Sentences with phrase «on federal bribery»

Tuesday, the HealthSouth founder and the former Alabama governor will stand together before a federal judge, facing the possibility of years in prison for convictions on federal bribery, conspiracy and mail fraud charges.

Former U.S. Rep. James Traficant, seen here during a House Ethics Committee hearing in 2002, served seven years in prison on federal bribery and racketeering charges.

New York University (NYU) associate professor of radiology Yudong Zhu and NYU graduate student Xing Yang, both Chinese citizens, were arrested on 19 May on federal bribery charges in connection with an alleged conspiracy to pass nonpublic information from research funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) to a Chinese company with ties to the Chinese government.

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.

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.

Kruger, a powerful Democrat who represented a district comprising Brighton Beach, Sheepshead Bay and surrounding neighborhoods, was indicted in March 2011 — alongside Boyland Jr. and six other defendants — on federal bribery charges.

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.

Five months after Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano was arraigned on federal bribery charges, Nassau Republican Party chairman Joseph Mondello summoned him to his Westbury office.

Such questions have become routine for Ms. Meng, 36, ever since her father, former Assemblyman Jimmy K. Meng, was arrested in July on federal bribery charges.

Brooklyn Assemblyman William Boyland Jr., already under indictment on federal bribery charges, is now being investigated by Albany County DA David Soares and state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli for allegedly claiming taxpayer - funded reimbursement of bogus expenses.

NEW YORK - A former top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo was convicted on federal bribery and fraud charges Tuesday in a trial that further exposed the state capital's culture of backroom deal - making.

Jurors convicted a former top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo on federal bribery and fraud charges Tuesday in a trial that further exposed the state capital's culture of backroom deal - making.

Jurors convicted the former Cuomo aide, Joseph Percoco, on federal bribery and fraud charges on March 13.

His sentencing on federal bribery charges brought him back to earth with a thud.

When Carl Kruger, a Brooklyn senator facing trial on federal bribery charges, announced at a news conference in June that he would vote in favor of same - sex marriage, Mr. Cuomo stood with him and other wavering Democrats and publicly congratulated them.

Democrat Malcolm Smith, was convicted this year on federal bribery charges after he tried to buy his way onto the New York City mayoral ballot.

A Manhattan jury found Joseph Percoco guilty on federal bribery and fraud charges stemming from acceptance of more than $ 300,000 in bridges from companies looking to do business with the state.

Not exact matches

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.

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.

Houston coach Kelvin Sampson on federal fraud and bribery scandal engulfing college basketball: «I just hope they throw the book at»em.»

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.

Edward Mangano and Venditto were each indicted on similar counts of conspiracy, federal program bribery, honest services wire fraud and extortion

Mangano — who is scheduled to go on trial, along with his spouse, Linda, and former Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto March 12 — has pleaded not guilty to federal charges of conspiracy, bribery and wire fraud.

A federal grand jury in Manhattan Tuesday returned a 14 - count indictment of Joseph Percoco, a former top aide to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, and seven others on corruption charges in two wide - ranging bribery schemes to rig bids and wield influence on upstate development projects.

Several former Cuomo associates, including a former top aide, face federal corruption trials on charges of bribery and bid - rigging in connection with the contracts for some of the governor's signature economic development projects, including the Buffalo Billion.

Cuomo has been talking about reforming economic development contract awards in his administration, following federal criminal charges against nine people — one a former top aide — on bribery and bid - rigging charges in connection with the Buffalo Billion and other projects.

Citing disagreements on the law that have emerged in different federal appeals courts, Silver claims that at trial, U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni applied the wrong standards to money laundering, bribery and extortion charges.

The federal charges of bid - rigging and bribery center on Cuomo's key economic development programs, including the Buffalo Billion.

Jimmy Meng, a former Flushing state assemblyman and father of current Assemblywoman Grace Meng (D - Flushing), was arrested on charges of wire fraud in an FBI sting operation after he accepted a fruit basket containing $ 80,000 in bribery money Tuesday afternoon at his Flushing - based company, according to federal prosecutors.

Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, his wife, Linda, and Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto were arrested Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016, in connection with a 13 - count federal indictment on charges including conspiracy to commit bribery, bribery, conspiracy to commit honest services fraud and honest services fraud, according to sources familiar with the case.

A federal jury found Gov. Andrew Cuomo's former top aide Joe Percoco guilty on three counts of bribery and conspiracy to commit honest service fraud in a Manhattan courtroom on Tuesday.

Joseph Percoco, second from left, leaving federal court on Sept. 22, 2016, was among 8 charged Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016, in a 14 - county grand jury indictment as part of a wide - ranging bribery scheme.

The Silver ruling will not affect the federal corruption trials later this year of nine former associates of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, including Cuomo's former top aide, on bribery and bid - rigging because those trials will take place after the Supreme Court's McDonnell ruling.

The other three were Paul Adler, a former Rockland County politico who pleaded guilty to felony fraud and bribery in 2002; James Capalino, the lobbyist who tried to get a deed restriction lifted on a nonprofit nursing home on the Lower East Side; and Sant Singh Chatwal, a hotelier who pleaded guilty in 2014 to federal campaign finance donations for making straw donations.

A federal appeals court on Monday upheld the bribery conviction of former Brooklyn Assemblyman William Boyland Jr. — despite acknowledging that some of the jury instructions at his trial were technically wrong under the new rules.

The tensions come just weeks before several former Cuomo associates, including former key economic development officials, go on trial on federal corruption charges for alleged offenses including bribery and bid - rigging.

Dean Skelos, son Adam arrive at court Republican State Sen. Dean Skelos, his son Adam, and their lawyers arrive at a federal courthouse in Manhattan on Nov. 17, 2015, the second day of jury selection in their corruption trial on charges of conspiracy, bribery and extortion.

The voting wrapped up a session clouded by federal investigations into corruption and the sentencing of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D - Manhattan) and Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos (R - Nassau County) to federal prison on bribery and extortion charges.

Mangano, his wife, Linda, and former Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto were indicted in October 2016 on federal charges of extortion, bribery, fraud and obstruction.

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.

«The problem here is that in some ways what this is based on is the idea that you can violate state law and state prohibitions on using government resources during a campaign as a defense against federal bribery charges,» Kaehny said.

Meanwhile, another one of their own — Brooklyn Assemblyman William Boyland — was convicted Thursday on 21 federal counts of bribery, fraud and extortion.

While unable to comment specifically on the bribery charges Silver faces, Bruno questioned his treatment at the hands of federal prosecutors.

Although the EFCC in two separate letters to the Federal Government through the Secretary to the Government of the Federation had in 2015 and 2016 cleared Umar of any wrongdoing in the alleged N10 million bribery allegation made against him by a defendant, Rasheed Taiwo Owolabi standing trial before him on false asset declaration.

The top two leadership posts in the State Senate has changed hands due former Majority Leader Dean Skelos being forced to step down after being indicted by federal prosecutors on bribery and extortion charges a few months ago.

A judge on Thursday declared a mistrial in the federal corruption trial of Senator Robert Menendez, a Democrat from New Jersey who faced 18 counts of bribery, fraud, and corruption.

A federal appeals court shot down ex-City Councilman Dan Halloran's bid to stay out of prison on bail while he appeals his bribery conviction — in a decision that also casts doubt on his chances for a reversal, new court papers state.

Last week, a federal appeals court shot down Halloran's bid to stay out of prison on bail while he appeals his bribery conviction.

A White Plains federal jury took just 90 minutes to find the once - powerful Democrat and an accomplice, former Queens Republican Vice Chairman Vincent Tabone, guilty on the bribery charges.

Castro resigned April 8 as part of his plea deal with prosecutors, which involved wearing a wire after he was busted on perjury charges — leading to the federal bribery arrest of fellow Bronx Assemblyman Eric Stevenson.