Sentences with phrase «ongoing corruption probe»

Amid a push to clean up Albany following a series of scandals that rocked the Senate and Assembly — including the convictions of both legislative leaders last year — as well as ongoing corruption probes into economic development spending in upstate New York, most voters, 56 percent to 27 percent, believe the measures approved in June won't lead to a significant reduction in fraud and corruption.

Brazil's Supreme Court has blocked former President Lula da Silva from becoming chief of staff to President Dilma Rousseff amid ongoing corruption probes.

The exception is Brazil; that market saw its worst decline since 2008 on Thursday after it emerged that there may be recordings of its president attempting to silence a witness in an ongoing corruption probe.

That allegation surfaced Monday when three police officials were arrested in an ongoing corruption probe.

The disciplinary actions came as part of an ongoing corruption probe by the FBI and U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara.

Israeli billionaire Lev Leviev, known as the «King of Diamonds,» was given an escort through the tunnel, which was organized by Jeremy Reichberg, one of the businessmen at the center of the ongoing corruption probes, the New York Post reported.

Sergeants Benevolent Association President Ed Mullins said NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton should resign amid an ongoing corruption probe at the department, charging that there is a double standard in which high ranking brass are punished less severely than lower level cops and sergeants for the same behavior.

Three members of the NYPD License Division have been moved out of their positions as part of an ongoing corruption probe into the department, the NYPD and federal officials announced.

Federal prosecutors in Manhattan have subpoenaed documents from Meeks and several other Queens politicians, including Meeks» ally, state Senate President Malcolm Smith, in an ongoing corruption probe.

NEW YORK — Law enforcement officials moved a step further in their investigation of the Obama administration's former auto industry adviser, reaching settlements with the private - equity firm he co-founded in an ongoing corruption probe that has touched several prominent Wall Street firms.

His claims were another black eye for the NYPD in the ongoing corruption probe focusing on high - ranking police officials and Brooklyn businessmen Jona Rechnitz and Jeremy Reichberg, who prosecutors say provided gifts in exchange for favors.

LONG ISLAND, N.Y. — Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano was seen leaving his house with his lawyer and wife Thursday morning as federal investigators are expected to charge him in an ongoing corruption probe.

The investigation is tied to an ongoing corruption probe into fundraising for Mayor Bill de Blasio's former nonprofit set up to advance his political agenda, the Campaign for One New York.