Sentences with phrase «receiving millions of dollars»

Explain to your client that by waiting to receive a badly needed $ 100,000 now, they greatly enhance their chances of receiving millions of dollars as part of their ultimate verdict.

The lack of support was obvious and at the same time alternative programs such as charters were receiving millions of dollars from philanthropiststhat made them an appealing alternative.

The announcement was sent out on the same day that former Senate Majority leader Dean Skelos and his son Adam were convicted on eight counts of bribery and extortion following a federal trial, and weeks after former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was convicted of abusing his office by receiving millions of dollars in kickbacks from companies with business before the state.

Silver has been accused of receiving millions of dollars in illegitimate income from two private law firms.

Juror Arleen Phillips was unsure if prosecutors were correct when they said ex - Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver had abused his office by receiving millions of dollars in kickbacks from companies with business before the state.

By deceiving lenders, they received millions of dollars in loans, according to the indictment.

And before Perry goes on a kick that God has called him to the presidency, oh, it's shades of a very famous preacher who once said that God would call him home if he did not receive millions of dollars for his ministry, stop to think about that too.

Formerly, they received millions of dollars from American and European organizations to carry out transnational projects, but now when they balance finances with survival, «they will take survival,» said Dabbas.

«It's ironic that an operative whose firm has received millions of dollars to keep the Senate in Republican control is speaking for the Democratic Governor about a Democratic Senate,» said Senate Democratic spokesman Mike Murphy.

Having received millions of dollars in grants and earmarks from government and private enterprise, the ADC appears to run large deficits, despite a track record of profitable real estate transactions.

«We're not going to comment on any statements from a failed former gubernatorial candidate looking to extend his 15 minutes of fame, especially one who has received millions of dollars in tax breaks from the same State government he so often criticizes.

«Nor could he, given the overwhelming evidence introduced at trial demonstrating that Silver approved funding, authorized legislation, and made other decisions in his official capacity as Speaker of the New York State Assembly, and as an elected State Assemblyman, that benefited those from whom he received millions of dollars in personal payoffs.»

It seems fairly obvious that Make the Road, which receives millions of dollars from local and state government to provide social services, is siphoning some of that money to an ostensibly independent «Action Fund» in order to campaign for elected officials who will, lo and behold, allocate money to Make the Road.

Local mayors and county executives across the state, including Albany Mayor Jerry Jennings, say they back the amendment because host communities will receive millions of dollars in revenue from the gambling centers for tax relief.

Prosecutors said he received millions of dollars from businessmen who wanted help from the Legislature, and firms that had him pressure labor unions to invest money with them — and then he concealed the payments in his ethics disclosure forms.

That's an important point for the defense team, which is seeking to prove Taub received no special treatment from the former speaker, and that the two grants were for his research not in exchange for clients to the law firm where Silver worked, and from which he received millions of dollars in referral fees.

Morris admitted he «stood to receive millions of dollars in fees if the Common Retirement Fund» made about two - dozen investments individually listed in a prepared statement he read in court when he took his plea in November.

New York politics were roiled Thursday when Sheldon Silver, the longtime speaker of the state Assembly, was charged with using the power of his office to seek and receive millions of dollars in bribes and kickbacks.

New York is poised to receive millions of dollars in much - needed school funding, thanks to the passage of a critical $ 26 billion federal jobs bill in Congress on Aug. 10.

The Citizens» Election Program was introduced in 2005 after former Gov. John G. Rowland was sent to prison stemming from charges he took gifts from businessmen who received millions of dollars in state contracts.

The school is eligible to receive millions of dollars in federal money to improve its performance, but Dr. Tisch said its problems ran so deep — students read far below grade level, and there was little instruction taking place — that money alone might not be enough to solve them.

Meanwhile, BEDCO — which receives millions of dollars annually from the city to provide apartments for homeless families — has twice been scrutinized by city investigators.

A year later, Silver helped Taub's family member get a job at a nonprofit that received millions of dollars in state funding.

According to prosecutors, Silver received millions of dollars in referral fees for sending asbestos cancer cases to the firm after respected Columbia research doctor Robert Taub, a leading expert in mesothelioma research, referred the cases to Silver, who is a lawyer.

Albany developer Joe Nicolla, who faces state charges in a related case, received millions of dollars in state tax breaks.

Higgins said he is open to seeking funding in the pending federal transportation bill, but he also pointed out the authority receives millions of dollars annually through the federal gas tax paid by motorists.

Senate Republicans, who have received millions of dollars in campaign donations from the charter industry, pushed for the elimination of the charter cap and for unfreezing charter school tuition, which would have resulted in an enormous windfall for charter schools.

In 2012, the complaint alleges that Doctor - 1 asked Silver for help in finding a family member a job with a nonprofit organization that «received millions of dollars in member items and capital funding from Silver.»

Silver allegedly received millions of dollars in referral fees from Weitz & Luxenberg, and was credited with referring more than 100 clients, many of whom were referred for asbestos cases, according to the complaint.

The post comes around the same time its revealed that The Committee to Save New York received millions of dollars from gambling interests.

A first - term senator who in 2006 had defeated incumbent Republican Jim Talent — now a top Romney adviser — McCaskill was attacked as a creature of Washington whose husband had reportedly received million of dollars in federal housing subsidies.

Despite her role as Silver's top aide and her husband's job as head of a charity organization that has received millions of dollars in government contracts from the city and state — including appropriations from Silver — friends insist the couple do not discuss work with each other.

And unlike the low - tech production and assembly jobs that U.S. companies have been outsourcing for decades, the new age of manufacturing will rely heavily on additive - manufacturing technologies and materials, which are slated to receive millions of dollars in funding to move them out of the lab and onto the factory floor.

But she questioned the report, saying that WILL receives millions of dollars from the Bradley Foundation, which is headed by Walker's campaign chairman Michael Grebe.

When Vallas arrived in Bridgeport, he hired the Public Consulting Group (PCG), a company that has received millions of dollars in previous contracts thanks to Vallas.

Some districts found they didn't need to fully comply with the Stull Act to receive millions of dollars from the state designated for linking teacher evaluations to student achievement.

One of the school's advisors works for the nation's largest charter school network, KIPP, which operates with little transparency and has received millions of dollars from billionaires like Bill Gates and the family that founded Walmart.

KIPP's 109 schools in 20 states receive millions of dollars from the government and private donors for its cookie - cutter charter - school culture.

/ / 2009 Tesla, along with several other firms, receives millions of dollars in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy.

A: The AKC, which opposes mandatory spay / neuter programs for purebred dogs, receives millions of dollars from breeders who pay AKC registration fees.

Which kind of makes sense when you think about the revenue Activision has personally seen since they merged with Bilzzard, who receives millions of dollars per - month, thanks to the monthly subscription in order to play the popular World of Warcraft game.

Johns» works regularly receive millions of dollars at sale and auction, including a reported $ 110 million sale in 2010.

DeSmogBlog has documented how over the years, the sponsors of Heartland's semi-annual ICCC events have included special interest groups that have received millions of dollars from the fossil fuel industry.

«A historical charity that receives millions of dollars from the federal government each year has been paying the Conservative Party's main call centre company for fundraising work....»

That same year, IER and its lobbying arm, the American Energy Alliance (AEA), together received millions of dollars from foundations affiliated with the Koch brothers, who have bankrolled an all out campaign to roll back state and federal clean energy policies.

As outlined in a forthcoming Greenpeace report, Moore has ties to the Cato Institute, co-founded by Charles Koch, and the Heritage Foundation, which have each received millions of dollars from Koch foundations since 1997.

It's not really so much about whether the plaintiffs will receive millions of dollars in damages.

Not only are they actually based out of Texas, but as a new startup company that received millions of dollars in venture capital, they created the single best, most modern online driver training course available on the market today.

Well, Aceable was built from the ground up just a couple years ago and they received MILLIONS of dollars to build the course, so as one would expect, it operates flawlessly.

Since they began, Aceable has received millions of dollars in funding.