Sentences with phrase «former oyster»

Former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, his wife, Linda, and former Oyster Bay Town Supervisor...

«I wanted to do something for Ed and of course to benefit myself,» said Anthony Gulino, 54, of Ridge, taking the stand in the federal corruption trial of Mangano, his wife, Linda, and former Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto.

Former Oyster Bay Deputy Town Attorney Frederick Mei began wearing a wire as an FBI cooperator in February 2015, taping a lengthy conversation with restaurateur Harendra Singh that included talk about town officials confronting Mei about potential misconduct, according to court papers.

Former Oyster Bay Deputy Town Attorney Frederick Mei wore a wire for the FBI, court papers say.

In February, 2010, Mei testified, he was given an assignment by Leonard Genova, the former Oyster Bay town attorney — at the behest of Venditto — to help find a way for the town to help Singh secure financing for capital improvements at the town golf course and beach.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Lara Treinis Gatz asked Mei, who took the stand in the federal corruption trial of former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, his wife Linda and former Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto, if he was familiar with the expression «the Oyster Bay way.»

Rivkin Radler, the former employer of just - elected Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, came up with a solution that got the town what it wanted and was legal, two of the firm's senior partners testified last week at the corruption trial of Mangano, former Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto and Mangano's wife, Linda.

Testifying in the trial of former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, his wife, Linda, and former Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto, Mei referenced an organizational chart, shown on the courtroom's big screen, that put the people of Oyster Bay in the top spot.

Tuesday was Singh's third day of testimony in the corruption trial of former County Executive Edward Mangano, his wife, Linda, and former Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto.

Rose Venditto, 93, mother of former Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto, since the 1990s had worked as a part - time town recreation aide, assigned to an office at a Massapequa park.

Frederick Mei, a former Oyster Bay deputy town attorney, admitted Monday to taking bribes from restaurateur Harendra Singh and another contractor as part of what he described as the «pay - to - play nature» of conducting business in the Republican - controlled town.

The judge overseeing the 10 - week - old federal corruption trial of former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, his wife, Linda, and former Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto on Monday rejected their efforts to have their charges dismissed.

Mangano's wife, Linda, and former Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto also were charged in the case.

The four GOPers he referred to who are facing corruption trials this year are former state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, ex-Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, former state Sen. George Maziarz, and former Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto.

They include North Hempstead Deputy GOP leader Frank Moroney, now communications director for the Republican majority on the county legislature; former Oyster Bay Town Clerk Steve Labriola, now chief compliance officer for Mangano; and former Glen Cove Republican leader Paul Meli, now a District Court judge.

Mondello acknowledged that the image of Nassau Republicans has taken a hit because of a series of political indictments, that include former Oyster Bay Commissioner of Planning and Development Frederick Ippolito, who pleaded guilty last year to federal tax evasion and was sent to prison, and Hempstead Town Councilman Edward Ambrosino, who pleaded not guilty earlier this month to federal tax evasion and wire fraud charges.

Marc Agnifilo, who represents co-defendant and former Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto, said he might call on the Big Apple mayor to answer questions about the prosecution's star witness, crooked ex-restaurant owner Harendra Singh.

Former Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto and several other people surrendered Thursday, June 29, 2017, to face what sources said were corruption charges.

Former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and former Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto «traded...

Ex-Oyster Bay supervisor, others surrender at DA's office Former Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto and several other people surrendered Thursday, June 29, 2017, to face what sources said were corruption charges.

Emails obtained by Newsday show that in March 2014, former Oyster Bay deputy town attorney Fred Mei and Singh corresponded about a modified agreement at Tappen that contained a loan guarantee with another lender that ultimately did not make the loan.

Singh, 59, of Laurel Hollow, who testified in the trial's first four weeks, pleaded guilty to providing Mangano and former Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto with bribes in exchange for county contracts totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars and town - guaranteed loans totaling about $ 20 million.

Gilmartin detailed the process of facilitating Singh's $ 1.5 million town - guaranteed line of credit and a $ 3.4 million loan with the bank in 2010, testifying at the federal corruption trial of former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and former Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto.

Singh pleaded guilty in 2016 to bribing de Blasio, as part of his deal to cooperate in the case against Mangano, Mangano's wife, Linda, and former Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto.

But a blackout livened things up — for a few milliseconds until a generator kicked in and District Judge Joan M. Azrack called for the morning break in the trial of former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, his wife, Linda, and former Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto.

On Monday, March 12, 2018, the federal corruption trial of former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, his wife, Linda, and former Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto kicked off.

Singh was indicted in September 2015 on federal charges that include bribing a former Oyster Bay attorney to obtain loan guarantees from the town.

A federal judge seated a jury of six women and six men Monday in the federal corruption trial of former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and former Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto — as Mangano maintained he would be exonerated.

The defense attorney argued that it was, in fact, former Oyster Bay deputy town attorney Frederick Mei who maintained a «corrupt relationship» with Singh and Mei's allegiance was to the restaurateur, not to the town.

The cases of former Suffolk County Police Chief James Burke, former Oyster Bay Town planning Commissioner Frederick Ippolito — who died in prison in June — and former Suffolk County Conservative Party leader Edward Walsh resulted in convictions and prison sentences.

The federal corruption trial of former Nassau County Executive Ed Magano, his wife Linda, and former Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto has now entered its second month.

Spence took on the stand in the federal corruption trial of former county executive Edward Mangano and former Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto — now in its eighth week in Central Islip.

During his ninth day on the stand at Mangano's corruption trial, Singh, during questioning by the defense, said, «I raised a lot of money for [former Oyster Bay Town Supervisor] John Venditto, Ed Mangano and Bill de Blasio.»

Arnold Drucker, 60, of Plainview, held a lead a lead over former Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Lewis Yevoli, 78, of Old Bethpage, who was seeking a comeback 20 years after his last run for office.

Mangano and his wife, Linda, of Bethpage, New York, will be on trial in Central Islip along with John Venditto, a former Oyster Bay town supervisor.

In addition to de Blasio, Singh testified that he made straw donations to former Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto, who's on trial with Mangano, and Venditto's son, former state Sen. Michael Venditto.

But, Singh testified, there came an instance when former Oyster Bay deputy supervisor and town attorney Leonard Genova decided to give him a check.

Edward Mangano, 56, of Bethpage, and former Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto, 68, of North Massapequa, face charges that include conspiracy to commit federal program bribery and honest - services wire fraud, extortion for Mangano and securities fraud for Venditto.

Mangano, his wife and former Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto are accused of corruption, extortion and bribery, among other charges.

The prosecution could rest its case as early as Monday morning in the federal political corruption trial of former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and former Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto, now in its 10th week.

Singh told jurors said he also pleaded guilty to bribing Mangano, John Venditto and former Oyster Bay deputy town attorney Fred Mei, who secretly pleaded guilty to corruption charges in 2015 as part of a cooperation deal with the feds.

In the last three years, the Long Island Nine has become the not - so - solid seven with the conviction of ex-GOP Senate Majority leader Dean Skelos on federal corruption charges and the election loss of freshman Sen. Michael Venditto after federal charges were leveled against his father, former Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto, who is now on trial.

Scalice, testifying in the federal corruption trial of Edward Mangano and former Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto, estimated that Linda Mangano put «three or four days» worth of work» into the two projects.

A federal judge set the next status conference in the corruption trial of Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, his wife, Linda, and former Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto for Nov. 13, 2017.

Former Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto was indicted on 21 new federal criminal charges involving securities fraud in the town's public offering of more than $ 1 billion in securities between 2010 and 2016.

Former Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto was hit with a superseding indictment that includes more than 20 new federal criminal charges involving securities fraud in the issuance of the town's public offering of hundreds of millions of dollars in securities between 2010 and 2016.

Former Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto was indicted Tuesday on 21 new federal criminal charges involving securities fraud in the town's public offering of more than $ 1 billion in securities between 2010 and 2016.

Frederick Mei, a former Oyster Bay deputy town attorney, admitted to taking bribes from restaurateur Harendra Singh and another contractor as part of what he described as the «pay - to - play nature» of conducting business in the Republican - controlled town.

Former Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto and Mangano's wife, Linda, were also charged in the case.

Savino, of Rivkin Radler LLP of Uniondale, testified Wednesday in the trial of former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, his wife, Linda, and former Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto.