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Home Daily News Former New York Assembly speaker is convicted... Criminal Justice By Debra Cassens Weiss Posted May 11, 2018, 4:45 pm CDT Sheldon Silver / New York State Assembly Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was convicted on federal corruption charges in his retrial Friday in connection with schemes that involved referral fees from law... Continue reading «Former New York Assembly speaker is convicted in retrial based on law firm referral fees»
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Even as the Arkansas story broke, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported that defense lawyers for former Pennsylvania Sen. Vincent J. Fumo moved to halt jury deliberations in his trial on federal corruption charges, contending that a juror posted messages to Twitter and Facebook, including one that said, «Stay tuned for a big announcement on Monday everyone!»
ALBANY — Joe Bruno, a former leader of the state Senate who was rung up on federal corruption charges, has been urging the White House not to elevate any current federal prosecutors as the next U.S. attorney in the Northern District of New York.
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.
State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was arrested by the FBI Today on federal corruption charges.
Both resigned their leadership positions following their arrests, and with his conviction on federal corruption charges — including bribery, extortion, and money laundering — Assemblyman Silver is facing 130 years in prison.
Silver's former counterpart in the legislature, former Senate Leader Dean Skelos, is also on trial on federal corruption charges, accused of using his influence to gain no - show jobs for his son.
The Truman Club is closely associated with former Assemblyman Sheldon Silver, who is now appealing his conviction on federal corruption charges.
Shulman shot back by seeking to tie Martins to disgraced former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, the Nassau County Republican who was convicted on federal corruption charges.
Former Senate Republican leader Dean Skelos, convicted last week on federal corruption charges and expelled from the chamber, was third with $ 200,000.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. John Katko will return $ 10,000 in campaign contributions he received from executives of COR Development Co. after its founders were arrested Thursday on federal corruption charges.
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver agreed to relinquish his duties on a temporary basis following his arrest last week on federal corruption charges.
Mr. Skelos, after all, became the leader of the Senate Republicans after an investigation enveloped Joseph L. Bruno, the former president of the State Senate, who left office in 2008 just months before being indicted 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.
After being acquitted in 1998 on Federal corruption charges, he saw fit to point out the racial make - up of the jury, lauding, as he put it, the four black people and Pakistani who acquitted him.
The charges came three months after former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was arrested on federal corruption charges.
Former State Senator Malcolm Smith, a one - time Democratic majority leader, was found guilty today on federal corruption charges, joining a long list of Albany legislators who have run into legal trouble.
Rod Blagojevich, who had been arrested on federal corruption charges for allegedly trying to sell Obama's seat to the highest bidder.
Democrats demand for reform began with the indictment and subsequent conviction last year of former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, a Rockville Centre Republican, on federal corruption charges that included influencing the award of a $ 12 million county contract to AbTech Industries, a firm that employed his son, Adam.
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.
The former governor was arrested the month before his resignation on federal corruption charges that included wire fraud, mail fraud and solicitation of bribery.
Outside income was also at the heart of the case against Sheldon Silver, the Manhattan Democrat who served as the Assembly speaker for two decades before being arrested on federal corruption charges in January 2015.
SKELOS WATCH: The fallout from Republican Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos» arrest on federal corruption charges continues, with Skelos facing increased pressure to step down from his leadership post.
He was appointed to the seat last December by Blagojevich, who was later impeached, removed from office and arrested on federal corruption charges alleging that he tried to sell Obama's seat to the highest bidder.
Silver, a Manhattan Democrat who has held the speakership since 1994, is expected to be replaced as speaker on Monday after being arrested last week on federal corruption charges.
Current Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who was arrested last week on federal corruption charges, is slated to either resign or be ousted by the conference on Monday, leaving majority leader Joe Morelle of Rochester as interim speaker until Feb. 10, when the conference will gather to elect a permanent speaker.
After being arrested on federal corruption charges, Murray Huberfeld (L), the founder of a New York - based hedge fund Platinum Partners LP, leaves United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on June 8.
The Suffolk Conservative executive committee named Republican state State Sen. Phil Boyle as their candidate for county sheriff Sunday, bypassing three - term Conservative incumbent Vincent DeMarco, whose testimony last year helped convict the minor party's ex-leader, Edward Walsh, on federal corruption charges.
Skelos was convicted on federal corruption charges last year.
Former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver chose Wednesday not to take the stand in his retrial on federal corruption charges.
He replaced Sheldon Silver, who resigned as speaker after being arrested on federal corruption charges.
Democrats made the decision after spending more than six hours behind closed doors Tuesday — a day after telling Silver he'd have to resign or face removal after he was arrested on federal corruption charges.
State residents awoke Thursday to the almost incredible news that Joe Ganim, the former Bridgeport mayor who spent seven years in prison on federal corruption and racketeering charges, defeated incumbent Bill Finch in the city Democratic mayoral primary...
Preet Bharara, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, at a news conference after the arrest of Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, on federal corruption charges on Jan. 22, 2015 in Manhattan.
Reports of this morning's arrest of Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver on federal corruption charges are deeply troubling.
Kaloyeros, along with executives from two upstate development companies, will be tried on federal corruption charges no earlier than May 15, 2018.
Ganim, who went to prison on federal corruption charges, is expected to announce Wednesday that he is running for governor.
Ganim was mayor of Bridgeport for about 12 years before he was convicted on federal corruption charges, including racketeering and extortion.
Venditto, along with Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and his wife, were indicted in October on federal corruption charges.
On April 2, 2013, Smith was arrested by the FBI on federal corruption and other charges.
Heastie's election as speaker, following the resignation of Silver after he was indicted on federal corruption charges, has been met with some skepticism given past issues.
The Department of Justice announced Friday that it will retry Sen. Bob Menendez (D., N.J.) on federal corruption charges after the case ended last year in a mistrial.
Kaloyeros, along with executives from two upstate development companies, will be tried on federal corruption charges
Sheldon Silver, who began serving the district in 1977, was ousted as Speaker earlier this year after being arrested on federal corruption charges.
The move came after last year's arrest of then - Town Supervisor John Venditto on federal corruption charges.
Voters in the district, which includes Jamaica, Queens Village, St. Albans and Hollis, decisively expelled Smith, who is currently awaiting retrial on federal corruption charges.
Gov. Cuomo, seen with then - Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver in January before the State of the State address, said «justice was done» after Silver's conviction on federal corruption charges.
Bronx Assemblyman Eric Stevenson has been convicted on federal corruption charges, a spokesperson for U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara confirmed this evening.
The occasion was his election as Senate majority leader, taking over for Dean G. Skelos, who was arrested last week, along with his son, Adam, on federal corruption charges.
Rather than admit many of his colleagues and GOP donors formed him from his post, Mr. Skelos said the «media scrutiny» following his arrest on federal corruption charges undid him.