Sentences with phrase «once powerful politician»

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Prosecutors also filed a similar response this week in federal court to the bail request of another once - powerful, now convicted, New York politician, Dean Skelos.

Silver, once one of New York's most powerful politicians, was sentenced in May to 12 years in prison, along with a fine and forfeiture of more than $ 6 million, after a federal jury found him guilty of a host of corruption charges related to two bribery schemes in which he received millions in kickbacks by trading political favors for money.

Leaders of the Kings County Democratic Party — the organization former Assemblyman Vito Lopez kept under his thumb for seven years until deposed by scandal — today lamented the once - powerful politician's death this morning.

Minutes after pleading not guilty to sweeping corruption charges, the once - powerful politician barely dodged another embarrassing fall from grace when he slipped on a mound of ice and barely avoided landing on his butt.

Agudath Israel of America Once the most powerful Jewish group in America, Agudath Israel has lost its influence in the only area that really matters to politicians: moving votes.

Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, once considered one of the state's most powerful politicians, was convicted Monday of charges that he traded favors in exchange for $ 5 million and then lied about it.

NEW YORK — Real estate giant Glenwood Management was fined $ 200,000 by a state ethics commission for its role in the federal corruption convictions of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, once two of New York's most powerful politicians.

Once of Albany's most powerful politicians, the Lower East Side Democrat became the target of former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's crusade against Albany's culture of corruption, and was found guilty of charges including honest wire fraud, extortion, and money laundering in 2015.

MANHATTAN FEDERAL COURT — Former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, once one of New York's most powerful politicians, was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison Tuesday following his conviction on corruption charges.

Mr. Silver, a Democrat who represented lower Manhattan for decades and was once one of the most powerful politicians in the state, was convicted in November 2015 of honest - services fraud, extortion and...

NEW YORK (WBEN / AP)-- A lawyer for former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is counting on the U.S. Supreme Court reviewing the case before the once - powerful politician endures a second trial on corruption charges.

But the already brutal rigors of training camp turn into an unimaginable test of courage and determination once it becomes clear that no one - not powerful politicians, top military brass, or her male Navy SEAL teammates - wants her to succeed!