Sentences with phrase «kickbacks while»

Bharara has said he never broke ethics rules while talking about Silver, who is charged with pocketing more than $ 4 million in bribes and kickbacks while serving as one of the most powerful politicians in the state.

Not exact matches

Although the senior Jordan wasn't without a shadow in his past — he pleaded guilty in 1985 to having accepted a $ 7,000 kickback from a contractor while he was in charge of inventory control at a General Electric plant — as of Monday it appeared his death was the result of a random robbery.

Telling tenant advocates he was in their corner while winking and nodding to developers as he literally concocted elaborate schemes to take their illegal kickbacks.

William Rapfogel was quietly issued a «merit release» from prison on May 1, after serving less than three years of a 3 - to 10 - year sentence for his role in a multi-million dollar kickback scam while head of the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty.

A number of current and former senior aides to Cuomo have been caught up in an investigation by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara into possible contract bid - rigging and kickbacks, while Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D - Bronx) has said his use of campaign funds is also being looked at by the FBI.

By the Bronx D.A.'s office which was in the process of investigating Bernie Kerik for taking kickbacks from contractor friends in Jersey, while he was NYC Police Commissioner.

From the President who has refused to act on investigative reports submitted to him on grievous allegations of diverting over a billion naira meant for resettlement of Internal Displaced Persons (IDPs) by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal under the Presidential Initiative for the North East (PINE) and the miraculous discovery of 13billion naira in an apartment at Ikoyi, Lagos under the supervision of the Director of the Nigerian Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ayodele Oke, to the Head of Service of the Federation, Oyo - Ita Winifred Ekanem, who connived with others to reinstate into active duty and promote Abdulrasheed Maina, the former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, who allegedly stole over 6billion naira pension fund; the Chief of Staff to President Buhari now renamed the «Thief of Staff», Abba Kyari, who allegedly received a bribe of 500million naira to negotiate a fine reduction for MTN Nigeria, and has continuously been in the heart of every sharp practices in the Presidency; the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu who allegedly received a kickback of 3.8 billion naira in exchange for marginal oilfield using his brother, Dumebi Kachikwu as front; the Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, who was the brain behind the reinstatement of Abdulrasheed Maina; the Chief of Army Staff, General Tukur Buratai who during his time as the Director of Procurement at the Army Headquarters allegedly diverted funds meant to equip the Military into buying choice properties worth millions of dollar in Dubai; the Minister for Solid Minerals, Dr. Kayode Fayemi who allegedly embezled State Universal Education Board (SUBEB) funds as the Governor of Ekiti State; the Minister for Interior, Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau who was indicted by a Presidential investigative committee probing Arm procurement for awarding ghost contracts worth $ 930,500,690 with others while as the Chief of Army Staff between 2008 - 2010 and one of the brains behind the reinstatement of Abdulrasheed Maina; the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi alleged to have stolent 142billion naira as the Governor of Rivers State.

Silver, 73, the state's most powerful Democrat, was convicted in 2015 of accepting $ 4 million in kickbacks and bribes while speaker making him one of the three most powerful officials in Albany.

Silver, 72, is currently out on bail while he appeals his 12 - year prison sentence for abusing his lofty position in the State Senate to swindle millions in kickbacks and bribes.

At the heart of the charges are payments Percoco and his wife received while the governor's aide was on sabbatical from the state to manage Cuomo's 2014 re-election campaign, though the complaint purports that the alleged kickback schemes date back as far as 2010 — the year then - Attorney General Cuomo successfully sought the state's top office.

The perennial question of how some people practice law while they make laws arises anew as U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's high - octane criminal complaint against Silver alleging «millions of dollars in bribes and kickbacks masked as legitimate income earned as a private lawyer.»

Mr. Silver has been charged by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara with masking millions of dollars in bribes and kickbacks as income from two law firms, while essentially performing no work for the companies.

On July 24, while federal agents watched, Meng accepted the kickback hidden inside of a fruit basket, court documents show.

It also includes features like the Smart Guard System that ensure an accurate cut every time while keeping you safe from kickback.

For example, here's what she says to keep your upper arm in the correct position while doing a tricep kickback: Imagine you're holding a piece of paper between your upper arm and ribcage; as you do the move, don't let it flutter to the floor.

One of the most popular exercises people do for the triceps is triceps kickbacks, an exercise where you extend your arm behind you while holding a dumbbell.

The weightlifting machine allows you increase the weight you lift, while the glute kickback bodyweight exercise uses only your own bodyweight to work the glutes.

That's why presses and dips will give you great triceps development, while triceps kickbacks will do little for triceps development and even less for the metabolism.

Glute kickbacks are usually performed while balanced on knees and hands on the floor.

Another great bodyweight exercise for legs is the lunge, while calves benefits from the standing calf raise and you can work out your glutes using the glute kickback as a useful bodyweight exercise.

Therefore, it appears that isolation exercises such as bench dips and dumbbell kickbacks display high levels of triceps muscle activity, while it is uncertain how these exercises compare to compound exercises such as the narrow grip bench press.

Nearly 50 Honda dealers are suing the automaker for allegedly looking the other way while a manager forced them to pay kickbacks.

Traditional publishers have partnered with Author Solutions to launch self - publishing imprints, such as Simon & Schuster's Archway Publishing and Thomas Nelson's WestBow Press; in such operations, Author Solutions is responsible for providing and managing all services, while the traditional publisher receives what amounts to a kickback for referring a new customer.

HIDDEN TREASURES When it comes to an island escape, some clients seek a vacation where they can embrace the tropics and kickback on a lounge chair, while others aim to diversify their daily sunbathing routine with exhilarating land and water sports.

While the old guard continue to rely upon cash donations (not to mention whatever kickbacks they get from lobbyists), younger politicians are opening up their crypto wallets to accept Bitcoin donations.

While Section 8 of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) prohibits entities and individuals from giving or receiving «any fee, kickback, or thing of value» pursuant to an agreement...

With a few deft edits and loads of fashionable fabrics and accessories, we created a safari - chic space that's high on design while remaining kickback - cool for this family of four.