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That's the word from federal prosecutors in the wake of the conviction of a Maryland developer who allegedly destroyed 70 acres of wetlands near the Potomac River.

ALBANY — The hits keep coming from federal prosecutors in the capital, with the No. 2 Republican in the state Senate becoming the latest legislator to be indicted.

De Blasio ducked questions on whether he's seeking immunity from federal prosecutors in their ongoing probe of his fund - raising operations.

This includes a $ 2,700 donation from Brian Meara, a friend of Assemblyman Sheldon Silver who received a non-prosecution agreement from federal prosecutors in exchange for his cooperation as a «fact witness» in the federal case against the former speaker.

Retrophin also disclosed it had received subpoenas from federal prosecutors in Brooklyn, a clear sign that authorities were interested in possible criminal conduct at the company.

The nation's largest bank is bracing for a lawsuit from federal prosecutors in California who suspect that the bank sold shoddy mortgage securities to investors in the run - up to the financial crisis, according to people briefed on the matter.

Not exact matches

Meanwhile, marijuana remains illegal on the federal level, and Attorney General Jeff Sessions has recently taken steps that would allow federal prosecutors in states where weed is legal to decide whether to prosecute people over marijuana sales in a development that could threaten the burgeoning industry (or, at the very least, spur litigation from some of the states in question looking to keep the federal government from interfering with statewide legislation).

Nicolas De-Meyer, 40, was identified in an indictment unsealed Wednesday by federal prosecutors in Manhattan, who say he used a fake name, «Mark Miller,» to sell hundreds of bottles of the stolen wine to a North Carolina wine dealer he had found on the internet from 2014 to 2016.

A Texas man who operated Bitcoin Savings and Trust was charged on Thursday with bilking his investors, in what prosecutors called the first federal criminal securities fraud case arising from a bitcoin - related Ponzi scheme.

Gowdy was a federal prosecutor in the area from 1994 to 2000, when he was elected to become a state prosecutor.

The FBI was acting as part of a probe related to Cohen by federal prosecutors in Manhattan, who were acting on a referral from special counsel Robert Mueller, who is investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 election as well as potential collusion between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin.

Ackal's trial began Monday with a blistering opening statement from a federal prosecutor detailing the contraband sweep, which he said involved deputies beating handcuffed inmates with metal batons as they screamed in pain abd begged for mercy, the Acadiana Advocate reported.

Federal prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney's office and the SEC have investigated Theranos over whether it misled investors, The Wall Street Journal reported in April.

In yet another twist to the case, in early November of 2014, The Miami Herald reported that Rodriguez had actually admitted to federal agents that he had used performance - enhancing drugs from 2010 - 12, after being granted immunity from prosecutors during a drug investigatioIn yet another twist to the case, in early November of 2014, The Miami Herald reported that Rodriguez had actually admitted to federal agents that he had used performance - enhancing drugs from 2010 - 12, after being granted immunity from prosecutors during a drug investigatioin early November of 2014, The Miami Herald reported that Rodriguez had actually admitted to federal agents that he had used performance - enhancing drugs from 2010 - 12, after being granted immunity from prosecutors during a drug investigation.

In that case, led by the civil division of the United States attorney's office for the Eastern District of California, prosecutors found that JPMorgan flouted federal laws with its sale of subprime mortgage securities from 2005 to 2007.

(Chicago constructed this story from thousands of pages of federal court records, police reports, and court testimony from related cases, as well as from official government reports and dozens of interviews with federal and local law enforcement officials and attorneys for some of the defendants; through a spokesman, prosecutors in the Zambada case declined comment.)

Earlier, he had denied wrongdoing in a post on InvestorsHub after Retrophin disclosed it had received a subpoena from federal prosecutors and the preliminary findings from its own investigation of Shkreli.

The search warrants were sought and executed by FBI agents and federal prosecutors in New York in coordination with special counsel Robert Mueller's team after an initial referral from Mueller's office.

The search warrants were sought and executed by FBI agents and federal prosecutors in coordination with special counsel Robert Mueller's team after an initial referral from Mueller's office.

Federal prosecutors in Manhattan reportedly received the search warrant after obtaining a referral from Special Counsel Robert Mueller.

Mr. Cohen, now facing an investigation by federal prosecutors in New York, originally said he made the $ 130,000 payment to the porn actress, whose given name is Stephanie Clifford, from a home equity line of credit and that he was not reimbursed by the Trump Organization or campaign.

Mr. Solomon faced a development of a different kind on Wednesday when federal prosecutors in Manhattan unsealed an indictment charging Nicolas De-Meyer, 40, with stealing $ 1.2 million worth of rare wine from a former employer.

The previously unreported testimony from the onetime senior Uber official, as well as interviews conducted by Reuters with five current and former Uber employees, rebuts statements made in an explosive 37 - page letter last year that triggered the internal probe and drew the attention of federal prosecutors, who are still investigating.

Pressed for cash, McLain and a former colleague from the mortgage company became entangled in the cocaine trade, according to federal prosecutors.

«As a former federal prosecutor, Todd started his career taking on corrupt politicians from both parties, and we need someone with that independence working to clean up Albany and restore New Yorkers» faith and trust in their state government,» Rice said.

Bharara, constrained from endorsements and opining as a federal prosecutor, has let his hair down on Twitter in recent weeks since he was fired President Donald Trump, posting pointed thoughts on issues ranging from the investigation into Russian meddling in the election to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's handling of the MTA.

In a concession to conservatives clamoring for new investigations into Clinton's emails and the Justice Department's actions in the Russia investigation, Attorney General Jeff Sessions named a federal prosecutor from Utah to head the revieIn a concession to conservatives clamoring for new investigations into Clinton's emails and the Justice Department's actions in the Russia investigation, Attorney General Jeff Sessions named a federal prosecutor from Utah to head the reviein the Russia investigation, Attorney General Jeff Sessions named a federal prosecutor from Utah to head the review.

De Blasio has angered Republicans in the Senate with his past support for a Democratic - led chamber and actively worked to flip control, which ultimately led to an investigation from federal and city prosecutors without charges.

Silver returns to federal court tomorrow to listen as prosecutors accuse him for a second time of collecting $ 4 million in illegal kickbacks from a cancer researcher and real estate developers.

During Joe Percoco's federal corruption trial, prosecutors have shown how power players like Percoco navigated «the Albany game,» as one witness put it, and also how minor players in the game — like two developers from Syracuse — could get caught up in it.

The bill backed by Kaminsky, a former federal prosecutor, would also apply to party committee leaders from receiving consulting fees from state and local authorities either directly or through companies in which they hold a 10 percent ownership stake.

Federal prosecutors and lawyers for Cohen have each proposed to Wood the names of possible candidates to serve as a «special master» to assist in the review of materials seized last week from him by the FBI.

Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to revoke the bail of former Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr., who was convicted in May after a prolonged and colorful trial of stealing close to half a million dollars from Soundview, the federally funded Bronx health clinic he founded and ran for years with the assistance of allies and members of his family.

Federal prosecutors in Manhattan convicted Percoco on three corruption counts stemming from pay - to - play schemes that netted him an estimated $ 300,000.

Federal prosecutors allege Silver reaped more than $ 3 million from legal settlements and verdicts won by the Weitz & Luxenberg law firm in Manhattan on behalf of people suffering from mesothelioma, a deadly cancer.

I fully concur with Senator Ball on this one.Leibell and company dishonestly framed this all as reasonable requests for leniency, as if what he had done was not so bad (and as if he had contritely cooperated with authorities), when in fact the former State Senator has been defiant in NOT helping Federal prosecutors — AND some of the letters in Leibell's behalf came from people who are still being actively investigated by Federal prosecutors.

«In order to get the OK to raid Cohen's office, prosecutors would have had to get approval from high up — in this case from Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein — and demonstrate to a federal magistrate both probable cause and the need for a warrant instead of a subpoena (such as a concern that Cohen might destroy evidence), Litman explained.&raquIn order to get the OK to raid Cohen's office, prosecutors would have had to get approval from high up — in this case from Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein — and demonstrate to a federal magistrate both probable cause and the need for a warrant instead of a subpoena (such as a concern that Cohen might destroy evidence), Litman explained.&raquin this case from Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein — and demonstrate to a federal magistrate both probable cause and the need for a warrant instead of a subpoena (such as a concern that Cohen might destroy evidence), Litman explained.»

That scheme is one of two federal prosecutors say Percoco participated in between 2012 and 2016, in which he netted more than $ 300,000 from companies with business before the state in exchange for his taking «official action» on their behalf.

NEW YORK (AP)-- New York's former assembly speaker returns to federal court Monday to listen as prosecutors accuse him for a second time of collecting $ 4 million in illegal kickbacks from a cancer researcher and real estate developers.

A palatial $ 2 million Staten Island mansion on Lighthouse Hill allegedly paid for with profits from a $ 16.6 million opioid pill - mill scheme was targeted in a forfeiture action by Brooklyn federal prosecutors.

A state lawmaker from Brooklyn was indicted on Tuesday on 11 counts of fraud and obstruction charges, in what federal prosecutors allege was a variety of schemes to defraud both the city of New York, the federal government and a bankruptcy proceeding.

A Buffalo native who worked as a director at QVC is accused of stealing more than $ 1 million from the company in a fraud scheme that funded his luxury lifestyle, according to an indictment unsealed earlier this month by federal prosecutors in Philadelphia.

If that isn't hot enough for you the Justice Department is said to be considering having federal agents and prosecutors from the Southern District of New York join the jamboree originally launched by feds in the Northern District.

Federal prosecutors subpoenaed a large quantity of records from the party in December 2009, putting it on the defensive and posing a potential headache for Democrats around the state who had been elected with the party's support.

Federal prosecutors have amassed about 11 million pieces of evidence, including more than 28,400 pages of emails and images from the phone Kelly used as an executive with Competitive Power Ventures Holdings, LLC, (CPV) the company that is building a natural gas - fired power plant in Oxford and has not been linked to the alleged corruption.

Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York allege that Percoco took bribes from CPV officials for help in seeking a price guarantee for the 680 megawatts of power the plant is expected to generate.

Silver returns to federal court Monday April 30, 2018, to listen as prosecutors accuse him for a second time of collecting $ 4 million in illegal kickbacks from a cancer researcher and real estate developers.

Garcia has a long career as a prosecutor and defense attorney at both the federal and state level, including his recent work on behalf of Republicans in the State Senate as they faced inquiries from the Moreland Commission established by Cuomo.

The results are a sharp turnaround from a March 15th Siena poll, which had Kaminsky, a former federal prosecutor, holding a slim lead — 47 % to 45 % — in the 9th Senate District, which covers a portion of Nassau County.

A former federal prosecutor, Katko stepped down from the U.S. Attorney's Office in January to enter the 24th District race.