Sentences with phrase «mail fraud and corruption»

This was pretty much how it had gone four years ago for the late Otto Kerner, ex-Governor of Illinois, convicted in 1973 of mail fraud and corruption — corruption meaning that he had pushed legislation favoring racetrack interests.

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So it wasn't a secret the judges weren't nuts about the statute, and it could not have been a secret to Bharara that if the cases were indeed strong against Skelos and Silver it might make more sense to stick to good old fashioned corruption charges like bribery and mail fraud only.

4) George Ryan, Republican of Illinois — Convicted in 2006 of 18 felony corruption counts for racketeering, mail fraud and tax fraud — largely related to selling government licenses and contracts as a public official.

A New York state lawmaker already facing bribery and other corruption charges has pleaded not guilty to new mail fraud charges.

[63] The most notable of these convictions included those of Democratic Hudson County Executive Robert C. Janiszewski in 2002 on bribery charges, [64] Republican Essex County Executive James W. Treffinger in 2003 on corruption charges, [65] former Democratic New Jersey Senate President John A. Lynch Jr., in 2006 on charges of mail fraud and tax evasion, [66] State Senator and former Newark Democratic mayor Sharpe James in 2008 on fraud charges, [67] and Democratic State Senator Wayne R. Bryant in 2008 on charges of bribery, mail fraud, and wire fraud.

A former Democratic Senate leader and three others face charges of conspiracy, mail fraud, and money laundering in a courthouse corruption probe.

The former governor was arrested the month before his resignation on federal corruption charges that included wire fraud, mail fraud and solicitation of bribery.

Village of Spring Valley Mayor Noramie Jasmin and Deputy Mayor Joseph Desmaret face bribery and mail fraud charges in connection with a federal corruption case stretching from New York City to Spring Valley to Albany.

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