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When a New York jury convicted ex-Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver on bribery charges last week, the biggest winner might have been Preet Bharara, even though he was nowhere near the courtroom.

Not exact matches

Speaking of Samsung, how improbable is it that the scandal - plagued company is riding high even though its de facto leader awaits a judgement on a bribery charge and its smartphone profits blew up with the batteries of its last generation of phones?

Last month, former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was arrested on charges of bribery and kickbacks.

Federal prosecutors are seeking to retry U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez on bribery and corruption charges after an earlier trial ended in a deadlocked jury last fall.

(New York, NY)-- The Associated Press reported today that former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has been indicted on three charges stemming from his federal bribery arrest last month.

Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano «s indictment on allegations of bribery last week marked the latest ally of Gov. Andrew Cuomo to face federal charges — and another pol tied to one of the governor's leading donors and handpicked head of the New York Racing Association, which operates equestrian tracks across New York.

Singh also claims that he bribed Mayor Bill de Blasio with campaign cash for favors that included a lease extension on Water's Edge, but prosecutors last year declined to charge de Blasio, who has vehemently denied the bribery allegations.

Speaker Silver walked out of the federal courthouse last week charged with bribery and extortion on a grand scale.

Former New York City Councilman Dan Halloran was found guilty on Tuesday of bribery and fraud charges connected with last year's mayoral race.

Cuomo and Attorney General Eric Shneiderman last summer deputized Fitzpatrick and a team of district attorneys to investigate the political system after a list of lawmakers went to jail on bribery and other charges.

The ad highlights the arrests of nine Cuomo associates last week on bribery and fraud charges.

Norman Seabrook — the disgraced former president of the city corrections officers» union who skated on criminal bribery charges in a mistrial last month — just scored another win Monday when a Manhattan federal judge tossed the related civil suit against him.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork / AP)-- Former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was indicted Thursday on three charges after his arrest last month in a federal bribery case.

In a letter filed Wednesday, Silver, who was found guilty last November on charges of fraud, extortion and money laundering related to two bribery schemes, said he apologizes to the court, to the people of New York and his constituents, as well as to his family for his «actions.»

Silver was found guilty last November on charges of fraud, extortion and money laundering related to two bribery schemes.

Former New York state Assembly member William Boyland was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison last September after his conviction on bribery charges.

Last week, nine people, including Percoco, were arrested on corruption charges stemming from alleged bribery and bid rigging scheme that grew out of Cuomo's signature economic development proposal for upstate New York, the Buffalo Billion.

Pigeon faces additional charges of bribery and extortion following his indictment on separate charges brought last June 30, also by Schneiderman and stemming from the same probe.

Nassau County's top elected official, Republican County Executive Edward Mangano, was indicted last year on charges of bribery, conspiracy and extortion.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo used part of his budget address to the press last night to reveal a plan to prevent ethical improprieties involving companies seeking business with the state — months after a pair of his top lieutenants and several executives from companies that donated to his campaign got indicted on charges of bid - rigging and bribery.

She said Wednesday that while corruption cases can take months to build, her office remained committed to launching such probes in the wake of Skelos» arrest and last month's arrest of Oyster Bay contractor Harendra Singh on federal bribery charges.

«The question before the Capitol and the legislature is, are they going to fix a gigantic problem that was revealed last year,» Kaehny said, referring to the corruption charges, including bribery and bid rigging on projects worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

And a former utility commissioner was indicted on federal bribery charges last year, prompting fresh questioning about the relationship between Arizona regulators and the companies they oversee.

But the relationship between regulators and the companies they oversee has come under greater scrutiny in the last year, after a former ACC member was indicted on federal bribery charges.

According to Reuters, Cy Tokmakjian, 74, of Toronto - area transportation company The Tokmakjian Group and two of the company's Canadian employees, stood trial last month on charges of bribery and other «economic crimes.»