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Obtained a reversal and judgment of acquittal in the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals of the mail fraud conviction of David Brown, former chairman of the board of General Development Corporation

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.

The security fraud conviction of Wall Street trader Ivan Boesky's stock speculator John Mulheren;

The fraud convictions of two former campaign aides to city Comptroller John Liu has not helped his run for higher office, but the jury's decision may influence whether the Queens Democratic Party will endorse the lawmaker's mayoral bid, borough political observers said.

Not exact matches

The jury convicted all defendants on three counts of mail fraud, and Black nabbed an additional conviction on obstruction of justice.

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.

The securities fraud conviction carries a maximum sentence of 20 years.

Look up Joseph Smiths 1826 CONVICTION of fraud.

after his fraud conviction the public gave him a second chance and come to find out he's the same piece of crap he's always been.

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.

Maryland Governor Marvin Mandel got a four - year sentence last week following his conviction on charges of mail fraud and racketeering: for the latter, read playing legislative footsie with state racetrack interests.

The last upstate speaker was Binghamton's James Tallon, who only held the position for a few days after the conviction on federal fraud charges of former Speaker Mel Miller, who was later exonerated.

While calling for the Senator to «come clean,» Erie County Republican Committee Chairman Nick Langworthy reminded the public of Panepinto's 2001 misdemeanor election fraud conviction for collecting false signatures on nominating petitions.

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.»

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.

One of the most disturbing political news stories of the year had to be the takeover of Tower Hamlets council by central government after the spectacular conviction by an electoral court of the Mayor of Tower Hamlets, Lutfur Rahman, for electoral fraud.

«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.

Mondello, 80, of Oyster Bay Cove, took over the county party after the conviction of his predecessor, the late Joseph Margiotta, for extortion and mail fraud.

However, the conviction was later vacated on appeal based on a U.S. Supreme Court decision that honest - services fraud convictions can not be based solely on concealment of a conflict of interest.

Consider the case of former Senate Republican Majority Leader Joseph Bruno, who faced retrial on two honest services mail fraud counts after his initial conviction was overturned.

He was initially under investigation for fundraising fraud during his first campaign, which led to the conviction of two people linked to the fundraising efforts.

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.»

Following one conviction and multiple suspicions of fraud, Assemblyman Kenneth Zebrowski proposed legislation to prevent individuals from picking up and returning more than two absentee ballots.

He cited the recent conviction of Joe Percoco on bribery and fraud charges as an example.

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.

A federal judge revoked Martin Shkreli's bail on his fraud conviction, sending the former pharmaceutical executive to jail after he offered $ 5,000 for a strand of Clinton's hair.

Ex-Senate boss Joe Bruno, a former GOP kingmaker who is appealing his conviction of honest services fraud, pockets $ 96,085.

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.

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.

(Video by Alistair Gardiner) Sheldon Silver's conviction this week — on seven counts of honest services fraud, extortion and money laundering — drew an...

To hear his critics and Buffalo skeptics, however, Jemal is just another hard - nosed out - of - towner with a reputation for sitting on properties — and with a nine - year - old felony conviction for fraud to boot.

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.

Produced and promoted by a strange collection of right - wing Christian evangelicals, counter-jihadists and (apparently) an Egyptian Copt with convictions for fraud, the film seemed to be created with the intention of both destabilising post-Mubarak Egypt and roiling the US presidential election.

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.

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.

Skelos filed for his pension 11 days after a jury found him guilty of eight counts of bribery, extortion and mail fraud — felony convictions that automatically expelled him from the Senate.

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

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals tossed Silver's conviction on honest services fraud, extortion and money laundering charges, citing a US Supreme Court case that narrowed the definition of «official act.»

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.