Sentences with phrase «indictment against assembly»
A grand jury today handed up a three - count indictment against Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver on charges of mail and wire fraud and extortion, a month after U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara shook the city's political class with a criminal complaint against the longtime Manhattan legislator.
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«And now, further, the news about the five - count federal indictment on federal corruption charges against Silver will be an enormous distraction and prevent him from credibly leading the Assembly, especially as the budget process kicks into overdrive in this high stakes year for New York's economy and our citizens.»
Yet the initial surge of «Buffalo Billion» investment was clouded last year by federal indictments in a «pay - to - play» investigation led by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, whose office had registered high - profile corruption convictions against former state Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver and former state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos.
The trial of former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son, Adam, in Federal District Court in Manhattan on an eight - count indictment that includes bribery and extortion charges is scheduled to begin today — just as the unrelated corruption case against Sheldon Silver, the former speaker of the State Assembly, enters its third week.
The indictment against Ortt was brought in late March, at a time when the Senate, Assembly and Cuomo were in active negotiations over a state budget.
Bharara this year also won indictments against Sheldon Silver and Dean Skelos, the leaders of the State Assembly and Senate.
In court to watch the closings was Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara, who brought the indictments against Skelos and now - convicted former Assembly Leader Sheldon Silver.