Sentences with phrase «in a corruption scandal»

It's their first meeting since two lawmakers have been charged with bribery in corruption scandals.

The ousted Columbia University doctor embroiled in the corruption scandal of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has gotten his job back — for now.

De Blasio is returning $ 20,200 in campaign contributions from Glenwood Managaement, a real - estate firm involved in the corruption scandals involving two disgraced Albany legislative leaders — a move that puts Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a political jam.

NYC real estate developer and mega-donor Leonard Litwin, who made an art of exploiting the so - called LLC loophole and whose company, Glenwood Management, played a big role in the corruption scandal involving former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, has died at the age of 102.

That's the Manhattan law firm perhaps best known (in political circles, anyway) for its key role in the corruption scandal of now former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, and in legal circles for representing clients suffering from mesothelioma, an asbestos - related cancer.

After the release of a list with the names of hundreds of politicians who have received campaign donations made by the construction company Odebrecht, a corporation largely implicated in the corruption scandal of Petrobras, it became even more evident that the main political actors have much to explain.

Nigeria's central bank has become embroiled in a corruption scandal as emboldened regulators spearhead a worldwide clampdown on fraud.

Former Gov. John G. Rowland, who resigned from office a decade ago in a corruption scandal, was convicted Friday of federal charges that he conspired to hide payment for work on two congressional campaigns.

The head of SUNY Poly, Alain Kaloyeros, has been charged in the corruption scandal.

The fundraisers continue in Albany, even as legislators there have been ensnared in corruption scandals involving the misuse of money.

The event dovetails with a fundraiser Cuomo will hold for freshman Sen. Todd Kaminsky, the lawmaker elected in April to serve out the remainder of disgraced Republican former Sen. Dean Skelos, who was ousted in a corruption scandal.

Ten years ago, Rowland served a prison sentence in a corruption scandal that led to his resignation.

This is the latest revelation in the corruption scandal which has enveloped the governing body since the US Department of Justice started investigating it in May.

Plus, Bronx voters have seen their share of elected officials charged with bilking the taxpayers in corruption scandals (former Sen. Guy Velella comes to mind, as does NYC Councilman Larry Seabrook and ex-Sen.

Republicans are increasingly confident Venditto will ultimately win the race that had been moved to the tossup column following the arrest of his father, Oyster Bay town Supervisor John Venditto in a corruption scandal (the younger Venditto is not accused of any wrongdoing himself).

It might suggest that Brown, or officials with the party, are worried about the viability of his reelection effort in light of depositions made his former Deputy Mayor Steve Casey, implicating the Mayor may be soon more deeply mired in a corruption scandal.

Today, New York is rich in corruption scandals due to a confluence of circumstances.

It's not that they can't imagine Schneiderman getting caught in a corruption scandal.

Lawmakers banned state contractors» executives from contributing to Connecticut political campaigns after Gov. John G. Rowland was driven from office in 2004 in a corruption scandal over his receiving more than $ 100,000 in benefits from businessmen who got contracts and tax breaks from the his administration.

Bratton's comments marked the first time he's said arrests were expected in the corruption scandal first reported by The Post.

Mr. Charles Ofori, according to a report by the Daily Graphic and other news portals, called for the prosecution of judges implicated in the corruption scandal because he found their actions a criminal offence.

A former NYPD deputy chief pleaded guilty to a reduced charge Thursday in a corruption scandal that rocked the department with allegations of cops accepting bribes that included free romps...

Sheldon Silver was convicted last week on all seven counts of honest services fraud, extortion and money laundering that he faced over five weeks of trail in Federal District Court in Lower Mnahattan — becoming the latest New York politician convicted in a corruption scandal tied to real estate interests.

Huntley has been indicted in a corruption scandal, while Rivera is under fire for allegedly putting her boyfriends on government payroll.

Howard Zemsky, Gov. Andrew Cuomo's economic development chair, is under fire for some projects that are entangled in a corruption scandal.

For the last two weeks, Todd R. Howe, a confessed felon and former lobbyist who has flipped to tell all about his co-conspirators, has taken the witness stand in a corruption scandal that has rocked Albany.

The 2010 contract with Howe, who emerged last year as the central figure in a corruption scandal, was signed about a year before state officials indicated the two properties would be developed.

April 6, 2018 • Former President Park Geun - hye was convicted and sentenced Friday in a corruption scandal.

Moreover, Trump's support would embroil the U.S. in a corruption scandal.

The company has recovered amazingly well after a string of scandals including the Note 7 fiasco last year, the indictment of prospective heir in a corruption scandal and the sudden resignation of its CEO.

The SolarCity construction project, the biggest part of the Buffalo Billion, is embroiled in a corruption scandal as federal prosecutors alleged the $ 750 million state investment was awarded to LPCiminelli through a bid - rigging scheme.

Some NYC real estate heavy hitters play a starring role in the corruption scandals of Skelos and former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, but are cooperating with the feds and not being accused of wrongdoing.

The SolarCity construction project in Buffalo's RiverBend industrial park — the biggest part of the original Buffalo Billion — is embroiled in a corruption scandal as Bharara alleges $ 750 million state investment was awarded to LPCiminelli through a bid - rigging scheme.

NEW HAVEN — Former Gov. John G. Rowland, a political rising star who crashed a decade ago in a corruption scandal, fell again Friday when a jury in federal court found him guilty in a low - rent scheme to collect secret paychecks from rich Republican congressional candidates.

Mayor de Blasio is returning $ 20,200 in campaign contributions from a real - estate firm involved in the corruption scandals involving two disgraced Albany legislative leaders — a move that puts Gov. Cuomo in a political jam.

The win by Always Dreaming was a comeback for Brooklyn's Anthony Bonomo, one of the colt's majority owners and a longtime friend of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who was forced to step down as NYRA chair in 2015 after it was revealed his company played a role in the corruption scandal of former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son.

But Bonacic also insisted that lawmakers aren't worried about being ensnared in a corruption scandal themselves, but more worried about where and when the next shoe drops.

Reporters questioned Cuomo on how that could be true when people so close to his administration were implicated in a corruption scandal involving Upstate development projects, people like SUNY Polytechnic Institute President Alain Kaloyeros, the state's highest paid employee.

Months after both legislative leaders were ousted in corruption scandals, reform to the Capitol is coming too slow for some.

Samsung has dismantled its corporate strategy office after the arrest of its chief and four other executives, in a corruption scandal that could bring down President Park Geun - hye.

South Korean president removed from office South Korea's president, Park Geun - hye, was forced from office today as the country's Constitutional Court unanimously upheld the National Assembly's vote to impeach her after she became embroiled in a corruption scandal.

Time and time again, parties and leaders involved in corruption scandals or in the mismanagement of public office were rewarded with re-election.

Lula is under suspicion of receiving illegal payments from companies involved in the corruption scandal of Petrobras, as well as of withholding details of two properties (both largely renovated by corporations investigated in the so - called Car Wash Operation) from the authorities.

Curran is focusing much of her campaign platform on fighting corruption and cronyism at a time when the current county executive, Republican Ed Mangano, is embroiled in a corruption scandal.

Six Arrested in Corruption Scandal Involving Senator Smith (IDC - Hollis) and NYC Republican Party Chairmen Six individuals have been arrested for their role in a corruption scandal uncovered this week.

This year several of our assembly members and senators were embroiled in corruption scandals.

The Dutchess county executive, in this interview, discussed how Cuomo is self - absorbed with presidential ambitions and embroiled in a corruption scandal.

Lawmakers grilled Gov. Andrew Cuomo's economic development chair Wednesday at a budget hearing, as some of the programs are embroiled in a corruption scandal that's led to charges against several former associates of the governor.