Sentences with phrase «leaders on corruption charges»
Heastie, like Flanagan, rose to power in the Assembly this year after the arrest of the chamber's leader on corruption charges.
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They gave Wall Street billions in tax breaks and their leader was convicted on federal corruption charges.»
He has given cash to Republicans, too, including former Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno, who is still fighting his conviction on federal corruption charges.
Republican former Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son Adam are due in court this morning to be sentenced following their December convictions on corruption charges.
The Democrats went on to lose control of the chamber to the Republicans, and now they're in the crosshairs yet again after their former Finance Committee chairman, Sen. Carl Kruger, has been hit with federal corruption charges in a complaint that makes it clear he tried hard to influence key members of the conference — including «Senate Leader No. 1» — whoever that might be.
The race for the seat was kicked off after former Majority Leader Dean Skelos in December was ousted from his seat after he was convicted on corruption charges.
His campaign has focused heavily on ethics and anti-corruption measures, a theme that he hopes resonates with voters after the ouster of disgraced former Majority Leader Dean Skelos, who was convicted on corruption charges in December.
Nevertheless, Democrats plan to continue their criticism of Larkin for backing the leadership of ex-Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, who was ousted late last year following his conviction on felony corruption charges.
Flanagan assumed the majority leader's post last year following the arrest of former Sen. Dean Skelos on corruption charges.
The push from Senate Republicans comes after Democrats successfully flipped the district on Long Island once held by former Majority Leader Dean Skelos, who was ousted in December following his conviction on corruption charges.
The commercial then switches tone, knocking McGrath, a first - time candidate, as «an insider from the Skelos machine» — referring to Republican former Majority Leader Dean Skelos, who stepped down in December following his conviction on corruption charges.
A reader could not help but noting the irony of this statement from state Democratic Party Chairman Jay Jacobs in response to former Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno's conviction on federal corruption charges back in May 2010:
FBI officals confim that former Senate Minority Leader John Sampson is un custody after turning himself into federal officials earlier this morning on public corruption charges.
A spokesman for the Senate Democrats declined to comment, but questioned how much money Republicans have received over the years from ex-Majority Leader Dean Skelos, who is being retried later this spring on corruption charges.
Former Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno arrived at the federal courthouse about 2:40 p.m. this afternoon for his sentencing on federal corruption charges.
You simply can't see it,» Judge Gary Sharpe told ex-Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno before sentencing him to two years in prison on federal corruption charges.
The Moreland probes helped lead to the corruption convictions of both of the legislative leaders who were in power in 2013, and the conviction of the governor's former closest aide, Joe Percoco, on bribery charges.
This spring, former legislative leaders Sheldon Silver and Dean Skelos face retrial on corruption charges, after their initial convictions were thrown out on appeal.
The second of the state legislature's two former leaders has now been convicted on multiple corruption charges after a jury lost no time in finding former Senate Leader Dean Skelos and son Adam guilty on all eight counts.
Within living memory, two leaders of the small Labour group on the council have been convicted on criminal charges — smuggling booze and fags in one case and corruption in the case of his successor.
Cuomo had proposed a number of changes in January to react to a wave of corruption that led to the convictions of the two former leader of the legislature on felony corruption charges.
Former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos is set to be sentenced Thursday on federal corruption charges.
Former Senate Leader Dean Skelos was sentenced to five years in prison and ordered to pay over $ 334,000 in restitution after his conviction on corruption charges.
The two top former legislative leaders face retrial on corruption charges, and officials involved in Cuomo's signature Buffalo Billion economic development program go to court in the spring.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo concedes that ethics reform is unlikely to be a part of the New York state budget this year, despite the conviction of the two former legislative leaders on major corruption charges.
Attorneys representing former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, who was also convicted, along with his son Adam, on corruption charges, have — like Silver's lawyers — used the U.S. Supreme Court decision in the case of former Gov. Bob McDonald to appeal the conviction of the ex-Long Island Republican lawmaker.
When a reporter — I think the AP's Mike Gormley — noted the GOP hadn't made a similar call when then - Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno was indicted on corruption charges, Cox replied:
South African President Jacob Zuma should face almost 800 corruption charges that were dropped in 2009, a judge said Friday, piling further pressure on the embattled leader.
Flanagan ascended to the majority leader post in May 2015 following the arrest of Sen. Dean Skelos on corruption charges.
Democrats walked out of the Senate in protest yesterday after Republicans blocked their effort to oust the majority leader, Dean Skelos, following his arrest on federal corruption charges.
The proposals come as former Senate Leader Joe Bruno, a Republican, is on trial for a second time on corruption charges, and two former Senate Democratic leaders face charges of embezzlement and bribery.
Mr. Silver got arrested on corruption charges, as did former State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos.
Then again, the ValleyCats» stadium is named after former Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno, who was welcomed back to throw out the first pitch for the home opener three weeks ago — which was six weeks after his reindictment on federal corruption charges.
It helps that the sentencings of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and former Majority Leader Dean Skelos, both convicted last year on corruption charges, are set for April 13.
Before the conference met behind closed doors on Monday, DeFrancisco indicated he had enough votes to succeed Senator Dean Skelos, who stepped down as majority leader amid corruption charges.
Also Monday, the legislature agreed to advertise for an independent inspector general — a position advocated by Democrats and later Republicans after former State Senate Majority leader Dean Skelos (R - Rockville Centre) and his son, Adam, were convicted in 2015 on corruption charges involving a Nassau contract.
The voting wrapped up a session clouded by federal investigations into corruption and the sentencing of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D - Manhattan) and Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos (R - Nassau County) to federal prison on bribery and extortion charges.
Charles Lavine (D - Glen Cove), two of three candidates vying for the Democratic nomination for county executive, criticized Martins Wednesday for his past support of former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, who was convicted last year on federal corruption charges.
ALBANY - Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said Tuesday that there's no appetite in the Legislature to prohibit lawmakers from having outside jobs even as the body's former leaders are being tried on corruption charges related to private - sector income and their public - sector work.
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says in a legislative session in which the leaders of the state Assembly and Senate are both indicted on corruption charges, the need for ethics reform in Albany is shockingly clear.
A succession of leaders of the Senate as well as rank and file members of both houses have also been investigated or arrested on various corruption charges.
Federal prosecutors bringing corruption charges against elected officials are «out of control» and can ruin lives, former Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno on Friday said.
Democrats say a Martins congressional candidacy could create concerns among GOP officials who are trying to hang onto a narrow State Senate majority, following the conviction of former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos (R - Rockville Centre) on federal corruption charges.
Former Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno was found not guilty of federal corruption charges on Friday.
Republican Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino criticized Senate GOP lawmakers on Tuesday for not moving to have Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos step down from his leadership post as he fights corruption charges.
In the wake of the arrest of Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos on federal corruption charges this morning, Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, the 2014 GOP gubernatorial candidate, issued a statement expressing «confidence» that the Long Island lawmaker «will do the right thing and promptly resign his leadership position.»
Former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son Adam were found guilty on all charges in their corruption case.
A former corruption prosecutor has claimed victory in the race to fill the vacant seat of former Senate Leader Dean Skelos, who was was ousted by a conviction on corruption charges — but his opponent says it's too close to call.
As lawmakers awaited the bills to be printed, Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, who's been on the job for only a short time, after former leader Dean Skelos resigned over the corruption charges, seems relieved to have it all behinLeader John Flanagan, who's been on the job for only a short time, after former leader Dean Skelos resigned over the corruption charges, seems relieved to have it all behinleader Dean Skelos resigned over the corruption charges, seems relieved to have it all behind him.
Lawmakers in Albany took note when former Senate majority leader Joe Bruno was acquitted in May on corruption charges, after prosecutors failed to prove that taking a $ 20,000 - a-month consulting gig from a telecommunications executive who then received state funds actually constituted a bribery scheme.