Sentences with phrase «of a federal investigation»

The latter became the subject of a federal investigation last year into a possible «pay - for - play scheme» involving the wealthy interests that contributed to the lobbying operation.

He was also part of a federal investigation, which was not prosecuted.

Once federal charges are actually filed, it can be difficult for even the most experienced attorney to «catch up» to the months or years of federal investigation.

He said that his knowledge of the federal investigation was limited solely to what he reads in the newspaper.

«I hold myself and my administration to the highest ethical standards,» he has said repeatedly when asked of the federal investigation.

His campaign fund - raising is the subject of a federal investigation.

Percoco is reported to be one of the targets of a federal investigation into Cuomo's Upstate economic development efforts.

The legislature's most powerful Democrat is the target of a federal investigation into Albany corruption.

He also contributed to de Blasio's now - defunct political nonprofit, the Campaign for One New York, an organization now at the center of a federal investigation into a potential pay - for - play scheme at City Hall.

Two of them are at the center of a federal probe by Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara into the administration's upstate development deals: Percoco and Todd Howe, a lobbyist who worked for the Albany - based firm Whiteman Osterman & Hanna until news of the federal investigation broke in May.

Redflex has become the subject of a federal investigation in Chicago over bribery accusations, but La Margo said the allegations, which did not involve Orland Park, didn't play a role in the village's decision to shop around.

The men's soccer program at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point has been suspended until further notice, pending results of a federal investigation involving several team members, officials confirmed.

A funding scheme to funnel money to Democratic Senate candidates in the Hudson Valley in 2014 is now the focus of a federal investigation by the U.S. Attorney, Preet Bharara.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he stands by his comment that he is not close friends with lobbyist Todd Howe, who is a focus of the federal investigation of Cuomo's Upstate economic development projects.

Sanders and his wife Jane have lawyered up in the midst of a federal investigation involving a loan that led to the bankruptcy of the college where she was president.

Earlier this month, after news of the federal investigation broke, Howe was fired as president of lobbying firm WOH Government Solutions.

Last week, de Blasio said he would wait for the outcome of the federal investigation before deciding to return campaign donations from the two men and that he would not take any of their donations for his 2017 re-election campaign.

He and his 32 - year - old son Adam have been at the center of a federal investigation for their ties to an Arizona - based company, AbTech, and its sewer project contract with Nassau County, where they both reside.

Ward said he wasn't aware of the federal investigation of the Friends group and Carpenter said he didn't know the nature or subject of the probe.

Moody's Investors Service is looking at the impact of a federal investigation into loan guarantees made by the Town of Oyster Bay in light of the indictment of restaurateur Harendra Singh, the credit rating agency reported Monday.

Dan Levitan, a spokesperson for de Blasio's campaign, said the campaign was unaware of any federal investigation.

Sorkin makes his directorial debut with this biopic of Molly Bloom, the one - time competitive skier who ended up at the wrong end of a federal investigation after getting heavily embroiled in the world of high - stakes underground poker.

The Senate Republicans have a Deputy Leader serving under federal indictment, senators fleeing under the cloud of federal investigation and extremist right wing candidates who oppose.

Maziarz has left the Senate after the revelation of a federal investigation into the use of his campaign funds.

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver told reporters today that he believes his fellow Democrats will re-elect him to his powerful perch, despite recent news reports of a federal investigation into payments he received from a Manhattan law firm.

Those donations and campaign events hosted at the restaurant are now the subject of a federal investigation with which Singh is cooperating, Newsday has reported, citing unnamed sources.

Here, we'll tell the story of another one of the federal investigations behind the $ 150 million settlement — this one of the Colorado facility — that led the government to allege that McKesson had fallen down on the job.

The deposition and hearing are coming at a critical time for the company, which is facing an onslaught of federal investigations into a wide variety of issues, from drug pricing and antitrust matters to its accounting and disclosures.

In the meantime, numerous competitors have sprung up without the baggage of a federal investigation, fines, and litigation.

The documents in question were obtained in the discovery phase of federal investigation and includes expense reports and balance sheets from former NBA agent Andy Miller, former AAU coach Christian Dawkins and his agency, ASM Sports.

The absence of a federal investigation could be indicative of a chasm between NYPD and FBI philosophy says Rep. Peter King.

On Friday, shortly after Working Families officials announced the conclusion of the federal investigation, New Yorkers for Growth, a conservative group, sought to keep the pressure on Mr. Cuomo.

Mr. Rangel, who secured Mr. Cuomo's endorsement during his most recent re-election bid, offered a defense of Mr. Cuomo's handling of an anti-corruption commission he created, even questioning the validity of a federal investigation now aimed at the governor.

In response to questions about the scope of the federal investigation, Spota's office released a statement late Friday afternoon, saying: «District Attorney Spota and the men and woman employed at the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office endeavor to discharge their duties faithfully, ethically and professionally.»

It's a bit of a delicate subject: Cuomo's former aide turned Madison Square Garden executive, Joseph Percoco, is currently the subject of a federal investigation over alleged conflict of interests.

At the heart of the federal investigation into Mayor Bill de Blasio's political activities was this question: Did the mayor exchange official favors for political donations?

The Governor received a bit of good news regarding the status of a federal investigation against his office.

Oh, and how about using state troopers in his Executive Security Detail to keep an eye on the progress of federal investigations.

That's because of federal investigations surrounding the Buffalo Billion and an early December announcement about the FBI investigating hiring practices within the executive office.

Peralta at the time issued a statement saying he was «confident» that he had done nothing wrong, but did not deny he was under some sort of federal investigation.

Weeks after his re-election, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. announced he would resign his seat in Congress immediately amid treatment for mental illness, stories of marital infidelity and a pair of federal investigations.

Trumbull First Selectman Timothy M. Herbst, an aspiring 2018 gubernatorial candidate, bemoaned the closing of the federal investigation.

Heaney was responding to a letter to the editor published earlier this week in The New York Times from four prominent public officials who took the newspaper to task for its coverage of the federal investigation into the Buffalo Billion program.

These other economic development projects are the focus of a federal investigation led by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, who is examining undisclosed conflicts of interest and improper lobbying in the way SUNY Poly managed the construction.

The Governor's Office put the brakes on those subpoenas, which may be an ongoing topic of federal investigation itself.

It is inexcusable that word of a federal investigation involving Senator Skelos was leaked to the press weeks ago, and a report of an impending arrest was made public days before it was scheduled to occur.

On Sunday's inaugural program, posted below, Steve and I discussed the latest developments in the Buffalo Billion program in light of the federal investigation that's been launched by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara.