Sentences with phrase «of federal fraud charges»

In 2013, the mayoral campaign treasurer and a fundraiser for then - city Comptroller John Liu were sentenced to 10 and four months in prison, respectively, after they were convicted of federal fraud charges in a straw - donor scam.

A year ago, after a legal battle that took more than five years, it took a jury only four hours to acquit the former leader of the New York State Senate of federal fraud charges.

Silver, who was indicted on a host of federal fraud charges in February, appeared in Manhattan Federal Court Tuesday to plea not guilty to all charges, including additional criminal charges related to his corruption case.

Joe Bruno, who preceded Skelos as the Republican leader, was acquitted this year of federal fraud charges related to a $ 20,000 - a-month consulting agreement he signed with technology investor Jared Abbruzzese.

Not exact matches

Mr. Siegal is perhaps best known for his victory in defense of high - profile private equity financier Benjamin Wey against federal criminal and civil securities fraud and money laundering charges.

In one recent cases a Baltimore man is facing federal charges of identity theft and bank fraud after he used personal information of at least three nursing home residents to open multiple credit card accounts without their permission.

Tomasz Chmielarz, 33, pleaded guilty in federal court in Newark, N.J., to charges of conspiracy to commit fraud and related activity related to computers and e-mail, while Devin McArthur, 27, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

Even before being hit with a federal securities fraud lawsuit by the SEC and independent perjury charges by the DOJ last month, the founder of a now - defunct cryptocurrency exchange had left a trail of lawsuits.

Before being hit with federal fraud and perjury charges, the founder of a now - defunct cryptocurrency exchange had a trail of legal tussles.

He should have taken a lesson from London, Ont., mayor, Joe Fontana, who did declare a conflict of interest when his council voted to ask him to leave office in light of fraud charges stemming from his time as a federal cabinet minister.

Parnell was convicted last year by a Georgia jury of 72 counts of conspiracy, fraud, and other federal charges.

The legal problems began in January when a federal grand jury indicted three company officials and a South Texas mayor on charges of fraud and money laundering.

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP)-- Four former executives for the only financial institution to be criminally charged in connection with the federal bank bailout program were convicted Thursday of fraud and conspiracy charges.

Shkreli, who was arrested Thursday morning on securities fraud charges, has effectively waved a red flag for months in front of federal prosecutors, keeping himself in the media glare with a hugely controversial price hike of a drug that benefits AIDS patients, pregnant women and cancer patients, attacking his critics, including presidential contender Hillary Clinton, and lighting up Twitter with outrageous statements.

The growing legal questions around Mr Cohen's services for Mr Trump come as the lawyer faces a grand - jury investigation being led by federal prosecutors in New York City who are exploring bank fraud, wire fraud or campaign finance charges, according to people familiar with the matter who, like others, spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation.

NEWARK, N.J. / BOSTON (Reuters)- Federal prosecutors said on Thursday they have charged five men responsible for a hacking and credit card fraud spree that cost companies more $ 300 million and two of the suspects are in custody, in the biggest cyber crime case filed in U.S. history.

Federal authorities have charged the founders of Centra Tech with securities and wire fraud, shortly after their ICO was shut down by the SEC.

The growing legal questions around Cohen's services for Trump come as the lawyer faces a grand jury investigation being led by federal prosecutors in New York City who are exploring bank fraud, wire fraud or campaign finance charges, according to people familiar with the matter who, like others, spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation.

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Former Winetasting Network (WTN) executive pleads guilty to fraud, tax charges: Martin Christopher Edwards, a former top executive of The Winetasting Network indicted nearly a year ago over nearly $ 900,000 diverted from the Napa company, has resurfaced and pleaded guilty, according to a statement from federal prosecutors Wednesday...

The Tigers are one of four programs with an assistant coach indicted by a federal grand jury on fraud, conspiracy and bribery charges stemming from the FBI's investigation into corruption across college basketball.

Although Johnson himself was cleared of criminal wrongdoing, he was fired in the wake of an academic credit - laundering scandal that led to the conviction of three of his assistants on federal fraud and conspiracy charges.

The last upstate speaker was Binghamton's James Tallon, who only held the position for a few days after the conviction on federal fraud charges of former Speaker Mel Miller, who was later exonerated.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has on Tuesday arraigned a former Director - General of the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, Emeka Mba alongside three others before Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja on a 15 - count charge of money laundering and procurement fraud to the tune of N2.8 billion.

Edward Walsh, the former politically powerful Suffolk County Conservative Party leader, was sentenced to 2 years in prison following his conviction on federal charges of wire fraud and theft of government services.

DiNapoli was referring to federal fraud charges that have been filed against some of Cuomo's top aides over huge state contracts to build state owned facilities in Albany, Buffalo and Syracuse.

And while it's an uphill battle facing a heavily entrenched foe, outreach efforts will give Staten Island and Brooklyn voters — both old and new — food for thought the next time they go to the polls: ranging from alleged campaign finance fraud; to Grimm's threatening of a reporter with physical violence; to his latest federal fraud and tax charges, he is quite a colorful character with a very colorful history just begging to be lampooned.

Edward Walsh, the former politically powerful Suffolk County Conservative Party leader, was sentenced Tuesday to 2 years in prison following his conviction on federal charges of wire fraud and theft of government services for pocketing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the Suffolk sheriff's department while golfing, gambling and politicking on county time.

Mangano — who is scheduled to go on trial, along with his spouse, Linda, and former Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto March 12 — has pleaded not guilty to federal charges of conspiracy, bribery and wire fraud.

Edward Mangano, 56, of Bethpage, and Venditto, 68, of North Massapequa, have pleaded not guilty to charges that include conspiracy to commit federal program bribery and honest - services fraud for both, extortion for Mangano and securities fraud for Venditto.

Dec. 5, 2017: A federal judge delays for two months the corruption trial of the Manganos and Venditto because Venditto's attorneys said they needed more time to prepare to fight the additional securities fraud charges.

Gerrard Terry, who pleaded guilty to state and federal tax - fraud charges last year, was handcuffed by court officers, who walked him out of the Mineola courtroom.

Jimmy Meng, a former Flushing state assemblyman and father of current Assemblywoman Grace Meng (D - Flushing), was arrested on charges of wire fraud in an FBI sting operation after he accepted a fruit basket containing $ 80,000 in bribery money Tuesday afternoon at his Flushing - based company, according to federal prosecutors.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, May 17, 2018, arraigned one Yohana Margif, a suspected serial fraudster, before Justice C. O. Agbaza of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, sitting in Jabi, Abuja, on a 7 - count charge of conspiracy, forgery and fraud.

In a dramatic turnaround from the bribery and fraud charges leveled three years ago, a former high - ranking NYPD police chief pleaded guilty in federal court to dispatching police resources without permission for the benefit of a mayoral donor and other residents of Brooklyn's Borough Park neighborhood.

The former state Senate Majority Leader and his son are charged with theft, embezzlement, and misapplication of federal funds, as well as conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

A Manhattan jury found Joseph Percoco guilty on federal bribery and fraud charges stemming from acceptance of more than $ 300,000 in bridges from companies looking to do business with the state.

Then, in April, federal prosecutors charged Mr. Grimm with 20 counts of tax fraud and perjury, relating to the operation of a Manhattan restaurant he co-owned prior to his 2010 election.

Federal and State officials raided the offices of Espada's non profit Wednesday morning, searching for additional evidence to support possible mail fraud, theft and conspiracy charges.

Edward Mangano, 55, of Bethpage, and Venditto, 68, of North Massapequa, face charges including conspiracy to commit federal program bribery and honest services wire fraud.

Mangano, 56, of Bethpage, and Venditto, 68, of North Massapequa, face charges that include conspiracy to commit federal program bribery and honest - services wire fraud, extortion for Mangano and securities fraud for Venditto.

He was convicted in 2016 on federal charges of wire fraud and theft of government services, after spending time on politics, golfing, and gambling while saying he was at work in the sheriff's office.

A day later, Espada's clinic was raided by federal and state authorities and law - enforcement sources said criminal charges of mail fraud and tax evasion were expected as soon as next month.

Mangano, his wife, Linda, and former Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto were indicted in October 2016 on federal charges of extortion, bribery, fraud and obstruction.

Mangano, 56, of Bethpage, and Venditto, 68, of North Massapequa, have been charged with conspiracy to commit federal program bribery and honest - services fraud, among other alleged crimes.

Venditto was indicted last month on 21 new federal criminal charges involving securities fraud in the town's public offering of more than $ 1 billion in securities between 2010 and 2016.

The material the government has already turned over since November, according to the government motion filed in federal court in Central Islip, includes: 1.15 million pages of documents related to the securities fraud charges aimed at Venditto alone, as well as 86,000 pages of emails and attachments from the email server of a person identified only as «Co-Conspirator # 1.»

He was also charged with obstruction of justice for trying to get information about a 2011 federal mortgage fraud case against his unidentified crony from an administrative employee in the Brooklyn U.S. attorney's office.

Hempstead is typically a GOP stronghold, but the party has been rocked by recent infighting on the town board and the indictment of Councilman Edward Ambrosino on federal wire fraud and tax evasion charges.

The trial of Joe Percoco, who faces fraud and bribery charges, is not expected to be delayed by the federal government shutdown, at least for now.