Sentences with phrase «on corruption charges of»

For a state capitol that began the legislative session shellshocked by the convictions on corruption charges of two of its most powerful leaders, Sheldon Silver and Dean G. Skelos, the most significant action was perhaps the pension - forfeiture measure, which had fizzled last year.

The conference plans to back measures that would strip public employees convicted on corruption charges of their pensions, as well as new regulations for the use of campaign funds.

«Today, we are a state that is transformed and once again the progressive capital of the world,» Cuomo continued, failing to mention the convictions on corruption charges of the former leaders of the «progressive» capital's Legislature, the state's bottom - of - the - barrel rating as a place to do business, and the state's massive population losses — more than 500,000 people since he took office.

The three men in a room process was the subject of some very public criticism by US Attorney Preet Bharara, who mocked the practice in a speech delivered the day after the arrest on corruption charges of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, and said it is the root of Albany's many problems.

Not exact matches

Speaking to Reuters just ahead of his release Saturday, Alwaleed said that there were no charges against him following his arrest as part of a nationwide crackdown on corruption last November.

And in a turn that is likely to be most significant for his campaign, in 2014 he was indicted for corruption, on charges stemming from his veto of a $ 7.5 million appropriation for a public integrity unit, seen as a bid to pressure a district attorney to step down.

Kwame Kilpatrick, who was mayor from 2002 until 2008, was convicted this week of two dozen federal charges of corruption and bribery for a scheme to collect kickbacks on city contracts for himself and associates.

BEIJING (AP)-- A top official who led China's biggest petroleum company and later was assigned to oversee state - owned companies went on trial Monday on charges of corruption and abuse of power.

As the trial of the head of one of South Korea's largest conglomerates on corruption charges got underway, the president's ousting meant she lost her immunity to prosecution over the corruption scandal that forced her from office.

Thirty seven people were arrested last week on charges of extortion, corruption, money laundering and embezzlement.

The release of the 40 - page document comes amid a large crackdown by U.S. authorities, who recently arrested several top officials from the global soccer organization on corruption charges.

Christian Solidarity Worldwide says he's being held in solitary confinement and is facing 18 new charges, including «Mofsed - e-filarz», translated as «spreading corruption on Earth» which carries a sentence of death.

CSW's Chief Executive Mervyn Thomas said: «We are deeply concerned by the new charges against Pastor Irani, especially the charge of spreading corruption on Earth, which bears unsettling similarities to the one faced by Pastor Matthias.

On January 29, authorities also arrested on «corruption» charges CCC Chairman Li Guanzhong in Pujiang County, Zhejiang, who served as senior pastor of Puyang Christian Church in JinhuOn January 29, authorities also arrested on «corruption» charges CCC Chairman Li Guanzhong in Pujiang County, Zhejiang, who served as senior pastor of Puyang Christian Church in Jinhuon «corruption» charges CCC Chairman Li Guanzhong in Pujiang County, Zhejiang, who served as senior pastor of Puyang Christian Church in Jinhua.

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.

This comes after the world of football was rocked with news that several executives of FIFA had been arrested on corruption charges (via BBC Sport)

Louisville wasn't named explicitly or charged in the FBI's sweeping investigation on wide - spread corruption within college basketball, but it's easy to identify the Cardinals as «University - 6» in the indictment from the Department of Justice.

In the ongoing corruption scandal embroiling college basketball for months, federal prosecutors in New York added charges on Tuesday against a former Adidas rep, Jim Gatto, which allege payments to families of players at four universities.

FIFA council member Constant Omari has been arrested on corruption charges related to his role as president of the football federation of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

FIFA's attempts to rebuild its credibility received another blow when it emerged that Congolese Federation of Association Football (FECOFA) president Constant Omari has been arrested on corruption charges in Kinshasa.

Apart from the return of Avigdor Lieberman to the Foreign Ministry after his acquittal on corruption charges, the composition of the cabinet has not changed since the election, and the coalition has been very stable.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has finally arraigned immediate past governor of Benue State, Mr Gabriel Suswam, before the Federal High Court in Abuja, for allegations bothering on money laundering and corruption charges.

Former Suffolk Conservative chairman Edward Walsh, recently convicted on federal corruption charges, has failed to qualify for an immediate state pension in a ruling that could cost the former corrections lieutenant thousands of dollars in lost benefits.

A former close aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo was found guilty on three counts of federal corruption charges related to a bribery and bid rigging scheme.

An upstate - downstate divide is just one of several rifts within the conference that have emerged since Speaker Sheldon Silver's arrest on federal corruption charges last week touched off a furious round of discussions — both public and private — about whether the Manhattan Democrat is too damaged to continue in his leadership role.

The acquittal of Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman over corruption charges has had no noticeable effect on the list's support.

Disgraced former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver will remain free until at least Oct. 27 as he seeks bail pending appeal of his November 2015 conviction on corruption charges.

The longtime speaker of the Assembly, Silver was removed from the post after his arrest on corruption charges, but remained in the chamber pending the outcome of his trial.

Navalny has been barred from standing in the election due to a conviction on corruption charges, and because of his outstanding criminal record by Russian law this means he can not run for president.

The Democrats went on to lose control of the chamber to the Republicans, and now they're in the crosshairs yet again after their former Finance Committee chairman, Sen. Carl Kruger, has been hit with federal corruption charges in a complaint that makes it clear he tried hard to influence key members of the conference — including «Senate Leader No. 1» — whoever that might be.

In the recording, Temer allegedly agrees to buy the silence of Eduardo Cunha, the powerful former speaker of House — now under arrest on corruption charges — who is widely believed to possess incriminating information on much of the political elite.

A jury today found ex-Queens Councilman Dan Halloran guilty on all five counts of the corruption charges he faced stemming in part from his role in a bribery scheme to sell the GOP line in the 2013 NYC mayoral primary.

His campaign has focused heavily on ethics and anti-corruption measures, a theme that he hopes resonates with voters after the ouster of disgraced former Majority Leader Dean Skelos, who was convicted on corruption charges in December.

While Kaminsky has campaign heavily on anti-corruption and ethics in the wake of Skelos's conviction on corruption charges, Republicans have pointed to the negative consequences of a Democratic Senate in Albany.

Nevertheless, Democrats plan to continue their criticism of Larkin for backing the leadership of ex-Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, who was ousted late last year following his conviction on felony corruption charges.

Thursday following Silver's arrest on fraud and corruption charges, the South Buffalo Democrat seemed to offer a bit of an «I told you so» to the Assembly Democratic Conference.

An extra wrinkle in connection with this video: Alequin used to work for the man Espada ousted in the 2008 primary, former Sen. Efrain Gonzalez (who has himself been convicted on corruption charges), and is embroiled in a legal fight with Espada's son, Alejandro, who is accused of pushing the elderly blogger and breaking his camera during a campaign rally.

Flanagan assumed the majority leader's post last year following the arrest of former Sen. Dean Skelos on corruption charges.

Rob Walker, who served as chief deputy to former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, has been indicted on federal charges of obstructing justice and lying to FBI agents just weeks before the scheduled start of his former boss» corruption trial.

Carl Kruger, also of Brooklyn, was indicted on corruption charges.

for ex-Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver on federal corruption charges is largely expected to track that of the first trial, and prosecutors would still seem to hold an advantage.

Former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver will once again not take the stand in his retrial on federal corruption charges, with his lawyer saying his defense will consist of documents «but no live testimony.»

The jury is deliberating in the retrial on federal corruption charges of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver.

A reader could not help but noting the irony of this statement from state Democratic Party Chairman Jay Jacobs in response to former Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno's conviction on federal corruption charges back in May 2010:

Sheldon Silver, the former powerful Democratic speaker of the state Assembly, was found guilty of federal corruption charges less than a year after his first conviction on the same charges was thrown out.

Heastie, like Flanagan, rose to power in the Assembly this year after the arrest of the chamber's leader on corruption charges.

The conviction of Cuomo's former top aide, Percoco, on corruption charges this past Tuesday is leading to renewed calls for greater oversight of the state's economic development programs.

The retrial of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver on federal corruption charges continues in Manhattan.

The first public meeting of the state's new ethics commission came on the day that another State Senator pleaded guilty to felony corruption charges.

Curran criticized the GOP administration of County Executive Edward Mangano — who is not seeking re-election and is fighting federal corruption charges — for poor oversight of county contracts and wasteful spending on patronage jobs.