Sentences with phrase «on upstate development projects»

He pleaded guilty to helping developer clients including COR get the inside track bidding on upstate development projects.

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.

Not exact matches

The proposal comes weeks after eight people — including former SUNY Polytechnic President Alain Kaloyeros and ex-Cuomo aide Joe Percoco — were indicted on charges stemming from an alleged bribery and bid - rigging scheme involving upstate economic development projects.

Next year, a former top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Joe Percoco, will go on trial along with the former president of SUNY Nanotech and upstate developers, who are accused of being involved in a bribery and bid - rigging scheme for economic development projects.

The changes come as lawmakers have sought to push for returning power to DiNapoli's office for procurement oversight following the arrests of prominent upstate developers, a former top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the ex-president of SUNY Polytechnic stemming from an alleged effort to rig state bids on lucrative economic development projects.

Three former executives at LPCiminelli, the general contractor on the solar manufacturing plant construction financed by the state, are among those charged in a pay - to - play case involving several upstate economic development projects.

With the discussion surrounding a federal probe of contracts connected to the Buffalo Billion, there are concerns about possible effects on any related economic development projects throughout the upstate New York area.

A lawyer for Kaloyeros, 60, of upstate Slingerlands, who made an $ 800,000 salary at SUNY and oversaw state high - tech development projects, said he was innocent and would be vindicated on wire fraud and conspiracy charges.

Economic development officials see these as more than just life preservers, but rather transformative projects designed to reshape the upstate economy by «clustering» industries around one another with the hope that one day they can stand on their own when paired with workforce development efforts.

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.

The second will feature six defendants including SUNY Polytechnic founder Alain Kaloyeros, and will focus on charges of bid - rigging at upstate development projects in Syracuse and Buffalo.

Following the bid - rigging scandal involving several upstate economic development projects last fall, it is clear stronger protections on the procurement process are necessary.9 All state agencies, public authorities, and affiliates should be required to have competitive and transparent contracting processes.

«I try not to be defensive and this is somewhat of an emotional situation for me,» Cuomo said when asked about the arrests of Percoco and eight other people on charges of bribery and bid rigging related to upstate economic development projects.

The Cuomo administration announced in late April that Schwartz would conduct a review of the upstate development projects that were among the subjects of a subpoena dropped on the Executive Chamber by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's office.

The federal probe into Gov. Andrew Cuomo's upstate development projects has extended to several members of the governor's inner circle, including his former aide Joe Percoco, longtime lobbyist Todd Howe, and companies who have worked on a portfolio of upstate economic development projects.

Though not accused of any wrongdoing, Cuomo will have to react to two trials that will now drag on over at least the first half of 2018 and involve either close former advisers or major upstate economic development projects that he spearheaded.

Howe is a registered lobbyist of a major Buffalo Billion developer, Syracuse - based COR Development, and Percoco is being investigated for making between $ 70,000 and $ 125,000 from two development companies, Clough, Harbour & Associates of Albany and COR Development, both of whom received state contracts on upstate economic developmenDevelopment, and Percoco is being investigated for making between $ 70,000 and $ 125,000 from two development companies, Clough, Harbour & Associates of Albany and COR Development, both of whom received state contracts on upstate economic developmendevelopment companies, Clough, Harbour & Associates of Albany and COR Development, both of whom received state contracts on upstate economic developmenDevelopment, both of whom received state contracts on upstate economic developmentdevelopment projects.

Last fall, 10 people were arrested and charged with corruption while working on upstate economic development projects initiated and promoted by Cuomo.

The probes are also looking into SUNY Polytechnic Institute CEO Alain Kaloyeros, a key player in Gov. Andrew Cuomo's upstate high - tech development initiative, and potential bid - rigging on a dormitory project near SUNY Poly's Albany campus.

COR, a major developer in Syracuse involved in several upstate nanotechnology and development projects receiving state funds, told The Post-Standard on Saturday that it had not paid any money to Mr. Percoco.

Both development corporations were controlled by Alain Kaloyeros, the so - called nanotech guru and Gov. Cuomo's point person on upstate economic development projects.