Sentences with phrase «real estate developer»

The charges state that, as early as 2010, an unnamed real estate developer, who is also a cooperating witness in the case, made a one - time, $ 20,000 payment to Adam Skelos for work that federal investigators say he did not do.

«My opponent's work for a billion - dollar Wall Street real estate developer is not the issue, so much as his sneaky attempt to hide it.

He is accused of taking bribes from an energy company and real estate developer in exchange for state actions benefiting them.

An undercover FBI agent posed as a corrupt real estate developer as part of the federal government's investigation into the alleged bribery scheme.

It also named real estate developer Don Peebles, a former de Blasio donor who has since turned against the mayor and publicly weighed running against him.

According to a criminal complaint, Smith met with an undercover FBI agent posing as a wealthy real estate developer and agreed to bribe leaders of Republican county committees around New York City.

The only visible sign of prosperity is the 2014 Porsche Cayenne parked in front of real estate developer Steven L. Aaron's small empire of business interests.

A spokeswoman for de Blasio's best - funded Republican challenger, real estate developer Paul Massey, said Massey has received a standard extension for filing his tax returns and that they are still being compiled.

MIDTOWN — Two years ago, real estate developer Don Peebles was making calls to get African - American friends and business associates to throw their support and money behind the rising mayoral campaign of Public Advocate Bill de Blasio.

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- Real estate developer Terrence Wall, a newcomer to statewide politics who is seeking the Republican nomination to challenge Russ Feingold, on Monday called the three - term U.S. senator a career politician...

Federal officials claim the senator compelled a major real estate developer and an environmental company to hire his son, Adam, and send him title insurance and consulting work amounting to more than $ 200,000 in the past four years.

Several New York Republicans have been trying to persuade real estate developer Donald Trump to challenge Cuomo.

But, also for the past year, there have been reports, in the Buffalo - based Investigative Post, and other news outlets, that a politically connected real estate developer may have been given special treatment to win the lucrative contract.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo is scheduled to visit Skaneateles this evening for a fundraiser in his honor at the home of real estate developer Michael Falcone.

In court papers filed Monday in the federal corruption case against former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District Preet Bharara said he wants to enter into evidence «expressions of concern, surprise and fear shared among the lobbyists and representatives of» real estate developer Glenwood Management.

DO N'T put the arm on major real estate developer Glenwood Management — in the midst of negotiations affecting the company's profits — to hire a law firm that's secretly paying you kickbacks (which is one of Bharara's charges against former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver).

«They include efforts by city officials to aid the owner of a restaurant in Queens, a soundstage company in Brooklyn and a Brooklyn real estate developer — all donors to the mayor,» the Times reported, noting the restaurant owner is cooperating with authorities.

Prosecutors say Dean Skelos arranged for his son to receive more than $ 300,000 through bribes, gratuities and extortion payments from a major real estate developer, an environmental technology company and a medical malpractice insurer.

In 2011, Stephen Berger, an investment banker who had previously led a task force on Brooklyn hospitals, issued a report focusing on the same set of hospitals as well as Long Island College Hospital, which was eventually sold to real estate developer Fortis Property Group.

Cuomo's aides did not respond to questions about whether Rechler — a real estate developer who is a close gubernatorial ally and donor, and Cuomo's former vice chairman at the Port — would corroborate any aspect of Wildstein's account.

A draft also made refrence to communications between Cuomo aides and real estate developer Extell, as they discussed how to use the so - called LLC loophole to direct donations to Cuomo related to his birthday party.

Cuomo has received substantial amounts of money from LLC's over the years, including ones associated with billionaire real estate developer Litwin and Glenwood management.

The outspoken conservative real estate developer from Buffalo is considering a run for governor next year on the Conservative Party line if the Republican Party, whose ticket he led in 2010, chooses someone Paladino deems too moderate.

Since the unaired 2005 footage from «Access Hollywood» emerged on Friday, dozens of Republicans, including Arizona U.S. Sen. John McCain and House Speaker Paul Ryan, have either withdrawn endorsements or indicated that they would no longer support the billionaire real estate developer and reality TV star's bid for the White House.

As Mayor Bill de Blasio gears up for a re-election fight against challengers like State Sen. Tony Avella and real estate developer Paul J. Massey Jr. this November, we at DNAinfo have turned our eyes toward a rivalry far more savage and imminent.

According to a 28 - page complaint text released to the public, key to the case were two undercover informants, one which federal authorities describe as being «a man posing as a wealthy real estate developer» and another known only as a «confidential witness.»

Rechler, a New York real estate developer and longtime Cuomo ally, is testifying in the trial of two former Christie allies.

The senator, who represents Queens Village, St. Albans and Jamaica, is accused of conspiring in November 2012 with a cooperating witness and an undercover FBI agent posing as a wealthy real estate developer to bribe city Republican leaders in order to win Wilson - Pakula certificates.

Cuomo got a $ 60,000 ride to Hollywood late last year for a big bucks fund - raiser from real estate developer Stephen Green, the brother of one of Cuomo's vanquished political opponents, former NYC Public Advocate Mark Green.

The chairman of the state Thruway Authority, billionaire real estate developer and businessman Howard Milstein, has ties to dozens of companies that do business across New York.

The complaint indicates a senior executive at the real estate developer is cooperating with the government, naming him as «cooperating witness 1.»

Mack is a real estate developer with a long Pataki relationship.

And a recent bill Kemmerer criticized him for supporting, to give tax abatements to a millionaire real estate developer, was also supported by Democrats Peter Abbate and Alec Brook - Krasny in the assembly, Golden said.

Paladino, a Buffalo real estate developer and Syracuse University graduate, ran for governor of New York in 2010 as a Republican.

Sources say the next person in line is local real estate developer Dan Queri.

Holland has been an attorney, real estate developer and small business owner.

A portion of the money, $ 188,000, was stolen, Lynch alleges, as part of a phony loan that Sampson arranged with a real estate developer.

The real estate developer previously ran in 2006, a very bad year for Republican candidates across the nation.

He would face a GOP primary against real estate developer Paul Massey, and possibly also against grocery store magnate John Catsimatidis.

Real estate developer Mark Stagg is setting an example for other companies to follow, making a mint off the de Blasio administration's desperation for more housing for the homeless and its willingness to go along with a bait - and - switch on a proposed apartment building in the Bronx.

Former Gov. Eliot Spitzer may have a new love interest — perhaps a «prominent real estate developer» (like him, but female).

Then Charles Barron works out a sweetheart deal with a major real estate developer to give his friend a job and power over local hiring — always the key factor in a Daleyesque machine.

He was hugged and kissed by dozens of well - wishers at party, hosted by Peter Kalikow, a real estate developer and former chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

Another real estate developer, the Extell Development Co., has also given extensively to Cuomo through LLCs, including two donations last year that were flagged by the Moreland Commission.

According to recent charges made by the United States Attorney's Office, Senator Skelos «is accused of illegally obtaining a $ 20,000 payment for ADAM SKELOS from a large real estate developer dependent on DEAN SKELOS for tax breaks.»

Left to right: Monica McCullough, SVP, PathStone Corporation; Alma Balonon - Rosen, Director, Enterprise Community Partners; Steven Hugo, VP, Holt Architects, P.C.; Stuart Mitchell, President & CEO, PathStone Corporation; Mayor Svante Myrick, City of Ithaca; Joe Bowes, Senior Real Estate Developer, Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services; and Bret Garwood SVP, Multifamily Programs, NYS Homes and Community Renewal

De Blasio told reporters on Sunday that he could not recall whether he had a conversation with real estate developer - turned - felon Jona Rechnitz about making such a donation, and on Monday repeated his claims that Rechnitz was a «felon» and a «liar.»

We're told the newest candidate is Myers Mermel, a Manhattan real estate developer who worked on the 2008 Huckabee and McCain campaigns.

Real estate developer and former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer on Wednesday took a jab at Donald Trump's business record.

This large real estate developer, identified as «Developer - 1» is understood to be Glenwood Management, founded by Leonard Litwin.