Sentences with phrase «retry former»

Prosecutors will not attempt to retry former Virginia Gov. Robert McDonnell and his wife Maureen on corruption charges, ending a four - year saga that rocked the Commonwealth's political class and cut short the rise of a Republican star, according to a court filing.

Brooklyn federal Judge Frederic Block yesterday told prosecutors that they needed to inform him within two weeks if they were planning to retry the former senator and his son on the deadlocked counts, but the decision to move forward has already been made, the source said.

Federal prosecutors will not attempt to retry former Virginia governor Robert F. McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, on corruption charges, ending a years - long saga that rocked the commonwealth's political class and cut short the rise of a Republican Party star.

The Department of Justice decided not to retry the former senator and two - time Presidential candidate.

Not exact matches

Former legislative leaders Dean Skelos and Sheldon Silver will be retried later this year, while former SUNY Polytechnic President Alain Kaloyeros and western New York - area developers will be on trial in the sFormer legislative leaders Dean Skelos and Sheldon Silver will be retried later this year, while former SUNY Polytechnic President Alain Kaloyeros and western New York - area developers will be on trial in the sformer SUNY Polytechnic President Alain Kaloyeros and western New York - area developers will be on trial in the spring.

A prosecutor was noncommittal when asked by Manhattan U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni if the government plans to retry Peter Kelly Jr., an energy executive accused of paying bribes to Joe Percoco, a convicted former aide to Cuomo.

The news is significant, not only as it temporarily exonerates Silver — once one of the state's most powerful elected officials — though he can be retried, and the acting U.S. attorney has indicated he will, in fact, seek to take another legal crack at the former Manhattan Democratic lawmaker.

The nation's top court will not hear former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's corruption case, clearing the way for him to be retried on the charges.

Meanwhile, the former top legislative leaders in the Senate and Assembly are being retried by federal prosecutors after their corruption convictions were overturned.

Federal prosecutors have said they will seek to retry Silver and Skelos next year, though it's not clear which new charges the former legislative leaders would face.

Former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld, whose law firm is defending former Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno in federal court, said in a Talk 1300 - AM radio interview this morning that the case should be tossed out, saying that retrying him smacked of double jeoFormer Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld, whose law firm is defending former Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno in federal court, said in a Talk 1300 - AM radio interview this morning that the case should be tossed out, saying that retrying him smacked of double jeoformer Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno in federal court, said in a Talk 1300 - AM radio interview this morning that the case should be tossed out, saying that retrying him smacked of double jeopardy.

Former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos will also be retried this year, in June.

But on Twitter, the former top prosecutor said «the evidence was strong» and that he expected Silver «to be retried and re-convicted.»