Fitzpatrick, the Republican sponsor of the bill, is a former FBI agent who
handled public corruption cases.
The same judge is presiding over both cases, and the Ciminelli defense lawyer want to see how Caproni
handles a public corruption case, according to a source involved in the Buffalo Billion case who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Not exact matches
Two lead prosecutors
handling the
case — Thomas McKay and Nicolas Roos — are part of the
public corruption unit of the U.S. Attorney's Office in Manhattan and prosecute
public officials and people engaged in conspiracy or fraud against the government.
As the
public corruption trial of State Assemblyman Sheldon Silver heads to closing arguments on Monday, the clash in the courtroom has been
handled largely by well - staffed government and defense legal teams, each with a wealth of experience in
handling corruption cases.
In criminal matters, Mr. Cooper
handles white collar criminal
cases, including the defense of organizations and individuals targeted for prosecution in federal and state court in false claim, environmental, tax or
public corruption investigations.
He supervised an office of more than 200 Assistant U.S. Attorneys, who
handled a high volume of
cases involving terrorism, narcotics and arms trafficking, financial and healthcare fraud, cybercrime,
public corruption, gang violence, organized crime, and civil rights violations.