Sentences with phrase «fraud and corruption charges»

Former mayor of Montreal ordered to stand trial on fraud and corruption charges, Canadian Press

Also, there's an even juicier (in our opinion) little nugget about indicted State Senator Efrain Gonzalez, who is facing federal fraud and corruption charges.

Former Democrat representative Corrine Brown (Fla.) reported to prison minutes before her noon deadline on Monday to begin serving her five - year sentence on fraud and corruption charges.

Heastie was elevated to the speaker's post earlier this year following the arrest of longtime Assembly leader Sheldon Silver on fraud and corruption charges.

Seabrook, who federal authorities say took $ 60,000 in cash in a designer bag from Rechnitz, was also arrested and is facing fraud and corruption charges.

Correction Officers» Benevolent Association President Norman Seabrook, who was arrested on fraud and corruption charges Wednesday morning, described the convictions in a statement as «an absolute travesty» that showed how correction officers are disrespected for doing their jobs.

Government watch dog groups say the arrest of one of the two most powerful men in the New York legislature on fraud and corruption charges highlights the need for better state laws against wrong doing.

Thursday following Silver's arrest on fraud and corruption charges, the South Buffalo Democrat seemed to offer a bit of an «I told you so» to the Assembly Democratic Conference.

FC Barcelona, Santos, Neymar and his parents will all have to stand trial on fraud and corruption charges according to Spanish magistrates.

Shares in SNC Lavalin, which faces fraud and corruption charges, increased more than four per cent Friday following the announcement and the company's results a day earlier that beat analyst expectations.

Not exact matches

SNC - Lavalin has pleaded not guilty to the one fraud and one corruption charge filed by the RCMP against SNC - Lavalin and two of its subsidiaries.

Prosecutors in February laid rare corruption and fraud charges against SNC - Lavalin Group, Canada's largest engineering firm, related to its business in Libya.

The Tigers are one of four programs with an assistant coach indicted by a federal grand jury on fraud, conspiracy and bribery charges stemming from the FBI's investigation into corruption across college basketball.

Former Oklahoma State assistant Lamont Evans, Auburn assistant Chuck Person, Emanuel «Book» Richardson of Arizona and USC assistant Tony Bland and six others, including Dawkins, have each been charged in the corruption and fraud scheme.

Silver in may was sentenced to 12 years in and prison and owes nearly $ 7 million in civil penalties stemming from his conviction late last year on corruption, fraud and self - dealing charges.

So it wasn't a secret the judges weren't nuts about the statute, and it could not have been a secret to Bharara that if the cases were indeed strong against Skelos and Silver it might make more sense to stick to good old fashioned corruption charges like bribery and mail fraud only.

Dec. 5, 2017: A federal judge delays for two months the corruption trial of the Manganos and Venditto because Venditto's attorneys said they needed more time to prepare to fight the additional securities fraud charges.

Court papers say the charges announced Thursday come from «two overlapping criminal schemes involving bribery, corruption, and fraud in the award of hundreds of millions of dollars in State contracts and other official State benefits.»

To the growing annals of New York corruption trial history, enter Tuesday, March 13: the day a long - deliberating jury found Joseph Percoco guilty of conspiracy to commit honest services fraud and solicitation of bribes (he was also found not guilty of other charges).

Silver was ousted from office in 2015 after he was found guilty of fraud and other corruption charges.

It's been a week since a federal corruption investigation exploded in New York state, bringing fraud and bribery and charges against developers and state officials for allegedly running a pay - to - play scheme involving upstate economic development projects.

New York Senate Leader Dean Skelos has been charged with extortion, conspiring to commit fraud, and soliciting bribes in a corruption scheme also involving his son Adam Skelos — making Mr. Skelos the second of Albany's famous «three men in a room» leadership to face criminal charges from U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara.

Both are facing new charges after their convictions on fraud and corruption were overturned last year based on a narrowed definition of theft of honest services.

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.

Jan. 22: Silver is arrested and charged on five counts of fraud and corruption in a 35 - page complaint alleging the lawmaker made millions of dollars on the side through illegal kickbacks.

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara charged Mr. Skelos with extortion, conspiring to commit fraud and soliciting bribes in a corruption scheme also involving his son Adam Skelos

Silver, who stepped down from his longtime position as Assembly speaker in the wake of the corruption case, was indicted on federal fraud and extortion charges in February related to claims that he took more than $ 4 million in bribes and kickbacks.

This suit seeks to remedy the violations that occurred at Pan American and ensure that the New York City Department of Education protects its employees» civil rights in the future,» Bharara said in announcing the lawsuit, which came a day after his office charged the city's Correction Union President Norman Seabrook with fraud and corruption.

On Friday, May 11, the jury returned a guilty verdict on the corruption charges against the former Assembly 1speaker Sheldon Silver, convicting him on counts of extortion and honest services fraud.

The defendants were charged to court after EFCC received a petition sometime in 2016, alleging corruption, fraud, and mindless stealing of the funds of the university.

Now that the primary is officialy in the books, general election contests are heating up all over the state — including on Long Island, where Republican Michael Venditto is poised to release a hard - hitting ad that slams his Democratic opponent and fellow Nassau County legislator, Dave Denenberg, for his 2005 conviction on petition fraud charges and says he'll «fit right in» with the string of Albany lawmakers busted on corruption charges.

Nevertheless, the Skelos investigation remains a cloud over a state Capitol that has seen its share of corruption arrests, most recently with the indictment of now former Speaker Sheldon Silver of the Assembly on fraud and extortion charges.

Lawmakers called on Silver to resign or step aside following his arrest last Thursday on federal corruption and fraud charges.

A day after his office charged Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver with five counts of corruption and fraud, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara mocked the power structure that Silver has been a part of for the last 21 years.

A New York state lawmaker already facing bribery and other corruption charges has pleaded not guilty to new mail fraud charges.

Joseph Percoco, a former top aide and confidant of Cuomo, as well as SUNY Polytechnic Institute's founding President and CEO Alain Kaloyeros and officials at some of upstate New York's most prominent development firms were charged in a federal complaint with allegedly engaging in two overlapping schemes involving bribery, corruption and fraud in the award of hundreds of millions of dollars in state contracts and other official benefits.

Subsequently, she was the first deputy commissioner in NYC's Department of Investigation, the city agency charged with investigating corruption and fraud.

Once of Albany's most powerful politicians, the Lower East Side Democrat became the target of former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's crusade against Albany's culture of corruption, and was found guilty of charges including honest wire fraud, extortion, and money laundering in 2015.

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.

Former New York state Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. will face a new criminal trial on four corruption charges that a jury deadlocked on yesterday during his initial fraud and embezzlement trial, The Post has learned.

They will be joined by Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, a proven progressive leader who has rooted out fraud and corruption in New York and whose current law suit against Donald Trump is leading the charge to protect Dreamers and preserve DACA.

Ishaku, who heads the foreign exchange malpractices fraud section, is in charge of corruption investigation involving several politically exposed persons and retired military men.

The two top legislative leaders have been arrested on federal corruption charges this year, and two other top lawmakers were convicted this summer of fraud and lying to FBI agents.

For Assemblyman Dan Stec (R - Queensbury), combatting corruption has become something of a pet issue, and the lawmaker has magnified his calls for crackdowns following the arrest and conviction of several high - profile lawmakers in recent years on fraud charges, including former Speaker Sheldon Silver.

[63] The most notable of these convictions included those of Democratic Hudson County Executive Robert C. Janiszewski in 2002 on bribery charges, [64] Republican Essex County Executive James W. Treffinger in 2003 on corruption charges, [65] former Democratic New Jersey Senate President John A. Lynch Jr., in 2006 on charges of mail fraud and tax evasion, [66] State Senator and former Newark Democratic mayor Sharpe James in 2008 on fraud charges, [67] and Democratic State Senator Wayne R. Bryant in 2008 on charges of bribery, mail fraud, and wire fraud.

According to the criminal complaint filed by the Manhattan U.S. attorney's office, Halloran envisioned himself as the deputy police commissioner or deputy mayor in Smith's administration, and the councilman was charged with corruption, bribery and several counts of fraud.

It is no surprise, however, that people charged with perpetrating fraud and corruption against the taxpayers of Monroe County are attempting to distract from their alleged crimes.

Morris and Loglisci have been charged in a separate 123 - count indictment with, among other counts, enterprise corruption, securities fraud, grand larceny, bribery and money laundering, Cuomo said.

A former Democratic Senate leader and three others face charges of conspiracy, mail fraud, and money laundering in a courthouse corruption probe.

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, the same prosecutor who brought corruption charges against Mr. Skelos, has accused Mr. Silver of fraud and extortion in his dealings with real estate giant Glenwood Management — the same developer Mr. Skelos allegedly strong - armed.