Sentences with phrase «indictment on bribery charges»
«Instead of distancing themselves from Bob Menendez after his indictment on bribery charges, his Democrat colleagues have stood behind him, even accepting tainted campaign cash from the disgraced Senator,» Bob Salera, the deputy communications director for the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), told the Washington Free Beacon.
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A federal grand jury in Manhattan Tuesday returned a 14 - count indictment of Joseph Percoco, a former top aide to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, and seven others on corruption charges in two wide - ranging bribery schemes to rig bids and wield influence on upstate development projects.
Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, his wife, Linda, and Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto were arrested Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016, in connection with a 13 - count federal indictment on charges including conspiracy to commit bribery, bribery, conspiracy to commit honest services fraud and honest services fraud, according to sources familiar with the case.
Joseph Percoco, second from left, leaving federal court on Sept. 22, 2016, was among 8 charged Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016, in a 14 - county grand jury indictment as part of a wide - ranging bribery scheme.
He was picked as Majority Leader Joseph Bruno's deputy in 1995 and eventually succeeded the Brunswick Republican in 2008 when Bruno stepped down in the face of an FBI investigation that resulted in his own indictment on bribery and corruption charges.
Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano «s indictment on allegations of bribery last week marked the latest ally of Gov. Andrew Cuomo to face federal charges — and another pol tied to one of the governor's leading donors and handpicked head of the New York Racing Association, which operates equestrian tracks across New York.
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.
There were several red flags missed by the state comptroller's office in the run - up to the indictment of a money manager, Navnoor Kang, on bribery charges involving the pension fund.
Brooklyn Assemblyman William Boyland Jr., already under indictment on federal bribery charges, is now being investigated by Albany County DA David Soares and state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli for allegedly claiming taxpayer - funded reimbursement of bogus expenses.
Jefferson was under indictment on money laundering and bribery charges at the time, and has since been convicted.
Pigeon faces additional charges of bribery and extortion following his indictment on separate charges brought last June 30, also by Schneiderman and stemming from the same probe.