Sentences with phrase «involving upstate economic development projects»

The Buffalo Billion trial includes pay - to - play allegations involving upstate economic development projects that were a major priority for Cuomo.

It's been a week since a federal corruption investigation exploded in New York state, bringing fraud and bribery and charges against developers and state officials for allegedly running a pay - to - play scheme involving upstate economic development projects.

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.

Not exact matches

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.

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.

Three former executives at LPCiminelli, the general contractor on the solar manufacturing plant construction financed by the state, are among those charged in a pay - to - play case involving several upstate economic development projects.

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.

DeFrancisco, 71, immediately emphasized what he sees as the governor's vulnerabilities: several economic development projects in upstate New York that have sputtered, chronic delays in the New York City subway system and a corruption trial involving the 60 - year - old governor's close confidant Joe Percoco — the first of six trials this year involving state figures.

Prosecutors have alleged a widespread corruption scandal involving one of Cuomo's signature upstate New York economic development projects.

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.

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.

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.

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.

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's probe involves the Buffalo Billion project and other upstate economic development programs.

Though not accused of any wrongdoing, Cuomo will have to react to two trials that will now drag on over at least the first half of 2018 and involve either close former advisers or major upstate economic development projects that he spearheaded.

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.