Sentences with phrase «public corruption crimes»

He has been found guilty of multiple public corruption crimes, including one count of monetary transactions involving crime proceeds.

«It must be a sentence that not only punishes Dean and Adam Skelos for the insidious harm they have caused, but one that also deters other elected officials and promotes respect for the rule of law, consistent with the principles applied by virtually every federal judge imposing a sentence for public corruption crimes of this nature, magnitude, and length,» the memorandum stated.

Seventy - seven percent support a Cuomo proposal to withhold state pension payments from state lawmakers convicted of public corruption crimes regardless of when the official was first elected.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and ex-Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos are likely to be sentenced to prison this spring for committing public corruption crimes.

Heastie succeeded Silver after Silver was charged with public corruption crimes, of which he was eventually convicted.

Governor Cuomo proposed a broad set of laws including stricter limits on campaign contributions and party spending on behalf of candidates, public financing of elections to match small contributions from individuals, and new public corruption crimes in an attempt to reduce the culture of corruption in Albany.

Sheldon Silver, the former Democratic New York State Assembly speaker, is also awaiting sentencing on public corruption crimes.

«In considering whether to charge individuals with serious public corruption crimes, we take into account, among other things, the high burden of proof, the clarity of existing law, any recent changes in the law, and the particular difficulty in proving criminal intent in corruption schemes where there is no evidence of personal profit,» said Joon Kim, the acting U.S. attorney, in his statement announcing the decision.

Former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos were each convicted of unrelated public corruption crimes.

Horner said voters should hold Cuomo and lawmakers accountable if they don't pass new ethics reform laws in the wake of the recent convictions of former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver for public corruption crimes.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has insisted for months that he'd be the first one to «throw the book» at any members of his administration or associates who have committed public corruption crimes.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo Tuesday proposed legislation that establishes a new class of public corruption crimes and enables prosecutors to better crack down on public corruption.

On the day that former state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is scheduled to be sentenced for public corruption crimes, a new Siena College poll found 93 percent of New York voters said they believe corruption in state government is a very serious or somewhat serious problem.

Skelos becomes the second of New York's most powerful political leaders in nine days to be sentenced to prison for public corruption crimes, a double - whammy that has cemented the state government's reputation as an organization plagued by corruption and prompted widespread calls for ethics reforms in Albany.

Silver and former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, who is to be sentenced May 12 for public corruption crimes, are both in line to receive state pensions despite their crimes.

Reacting to a Supreme Court ruling, two former top New York State legislators convicted of public corruption crimes are urging judges to let them remain free pending appeal.

ALBANY — Governor Cuomo announced legislation that would create a new class of public corruption crimes and enhance the ability of the state's prosecutors to crack down on it.

The jury found Silver guilty Nov. 30 of public corruption crimes that included obtaining nearly $ 4 million illegally.

Skelos is also facing a potentially long prison term for public corruption crimes.