Sentences with phrase «into upstate development projects»

In December, Schneiderman sent a similar letter lambasting Cuomo's proposal to create a special criminal prosecutor to handle procurement matters — an action seen as a response to the federal investigation into upstate development projects that resulted in the arrest of a former top aide to the governor, among others.

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Stern and the undercover FBI agent led the politicians involved to believe that they were wealthy developers looking for to curry favor and would use their economic resources to help Smith bribe his way into City Hall in exchange for political favors that would pave the way for their upstate development projects.

Before his fall, Skelos and other Republicans said the fund was going to be used for projects in their Long Island base — which they would help designate — and privately explained that they inserted it into the budget to offset $ 1.5 billion that Gov. Andrew Cuomo was directing to an economic development competition for upstate areas.

The Start - Up legislation was amended to include select downstate projects as well as broader categories upstate, to be expanded to many locations where there are no connections to a college, and to tie into the state's job development capabilities.

Cox said Bharara's probe into Cuomo's signature «Buffalo Billion» upstate economic development project is proof the Republicans were right in criticizing the program as political.

The federal probe into Gov. Andrew Cuomo's upstate development projects has extended to several members of the governor's inner circle, including his former aide Joe Percoco, longtime lobbyist Todd Howe, and companies who have worked on a portfolio of upstate economic development projects.

The payment issue has been a nagging yet sensitive one for SUNY Poly and the governor's office, which have become embroiled in an investigation by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara into potential political patronage involving Cuomo's economic development projects across upstate.

Private investigator Bart Schwartz's probe into potential wrongdoing in upstate development projects is Gov. Andrew Cuomo's fourth investigation to be empowered under Section 6 of state Executive Law, otherwise known as the Moreland Act.

The charges came the same day Bharara announced unrelated charges against Kaloyeros — one of the state's highest paid employees — and eight others as part of a probe into Cuomo's signature upstate «Buffalo Billion» economic development project.

Immediately after the subpoena was received by the Executive Chamber, Cuomo's administration announced the hiring of outside investigator Bart Schwartz to conduct a probe into potential improper lobbying and conflicts of interest in the upstate development projects.

The probes are also looking into SUNY Polytechnic Institute CEO Alain Kaloyeros, a key player in Gov. Andrew Cuomo's upstate high - tech development initiative, and potential bid - rigging on a dormitory project near SUNY Poly's Albany campus.