Sentences with phrase «guilty on the bribery charges»
A White Plains federal jury took just 90 minutes to find the once - powerful Democrat and an accomplice, former Queens Republican Vice Chairman Vincent Tabone, guilty on the bribery charges.
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BEIJING — A one - time candidate to succeed Chinese President Xi Jinping pleaded guilty to bribery charges on Thursday following a speedy process that is seen as a message to fellow members of the country's Communist Party.
A former close aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo was found guilty on three counts of federal corruption charges related to a bribery and bid rigging scheme.
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.
Mangano — who is scheduled to go on trial, along with his spouse, Linda, and former Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto March 12 — has pleaded not guilty to federal charges of conspiracy, bribery and wire fraud.
A Manhattan jury found Joseph Percoco guilty on federal bribery and fraud charges stemming from acceptance of more than $ 300,000 in bridges from companies looking to do business with the state.
Howe, who was a lobbyist who also worked as an adviser to state officials on development projects, has reportedly pleaded guilty to charges of bribery, extortion, and wire fraud, and is cooperating with authorities.
NEW YORK CITY — Former Queens Assemblyman Jimmy Meng, the father of Congresswoman - elect Grace Meng, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to bribery charges.
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 taxes.
A federal jury voted Tuesday to convict Joe Percoco, former senior aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, on three out of six charges of bribery and honest services fraud, but found two executives accused of bribing him not guilty of most of the charges, and remain deadlocked over the guilt of a third executive, after more than a week of deliberation.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo called the special election — held on the same day as the closely watched New York presidential primary — to fill the seat left vacant by Silver, who represented Lower Manhattan for 35 years before he was found guilty of corruption charges related to two separate bribery schemes.
Former New York City Councilman Dan Halloran was found guilty on Tuesday of bribery and fraud charges connected with last year's mayoral race.
Lee was found guilty of bribery, embezzlement, perjury and other charges centred on payments and promises by Samsung totalling 43.3 billion won (around $ 40 million) to Park's secret confidante Choi Soon - Sil.
Others on the list included former longtime Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau, state Sen. Diane Savino (D - Brooklyn / Staten Island), former Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrión, Yonkers political operative and convicted felon Anthony Mangone, and the late former state Sen. Guy Velella (D - Bronx), who resigned in disgrace after pleading guilty to bribery charges.
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.»
The trial on bribery charges against Kelly ended in a hung jury, but he plans to plead guilty to revised charges soon.
Silver was found guilty last November on charges of fraud, extortion and money laundering related to two bribery schemes.
Silver, 71, one of Albany's proverbial «three men in a room» who ruled the Assembly with seldom - questioned authority for 20 years, was stoic as the jury forewoman read seven consecutive verdicts of guilty on extortion, bribery and money - laundering charges on just the third day of deliberations.
Cuomo called the election — held on the same day as the closely watched New York presidential primary — to fill the seat left vacant by Silver, who represented Lower Manhattan for more than 35 years before he was found guilty of corruption charges related to two separate bribery schemes.
Jona Rechnitz, 33, a wealthy Brooklyn real estate developer who pleaded guilty in March to charges of corruption, testified at the bribery trial of Norman Seabrook, the former president of the Correction Officers Benevolent Association, on Thursday that he «was giving money to the mayor of New York in exchange for favors.»
The verdict came after prosecutors presented a case built on hours of audio and video recordings and the testimony of Boyland's former chief of staff, who pleaded guilty to bribery charges and testified on behalf of the government.
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.
Skelos and his son were accused of bribery, extortion, and conspiracy charges related to an alleged scheme to deliver consulting payments and a no - show job the younger Skelos, who was also found guilty on all charges.
A White Plains federal jury deliberated for less than an hour and a half before finding the disgraced Queens Republican guilty on all five counts of bribery, wire fraud and racket eeri ing charges that he faced.
Prosecutors built a case around the 45 - year - old Democrat, who represented Brooklyn for over a decade, based on hours of audio and video recordings and the testimony of Boyland's former chief of staff, who pleaded guilty to bribery charges and testified for the government.