Sentences with phrase «in federal corruption»

Since then, there has been churn in CPS» administrative ranks, nearly 50 school closings, a guilty plea from former district CEO Barbara Byrd - Bennett in a federal corruption case, and continuing resistance from teachers to standardized testing.

But on Thursday, Sept. 22, two close former aides to the two - term governor were charged in a federal corruption and bribery scheme involving hundreds of millions of dollars in state contracts.

Indeed, it's been an open secret in some circles at the State Capitol that Empire State Development and SUNY Polytechnic — and, more precisely Zemsky and Alain E. Kaloyeros, who was relieved of his executive duties at SUNY Poly last month after he and eight others were charged in the federal corruption case — had little love for each other over at least the last year or so.

A trial will begin Oct. 30 in New York City in the federal corruption case against two former top state officials and six other men, including two executives from Fayetteville - based Cor Development Co..

Former City Councilman Daniel Halloran (l.) remains on the witness stand in his federal corruption trial.

Smith, who spent part of the session on trial in a federal corruption case, missed 808 votes.

Harendra Singh, the key witness in the federal corruption trial of Nassau County's former executive...

Former New York State Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver was sentenced Tuesday to 12 years in prison in a federal corruption case that prosecutors said «struck at the core of democratic governance» and polluted the institution where he wielded immense power.

Late yesterday, former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell and his wife were charged in federal corruption probe, the WaPo reported: Former Virginia governor Robert F. McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, were charged Tuesday with illegally accepting gifts,... Read

While former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Senate leader Dean Skelos were convicted in federal corruption cases, any correspondence they may have had with those seeking official favors in exchange for gifts and payments weren't obtainable by the press or average citizens under current FOIL rules.

Chicago, Illinois (CNN)- A third day of deliberations ended Monday with no decision in the federal corruption trial of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

Testifying last week in the federal corruption trial of state Sen. Dean Skelos (R - Rockville Centre), Walker confirmed that the U.S. attorney office for New York's Eastern District is probing his role in «county contracts given to some of your political campaign contributors,» as prosecutors phrased it in court.

Like the SolarCity project, the Syracuse plant was ensnared by bidding irregularities that resulted in federal corruption charges against development officials.

(CNN)- Lawyers for ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich rested their case Wednesday without calling him to testify in his federal corruption trial.

Skelos» private law practice has come under scrutiny in the federal corruption case against him.

«I wanted to do something for Ed and of course to benefit myself,» said Anthony Gulino, 54, of Ridge, taking the stand in the federal corruption trial of Mangano, his wife, Linda, and former Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Lara Treinis Gatz asked Mei, who took the stand in the federal corruption trial of former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, his wife Linda and former Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto, if he was familiar with the expression «the Oyster Bay way.»

Kramer previously reported that Barry Berke, the attorney who represented former NYPD Commissioner Bernard Kerik in his federal corruption case, is now representing de Blasio in the campaign fundraising investigation.

Joseph Percoco, a former top aide and longtime confidant to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D.), has been found guilty of three counts in his federal corruption trial.

Opening statements in the federal corruption trial of Suffolk County Conservative Chairman Edward Walsh began this morning in Central Islip.

Mr. Smith, a 56 - year - old Democrat, and Mr. Halloran, a Queens Republican, were among about a half dozen people facing charges in the federal corruption case, the people with knowledge of the matter said.

The following table ranks each state based on total convictions and convictions per 10,000 residents of public officials in federal corruption cases between 1976 and 2010.

An earlier version of this article misidentified a real estate development company that figures in the federal corruption trial of State Senator Dean G. Skelos and his son, Adam.

The process ran its course, and the jury was clear,» Cuomo told reporters a day after Silver was convicted on all counts in a federal corruption trial.

The LLC loophole has played a key role in the federal corruption trials of both former leaders of the legislature, and may be a factor in the ongoing federal probe of the governor's economic development projects.

Rechnitz later testified under oath in the federal corruption trial of disgraced NYC corrections union boss Norman Seabrook to a history of quid - pro-quo with Astorino, most notably helping Astorino obtain a $ 10,000 Rolex Submariner watch, which was later confiscated by federal investigators.

Prosecutors had charged Mangano in October in a federal corruption case, and Mondello needed to select a new candidate that he thought could win in November.

Cross-examination of a key government witness will continue next week in the federal corruption trial of Joseph Percoco, a former top aide and close friend to Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

The stunning disclosure is contained in a July 7 memo by the city Department of Investigation that summarizes its role in the federal corruption probe of de Blasio and several top aides.

The reported investigation is the latest in a federal corruption probe into the mayor's campaign fundraising practices.

CEO Bill Allen, 70, testified Thursday in the federal corruption trial of former state House Speaker Pete Kott.

a lawyer for Mr. Aiello asked Mr. Howe on Thursday during cross-examination in the federal corruption trial for which Mr. Howe is the prosecution's key witness.

The businessman is embroiled in a federal corruption probe that has rocked the top brass of the NYPD

Last week, two former New York State Assembly Democrats were sentenced in federal corruption cases.

Jurors in the federal corruption trial of Councilman Larry Seabrook requested to review nearly a dozen exhibit...

Sen. Joseph L. Bruno exits the James T. Foley U.S. Courthouse in Albany December 2009 after being found guilty of two felony charges brought against him in a federal corruption case.

Jurors in the federal corruption trial of Councilman Larry Seabrook requested to review nearly a dozen exhibits during the first full day of deliberations at federal court in Manhattan.

Jurors in the federal corruption trial of Councilman Larry Seabrook requested to review nearly a dozen exhibits during the first full day of deliberations at federal court... Continue reading →

Sheldon Silver, the former speaker of the New York State Assembly and one of the state's most powerful politicians, was convicted Monday in a federal corruption trial that shone a light on the real estate lobby's dealings in Albany.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork / AP)-- Already hit with criminal charges alleging that he took bribes in a federal corruption case, New York City Councilman Daniel Halloran (R - 19th) is now facing an investigation by his own colleagues.

Restauranteur and preferred de Blasio fund - raiser Harendra Singh continues his remarkable testimony in the federal corruption trial of Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, giving us a unique window on the...

A key prosecution witness in a federal corruption case against a former top aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo testified Wednesday to his own yearslong criminal résumé that included fraud, embezzlement and lawsuits involving friends, family, his lawyers, a gym, a tutor and even a dog walker.

Percoco, a former top advisor to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, pleaded not guilty in a federal corruption case.

In addition to recording conversations with his colleagues in a federal corruption investigation into members of the New York State Assembly, Nelson Castro had a key requirement to avoid prosecution on a past perjury indictment: Tell the truth.

Bharara won convictions in federal corruption cases against New York's two most powerful legislative leaders: former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and former state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has sought to distance himself from many of the nine people charged in a federal corruption case last month, saying they weren't part of his inner circle and he didn't know the details of their business relationships.

Jurors are set to begin deliberations Friday morning in the federal corruption trial of former...

«This was bribery, this was extortion,» Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew Goldstein told jurors in the federal corruption trial of former Assembly Speaker Silver during the prosecution's closing arguments.

In 2015, then - state Sen. Dean Skelos (R - Rockville Centre) was charged in a federal corruption case involving a county stormwater treatment contract that went to a firm employing his son.

Jury deliberations continue in the federal corruption trial of ex-NYC corrections officers union boss Norman Seabrook.