Sentences with phrase «in cash bribes»

In the second scheme, Halloran allegedly received $ 18,300 in cash bribes and $ 6,500 on straw donor contributions in exchange for steering an $ 80,000 City Council contract to a company he believed was controlled by one of those who paid him the bribes.

Halloran reportedly received $ 20,500 in cash bribes to act as the intermediary with the political leaders.

Mr. Stevenson was convicted on four counts stemming from charges that he drafted legislation and performed official government services in exchange for more than $ 20,000 in cash bribes — the latest in a long string of corruption arrests hitting the state's lawmakers.

Halloran is accused of pocketing $ 20,500 in cash bribes for masterminding cross-party negotiations to get Smith — one of the state's top Democrats — the Republican line in last year's mayoral race.

Halloran is also accused of pocketing $ 20,500 in cash bribes for masterminding cross-party negotiations for a failed $ 200,000 bid to get Smith — one of the state's top Democrats — the Republican line in last year's mayoral race.

Lichtenstein — a member of Shomrim, the Orthodox Jewish crime - prevention group in Borough Park — approached an NYPD officer in April and offered thousands of dollars in cash bribes to secure gun licenses for associates, federal prosecutors said.

U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman said: «Joseph Percoco was found guilty of taking over $ 300,000 in cash bribes by selling something priceless that was not his to sell — the sacred obligation to honestly and faithfully serve the citizens of New York.

The charge: accepting $ 22,000 in cash bribes and campaign contributions in exchange for a legislative bill that would give four Bronx businessmen preferential treatment in building senior daycare centers.

In a prepared statement following the conviction, interim Manhattan US Attorney Geoffrey Berman said, «Joseph Percoco was found guilty of taking over $ 300,000 in cash bribes by selling something priceless that was not his to sell — the sacred obligation to honestly and faithfully serve the citizens of New York.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian A. Jacobs told jurors that Stevenson accepted more than $ 20,000 in cash bribes in 2012 to help protect a new Bronx adult center in his district from competitors.

A jury concluded he collected more than $ 20,000 in cash bribes for promises that he would help developers of senior centers in the Bronx with custom - tailored legislation.

Halloran is accused of pocketing $ 20,500 in cash bribes for masterminding cross-party negotiations to help fix the Republican mayoral primary for Smith.

Halloran is also facing charges of allegedly pocketing $ 18,300 in cash bribes and $ 6,500 in straw - donor campaign donations for agreeing to steer $ 80,000 of council discretionary funding for his district to a company he believed was controlled by those who paid him the bribes.

Twenty percent of that — $ 640.00 — was paid out in a cash bribe.

Not exact matches

This is the same man who reportedly took cash - briefcase bribes for all kinds of things, including competing bids to put the 2010 World Cup in Morocco or South Africa.

Halloran, a Republican, was charged with taking more than $ 20,000 in payoffs from two undercover FBI operatives posing as corrupt developers in exchange for agreeing to funnel public cash to them and to help bribe Republican NYC county leaders to allow Democratic Sen. Malcolm Smith, also of Queens, to run Row B in the party's mayoral primary.

As the jury unanimously found, Daniel Halloran played a key role in two distinct political corruption schemes: first, for $ 20,000, Halloran was willing and able to serve as a go - between to deliver bribes to political party officials, and second he also took nearly $ 25,000 in cash and illegal campaign contributions to steer $ 80,000 in City Council money to other bribe payers.»

A week later, the Presby Moderator in an unprovoked manner, organized a press conference claiming some politicians who are uncomfortable with his utterances attempted buying his silence by bribing him with a cash of US$ 100, 000 and a house with a swimming at the expensive Trassco Estates, which he rejected, but hours after his claim, his former PRO, popped to refute the claim, saying he was present when his Moderator pocketed US$ 100, 000, and collected the keys to a four - wheeler car from a political figure.

Mei, who was charged with accepting $ 50,000 and cash payments for a luxury car lease from Singh, secretly pleaded guilty in September 2015 to receiving «bribes and kickbacks» for helping Singh secure the loan guarantees, according to an indictment unsealed last week.

«Let us not allow corruption in the system any longer, especially when during the campaign he was seen as incorruptible, whereas the other candidate was seen sitting down with a brother bribing somebody, giving cars and cash to tarnish the reputation of the opponent,» he said.

«As the jury unanimously found, Daniel Halloran played a key role in two distinct political corruption schemes: first, for $ 20,000, Halloran was willing and able to serve as a go - between to deliver bribes to political party officials, and second he also took nearly $ 25,000 in cash and illegal campaign contributions to steer $ 80,000 in City Council money to other bribe payers,» Mr. Bharara said in a statement.

Marc Agniflio, the lawyer for former Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto, jumped right in after the lunch break Tuesday, hitting hard at prosecution witness Frederick Mei's credibility — and culpability for accepting cash, trips and other bribes from restaurateur Harendra Singh.

The motion, filed in February, asked U.S. District Judge Joan M. Azrack to allow Singh to testify about how a «panicked» Mangano asked him to exchange a cash bribe he'd received from a contractor, in case the bills were marked.

In the motion filed by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Lara Treinis Gatz, Catherine Mirable and Raymond Tierney, the government described how Mangano got a deck railing installed at his house for free and then had Singh launder cash associated with the bribe.

Mei, 58, of Bayville, is cooperating with prosecutors after pleading guilty to accepting bribes from Singh, including $ 50,000 in checks made out to cash, a trip to South Korea and cash payments to cover a $ 36,000 BMW lease.

Mei testified that he received bribes in the form of meals, trips, cash and other items from Singh, but what did the former restaurateur get in return?

He is accused of taking a $ 15,000 cash bribe in return for supporting Democratic state Sen. Malcolm Smith's bid to run for mayor as a Republican.

His aide, Vincent Tabone, was arrested Tuesday and was accused of accepting cash bribes in return for helping Democratic state Sen. Malcolm Smith run for mayor as a Republican.

«When a public official takes cash like that, in a car, in an envelope, it's so troubling, it's shady,» said Karas, referring to how Halloran was caught red - handed taking bribes.

At the same time, the statement knocks Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, referencing last year's arrest of a pension fund manager who was accused of taking bribes in the form of cash and drugs.

The survey, tagged «Corruption in Nigeria — Bribery as Experienced by the Population» also revealed that custom officers, judges, magistrates and prosecutors were the public officials who received the largest average cash bribes.

«Taking into account the fact that nine out of every 10 bribes paid into public officials in Nigeria are paid in cash and the size of the payment made, it is estimated that the total amount of bribes paid to public officials in Nigeria in the 12 months prior to the survey was around N400 billion, the equivalent of $ 4.6 billion in purchasing power parity (PPP).

DiNapoli said he has ordered an internal review of hiring practices and oversight after the arrest of Kang, who was accused of taking bribes that ranged from cash to crack cocaine to prostitutes in exchange for steering $ 2 billion in investments to Wall Street broker - dealers.

The ex - jail guards» union chief left $ 60,000 in a black Ferragamo man - purse sitting in his department issued - car after receiving the cash as a bribe — beca use he was too embarrassed to be seen with a «murse,» prosecutors suggested at Seabrook's corruption trial Monday.

Lawyers for indicted ex-correction union president Norman Seabrook are claiming that more than $ 20,000 in cash found locked in his bedroom safe wasn't a bribe — it was gambling earnings...

A crooked restaurateur testified Monday that he funneled illegal campaign cash to Mayor Bill de Blasio — in addition to bribing him.

Raking in even more cash, Madu's own companies — which were certified minority - and / or women - owned business enterprises — were awarded subcontracts by the very engineering firms that were allegedly bribing him.

Mei, 58, of Bayville, pleaded guilty in 2015 to honest - services fraud for accepting bribes from Singh, who gave him $ 50,000 in checks made out to cash, trips to South Korea and Italy and cash payments for a $ 36,000 BMW lease.

Mr. Tabone, 48, was convicted of receiving a $ 25,000 cash bribe in a sport utility vehicle parked outside a Manhattan restaurant by promising to deliver the county's support for Mr. Smith's mayoral bid.

That scandal also swept up Correction Officer Benevolent Association Norman Seabrook, for allegedly accepting a bribe in a Ferragamo bag, handed off by one of the businessmen in exchange for investing union cash in a high - risk hedge fund.

State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli on Thursday said he has ordered an internal review of hiring practices and oversight in the wake of the arrestof a former state pension fund manager accused of taking bribes that ranged from cash to crack cocaine to prostitutes in exchange for steering $ 2 billion in investments to Wall Street broker - dealers.

Anderson later showed the jury transcripts of text messages between Halloran and Savino on Valentine's Day 2013, shortly after Savino allegedly secured his cash bribe during a meeting outside Spark's Steakhouse in Manhattan.

Mei also said the very first time he took a bribe as a government official was in 1995, when he accepted a set of new car tires and then $ 2,500 in cash from a town contractor named Joe Rutigliano.

In an unrelated incident, Halloran also pledged to steer $ 80,000 to a shell company operated by the cooperating witness and the undercover agent in exchange for cash bribes and fake donations to his unsuccessful 2012 congressional campaign, which he lost to U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D - BaysideIn an unrelated incident, Halloran also pledged to steer $ 80,000 to a shell company operated by the cooperating witness and the undercover agent in exchange for cash bribes and fake donations to his unsuccessful 2012 congressional campaign, which he lost to U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D - Baysidein exchange for cash bribes and fake donations to his unsuccessful 2012 congressional campaign, which he lost to U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D - Bayside).

These were bribes of tens of thousands of dollars in cash, stuffed into envelopes to enable State Senator Malcolm A. Smith, a Democrat of Queens and at times the Senate's majority and minority leader, to pursue a run for mayor as a Republican, a prosecutor said in his opening statement on Wednesday.

In little more than a month, three state legislators were arrested on federal charges; one of them was accused of trying to bribe his way onto the New York City mayoral ballot, and another had sold legislation for cash.

For those of you who are unaware of how the bribe works, the BF «donates» money to cash - strapped districts IF the people it has trained (superintendents, superintendent - types, and Broad Residents) are placed in the central office.

My next step would be to send Chef Lowell tee - shirts to the helpful salesman in the dive shop, one for him, his wife, and their two children, and — FedEx's ideas about not sending cash in envelopes be damned — money to bribe both salesman and chef.

They state bribes can be sent in cash, but they guarantee they won't do you much good.

We broke the rules twice (and paid cash bribes twice) to catch sunset at Dreamland Beach in Bali.