contracts with the state.
In a 2013 Daily News story, sources accused Silver of quietly slipping the tax breaks for five real estate developers into an otherwise noncontroversial 2013 housing bill that was designed to renew tax abatements for co-op and condo owners and expand protections for tenants of loft buildings.