Sentences with phrase «political corruption cases»

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio explained why he has refused to comment on the blockbuster appeals court ruling in favor of ex-Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, claiming he hasn't «paid attention» to the state's biggest political corruption case in decades.

In the wake of a series of political corruption cases out of Albany in recent weeks, campaign finance reform has become a popular issue in the state capitol.

Mayor de Blasio on Sunday explained why he's refused to comment on the blockbuster appeals court ruling in favor of ex-Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver — by claiming he hasn't «paid attention» to the state's biggest political corruption case in decades.

The proposal comes on the heels of two federal political corruption cases last week involving elected officials in New York.

During jury selection, Judge Vincent Briccetti asked potential jurors whether they heard of any other state political corruption cases.

Schneiderman, who has prosecuted political corruption cases, said any dilution of the counsel's powers would be troubling.

A New York State senator from the Hudson Valley says he is disgusted by the latest political corruption case.

Counseling against reporting the allegations to Manhattan's district attorney — which at the time was Cy Vance Jr. — based on his past experiences with political corruption cases, Gleason wrote, he discussed the women's allegations with a retired New York Post journalist, Steve Dunleavy.

After being charged with bribery in a real - estate development scheme as part of a larger political corruption case in New York, it is still unclear whether the mayor of Rockland County's Spring Valley will remain in office.

Former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano wants the political corruption case against him thrown out, saying the government engaged in «selective prosecution» by indicting him but not New York Mayor Bill de Blasio for getting financial benefits from Long Island restaurateur Harendra Singh.

For a defendant in a political corruption case, introducing character testimony can be especially risky at a time when politicians are generally held in low esteem, experts said.

The jury in the political corruption case against Dean Skelos, the former State Senate majority leader, and his son, Adam, began its deliberations yesterday, after a nearly four - week trial in Federal District Court in Manhattan.

Attorneys on both sides of the political corruption case will deliver closing arguments — each of which are expected to last more than an hour — starting at 9 a.m..

While some political corruption cases are not announced until indictments are unsealed, in the case of Mr. Skelos and of Mr. Silver, Mr. Bharara chose to bring criminal complaints to court on his own first before turning the case over to a grand jury.

The newly disclosed documents stem from a separate case against Mr. Singh in the Eastern District of New York, where prosecutors there had charged him in September 2015 in a political corruption case in Nassau County.

The government's evidence in a political corruption case — audio and video recordings, text messages, emails and more — is so voluminous that each of the six defendants is being asked to provide a 150 - gigabyte hard drive to hold it.

They've been charged with taking bribes, lying under oath, even trying to buy their way into office — but until now, there has never been a political corruption case in New York like this.

The jury in the political corruption case against Dean G. Skelos, the former State Senate majority leader, and his son began its deliberations on Thursday, after a nearly four - week trial in Federal District Court in Manhattan.

Another prospective juror did not seem to have strong impressions of Mr. Silver, but indicated that a political corruption case near where she lives had «tainted» her a bit and left her with the impression that the things Mr. Silver is accused of doing are not uncommon.

Prosecutors say common themes run through many of the political corruption cases: lack of transparency on a politician's outside employment, nonprofits staffed by cronies and used as personal piggy banks, greed and above - the - law arrogance.

With more than two decades in federal criminal practice — from conducting the grand jury questioning of President Clinton to defending targets in financial investigations and political corruption cases — he offers authentic experience and absolute discretion in handling the most challenging, high - profile proceedings.