Sentences with phrase «prominent upstate developers»

They pointed toward the bid - rigging scandal that ensnared prominent upstate developers, the ex-president of SUNY Polytechnic, and a former aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo on charges of bid rigging and bribery.

The measure comes after the arrests of prominent upstate developers, ex-SUNY Polytechnic President Alain Kaloyeros and Joe Percoco, a former close aide to Governor Andrew Cuomo.

Percoco is facing bribery charges related to efforts to secure economic development contracts, part of a sweeping case that has also resulted in charges for former SUNY Polytechnic President Alain Kaloyeros and prominent upstate developers.

Percoco, along with former SUNY Polytechnic President Alain Kaloyeros and prominent upstate developers face charges of bribery and bid rigging connected to economic development projects.

The case of Cuomo's former close aide Joe Percoco and prominent upstate developers will go to trial later this month.

Kaloyeros and the other defendants in the case, including several prominent upstate developers and a former top aide to Cuomo, have all pleaded not guilty in the case.

Percoco, former SUNY Polytechnic President Alain Kaloyeros and prominent upstate developers are accused of bid rigging and bribery.

Joe Percoco and prominent upstate developers face charges of bid rigging and bribery for state economic development projects.

The push for those changes were prompted in part by the arrest last year of a formerly close aide to the governor, Joe Percoco, and the ex-president of SUNY Polytechnic, accused alongside prominent upstate developers of bribery and kickbacks in economic development spending.

Economic development spending has come under renewed scrutiny after the governor's former top aide was arrested last year and charged in a sweeping bid - rigging case that included prominent upstate developers who have received contracts under the state's job spending efforts.

Last year, a former close advisor to Cuomo, Joe Percoco, the former SUNY Polytechnic President Alain Kaloyeros, and prominent upstate developers were arrested and charged in a kickback and bid - rigging case centering around key economic development projects.

Cuomo is making the proposed changes after the arrests of prominent upstate developers, former SUNY Polytechnic leader Alain Kaloyeros and Joe Percoco, a former top aide and confidant to the governor, in a bribery and bid - rigging case.

The push and pull over the control of the economic development spending comes after the arrests last year of prominent upstate developers, former SUNY Polytechnic President Alain Kaloyeros and an ex-top aide and confidant to the governor, Joe Percoco, in a case stemming from kickbacks and bid rigging related to key economic development spending in New York.

At the same time, Cuomo said he had not been interviewed by law enforcement authorities, who moved last week to charge his former top aide Joe Percoco, SUNY Polytechnic chief Alain Kaloyeros and prominent upstate developers who have received state business for economic development programs.

Prominent upstate developers from Syracuse and Buffalo also faces charges, as does the former president of SUNY Polytechnic, Alain Kalyeros.

The legislation was proposed after bid rigging charges were filed against prominent upstate developers, a former close aide to the governor and the ex-president of SUNY Polytechnic.

The corruption trials for prominent upstate developers and the former SUNY Polytechnic president related to major economic development efforts will also begin next year.

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.

The push for procurement oversight reform began last year following the arrests of ex-SUNY Polytechnic President Alain Kaloyeros and a former close aide to the governor, Joe Percoco as well as prominent upstate developers, accused of rigging bids for economic development contracts.

The guilty verdict in the case of Joe Percoco was coupled with not guilty results for two prominent upstate developers who had also been accused of corruption and bribery by federal prosecutors.

This is in line with the governor's public comments last year after Percoco was charged in a bribery and bid - rigging case that includes prominent upstate developers and former SUNY Polytechnic President Alain Kaloyeros.

But a corruption scandal last year — engulfing a former close aide to the governor, prominent upstate developers and the ex-president of SUNY Polytechnic — has caused lawmakers to reconsider oversight.

Not exact matches

An invitation obtained by Capital Tonight shows Faso has lined up prominent Republican donors in upstate New York, including businessman John Nigro, communications and publicity expert Mark Behan, developer Emil Galasso and former Court of Appeals Judge Victoria Graffeo, an appointee of then - Gov.

Ciminelli is among the upstate developers who has been charged in the federal case, whose company has played a prominent role in the Buffalo Billion economic development program.