Sentences with phrase «rigged bids so»

In their case, the issue is whether government officials rigged bids so these companies would win — which is not legal.

In the second, Kaloyeros allegedly worked with Howe to rig bids so that two real - estate developers got lucrative deals, the complaint says.

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It's not the only trial in the case, which is so sprawling it's been divided in two: A second trial, over allegations of bid - rigging in government development projects in Buffalo and Syracuse, is slated to begin in June, just before the governor's reelection campaign will start in earnest.

Kaloyeros was indicted in November on charges of bid - rigging, including allegations that he conspired to rig a request for proposals so that Cor Development would be selected as SUNY Poly's preferred developer in Central New York.

The trial of Mr. Kaloyeros, the former president of the State University's Polytechnic Institute, involves bid - rigging in Mr. Cuomo's signature upstate economic development plan, the so - called Buffalo Billion.

This is a town, after all, that over the past 15 years or so has seen people accused — and convicted in dozens of cases — of everything from embezzlement, bribery and rape to racketeering, bid - rigging and kickbacks.

So far, its most tangible result has been a behind - schedule, $ 750 million solar - panel factory — which led to a federal bid - rigging probe.

The indictment claims Kaloyeros colluded with mega-donor executives from the company LP Ciminelli to rig the bidding process so their firm received fat contracts for building facilities in Western New York.

«Millions of taxpayer dollars have been wasted on one of the largest bid - rigging schemes in state history and we need the legislature to act so this does not happen again.»