Sentences with phrase «job for one's son»

Republican former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos's corruption conviction on securing a no - show job for his son Adam was overturned, as was Adam Skelos's, on Tuesday.

Federal prosecutors say they will not seek prison time for a New York state senator convicted of lying to the FBI about arranging a high - paying job for his son because the former lawmaker is terminally ill.

A federal prosecutor says a prominent New York state lawmaker lied repeatedly to the FBI about arranging a lucrative job for his son.

The Senate seat in Binghamton and surrounding areas is vacant, because its former occupant Tom Libous, who was the deputy Senate majority leader, has been convicted on felony charges of lying to the FBI over obtaining a politically connected job for his son.

Skelos was accused of using his power to get jobs for his son, Adam, and then using his clout to reward those firms with public contracts.

The allegations of wrongdoing prosecutors will outline include payoffs to a judge for favorable rulings, a no - show job for the son of a powerful politician, kickbacks for insurance referrals, a speedy approval for a power plant project, and a heads - up to a developer that allowed it to buy up homes in a neighborhood ahead of plans to later build a college dorm.

In Skelos» ongoing trial, Dorego testified that Skelos pushed his company to find a cushy job for his son, Adam.

ALBANY — For more than two years before his indictment on Tuesday, State Senator Tom Libous of Binghamton has insisted accusations that he traded influence for a plum job for his son were nothing more than petty politics.

Charles Dorego, a senior real estate executive at Glenwood Management and a central government witness, testified how he felt uncomfortable being repeatedly asked by Mr. Skelos about any possible jobs for his son.

Prosecutors said they schemed to use the former senate leader's influence with the real estate industry to obtain no - show jobs for his son.

The second - ranked Republican in the New York state Senate has been convicted of lying to the FBI about arranging a high - paying job for his son.

Skelos was convicted of using the power of his office to land a lucrative job for his son, Adam Skelos.

The Deputy Majority Leader of the State Senate, Tom Libous, was convicted of lying to the FBI over obtaining a politically connected job for his son, and had to resign his seat in late July.

Skelos was convicted last year of trading official favors for money and jobs for his son, Adam.

Skelos, a Long Island Republican, was convicted of extorting payments and jobs for his son.

Former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos (R - Rockville Centre) is on trial and accused of helping arrange a job for his son, Adam, in exchange for the senator's official actions.

The investigation comes after Libous, R - Binghamton, was named in a separate corruption case in Westchester County and was accused of arranging for a job for his son at a politically connected law firm.

Skelos lost his seat in December after being convicted of trading official favors for payments and jobs for his son, Adam.

The Senate's No. 2 Republican, Sen. Thomas Libous of Binghamton, is battling cancer and has pleaded not guilty to a federal charge that he lied to the FBI about using his clout to arrange a job for his son, who was convicted earlier this year of filing false income tax returns.

Prosecutors said they schemed to use the former Senate Leader's influence with the real estate industry to obtain no show jobs for his son.

He has effectively run action on the Senate floor in the health - related absence of Deputy Majority Leader Thomas Libous (R - Binghamton), who has been indicted on charges that he lied to federal agents in an alleged scheme to land a job for his son.

Skelos was sentenced for five years in prison for his activities in shaking down businesses for often no - show jobs for his son.

That fund has come under scrutiny in Albany this year, after Skelos lost his seat in December following his conviction for trading official favors for payments and jobs for his son, Adam.

Prosecutors said they essentially monetized the elder Skelos» influence with the real estate industry and the medical insurance industry to obtain a string of no - show jobs for his son, Adam, who had struggled to find a steady job to support his family and finance a hefty mortgage.

Skelos is also accused of using his influence to gain no - show jobs for his son, Adam Skelos, who is also facing charges.

Senate Deputy Majority Leader Tom Libous (R - Binghamton) is charged with lying to FBI agents in a case in which he's accused of using his political influence to land a job for his son in a law firm.

The elder Skelos was accused of using his position of power to set up no - show jobs for his son, and extorting about $ 300,000 in salary and benefits for Adam.

Another top Senate leader, Sen. Thomas Libous, R - Binghamton, has pleaded not guilty to a federal charge that he lied to the FBI about using his clout to arrange a job for his son, who was convicted earlier this year of filing false income tax returns.

Skelos has been under pressure to step aside since he was arrested last week and charged with trading official favors for money and a job for his son, Adam.

The case against Tom Libous, a prominent figure at the state Capitol for decades and the floor leader for the GOP conference, stems from an investigation into whether he used his clout in order to arrange a job for his son at a lobbying firm — a claim first brought to the attention of ethics regulators by then - Binghamton Mayor Matthew Ryan.

Libous no faces one count of lying to the FBI over the role he played in securing the job for his son Matthew, who is charged with filing false tax information and obstruction.

Senate Deputy Majority Leader Tom Libous was convicted of lying to the FBI over getting a job for his son in a politically connected law firm.

Skelos was found guilty, at a separate trial, of using his position to arrange payments and a job for his son.

Mr. Skelos is accused of using his influence to get no - show jobs for his son.

In a separate alleged scheme, Mr. Skelos pressured medical liability coverage provider Physicians Reciprocal Insurers, which also had legislation vital to its business up for review in the state capitol, into providing another job for his son.

Former Senate Leader Dean Skelos, R - Long Island, is charged with using his influence to extort payments and a job for his son.

In a lesser - publicized aspect of Skelos» trial, the former Senate majority leader is accused of arranging a no - show job for his son, Adam, at Physicians» Reciprocal Insurers, a financially struggling medical malpractice insurer on Long Island.

Bonomo testified under immunity in 2015 that Skelos used his power over malpractice laws to get a no - show job for his son, Adam Skelos, at Bonomo's company.

Skelos was found guilty of using his position to arrange payments and a job for his son.

WHITE PLANS, N.Y. (AP)-- A terminally ill former New York state senator will serve six months of house arrest after being convicted of lying to the FBI about arranging a high - paying job for his son.

In June, the scheduled retrial begins of former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos who allegedly used his power to strong - arm businesses for pay for no - show jobs for his son; and

A month after Republicans regained control of the Senate in 2012, Skelos approached Leonard Litwin, owner of real - estate firm Glenwood Management, about securing a job for son Adam, Charles Dorego, the company's senior vice president, testified in the Manhattan federal corruption trial of the Skeloses.

Skelos and his son, Adam, were convicted in 2015 on extortion and bribery charges for Dean Skelos» role in securing high - paid jobs for his son.

Democrat Todd Kaminsky faces Republican Chris McGrath in the April 19 Senate election for the seat long held by ex-Senate Leader Dean Skelos, a Republican convicted last year of using his position to obtain payments and jobs for his son.

There is Dean G. Skelos, a Republican and former Senate majority leader, who was found guilty of selling official favors for payments and jobs for his son.

The once - mighty Republican faces federal allegations that he used his position to pressure a developer to obtain a no - show job for his son, Adam Skelos, at a water filtration systems company — and then leaned on his native Nassau County to grant said company contracts.

Senator Dean Skelos is also accused of using his influence to gain no show jobs for his son.

Prosecutors said they essentially monetized Dean Skelos» influence with the real estate and medical insurance industries to obtain a string of no - show jobs for his son, Adam, who had struggled to find a steady job to support his family and finance a hefty mortgage.