Sentences with phrase «in illegal kickbacks»

Silver is accused of using his political position to gain over $ 4 million dollars in illegal kickbacks and bribery payments in schemes involving cancer patients and two major real estate firms.

Prosecutors say Silver collected $ 700,000 in illegal kickbacks from law firm Goldberg & Iryami for steering Glenwood's business to it.

Silver, who resigned from his post as Speaker in February following his arrest for allegedly pocketing millions in illegal kickbacks, had tried to get the suit dismissed, arguing that Bharara created a «media firestorm» that made it so Silver wouldn't stand a chance in front of a jury.

NEW YORK (WBEN / AP)-- New York's former assembly speaker returns to federal court Monday to listen as prosecutors accuse him for a second time of collecting $ 4 million in illegal kickbacks from a cancer researcher and real estate developers.

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, one of the most powerful men in New York politics over the last two decades, was arrested Thursday on federal corruption charges alleging he steered real estate legislation and funneled state medical research funds in return for $ 4 million in illegal kickbacks.

An Albany lobbyist testified Friday that he set up a shady meeting between former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and a real - estate executive that prosecutors say was part of a quid pro quo that netted the lawmaker $ 700,000 in illegal kickbacks.

On Thursday, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo charged Saul Meyer, a founding director of Aldus Equity Partners, with agreeing to pay about $ 300,000 in illegal kickbacks to Hank Morris, a top political adviser to Alan Hevesi, the former New York State comptroller.

Silver, 74, is on trial for the second time in three years on charges that he sold his office as one of the three most powerful politicians in the state — along with the Senate majority leader and governor — in exchange for $ 4 million in illegal kickbacks.

Roughly $ 700,000 of the alleged $ 4 million in illegal kickbacks Silver is charged with receiving came from his arrangement with Goldberg, who gave Silver a cut of any earnings Goldberg's firm made from two real - estate companies referred to Goldberg by Silver.

Silver returns to federal court Monday April 30, 2018, to listen as prosecutors accuse him for a second time of collecting $ 4 million in illegal kickbacks from a cancer researcher and real estate developers.

NEW YORK (AP)-- New York's former assembly speaker returns to federal court Monday to listen as prosecutors accuse him for a second time of collecting $ 4 million in illegal kickbacks from a cancer researcher and real estate developers.

Silver is accused of using his political position to gain over $ 4 million in illegal kickbacks and bribery payments in schemes involving cancer patients and two major real estate firms.

Prosecutors say Silver pocketed $ 4 million in illegal kickbacks.

Silver returns to federal court tomorrow to listen as prosecutors accuse him for a second time of collecting $ 4 million in illegal kickbacks from a cancer researcher and real estate developers.

Slumlord and Cuomo campaign finance chairman Andrew Farkas was caught red - handed taking nearly $ 8 million in illegal kickbacks using tax money earmarked for the maintenance of federal housing projects.

Prosecutors charge that Mr. Silver, a Democrat from the Lower East Side, traded official actions for $ 3 million in an illegal kickback scheme.

Not exact matches

Since then, Patti has reunited with her estranged father, was investigated herself for possible illegal kickbacks, got fired from her job at a nonprofit, ate a tarantula on a reality TV show in her husband's place, got her insurance licenses and started her own company selling coverage to business owners, and saw a number of friends desert her.

Keller Williams Realty Mid-Willamette, a real estate brokerage located in Corvallis, Oregon, has been penalized and fined by a federal financial watchdog for participating in what has been called an illegal kickback scheme.

Telling tenant advocates he was in their corner while winking and nodding to developers as he literally concocted elaborate schemes to take their illegal kickbacks.

There are also a lot more ways to increase ones wealth in congress than just the salary as well, congress members have the ability to spend federal money on what they see fit so they can help their friends out and get kickbacks, though they have to be careful and do this indirectly because it is technically illegal.

Despite that, the judge, in addition to the prison time, ordered Silver to pay back $ 5 million he gained from illegal kickback schemes, as well as a $ 1.75 million fine.

Former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was sentenced to 12 years in prison and told by a federal judge that he must give back $ 5 million that he gained from illegal kickback schemes, as well a pay another $ 1.75 million in fines.

Jan. 22: Silver is arrested and charged on five counts of fraud and corruption in a 35 - page complaint alleging the lawmaker made millions of dollars on the side through illegal kickbacks.

Hymowitz received some negative press back in 2009 when Bloomberg News reported he had received state pension funds to invest from a company then - AG Cuomo had identified in his pay - to - plau pension fund probe as paying possible illegal kickbacks.

A former chief executive of the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan has been charged with receiving about $ 1.4 million in illegal payments in an extortion and kickback scheme carried out between 1996 and 2007.

But prosecutors say bribes, kickbacks and extortion are just as illegal in New York as any other state.

There have even been cases in which real estate agents have received illegal kickbacks and fee splitting in return for recommending clients to certain lenders.

«Illinois lawyer tied to indicted law firm; A Tribune investigation raises questions about fees paid to a Springfield attorney by a high - powered law firm; That firm was indicted last month in California on charges it lured clients with illegal kickbacks»: The Chicago Tribune today contains a lengthy article that begins, «For the last three decades, whenever a major corporation has been accused of cheating its stockholders, the powerhouse New York law firm of Milberg Weiss hasn't been far behind with a class - action lawsuit.»

United States of America, et al. v. AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Inc.: Cohen Milstein represents three former managers of the AHF in a Federal and Florida State Whistleblower Act claims against the nation's largest provider of HIV / AIDS medical care for illegal patient referral kickbacks.

Prospect Mortgage, LLC, a major mortgage lender, and two real estate brokerages have been ordered by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to pay more than $ 3.5 million in civil penalties and consumer compensation for participating in an «illegal kickback scheme» for mortgage business referrals.

Maybe you can tell us which jurisdiction you happen to be in because in Onatario nothing prevents you from advertising your incentives or fees unless they happen to be illegal such as hidden kickbacks to buyers or bird - dog fees.

These companies either made or received payments in the form of illegal kickbacks for mortgage business referrals, which resulted in the CFPB imposing financial penalties, disgorgement and numerous restrictions on business operations.

If you want to help stop mortgage fraud, improve mortgage disclosure enforcement actions and stop illegal kickbacks in the residential real estate process, then please sign our petition to increase the statute of limitations to 6 years.

«In short, the scheme allowed defendants and participating real estate agents and brokers to camouflage illegal kickbacks and referral fees as sub-license payments.»

Fifth Third Bank now joins Bank of America in the courtroom — both have, as of Friday, been hit with putative class action lawsuits claiming they gained millions of dollars in illegal referrals and kickbacks from private mortgage insurers.

Marx Sterbcow, an attorney based in New Orleans and an expert on the federal law that prohibits kickbacks in home mortgage and real estate transactions, said consumers typically «are completely unaware» of these illegal arrangements.

Keller Williams Realty Mid-Willamette, a real estate brokerage located in Corvallis, Oregon, has been penalized and fined by a federal financial watchdog for participating in what has been called an illegal kickback scheme.

For example, in 2007 First American Title Insurance Company was fined $ 500,000 in Minnesota for operating what the Minnesota Department of Commerce said were «sham title agencies that provided illegal referral kickbacks to local real estate agents, mortgage brokers, developers and other industry players» (click here for the Star Tribune article — article has been removed by Star Tribune).