Sentences with phrase «of felony»

Two special elections were also held Tuesday, to fill the seats vacated by the two former legislative leaders, who were both convicted of felony corruption and had to resign.

NEW YORK CITY — Disgraced lobbyist Todd Howe was convicted of a felony the same year Andrew Cuomo was elected governor.

In January, Senator Rod Rod Wright, D - Inglewood was found guilty of eight counts of felony voter fraud, perjury and filing a false declaration of candidacy.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo set the special election to replace Mr. Grimm — who stepped down last month after pleading guilty to a federal charge of felony tax evasion — for May 5, well after the deadline for funding the department will have passed.

Every freshman member of the Assembly — including five from the Capital Region from both parties — signed on to a bill that would strip public officials convicted of felony corruption of their pensions, the bill's sponsor said Wednesday.

Among Ganim's reported expenses in the last three months were $ 10,000 for the Simsbury law firm that unsuccessfully represented him in his effort to overturn a state law that barred him from participating in the public campaign financing system because of his felony conviction and more than $ 3,400 to reimburse the city of Bridgeport for the mileage driven by the city police detective who chauffeurs him to political events as well as events in his official capacity as mayor.

Even if Leibell were convicted of a felony, he would still be able to collect his public pension.

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Rep. Michael Grimm vowed to stay in office after entering a guilty plea Tuesday afternoon to a count of felony tax fraud.

Legislators, in an all night session, took the first step to change the state's constitution to require lawmakers convicted of a felony to forfeit their pensions, in answer to public outcry over dozens of Senators and Assembly members, including the two former leaders of the legislature keeping healthy pensions even though many have been sentenced to prison.

ALBANY — State lawmakers are growing more skeptical of the Cuomo administration's economic development practices, as long - simmering questions have been reinforced by a slew of felony charges and continual power plays by the Democratic governor.

Monserrate is barred from running for most elected offices since he was convicted of a felony.

Epstein pleaded guilty to a Florida state charge of felony solicitation of underage girls in 2008 and served a 13 - month jail sentence.

Kaloyeros and prominent Albany developer Joseph Nicolla also face state charges of felony bid - rigging Thursday in a complaint that accuses the men of colluding on major development projects.

He was acquitted of felony charges in connection to the attack, the aftermath of which was caught on video.

Elected officials, gubernatorial appointees, municipal managers, department heads, chief fiscal officers, judges, and several other policy - makers convicted of a felony, involving the breach of public trust, would all be subject to forfeiture of pension benefits.

While this isn't a huge investment (a full - page ad set him back several thousand dollars), this move was described by two different people as a «pre-emptive» strike by the Democratic councilman — just in case anyone hasn't yet gotten the message that he intends to run, either for Sen. Carl Kruger's seat, assuming Kruger 1) is convicted of a felony in his corruption trial, which is scheduled to start Jan. 17, or 2) resigns as part of a plea deal; or for the so - called «super» Jewish district Senate Republicans are dreaming of having tailor - made for Fidler's former Council colleague, Simcha Felder.

Among the dozens of felony offenses listed in the legislation are some forms of assault, menacing, criminal mischief, reckless endangerment, strangulation, sex crimes and murder.

Preventing ownership of firearms by domestic abusers: State law currently prohibits the possession of firearms by those who have been convicted of felony or «serious» offenses.

He was convicted of a felony for taking the illicit payments in return for taking a series of official actions that benefited others.

Kevin C. Schuler, the LPCiminelli vice president charged in the politically charged Buffalo Billion bid rigging case, pleaded guilty to a pair of felony charges late Friday afternoon in federal court in Manhattan.

He's a former assistant district attorney who said he's trained and supervised hundreds of ADAs, overseen the investigation and prosecution of major felonies and led or supervised hundreds of felony trials, according to his web site.

If approved, the law would apply to elected officials and other government employees convicted of a felony that had a «direct and actual relationship to the performance of the public officer's existing duties.»

He also admitted that in applying in 2014 for a disability insurance policy, he checked a box stating that he had never been convicted of a felony, even though that was not true.

Mark Dublino, 54, was charged with one count of felony assault while confined in a correctional facility and one count of attempted assault with intent to cause serious injury at his arraignment before Buffalo City Court Judge Debra Givens, the District Attorney's Office said.

Mark Dublino, 54, was charged with one count of felony assault while confined in a correctional facility...

The two candidates are competing to fill the congressional seat vacated by Congressman Michael Grimm, who stepped down earlier this year after pleading guilty to a single count of felony tax evasion.

Also set to be discussed at Wednesday's Rule Committee meeting, a resolution in support of state legislation to require forfeiture of pension monies for any lawmaker convicted of a felony pertaining to his or her work as an elected official.

That statute exists today, but instead says anyone who owns, «manufactures or causes to be manufactured any machine - gun» or weapon simulating a machine gun is guilty of a felony.

«By law he can remain until or if he is convicted of a felony,» he told WCBS 880.

Because he was not found guilty of a felony offense, Parker did not risk automatically losing his seat.

That particular bill would allow future lawmakers to determine, by amending statute, exactly which types of public employees — teachers, cops and firefighters are currently exempt — might lose their pension if convicted of a felony related to their job.

Lawmakers announced plans after Silver's indictment in January to amend the State Constitution to strip pensions from a lawmaker «convicted of a felony related to public office,» retroactive to 1940.

that, under the current administration, cops in Rensselaer County «are not happy» about the number of felony cases that have been dismissed by courts for not being presented to a grand jury in a timely manner.

He was acquitted of felony charges after being accused of slashing Giraldo's face open with a broken glass.

The State Legislature passed a law in 1931 that said «a person who sells or keeps for sale, or offers, or gives, or disposes of any instrument or weapon of the kind usually known as a machine - gun to any person is guilty of a felony.»

Removing firearms from domestic abusers - the legislation would build on existing restriction on gun ownership which currently only bars gun ownership from individuals convicted of a felony domestic abuse, not those convicted of a misdemeanor.

who the Board believes will have a lead role in the operations of this venue and who, in 2008, was convicted of a felony associated with his business operations, as outline in the May 2017 resolution.

He introduced a bill last month to strip pensions from state and local public officials convicted of a felony if the crime is a «breach of public trust.»

Because of his felony conviction, he can not run for public office, but can for district leader because it's a political position.

Had Monserrate been convicted of a felony, he would have been forced to step down.

In a May announcement, Police Commissioner William Bratton signaled some progress on the issue, ordering officers to stop seizing condoms, except in cases of felony sex trafficking cases.

But they faced possible deportation because of their felony convictions.

Because he has more than 20 years on the job, he can only lose his pension if he's arrested and convicted of a felony while still on active duty, sources said.

«If you violate the public trust and are convicted of a felony, you must then forfeit a public pension,» Croci said.

Hundreds of felony cases handled by the Rensselaer County district attorney's office were never presented to a grand jury, and nearly 40 percent were dismissed when they were returned to local municipal courts as a result of the inaction.

Mr. McGrath has said that he supports some ethics reforms, like term limits for legislators and stripping pensions from lawmakers convicted of a felony; Mr. Kaminsky's spokesman, Evan Thies, defended his attendance record as «excellent,» noting that he had sponsored 16 bills that eventually passed, a freshman record.

Donovan must still get the Brooklyn Republican and Conservative committee support, a formality since he is the only such candidate seeking it in the special election to fill the congressional seat left vacant when Michael Grimm resigned after pleading guilty to one count of felony tax fraud.

Governor Cuomo in his budget proposed limiting lawmakers» outside income, closing a campaign finance law loophole that allows Limited Liability Companies to circumvent donor limits, and cancelling the pensions of elected officials convicted of a felony.

COLONIE — Roughly 200 supporters, including bankers, lobbyists and area business leaders, turned out for a fundraiser Tuesday evening for Joseph L. Bruno, the former state Senate majority leader convicted last month of felony corruption charges.

The Times Union has reported that, under the current administration, cops in Rensselaer County «are not happy» about the number of felony cases that have been dismissed by courts for not being presented to a grand jury in a timely manner.