Sentences with phrase «public corruption trial»

Randall W. Jackson, a former federal prosecutor who in 2012 helped to try and convict Larry B. Seabrook, a Democrat who was then a member of the New York City Council, said that in public corruption trials, a defendant had «the potential to change even the physical dynamics of the courtroom.»

A jury found him guilty of the charges Nov. 30 following a four - week public corruption trial.

The requests by Mr. Skelos, 68, a Republican from Long Island who forfeited his Senate seat upon his conviction, and his son, 33, come less than a month before both are to be sentenced on April 13 for their convictions in one of the two most prominent public corruption trials to be held in New York City in decades.

Next year stands the chance of being dominated by a marathon public corruption trials as the retrial of former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son Adam has been scheduled for June 18.

The case, now being deliberated by a jury, is one of the first major public corruption trials in New York since a landmark 2016 Supreme Court ruling significantly narrowed the definition of what actually constitutes public corruption.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo isn't a defendant and he doesn't expect to be a witness when Joe Percoco's public corruption trial begins next month.

The two recent public corruption trials in Manhattan — of Sheldon Silver, the former State Assembly speaker, and Dean G. Skelos, the former State Senate majority leader — were notable, among other reasons, for their timing.

If more is done by Cuomo and the Legislature this session, it may overlap with at least six public corruption trials involving former New York politicians, according to a calendar put on display at the state Capitol by good government groups the day after the governor's speech.

The Capitol is still girding for a half - dozen public corruption trials and a coming battle over closing a $ 4 billion budget gap.

Federal prosecutors argue they should be able to introduce a real - estate developer's political contributions as evidence in Sheldon Silver's public corruption trial because the money reveals «Silver's state of mind...

In 2013, she served as co-counsel to Brendan Hickey and Thomas Mesereau during a five - month high profile public corruption trial in Alameda County.

This includes defending former Atlanta Mayor Bill Campbell in his highly - publicized public corruption trial and basketball player Jayson Williams in an alleged manslaughter case.

His work there included the first successful prosecution in professional boxing in more than 40 years and which was featured in an A&E documentary, as well as two related racketeering and public corruptions trials for which he received the U.S. Department of Justice Director's Award for Superior Performance.

A U.S. District Court jury in Manhattan found the former aide, Joseph Percoco, guilty of three felonies on Tuesday, culminating a seven - week public corruption trial.

The most prominent public corruption trial to be held in New York City in decades thus began with a starkly different portrayal of Mr. Silver and, in a sense, of the culture of Albany itself.

Jurors have been chosen in the public corruption trial of Governor Cuomo's former top aide Joe Percoco and told to report back at 9:15 am Tuesday morning for opening statements.

The public corruption trial of Bronx Assemblyman Eric Stevenson took a wild twist Wednesday when a political operative who wore a wire for the feds admitted that he once stopped recording to privately enjoy a quickie with a prostitute.

Former Massachusetts Treasurer Tim Cahill took the stand for a second day in his public corruption trial on Friday.

Spring Valley village Trustee Vilair Fonvil, 54, denied stealing money from a summer camp program when he took the stand on Thursday during his public corruption trial.

Ethel Shelton wept as the jury in her public corruption trial found her guilty Monday in Hammond's federal court.

Jurors have been chosen in the public corruption trial of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's former top aide Joe Percoco, with opening statements scheduled to begin Tuesday.

The public corruption trial of Councilman Larry Seabrook is expected to wrap up this week.

But elsewhere in New York State in recent years, public corruption trials have ended less well for federal prosecutors.

Jurors have been chosen in the public corruption trial of Governor Cuomo's former top aide Joe Percoco and told to report back at 9:15 a.m. Tuesday morning for opening statements.

Bharara's office persuaded jurors to find former state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, on left, and former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, on right, guilty during 2015 public corruption trials.

The poll from March 11 through March 16 was conducted before and after the March 13 conviction of a top Cuomo aide, Joseph Percoco, who was found guilty of three felonies in a public corruption trial.

The governor has benefited from that system, and the abuse of the LLCs factored heavily in the public corruption trials against both former leaders of the legislature, who were convicted of numerous felonies.

The latest poll was taken after the start of a public corruption trial in New York City of a former top aide to Cuomo.

As the public corruption trial of State Assemblyman Sheldon Silver heads to closing arguments on Monday, the clash in the courtroom has been handled largely by well - staffed government and defense legal teams, each with a wealth of experience in handling corruption cases.