Sentences with phrase «of federal money funneled»

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And all of this disclosed money spigot came on top of the Federal Reserve secretly funneling to Citigroup over $ 2 trillion in cumulative loans over more than two years at interest rates frequently below 1 percent.

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.

Some of the money was funneled from the electric company to Howe, who a year ago pleaded guilty to multiple felonies, and helped federal prosecutors build their cases against the defendants.

The core of the charges are depressingly simple: that Espada funneled federal and state money to Soundview, then controlled its distribution through the board of directors he installed for its loyalty; some board members, Cuomo says, doubled as members of Espada's Senate staff, others as Espada's relatives.

Conservative author Dinesh D'Souza was indicted Thursday on federal charges of violating campaign finance laws by using straw donors to funnel money to a U.S. Senate candidate.

The complaint asserts that some of the public funds Percoco funneled to Kelly's company in exchange for pay included money from the federal government.

The federal proceedings concern whether the administration doled out «pay - to - play» favors to big donors that dumped money into de Blasio's now - defunct «shadow government» nonprofit, the Campaign for One New York — Vance's case concerns allegations the mayor sought to circumvent state contribution limits in his failed bid to turn the State Senate Democratic, by having people seeking city business funnel unlimited cash into upstate county committees instead of into candidates» campaign accounts.

Federal research agencies now funnel most of their money for graduate students through grants to faculty members.

A federal agent and an Interpol detective play a cat - and - mouse game with cunning illusionists who rob corrupt business leaders during their performances, then funnel the money to members of the audience.

The new plan would funnel federal money directly to one type of public college, taking a first step away from the existing voucher model and toward one that looks more like America's K - 12 system.

One national initiative was Title I of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, enacted in 1965, which funnels money and resources to low - achieving schools in an effort to produce greater equality across districts and to supplement educational offerings for disadvantaged children.

This year the money from the corporate education reform industry has been funneled through the federal and state accounts of the Democratic State Central Committee.

Many of the cuts result from Congress's decision to forgo earmarks, in which lawmakers can funnel money toward research projects federal agencies may or may not have on their wish lists.