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Tierney is also in the midst of a scandal involving his wife's role in an illegal gambling operation, which led to her tax fraud conviction in October 2010.

Not exact matches

In 2010, the Supreme Court said one of his convictions was flawed when it sharply curtailed the use of the «honest services» fraud law, and told a lower court to decide whether he deserved a new trial.

Although Johnson himself was cleared of criminal wrongdoing, he was fired in the wake of an academic credit - laundering scandal that led to the conviction of three of his assistants on federal fraud and conspiracy charges.

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.

Edward Walsh, the former politically powerful Suffolk County Conservative Party leader, was sentenced to 2 years in prison following his conviction on federal charges of wire fraud and theft of government services.

Edward Walsh, the former politically powerful Suffolk County Conservative Party leader, was sentenced Tuesday to 2 years in prison following his conviction on federal charges of wire fraud and theft of government services for pocketing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the Suffolk sheriff's department while golfing, gambling and politicking on county time.

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday threw out the 2015 conviction of former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver on honest services fraud because the charge to the jury did not comport with the Supreme Court's 2016 decision in the case of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, which narrowed the definition of an «official act.»

Honest Service fraud statutes were questioned by the courts previously, and prior to deliberations in the Silver case, attorneys for Silver argued that the jury instructions would unfairly guarantee a conviction.

Aside from his tax fraud conviction, Grimm had several other scandals during his time in office, including threatening to throw a NY1 reporter off a balcony and break him in half «like a boy.»

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.

«Steve and Wendy were disgusted by Monserrate's entry in the race due to his criminal record of assault against women, as well as his fraud conviction... which resulted in a prison term,» the source told The Post.

The April 26 Fort Wayne News - Sentinel has this editorial, which ran a few hours before the convictions in the 2008 Democratic presidential primary petition fraud prosecution.

Based on federal guidelines, Silver could have faced up to 27 years in prison for his conviction on seven counts, which range from honest services fraud to extortion.

Once a highly popular political figure in his hometown, Ganim was convicted in 2003 of 16 counts of racketeering, extortion, bribery, conspiracy, mail fraud and tax evasion after a lengthy investigation by the FBI that led to the convictions of 10 other friends and colleagues of Ganim.

Ragbir, who got his green card in 1994, was detained by ICE for nearly two years when he was placed in removal proceedings in 2006 due to an old wire fraud conviction, according to New Sanctuary Coalition of NYC.

Mr. Miller's fraud conviction, related to a real - estate deal, was overturned in 1993, when a judge ruled his actions weren't illegal, while they may «not have been a model of candor and disclosure.»

Matthew Libous was sentenced to six months in federal prison after his tax - fraud conviction.

Former state Senate leader John Sampson became the latest politician to ask for a review of his corruption conviction based on the U.S. Supreme Court's decision last week narrowing federal bribery and «honest services fraud» statutes in the case of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell.

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.

However, there have been no convictions in the US of any voter for commiting fraud on voting machines.

The overturned convictions were due to jury instructions incompatible with how the Supreme Court has interpreted honest services fraud, including in the case of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell.

Silver was sentenced on Tuesday to 12 years in prison following his November 30, 2015 conviction on charges that included honest services fraud, money laundering and extortion.

Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Joon Kim says the case marked the first conviction of a public official for securities fraud in connection with municipal bonds.

Earlier this month, Spitzer ran into former Bruno press secretary John McArdle in Manhattan and asked how Bruno, whose conviction in 2009 on two counts of federal «honest services» fraud was thrown out based on a US Supreme Court decision, was doing.

While St. Lawrence was sentenced to 30 months in prison for fraud convictions last month, Troodler, 42, was sentenced to 18 months supervised release.

ALBANY — Pointing to a pair of old convictions for election fraud, State Senate Republicans are opening a new line of attack on Democrats as they attempt to regain the chamber majority in November: They're fraudsters.

ALBANY - The state's top court upheld the conviction Wednesday of the final defendant in a mortgage - fraud scam that involved dozens of homes in Nassau County.

Amid a push to clean up Albany following a series of scandals that rocked the Senate and Assembly — including the convictions of both legislative leaders last year — as well as ongoing corruption probes into economic development spending in upstate New York, most voters, 56 percent to 27 percent, believe the measures approved in June won't lead to a significant reduction in fraud and corruption.

A good, or rather lamentable, example of this trend can be found in a spate of interviews with EDL leader «Tommy Robinson» (real name: Stephen Yaxley), who has convictions for violence as well as fraud.

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.

Joseph Percoco, who was once likened to a brother by the Democratic governor, faces up to 20 years in prison for his conviction on conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud and soliciting bribes.

The 74 - year - old former state senator who secretly recorded seven elected officials last summer was sentenced to serve one year and a day in prison for a mail - fraud conviction.

In addition, Mr. Berlusconi — who is barred from holding office because of a 2013 fraud conviction — has made it clear that he is the real power behind the coalition.

He says the verdict is the first - ever conviction of a public official for securities fraud in connection with municipal bonds.

Former state Senate leader John Sampson Tuesday became the latest politician to ask for a review of his corruption conviction based on the Supreme Court's decision last week narrowing federal bribery and «honest services fraud» statutes in the case of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell.

His controversial conviction was vacated last year by a midlevel federal appeals court in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that honest services fraud must include an underlying act of bribery or kickback.

Additionally the defendant will serve a consecutive term in Federal Prison relating to a 2008 mail fraud conviction.

A day after former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's conviction, legal experts said Tuesday appeals are likely to focus in part on the government's aggressive use of «honest services fraud» charges in public corruption cases — the same issue ex-Senate leader Joe Bruno used to erase his corruption conviction.

A Federal appeals panel yesterday unanimously overturned the fraud conviction of former Assembly Speaker Mel Miller of Brooklyn, agreeing that a tangled real - estate deal in which he and his former law partner netted $ 200,000 did not constitute a crime.

City investigators confirmed in 2011 that the company was cited in a multimillion - dollar scheme that led to the conviction of contractor Willard «Ross» Lanham on fraud and theft charges.

In District 21, where Council Member Julissa Ferreras - Copeland is stepping down at the end of her current term, two Democrats are facing off in the primary: Assemblymember Francisco Moya and Hiram Monserrate, a disgraced former state Senator and Council member who is attempting a comeback after a checkered recent past that includes separate criminal convictions on fraud and assault chargeIn District 21, where Council Member Julissa Ferreras - Copeland is stepping down at the end of her current term, two Democrats are facing off in the primary: Assemblymember Francisco Moya and Hiram Monserrate, a disgraced former state Senator and Council member who is attempting a comeback after a checkered recent past that includes separate criminal convictions on fraud and assault chargein the primary: Assemblymember Francisco Moya and Hiram Monserrate, a disgraced former state Senator and Council member who is attempting a comeback after a checkered recent past that includes separate criminal convictions on fraud and assault charges.

That conviction was followed by a fraud investigation of Monserrate, and another conviction in December, for routing $ 100,000 in City Council discretionary funds to a nonprofit organization he controlled and allegedly using the money to fund his 2006 New York State Senate campaign.

He added, without naming the specific examples, that information provided by Maina had helped in «solidifying (fraud) cases in terms of conviction» and recovering stolen funds.

Shanqual Marshall - Gunn, banned from teaching in Florida public schools because of a Medicaid fraud conviction, was hired by a private school in Pine Hills a month after her release from prison in 2016.

Other conditions may limit a filer's ability to use the full homestead exemption in Texas and in Oklahoma including felony convictions, or fraud.

Bankruptcy fraud is a serious matter; convictions can lead to fines of up to $ 250,000 and up to 5 years in federal prison.

Similarly, the tobacco industry's RICO conviction for 150 counts of mail and wire fraud in a continuing «pattern of racketeering activity» with the «specific intent to defraud» is of course matter of public record (per the link posted above)... however vehemently the senior fellows of the Heartland Institute may disagree with the justice and legality of tobacco - industry RICO convictions.

As evidence, consider that there are tens of thousands of non-medical scientists in the UK; yet in the past quarter century, there do not seem to have been any convictions for fraud.

In US v. Yang, No. 09 - 1572, the Eighth Circuit affirmed defendant's marriage fraud conviction, holding that the circumstantial evidence was sufficient to justify a reasonable jury's conclusion that defendant knowingly entered into a marriage for the purpose of evading the immigration laws, and that he knowingly entered into an agreement for that purpose.