Sentences with phrase «on corruption charges earlier»

«The pattern by now is pretty familiar,» Mr. Schneiderman told reporters on the steps of Tweed Courthouse, alluding to the hasty statements and reform proposals that followed the indictment of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver on corruption charges earlier this year, and the subsequent arrest of former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos on misconduct allegations.

The Speaker replaced Sheldon Silver who was arrested on corruption charges earlier this year.

Hawkins is an advocate for campaign finance reform and said the recent trial of Joe Percoco, a former aide to Cuomo and a longtime friend who was convicted on corruption charges earlier this month, displays issues apparent in the state's campaign finance structure.

Not exact matches

FBI officals confim that former Senate Minority Leader John Sampson is un custody after turning himself into federal officials earlier this morning on public corruption charges.

In the interview, Heastie did not reference how he came to power earlier this year after Sheldon Silver resigned following his arrest on corruption charges.

After Skelos was arrested on federal corruption charges in early 2015, Martins initially said he should keep his leadership post.

During his earlier remarks, he referred to last month's conviction of the governor's former top aide on corruption charges.

Former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver faces a new trial on public corruption charges, after his earlier conviction was overturned on appeal.

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.

Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano is expected to be charged as early as Thursday on federal corruption - related matters, according to sources familiar with the case.

The campaign to retain the seat is also an early test for Flanagan, who ascended to the leadership post in May following Dean Skelos's arrest on corruption charges.

Skelos was convicted, along with his son Adam, on multiple corruption charges earlier this month.

Assemblymember Pamela Harris (D - Coney Island - Dyker Heights - Bay Ridge), who was indicted earlier this year on corruption charges, has been keeping a low profile since her legal troubles became public.

The arrest of New York State Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver on federal corruption charges earlier this year, and his subsequent resignation as speaker, sent shock waves through Albany — and apparently U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara was just getting started.

Dean Skelos, who served for seven years as the majority leader of the state Senate before his arrest on federal corruption charges earlier this year, was convicted on eight counts of using his office to secure lucrative employment opportunities for his son, Adam.

Earlier this year, the Democratic Speaker of the Assembly, Sheldon Silver, gave up his leadership position after being brought up on federal corruption charges too.

The former president of SUNY Poly Alain Kaloyeros was indicted earlier this year on corruption charges along with several other people associated with Gov. Andrew Cuomo's upstate development projects over an alleged bid - rigging scheme.

Early bellwethers for 2018 last week included high - profile races in Westchester and Nassau counties that saw voters elect Democratic candidates who promised to stamp out corruption (It didn't hurt that Nassau's county executive had been indicted on federal corruption charges.)

Separate letters to the judge, supplementing previous motions earlier this spring to get the corruption cases dismissed, came from Steptoe & Johnson, a Manhattan firm representing Kaloyeros, and O'Connell & Aronowitz, an Albany firm that wrote to the judge on behalf of Steven Aiello and Joseph Gerardi, executives of a development firm charged in a Syracuse bid - rigging scheme that includes some of the same players as the Buffalo Billion case.

Republican Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, who crossed party lines to endorse Cuomo in 2014, is reportedly expected to be charged as early as Thursday on federal corruption - related matters.

Mr. Silver, the once powerful Assembly speaker in New York, is being retried on public corruption charges, after an early conviction was overturned.

Bharara, the US Attorney for New York's Southern District, convicted former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver earlier this month on corruption charges, and is currently prosecuting the former Senate Leader Dean Skelos, and his son, in an ongoing trial.

The governor's former closest aide, Joe Percoco was convicted on federal corruption charges earlier this month, and several more former Cuomo associates face trial later this year.

In particular, the defense hoped to circumscribe a conversation between Silver and Reid during which Silver noted the inclusion of more information on his disclosure form in early 2010, a few months after the sentencing of former Queens Assemblyman Anthony Seminerio on corruption charges.

Heastie was elevated to the speaker's post earlier this year following the arrest of longtime Assembly leader Sheldon Silver on fraud and corruption charges.

Silver was indicted on multiple corruption charges earlier this year and then deposed from the Assembly speakership that he

Flanagan was elected majority leader earlier in the month when former leader Dean Skelos resigned after being arrested on federal corruption charges.

After serving time in prison on bribery and other corruption charges, Mr. Newton was rearrested in early 2013 for falsifying information so that he could get public funding for what he hoped would be his comeback campaign.

The ongoing corruption scandal has been a factor» Heastie and Flanagan are new in their leadership posts after the former speaker and Senate leader were arraigned on multiple corruption charges earlier this year, and forced to resign their posts.

Flanagan, who hails from Long Island, overcame a regional divide among members of the conference, and emerged from a conference meeting as the choice to replace Dean Skelos, who was arrested earlier this month on federal corruption charges.

The Republican said things might be different if Assemblyman Sheldon Silver (D - Manhattan) hadn't been forced by his Democratic members to step down as speaker early this year after his arrest on federal corruption charges.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- A state lawmaker who was acquitted earlier this month in a bribery case has been arrested on new corruption charges.

Earlier this month, De Blasio also lost an experienced ally in the Assembly, when Sheldon Silver resigned his speakership following his arrest on federal corruption charges.

Mr. Skelos» arrest, coming shortly after the arrest of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, a Democrat, on corruption charges, tossed Albany into legislative chaos earlier this year.

Sheldon Silver, who began serving the district in 1977, was ousted as Speaker earlier this year after being arrested on federal corruption charges.

In early July, The Alt reported, based on public records and other media accounts, that public and quasi-public entities» spending on outside counsel related to state and federal investigations that led to corruption charges against a total of ten former state officials and business executives could approach $ 7 million.

Kaloyeros, along with executives from two upstate development companies, will be tried on federal corruption charges no earlier than May 15, 2018.

The Democratic Speaker of the New York State Assembly was arrested early Thursday morning by federal officials on corruption charges.

Heastie, considered one of the early front - runners for the speakership, is among five veteran members vying to succeed Silver, who was arrested last week on federal corruption charges.

Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos was arrested on federal corruption charges in early May - about a month after the legislature passed the budget.

Three months earlier, Bharara had set the tone for this year's legislative session with his arrest of former Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver on federal corruption charges.