Sentences with phrase «in a bribery scheme allegedly»

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.

Federal authorities arrested Halloran along with state Sen. Malcolm Smith and Republican party officials in April and charged them in a bribery scheme allegedly orchestrated by Smith to buy his way onto the Republican mayoral ballot.

Not exact matches

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.

Former State University of New York Polytechnic Institute head Alain Kaloyeros» trial is set for June, allegedly for his involvement in a fraud and bribery scheme in connection with the governor's Buffalo Billion economic development initiative.

Smith — one of the state's top Democrats — was busted last year in a failed scheme to secure a spot on the Republican line for the mayoral race allegedly through the bribery of Halloran and two other GOP leaders.

Jona Rechnitz, the feds» key witness in the NYPD bribery probe, has high - tailed it out of New York — a month after it surfaced that he allegedly lured some deep - pocketed pals into yet another Ponzi scheme.

It's been a week since a federal corruption investigation exploded in New York state, bringing fraud and bribery and charges against developers and state officials for allegedly running a pay - to - play scheme involving upstate economic development projects.

The trial of the third defendant — former New York City Councilman Daniel Halloran, who allegedly served as an intermediary for Smith's bribery schemes — will resume in a week.

Prosecutors say Percoco was involved in a two - pronged bribery scheme involving more than $ 300,000 in payoffs funneled through Percoco's wife, allegedly to pay for Percoco's power to influence government decisions that financially benefit Cor Development and CPV, the energy company.

Dean Skelos, 67, and Adam, 32, face eight counts of bribery, extortion and conspiracy to commit honest services fraud for an alleged scheme in which the elder Skelos allegedly used his office to pressure businesses into giving his son cushy no - show jobs that earned him over $ 200,000 starting in 2010.

Ex-City Councilman Dan Halloran, who tried to pursue an insanity defense in his upcoming bribery trial, allegedly masterminded the scheme to Smith on the GOP ticket.

Lobbyist Todd Howe was expected to take the stand Thursday; prosecutors expect him to detail bribery schemes he, Percoco and the defendants were allegedly involved in

Joseph Percoco, a former top aide and confidant of Cuomo, as well as SUNY Polytechnic Institute's founding President and CEO Alain Kaloyeros and officials at some of upstate New York's most prominent development firms were charged in a federal complaint with allegedly engaging in two overlapping schemes involving bribery, corruption and fraud in the award of hundreds of millions of dollars in state contracts and other official benefits.

Smith — one of the state's top Democrats — was busted last year in a failed scheme to secure a spot on the Republican primary line for the 2013 mayoral race allegedly through the bribery of former Queens Councilman Dan Halloran, then - Bronx Republican Chairman Joseph «Jay» Savino and then - Queens GOP Vice Chairman Vincent Tabone.

Two Cor executives — along with a former vice president at an energy company — are on trial with Percoco over whether they engaged in an alleged bribery scheme in which payments allegedly flowed to Percoco and his wife in return for the former senior Cuomo adviser helping them.

«The fact that the payments Silver allegedly received as «bribes» or «kickbacks» were funneled through entities in which he had an undisclosed interest does not transform the bribery or kickback schemes into «undisclosed conflict - of - interest» schemes,» the judge wrote.

«The fact that the payments Silver allegedly received as «bribes» or «kickbacks» were funneled through entities in which he had an undisclosed interest does not transform the bribery or kickback schemes into «undisclosed conflict - of - interest» schemes,» she wrote.