Sentences with phrase «former town attorney»

Leonard Genova, Oyster Bay's former town attorney, detailed how government and politics are entwined in...

In addition, former town attorney Genova recently settled a civil suit brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission alleging he committed securities fraud for his role in assisting an unnamed town concessionaire in getting loan guarantees from the town, and then not telling investors about the situation.

McEvoy said he did not discuss the issue with Venditto or former Town Attorney Leonard Genova, who resigned last month.

Another official, former town attorney Leonard Genova, was charged last week — and agreed to settle — SEC allegations.

At least one other Republican, former Town Attorney John Zollo, has already said he will seek the GOP nomination.

Leonard Genova, Oyster Bay's former town attorney, became Immunity Leonard Genova — because he received full immunity from prosecution in exchange for his testimony for prosecutors, Keating said.

«They were doing somersaults for him,» Keating said of Oyster Bay officials that included former town attorney Leonard Genova and former deputy town attorney Frederick Mei.

Agnifilo has sought to argue that former town attorney Leonard Genova was much closer to the Singh case than Venditto.

Not exact matches

The list of Democratic candidates includes County Legislature Minority Leader Carrie Andrews, Irondequoit Town Supervisor Adam Bello, former county legislator Vincent Esposito, former Brighton Town Supervisor Sandra Frankel, and former Monroe County District Attorney Mike Green.

New Monroe County Democratic Party Chairman Dave Garretson is reportedly considering County Legislature Minority Leader Carrie Andrews, Irondequoit Town Supervisor Adam Bello, former County Legislator Vincent Esposito, former Brighton Town Supervisor Sandra Frankel, and former Monroe County District Attorney Mike Green.

Frederick Ippolito, former Town of Oyster Bay planning commissioner who pleaded guilty to federal tax charges last year, has died in prison, his attorney, Brian Griffin said.

An opinion by an Oyster Bay attorney that the town could not provide a loan guarantee legally for restaurateur Harendra Singh's businesses set off a chain of events in which former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano's law firm was hired to devise a way get around it, federal prosecutors allege.

That's allowed when the nominees are attorneys like Boyle, the Conservative choice, and former Huntington Town Councilman Stuart Besen, the Democratic placeholder who was keeping the seat warm for Boyle.

At the top of most people's lists is Clarence Town Justice Michael B. Powers, a well known Buffalo lawyer and vice-chairman of the local Republican Party in the 1990s, and Lancaster Town Justice Jeremy A. Colby, a former Erie County attorney, according to sources close to the process.

Restaurateur Harendra Singh on Thursday finished his testimony in the federal corruption trial of former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, his wife, Linda, and former Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto, after 13 days on the stand and as the prosecution challenged two crucial sets of evidence submitted by defense attorneys.

Nassau district attorney investigators arrested Gerard Terry, a former North Hempstead Town Democratic Party leader, on April 12, 2016, who, public records show, amassed nearly $ 1.4 million in state and federal tax debts while receiving government jobs worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Babylon Town Supervisor Richard Schaffer declined to say whether he reviewed the records when he offered Henry, a former Babylon Town councilman, the $ 50,000 - a-year job as a part - time assistant town attorTown Supervisor Richard Schaffer declined to say whether he reviewed the records when he offered Henry, a former Babylon Town councilman, the $ 50,000 - a-year job as a part - time assistant town attorTown councilman, the $ 50,000 - a-year job as a part - time assistant town attortown attorney.

-- Long Island restaurateur Harendra Singh was arrested and indicted in September on 13 federal charges including one that he bribed a former Town of Oyster Bay deputy attorney in order to have the town give him an «indirect guarantee» of $ 32 million in loTown of Oyster Bay deputy attorney in order to have the town give him an «indirect guarantee» of $ 32 million in lotown give him an «indirect guarantee» of $ 32 million in loans.

Venditto's lawyer says in court papers that the former supervisor was a victim of a scheme orchestrated by Singh, Deputy Town Attorney Fred Mei and Harris Beach to obtain millions of dollars in loan guarantees for Singh.

Several readers have asked about the deal Leonard Genova, Oyster Bay's former deputy supervisor and town attorney, got for testifying as a prosecution witness after receiving full immunity from prosecution.

The defendants in the federal corruption trial — former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano; John Venditto, Oyster Bay's former town supervisor; and Mangano's wife, Linda — and their attorneys have the option to wait in a side room.

Former Deputy Town Attorney Frederick Mei lived even larger thanks to Singh, who paid for his travel to Costa Rica and India and picked up the lease for his BMW, Singh testified.

The Democratic Party's candidate, attorney and former Huntington town board member Stuart Besen, has yet to form a campaign committee with the state Board of Elections.

Former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto «traded their office for money,» a federal prosecutor said Tuesday in the 10 - week - old corruption trial's closing arguments while Mangano's defense attorney countered that the government's star witness «desecrated the oath» by lying repeatedly on the stand.

During cross examination, Marc Agnifilo, Venditto's attorney, asked whether it also would have been important for auditors to know about bribes Singh paid to Frederick Mei, Oyster Bay's former deputy town attorney, and others.

Saladino faced four opponents: Democrat and former Syosset school board president Marc Herman, who questioned Saladino's commitment to reform, as did John Mangelli, who narrowly lost to Venditto in 2015 as a Democrat and ran on the Reform line; Jonathan Clarke, an attorney running on the Progressive line; and Robert Ripp, a frequent critic of Saladino at town board meetings who ran on the End Corruption line.

Leonard Genova, once deputy to former Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto, was grilled by defense attorneys Wednesday.

Defense attorneys on Tuesday questioned former Town of Oyster Bay Attorney Leonard Genova, seen in Oyster Bay on May 24, 2016.

Marc Agnifilo, the defense attorney for John Venditto, Oyster Bay's former town supervisor, asked Leonard Genova, Venditto's former deputy.

Nocella mentioned that some of the material included an interview by a town counsel of former Deputy Town Attorney Fred town counsel of former Deputy Town Attorney Fred Town Attorney Fred Mei.

The GOP has screened a number of candidates, including Southold Councilman Chris Talbot, former Ed Romaine aide Bill Faulk of Manorville, Southold Trustee Bob Ghosio, Mattituck attorney Stephen Kiely, New Suffolk attorney Anthony Palumbo, Mount Sinai attorney Raymond Negron and John Kreutz, Brookhaven Town deputy receiver of taxes.

Oyster Bay Town Attorney Leonard Genova, who long served as former Supervisor John Venditto's right - hand man, resigned Monday.

I made a commitment to check it out and call back the resident, and within 10 minutes I had three statements from two attorneys and a former town supervisor, who all had personal knowledge, that the structure was constructed approximately 60 years ago by the property owner as a park to take his girlfriend to.

The party previously screened Raymond Negron, a Mount Sinai attorney and Purple Heart recipient; John Kreutz, deputy receiver of taxes in Brookhaven Town; Mattituck attorney Stephen Kiely; Southold Town Trustee Bob Ghosio; attorney Anthony Palumbo of New Suffolk; Bill Faulk of Manorville, a former Ed Romaine aide; and Southold Town Board member Chris Talbot.

Restaurateur Harendra Singh testified Wednesday that the Town of Oyster Bay «was willing to do whatever I wanted,» but a defense attorney for former Town Supervisor John Venditto sought to show his client wasn't essential to Singh securing town - guaranteed loTown of Oyster Bay «was willing to do whatever I wanted,» but a defense attorney for former Town Supervisor John Venditto sought to show his client wasn't essential to Singh securing town - guaranteed loTown Supervisor John Venditto sought to show his client wasn't essential to Singh securing town - guaranteed lotown - guaranteed loans.

Defense attorneys stressed that Singh and former deputy town attorney Frederick Mei made cooperation agreements, and other witnesses had immunity or nonprosecution deals, Mirabile said.

Present at that meeting were Mangano, Venditto, Singh, then - town attorney Leonard Genova, then - deputy town attorney Frederick Mei and two attorneys with Mangano's former law firm of Rivkin Radler of Uniondale, the prosecutors said in court papers.

CORRECTION: Restaurateur Harendra Singh secured a $ 1.5 million line of credit in 2010 with an opinion letter from then - Oyster Bay Deputy Town Attorney Frederick Mei and legal documents drawn up by Rivkin Radler LLP of Uniondale, according to testimony in the federal corruption trial of former Nassau County Edward Mangano and former Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto.

Spota also said Bellone's efforts were designed to thwart district attorney probes of Bellone aides and Bellone's boyhood friend Robert Stricoff, a former Babylon Democratic leader and town industrial development agency head.

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.

Handling the appeal was a partner in the firm, Lisa Clare Kombrink, who has a specialty in farmland preservation as former Southampton Town attorney.

The Nassau County District Attorney's office wiretapped the cellphones of former prominent Oyster Bay Town officials as part of an investigation into corruption, multiple sources familiar with the probe said.

Ulster County District Attorney Holley Carnright has said, for the first time, that former Town of Ulster Police Chief Matthew

Ulster County District Attorney Holley Carnright has said, for the first time, that former Town of Ulster Police Chief Matthew Taggard was suspected of engaging in «criminal conduct» while working with a youth program affiliated with the Boy Scouts of America a decade ago.

Steve Stern, former Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi, former North Hempstead Supervisor Jon Kaiman, North Hempstead Town Board member Anna Kaplan, and attorney Jonathan Clarke, all touted their credentials to an audience of more than 150 people at the Great Neck House.

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.

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

Stuart Besen, an attorney and former member of the Huntington Town Board, received the Democratic Party nomination.

The town fought against handing over the statement, and related emails, involving former deputy town attorney Fred Mei.

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.