Sentences with phrase «guilty in a bribery scheme»

The Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan overturned his conviction last month because Caproni did not correctly describe the type of «official act» Silver had to perform to be guilty in a bribery scheme, but it said there was sufficient evidence for a properly instructed jury to convict.

Not exact matches

A jury today found ex-Queens Councilman Dan Halloran guilty on all five counts of the corruption charges he faced stemming in part from his role in a bribery scheme to sell the GOP line in the 2013 NYC mayoral primary.

Venditto, Mangano and Mangano's wife, Linda, are scheduled for a federal trial March 12 after pleading not guilty in an alleged bribery scheme.

Howe pleaded guilty a year ago to his part in the bribery schemes, as well as to tax evasion.

Howe has pleaded guilty to eight felonies in connection with the corruption and bribery scheme involving former Cuomo aide, Joseph Percoco.

Halloran was found guilty last year of masterminding a failed $ 200,000 bribery scheme to get Democratic state Sen. Malcolm Smith the Republican line in 2013's mayoral election.

Halloran — who was found guilty last year of masterminding a failed $ 200,000 bribery scheme to get Democratic state Sen. Malcolm Smith on the Republican line in 2013's mayoral election — was scheduled to surrender Monday to authorities.

In addition to pleading guilty in 2016 to charges relating to the bribery schemes, Howe said, he also admitted embezzling close to $ 1 million from Whiteman and cheating on taxeIn addition to pleading guilty in 2016 to charges relating to the bribery schemes, Howe said, he also admitted embezzling close to $ 1 million from Whiteman and cheating on taxein 2016 to charges relating to the bribery schemes, Howe said, he also admitted embezzling close to $ 1 million from Whiteman and cheating on taxes.

Venditto, Mangano and Mangano's wife, Linda, all have pleaded not guilty in an alleged bribery scheme in which the former elected officials are accused of illegally helping Singh get $ 20 million in indirect loan guarantees and government contracts in exchange for kickbacks and a $ 450,000 no - show job for Linda Mangano.

Howe, who admitted on Wednesday that he was a serial deadbeat who stiffed countless creditors over two decades, agreed in 2016 to become a cooperating witness, pleaded guilty to the bribery scheme and embezzling nearly $ 1 million from his law firm, and promised to keep his nose clean.

Howe signed the agreement after pleading guilty in 2016 to an alleged bribery scheme with Percoco, but his bail was revoked Thursday night after he reluctantly conceded on cross examination that a few weeks later he tried to scam Capital One out of $ 604 for a stay at the Waldorf Astoria.

Silver, once one of New York's most powerful politicians, was sentenced in May to 12 years in prison, along with a fine and forfeiture of more than $ 6 million, after a federal jury found him guilty of a host of corruption charges related to two bribery schemes in which he received millions in kickbacks by trading political favors for money.

The alleged middleman in the bribery schemes, Howe has pleaded guilty to eight felonies and is a cooperating government witness.

A former executive at a Hudson Valley - headquartered power plant pleaded guilty to bribery for his role in a pay - to - play scheme involving a Northern Westchester resident and former top aid...

A former executive at a Hudson Valley - headquartered power plant pleaded guilty to bribery for his role in a pay - to - play scheme involving a Northern Westchester resident and former top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Of course, Bharara's case has not yet been proven in a court of law, though one of the 10 men charged — former lobbyist Todd Howe, who did work for CPV — has already pleaded guilty for his role in the bribery scheme that involved paying tens of thousands of dollars to Percoco through the former gubernatorial aide's wife.

Former City Councilman Dan Halloran was found guilty Tuesday of masterminding a failed $ 200,000 bribery scheme to get Democratic state Sen. Malcolm Smith the Republican line in last year's mayoral...

In a letter filed Wednesday, Silver, who was found guilty last November on charges of fraud, extortion and money laundering related to two bribery schemes, said he apologizes to the court, to the people of New York and his constituents, as well as to his family for his «actions.»

Howe pleaded guilty last month to eight felonies in connection with a corruption scheme involving bribery and bid - rigging on state development contracts.

The bribery scheme, in which Daniel J. Halloran III, a former city councilman, was also convicted and another county leader pleaded guilty, had serpentine origins.

Percoco, Cuomo's former closest aide who has been described as being like a «brother» to the governor, was found guilty of participating in two bribery schemes, where he netted $ 300,000.

Howe pleaded guilty in 2016 for his role in the Percoco alleged bribery scheme.

Friday's developments in the Buffalo Billion case follow the March conviction of Joseph Percoco, Cuomo's longtime friend and confidant who was found guilty of three felony counts for his role in a bribery scheme in which corporate interests got special attention in return for a steady flow of bribe money paid into Percoco's personal bank account.

The jury found Percoco not guilty of two extortion charges and a bribery charge in connection with the alleged Syracuse scheme.

Venditto, Mangano and Mangano's wife, Linda, have pleaded not guilty in an alleged bribery scheme in which the elected officials are accused of illegally helping Singh get $ 20 million in indirect loan guarantees and government contracts in exchange for kickbacks, and a $ 450,000 no - show job for Linda Mangano.

The Manganos and Venditto have pleaded not guilty and assert they are victims of a plot by Long Island restaurateur Harendra Singh to get leniency for his own crimes by falsely claiming they engaged in a bribery - and - kickback scheme.

More specifically, disgraced lobbyist Todd Howe, who has already pled guilty to crimes that include bribery and tax evasion, is expected to attest to his involvement in every alleged scheme, and two COR Development executives are alleged to have participated in both the Percoco - and Buffalo Billion - related schemes.

Percoco, Cuomo's former closest aide who has been described as being like a «brother» to the governor, was found guilty of participating in two bribery schemes, where he netted nearly $ 300,000.

A former Republican city councilman, Dan Halloran of Queens, was found guilty last year of quarterbacking Mr. Smith's bribery scheme and trying to line up support for him in Queens.

Mr. Halloran, along with Mr. Smith and a Queens Republican official, Vincent Tabone, were all found guilty in connection with the bribery scheme.

Howe, who pleaded guilty to bribery and other crimes in September, contends the money was not a loan but part of a bribery scheme.

Former City Councilman Dan Halloran was found guilty Tuesday of masterminding a failed $ 200,000 bribery scheme to get Democratic state Sen. Malcolm Smith the Republican line in last year's mayoral election.

Mr. Skelos, 67, a Long Island Republican, and his son, Adam B. Skelos, 33, were found guilty on Friday of bribery, extortion and conspiracy charges, for schemes that exploited the senator's position to pressure a developer, an environmental technology company and a medical malpractice insurer to provide the son with hundreds of thousands of dollars in consulting fees and a no - show job.

Of those three, one, Joseph J. Savino, then the Bronx Republican Party chairman, has pleaded guilty to three counts of bribery, conspiracy and wire fraud for accepting $ 15,000 in the mayoral nomination scheme.

First, in late September, the Overseas Anti-Corruption Unit (OACU) of the City of London Police announced that both an employee of CBRN Team Ltd (CBRN), a UK security consulting firm, and an official of Uganda pled guilty to bribery charges stemming from a scheme in which CBRN paid the Ugandan official in order to receive a contract to advise the Ugandan presidential guard.

This may be the Rolls - Royce of foreign bribery schemes, but only because it involves three former Rolls - Royce employees who pleaded guilty in a foreign bribery scheme.