Sentences with phrase «most powerful politicians»

Grassroots support for a fundamental shift in energy policy towards renewable energy and energy savings was today thrust right under the noses of the most powerful politicians in Europe.»

Sheldon Silver, the speaker of the New York Assembly, exploited his position as one of the most powerful politicians in the state to obtain millions of dollars in bribes and kickbacks, federal authorities said on Thursday as they announced his arrest on a sweeping series of corruption charges.

«Although this decision puts on hold the justice that New Yorkers got upon Silver's conviction, we look forward to presenting to another jury the evidence of decades - long corruption by one of the most powerful politicians in New York State history,» Kim said.

I was at the funeral for Vito Lopez, for many years one of New York's most powerful politicians.

Silver — one of the most powerful politicians in the state before his arrest last year — was convicted of netting more than $ 5 million in kickbacks in business schemes.

ALBANY — For the second time this year, criminal charges against one of Albany's most powerful politicians appear to involve Leonard Litwin's Glenwood Management.

But they emerged from a five - hour, closed - door meeting saying there was no consensus on who would succeed Silver, one of the most powerful politicians in New York for the past two decades.

But when it comes to doing his civic duty by serving on a jury, Heastie, now one of the most powerful politicians in the state, has been less than accountable, according to court records.

The details of what, if anything, Litwin hopes to gain by currying favor with the state's most powerful politicians have always been vague.

NEW YORK (AP)- A jury has convicted former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver of public corruption charges, dashing the 74 - year - old Democrat's second attempt to avoid prison after a decades - long career as one of the most powerful politicians in state government.

The press conference, held in the shadows of a federal courthouse where one of New York's most powerful politicians is being tried on corruption charges, came as other recent developments also shine a bright light on the state's insufficient handling of ethics and corruption.

Until Sheldon Silver's arrest and subsequent resignation as speaker of the New York Assembly, he was considered one of the state's most powerful politicians, controlling how billions of dollars of state funds were doled out.

NEW YORK, NY (08/18/2012)(readMedia)-- Meaningful job creation programs, increasing the minimum wage, strong support for affordable housing, and an overhaul of the way elections are run in New York State are desperately needed, but Governor Cuomo and Senator Skelos, two of the three most powerful politicians in Albany, have refused to respond to the needs of low - income New Yorkers and their communities.

«We look forward to presenting to another jury the evidence of decades - long corruption by one of the most powerful politicians in New York State history,» Mr. Kim said.

Silver, 70, is from Manhattan and has been one of the state's most powerful politicians since he was first elected speaker in 1994.

Sheldon Silver, the former speaker of the New York State Assembly and one of the state's most powerful politicians, was convicted Monday in a federal corruption trial that shone a light on the real estate lobby's dealings in Albany.

Mr. Silver, a Democrat who represented lower Manhattan for decades and was once one of the most powerful politicians in the state, was convicted in November 2015 of honest - services fraud, extortion and...

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.

NEW YORK — A jury convicted former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver of public corruption charges Friday, dashing the 74 - year - old Democrat's second attempt to avoid years in prison after a decades - long career as one of the most powerful politicians in state government.

Meaningful job creation programs, increasing the minimum wage, strong support for affordable housing, and an overhaul of the way elections are run in New York State are desperately needed, but Governor Cuomo and Senator Skelos, two of the three most powerful politicians in Albany, have refused to respond to the needs of low - income New Yorkers and their communities.

The case — along with corruption charges against another of Albany's most powerful politicians, State Senate Leader Dean Skelos, has rocked Albany this year.

MANHATTAN FEDERAL COURT — Former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, once one of New York's most powerful politicians, was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison Tuesday following his conviction on corruption charges.

Once of Albany's most powerful politicians, the Lower East Side Democrat became the target of former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's crusade against Albany's culture of corruption, and was found guilty of charges including honest wire fraud, extortion, and money laundering in 2015.

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — Federal prosecutors have tried and tried again to take on public corruption in New York, going after several of the state's most powerful politicians and power brokers.

«You sent a message, as one of the three most powerful politicians in New York State, that you were, in some sense, corrupt,» Wood told Skelos before sentencing him.

A rift as big as Wall Street is dividing the two most powerful politicians in New York — Sen. Chuck Schumer and Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

Mr. Silver, who was then Assembly speaker and one of the state's most powerful politicians, envisioned not just a subway station in his district but a soaring transit hub, «the Grand Central of Downtown,» complete with an enormous glass dome and mirrors to filter sunlight into underground passageways.

In exchange, Silver, who was one of Albany's three most powerful politicians, funneled $ 500,000 in taxpayer - funded grants to Columbia University's Dr. Robert Taub.

A rift as big as Wall Street is dividing the two most powerful politicians in New York — Mayor Michael Bloomberg, left, and Sen. Chuck Schumer.

NEW YORK — Real estate giant Glenwood Management was fined $ 200,000 by a state ethics commission for its role in the federal corruption convictions of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, once two of New York's most powerful politicians.

Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, once considered one of the state's most powerful politicians, was convicted Monday of charges that he traded favors in exchange for $ 5 million and then lied about it.

Sheldon Silver, an assemblyman who rose from the Lower East Side of Manhattan to become one of New York State's most powerful politicians, was found guilty on Monday in a federal corruption trial.

«Although this decision puts on hold the justice that New Yorkers got upon Silver's conviction, we look forward to presenting to another jury the evidence of decades - long corruption by one of the most powerful politicians in New York State history,» he said.

Sheldon Silver, who for years was one of the most powerful politicians in the state, was «blinded by greed,» Assistant U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said in opening statements at Silver's bribery trial in federal court in Manhattan.

In their view, this is not justice denied, and it will only be a matter of time until Silver — «one of the most powerful politicians in New York State history» — gets a just punishment.

Silver, 74, is on trial for the second time in three years on charges that he sold his office as one of the three most powerful politicians in the state — along with the Senate majority leader and governor — in exchange for $ 4 million in illegal kickbacks.

Bharara, of course, is the federal prosecutor whose corruption investigations resulted in the convictions of two of New York's most powerful politicians, ex-Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and ex-Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos.

New York, NY (AP / WBEN)- A jury convicted former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver of public corruption charges Friday, dashing the 74 - year - old Democrat's second attempt to avoid years in prison after a decades - long career as one of the most powerful politicians in state government.

Those complaints have, of course, taken down two of the state's most powerful politicians: Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, who both resigned their leadership positions after coming under fire.

Silver, once one of New York's most powerful politicians, was sentenced in May to 12 years in prison, along with a fine and forfeiture of more than $ 6 million, after a federal jury found him guilty of a host of corruption charges related to two bribery schemes in which he received millions in kickbacks by trading political favors for money.

A jury convicted former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver of public corruption charges Friday, dashing the 74 - year - old Democrat's second attempt to avoid years in prison after a decades - long career as one of the most powerful politicians in state government.

A lawmaker who was one of New York's most powerful politicians has been convicted by a federal jury of charges that he used the power of his office to earn $ 5 million illegally.

Had a constitutional amendment been approved in 2013, said Stec, the discussion now would have been to determine how the legislation would apply stripping one of the state's most powerful politicians of his benefits.

MANHATTAN — Icons of the civil rights movement, the city's most powerful politicians and hundreds of regular New Yorkers jammed into Riverside Church in Morningside Heights Wednesday to pay their respects to Harlem's Percy Sutton, who died last month at the age of 89.

One of the state's most powerful politicians badgered companies reliant upon his legislative support to funnel more than $ 300,000 to his son, a prosecutor told a jury at the start of a corruption trial Tuesday as defense lawyers countered that she was trying to criminalize a typical father - son relationship.

Silver, who was one of the most powerful politicians in New York for two decades, was also required to repay $ 5.18 million and will be fined an additional $ 1.75 million.

Kim's statement goes on to say, «Although this decision puts on hold the justice that New Yorkers got upon Silver's conviction, we look forward to presenting to another jury the evidence of decades - long corruption by one of the most powerful politicians in New York State history.

Prosecutors had accused Silver, for two decades one of the most powerful politicians in New York, of abusing his office for years.

Prosecutors say the 74 - year - old Silver earned $ 4 million illegally in fees for his work on behalf of a cancer researcher and real estate developers who stood to benefit from his clout as one of the three most powerful politicians in New York state government.

«Although this decision puts on hold the justice that New Yorkers got upon Silver's conviction, we look forward to presenting to another jury the evidence of decades - long corruption by one of the most powerful politicians in New York State history.