Sentences with phrase «involved rigged bids»

In the cartel at hand this worked out to the extent that the Court notes that more than half of the projects concerned involved rigged bids, meaning that at least one third of the market volume was covered by the cartel.

Not exact matches

The proposal comes weeks after eight people — including former SUNY Polytechnic President Alain Kaloyeros and ex-Cuomo aide Joe Percoco — were indicted on charges stemming from an alleged bribery and bid - rigging scheme involving upstate economic development projects.

Next year, a former top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Joe Percoco, will go on trial along with the former president of SUNY Nanotech and upstate developers, who are accused of being involved in a bribery and bid - rigging scheme for economic development projects.

By the end of today, the three biggest recipients of state economic development building contracts, plus the governor's Upstate nano - tech czar and SUNY Poly President, and one of the governor's closest aides will all be under federal or state indictment in a sprawling bribery and bid rigging scandal that involves close to $ 2B in state -LSB-...]

By the end of today, the three biggest recipients of state economic development building contracts, plus the governor's Upstate nano - tech czar and SUNY Poly President, and one of the governor's closest aides will all be under federal or state indictment in a sprawling bribery and bid rigging scandal that involves close to $ 2B in state funds.

Nine people have pleaded guilty or been indicted in connection with alleged bid - rigging and other corruption charges involving some of Cuomo's economic development programs.

Several former close associates go on trial later this year on bribery and bid - rigging charges in connection with a corruption scandal involving the governor's signature economic development projects.

A Buffalo business executive who is a defendant in a federal case involving the alleged bid - rigging of massive upstate development projects pled guilty Friday afternoon and agreed to cooperate with the government.

Lawyers representing six of the defendants have spent the past several weeks in a new letter - writing campaign to a federal judge seeking dismissal of the bid - rigging corruption charges leveled against individuals involved in several major upstate economic development programs, including the mega-construction project at Tesla's Riverbend site in South Buffalo.

And last week, Trump himself plucked the one thorn from the governor's side: Preet Bharara, the hot - dogging U.S. Attorney who indicted a score of the Cuomo's top aides and donors last year in alleged bid - rigging and bribery schemes involving state contracts and services.

According to a recent filing in the federal case, prosecutors have sought records from more than a dozen individuals, companies and campaign accounts that were not named in a 2016 indictment that alleged key officials and developers were involved in rigging bids for some of the state's biggest projects.

ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo will «set aside» campaign contributions from COR Development and LPCiminelli, which federal prosecutors allege came to the governor's purse at the urging of a lobbyist involved in several bid - rigging schemes.

Kaloyeros stepped down from the leadership of SUNY Polytechnic Institute in the fall after it was alleged in federal and state criminal complaints that he took part in a wide - ranging scheme that involved bid - rigging and bribery.

The cases involve accusations of bid - rigging involving upstate economic development programs — including the ballyhooed Buffalo Billion — and related dealings involving ex-Cuomo aide Joe Percoco and lobbyist Todd Howe, who previously worked for Cuomo when he was federal housing secretary.

Following the bid - rigging scandal involving several upstate economic development projects last fall, it is clear stronger protections on the procurement process are necessary.9 All state agencies, public authorities, and affiliates should be required to have competitive and transparent contracting processes.

Last year, a former close advisor to Cuomo, Joe Percoco, the former SUNY Polytechnic President Alain Kaloyeros, and several upstate developers were arrested and charged in a kickback and bid - rigging case involving economic development projects.

Another corruption trial scheduled to begin this year involves Alain Kaloyeros, who was president of SUNY Polytechnic Institute and is accused of rigging bids for projects part of the «Buffalo Billion,» one of Cuomo's top economic development programs.

But Cuomo's support for the conference also comes as he is facing a mounting of series of political headaches, including the arrest of his former top aide and others in an alleged bribery and bid - rigging scheme involving the governor's signature economic development efforts in upstate New York.

State lawmakers want to see more oversight of economic development spending after the arrests of nine people last week in an alleged widespread scheme involving bid rigging and bribery within key projects designed to spur job creation upstate.

The reference, of course, is to former aide Joseph Percoco who was one of eight men indicted in connection with a bid - rigging and bribery scheme involving state contracts.

A spokesperson for Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli's office told The Alt that last year, in the wake of bid - rigging scandals involving two SUNY Polytechnic Institute - affiliated nonprofits, it had «advised SUNY that our office was pushing» for both legislative and administrative reforms that would «significantly» impact the university system.

that last year, in the wake of bid - rigging scandals involving two SUNY Polytechnic Institute - affiliated nonprofits, it had «advised SUNY

He was referenced in a scathing Inspector General's report into a possible bid - rigging scam involving Senate Democrats during the awarding of the Aqueduct racino in Queens.

SUNY Polytechnic President Alain Kaloyeros reportedly is under scrutiny, as investigators turn over stones looking for possible «bid - rigging» involving Kaloyeros» possible connections with a company picked to put a dormitory up on the SUNY Poly campus, and college board member Joseph Nicolla, who happens to be CEO of the construction company.

The trial of Mr. Kaloyeros, the former president of the State University's Polytechnic Institute, involves bid - rigging in Mr. Cuomo's signature upstate economic development plan, the so - called Buffalo Billion.

It's been nearly two years since Jim Heaney, editor of the Investigative Post, broke open the Buffalo Billion bid - rigging scandal involving SUNY Polytechnic Institute and its allegedly illegal dealings with various upstate developers who were major donors to Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

The changes — primarily aimed at the two nonprofits that SUNY Poly operated called Fuller Road Management Corp. and Fort Schuyler Management Corp. — come less than two months after SUNY Poly president Alain Kaloyeros was arrested Sept. 22 on state and federal bid rigging and corruption charges involving several upstate developers and two former Cuomo aides and family friends, Joe Percoco and Todd Howe.

Mr. Kaloyeros, who is accused of being part of a wide - ranging scheme that involved bid - rigging and bribery related to upstate economic development projects, is suing to force Fuller Road Management Corp. and Fort Schuyler Management Corp., which oversaw that economic development work, to pay his legal expenses as he fights the state and federal charges.

New York's AJ Contracting dissolved in 2002 in the wake of a bid - rigging scandal involving its founder, Charles Uribe, and a bankruptcy.

Percoco's lawyer Barry Bohrer argued in a motion filed late last week that those charges should be separated from the alleged bid - rigging or request for proposal (RFP) schemes involving upstate development deals in Buffalo and Syracuse — also allegedly involving the two officials from COR Development — as well as three former leaders of Buffalo - based LPCiminelli plus Alain Kaloyeros, the former SUNY Polytechnic Institute leader.

Ciminelli has been subpoenaed by federal prosecutors as they look into whether there was potential bid - rigging involving a contract won by his company to build a state - funded $ 750 million SolarCity plant in Buffalo.

The New York attorney general's office is investigating possible bid - rigging related to a proposed dormitory at a State University of New York campus in Albany, part of a broader probe of contracting issues involving an ally of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, according to a person familiar with the investigation.

Howe pleaded guilty last month to eight felonies in connection with a corruption scheme involving bribery and bid - rigging on state development contracts.

The enhanced state oversight came in response to the allegations of bid - rigging involving two SUNY Polytechnic Institute - affiliated nonprofits presented by federal prosecutors in September 2016, the comptroller's office told The Alt at the time.

The case involved two separate, but overlapping schemes involving bribery, influence peddling, and bid rigging of hundreds of millions of dollars» worth of state contracts.

Howe is a central player in that case, which involves allegations of bid - rigging, but his lawyer said Tuesday it's not clear whether he will be called to testify.

Kaloyeros is facing state and federal charges related to a wide - ranging bribery and bid - rigging scheme involving several SUNY Poly development projects upstate.

Zemsky's agency took control of the projects after SUNY Poly President Alain «Dr. K» Kaloyeros and eight others were charged in an alleged bribery and bid - rigging scheme involving state - funded projects, including the one in DeWitt.

Nine people have pleaded guilty or been indicted in connection with alleged bid rigging and other corruption charges involving some of Governor Cuomo's economic development programs, and they face trial later this year.

Others are upset that the legislature did not approve ethics reform and are not convinced by the governor's proposal because of the involvement of nine associates of the governor involved in bribery and bid - rigging scandals and the governor's decision to disband the Moreland Commission.

Kaloyeros, the former president of the State University's Polytechnic Institute, faces charges involving bid - rigging in «Buffalo Billion,» Cuomo's signature upstate economic development project.

The money was approved with special conditions that would appear to reference the ongoing criminal case involving former SUNY Poly president Alain Kaloyeros and allegations of bid - rigging on the school's projects.

Several former close associates go on trial later this year on bribery and bid rigging charges, in connection with a corruption scandal involving the governor's signature economic development projects.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo used part of his budget address to the press last night to reveal a plan to prevent ethical improprieties involving companies seeking business with the state — months after a pair of his top lieutenants and several executives from companies that donated to his campaign got indicted on charges of bid - rigging and bribery.

Still ahead are the trials of eight individuals, including people close to Cuomo, involved in alleged bid - rigging and bribery schemes.

He was referring to the U.S. Attorney's prosecution of a bid - rigging case against eight individuals involving several projects, including the Buffalo Billion's construction program at the SolarCity plant.

Smith, representing much of southeastern Queens, was also involved in an embarrassing Aqueduct casino bid - rigging scandal, which remains under investigation by the FBI.

He also has an open pay - to - play and bid - rigging case involving associates of Gov. Cuomo, including former top aide and close friend Joseph Percoco.

A former superintendent of community schools in the New York City borough of Queens, her husband, and four associates were charged last week in an alleged bribery scheme involving what authorities said were rigged bids for new computer labs.

The decision concerned a bid rigging cartel involving four well - known firms (Kone, Schindler, Otis and ThyssenKrupp) active in the market for the production, installation and servicing of elevators and escalators.