Sentences with phrase «in a bribery scheme»

The bills would make it easier for the state's DA's to prosecute cases of bribery, and politicians and others involved in bribery schemes.

Percoco, who served as the insider among insiders to Cuomo, was convicted of three felony counts for his role in a bribery scheme in which corporate interests got special attention before Cuomo's administration in return for a steady flow of bribe money paid into Percoco's personal bank account.

The Queens Democrat is back in Albany today less than two weeks after he was charged in a bribery scheme with the alleged goal of putting himself on the New York City Republican mayoral ballot.

The government's key witness in its bribery case against a former top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he participated in bribery schemes with his longtime friend.

But, Coffey said, Aiello didn't engage in any bribery scheme with Howe and Percoco.

Prosecutors say he and another Cor Development executive, who was cleared of all charges Tuesday, engaged in a bribery scheme with Percoco.

Vincent Tabone informed Queens Republican Chairman Phil Ragusa he was stepping down a day after he and five others were arrested in a bribery scheme and now face federal corruption charges.

Joseph Percoco, who served as the insider among insiders to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, was convicted today of three felony counts for his role in a bribery scheme in which corporate interests got special attention before Cuomo's administration in return for more a steady flow of bribe money paid into Percoco's personal bank account.

And one of the businessmen implicated in the NYPD scandal is already cooperating with the FBI after he was snared in a bribery scheme involving Norman Seabrook, the now - former president of the city correction officers» union who received $ 65,000 for channeling $ 20 million in union money into a hedge fund run by a friend.

Silver's defense attorneys continued their cross examination of Dr. Robert Taub, the prosecution's star witness in a bribery scheme allegedly orchestrated by Silver.

Kruger, Boyland and the others were charged by the U.S. Attorney's Office last month in a bribery scheme that involved allegedly accepting illicit payments in exchange for favors.

Both Singh and Mei have pleaded guilty in a bribery scheme relating to the town's eventual granting of millions of dollars in indirect loan guarantees to Singh.

Represented an attorney alleged to have participated in a bribery scheme related to a potential judicial appointment, resulting in no charges.

The ex-lover and former chief of staff of convicted former Brooklyn Assemblyman William Boyland Jr. is asking for a sentence of just probation for her involvement in his bribery schemes.

Over the coming days and weeks, observers should get a glimpse at the inside workings of Cuomo's administration, with some of his top aides expected to testify and one of his closest confidants implicated in the bribery scheme.

She bashed Cuomo on corruption, noting the governor's former top aide, Joseph Percoco, was recently convicted in a bribery scheme.

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

Genova, 53, has not been charged in the scandal surrounding the town's concession agreements with Harendra Singh, who, along with Venditto, has been charged in a bribery scheme revolving around disputed loan guarantees.

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

Dozens of people — including New York City building inspectors, property owners and private contractors — are expected to be arrested today in a bribery scheme to speed up approval of construction projects, according to several people briefed on the matter.

«Smith was the first person in this bribery scheme... This is about a man that wanted to be a mayor so bad that when things weren't going his way he turned to bribery,» Assistant US Attorney Douglas Bloom told jurors in closing remarks in the White Plains federal court retrial of Smith (D - Queens) and former Queens GOP Vice Chairman Vincent Tabone.

As the governor conferred with his top staff members, federal law enforcement authorities say his then - executive deputy secretary, Joseph Percoco, and a former longtime friend and adviser, Todd Howe, were secretly exploiting their political muscle in a bribery scheme that would help the energy company, Competitive Power Ventures, purchase pollution «emission reduction credits» from New York state.

Meanwhile, state Sen. Malcolm Smith, charged two days ago in a bribery scheme to fix the 2013 New York City mayoral election, left his home for the first time Thursday, but refused to answer reporters» questions.

Joseph Percoco, accused in bribery scheme, was someone «who could get things done» when he worked for Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, witness testifies.

In what has become an all to familiar story, the FBI made arrests early this morning of state officials, local politicians and local party bosses caught in a bribery scheme involving political favors

Last year saw two major legislative leaders sentenced of corruption charges and Gov. Andrew Cuomo's closest advisors indicted in bribery schemes.

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.

Brooks is running for the seat held by Republican Sen. Michael Venditto, a race that drew heightened interest after Venditto's father was among those charged in a bribery scheme that included Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano.

Sources and records show Rechnitz became a cooperating witness for the feds after he was snared in another bribery scheme involving Seabrook, who allegedly received $ 65,000 in bribes in exchange for funneling $ 20 million in union pension money to a hedge fund operated by a friend of Rechnitz.

Percoco, the governor's confidant, ex-campaign manager and sometimes political enforcer, is accused of participating in bribery schemes that effectively rigged development contracts with Cuomo campaign donors.

«You did not engage in a bribery scheme to exchange patients for grants, did you?»

Evidence at the trials that led to the convictions of former state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and ex-Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver demonstrated that Glenwood was involved in bribery schemes to aid Skelos and his son, Adam, and steered business to a real - estate law firm that then kicked back referral fees to Silver.

The disgraced United Nations official who was arrested earlier this month in a bribery scheme — accused of pocketing $ 1.3 million and spending the cash on luxury items like Rolex...

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.

The ex-lover of convicted former Brooklyn Assemblyman William Boyland Jr. is asking for a sentence of just probation for her involvement in his bribery schemes.

Over the coming days and weeks, observers should get a glimpse at the inside workings of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration, with some of his top aides expected to testify and one of his closest confidants implicated in the bribery scheme.

Vincent Tabone and other GOP leaders were arrested in a bribery scheme to elect Sen. Malcolm Smith mayor.

He later returned to China, was convicted for his role in the bribery scheme, and sentenced to three years in prison, but with a four - year reprieve and ordered deported.

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.

Councilman Dan Halloran (R - Whitestone) and Queens Republican Party Vice Chairman Vince Tabone were both charged with participating in a bribery scheme to get state Sen. Malcolm Smith (D - Hollis) on the GOP mayoral -LSB-...]

But the note is bad news for the government and its key witness, de Blasio donor - turned - felon Jona Rechnitz — who is slated to testify in an April trial against two NYPD cops and a Brookl yn businessman, also accused of participating in a bribery scheme.

Percoco, Aiello and Cor executive Joseph Gerardi deny that they were involved in a bribery scheme.

But the feds say they don't believe that anyone from the Manhattan District Attorney «s Office was involved in the bribery scheme, and it appears that Meng was poised simply to cheat his unsuspecting friend out of the money — without delivering on his promises to get the tax case dropped.

However, on cross-examination Taub claimed he would never have engaged in a bribery scheme.

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.

The IDC similarly kicked Sen. Malcolm Smith out its conference when he was charged in a bribery scheme to purchase a Wilson - Pakula waiver to run for New York City mayor as a Republican.

Sliwa says he had a long - time friendship with Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, but ended up joining with Latimer in asking for his resignation in the wake of federal testimony he says «implicated Astorino» in a bribery scheme.

(Percoco, the governor's ex-top adviser, was convicted last week of being involved in a bribery scheme.)

The councilman was charged in a bribery scheme to get state Sen. Malcolm Smith (D - Hollis) onto the Republican ticket in the race for mayor and both were nabbed amid revelations of alleged kickbacks centering around the senator's desire for the mayor's office.