Sentences with phrase «said former federal prosecutor»

With today's settlement, the State of New York finally commits to turn that right into a reality,» said former federal prosecutor Gary Stein, the Schulte Roth & Zabel litigation partner in charge of the firm's pro bono effort in the case.

«You can paint stripes on a dog, but that doesn't make it a zebra,» said former federal prosecutor Marc Mukasey, summarizing the argument he expects to hear from Silver's team.

He said the former federal prosecutor who took on Albany corruption and was fired in 2017 by President Trump, could likely get the GOP, Reform and Independence party lines.

«It's not strictly criminal money laundering unless the underlying money is proceeds of another crime, and I don't think we have any indication that that's the case,» said former federal prosecutor Randall Eliason.

Not exact matches

More than half of those surveyed say that Jones, a former federal prosecutor, has higher standards of personal moral conduct than Moore, who is facing multiple allegations that he made inappropriate sexual advances toward teenage girls while he was in his 30s.

«We don't know exactly what McGahn said, but the mere fact that he put a stop to that letter is another piece of evidence that Mueller could use to say, «Donald Trump was warned by the White House counsel that this was a problematic step and decided to do it anyway,»» former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti told Business Insider in September.

But Kathryn Haun, a former federal prosecutor who signed off on the indictment, says Vinnik's use of Bitcoin helps clearly connect him to the crime: «At first blush what seemed unsolvable turned out to be traceable through the use of digital currency.»

Forge, a former federal prosecutor for 12 years, said that he finds the slowness appalling, describing the way the Wal - Mart bribery investigation has been handled as shameful.

But the account echoed wording in a comment made a day earlier to The Associated Press by longtime Comey friend Daniel Richman, a former federal prosecutor, who said the president had removed «somebody unwilling to pledge absolute loyalty to him.»

The complaint filed on Thursday «appears to be the largest email scam that I've seen,» said Tom Brown, a former Manhattan federal prosecutor who is now managing director of Berkeley Research Group's cyber security practice.

NEW YORK (AP)-- Federal prosecutors says former Congressman Anthony Weiner should go to prison for about two years for engaging in sexting with a 15 - year - old girl.

«Group after group and committee after committee within GM that reviewed the issue failed to take action or acted too slowly,» Anton Valukas, the former federal prosecutor hired by the automaker to investigate the reason for the delay, said in a 315 - page report.

Federal prosecutors say a former personal assistant to the executive stole hundreds of bottles of wine from his personal collection.

Alex Whiting, a former federal prosecutor who is now a professor at Harvard Law School, said he found it «striking» that «Mueller seems to be preparing the report with an expectation that it will eventually become public.»

Lynch, the former top federal prosecutor in Brooklyn, said she had been through political transitions before and understands how they work.

«Unregulated, unregistered exchanges are a very big concern for the industry and the community broadly,» said Kathryn Haun, a former federal prosecutor who is on the board of the U.S. virtual currency company Coinbase.

In an interview on Fox News, Giuliani, a former federal prosecutor and longtime friend of Trump, said the president knew about the $ 130,000 payment and reimbursed Cohen.

«The president has no real idea of the breadth of information known to Mueller,» said Solomon Wisenberg, a former federal prosecutor who served as a deputy independent counsel during Ken Starr's investigation of Bill Clinton.

Patrick Cotter, a former federal prosecutor who practices law in Chicago, said Trump was «mistaken» in his assessment that attorney - client privilege is dead.

David S. Weinstein, a former federal prosecutor, said that an involuntary commitment would have been a huge red flag had Cruz attempted to buy a firearm legally.

A former U.S. Army sergeant and two other U.S. citizens were found guilty by a jury in Manhattan federal court on Wednesday of taking part in a plot to murder a woman in the Philippines for money, prosecutors said.

Former federal prosecutor's 100 - page report says protecting athletes has been «second to the primary focus: winning medals.»

Former federal prosecutor Patrick Cotter said it makes sense for Trump to claim this so shortly after his lawyers asserted attorney - client privilege in the Cohen criminal investigation.

Former federal prosecutor Jonathan Biran, who is now in private practice at Rifkin Weiner Livingston, said it is possible that investigators already know what Giuliani revealed publicly Wednesday and that his TV appearances were merely an attempt at «trying to get out in front of it.»

Cunningham also says that UNC hired former federal prosecutor Kenneth Wainstein in January to independently investigate the allegations, which have now covered both the football and basketball programs over a period of several years.

Peter Cutler, a longtime Democratic Party insider in Erie County and former Cuomo administration aide, says he has been subpoenaed by federal prosecutors looking into the expanding Buffalo Billion economic development investigation, and plans to cooperate fully with the probe.

«As a former federal prosecutor, Todd started his career taking on corrupt politicians from both parties, and we need someone with that independence working to clean up Albany and restore New Yorkers» faith and trust in their state government,» Rice said.

«It's shocking that even after his conviction, Chris McGrath still speaks fondly of Dean Skelos while producing no concrete plan stop corruption in Albany,» said Kaminsky, a Democratic assemblyman elected in 2014 and a former federal prosecutor.

Former Federal Prosecutor Paul Shechtman was quoted, «Most prosecutors would say if your victim does not want to cooperate you have a nightmarish case.

Former city Councilman Dan Halloran was also ensnared in the scheme that federal prosecutors said involved conspiracy, wire fraud and extortion charges.

Former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and former Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto «traded their office for money, plain and simple,» a federal prosecutor said in closing arguments marking the tail - end of the one - time elected leaders» 10 - week - old corruption Former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and former Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto «traded their office for money, plain and simple,» a federal prosecutor said in closing arguments marking the tail - end of the one - time elected leaders» 10 - week - old corruption former Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto «traded their office for money, plain and simple,» a federal prosecutor said in closing arguments marking the tail - end of the one - time elected leaders» 10 - week - old corruption trial.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he has spoken to federal prosecutors regarding the prosecution of his former top aide and eight others involved in an economic development scandal.

Joseph Percoco, a former top aide to Gov. Cuomo, was so confident he would be working for his close friend after the 2014 election that he told his mortgage company he was «guaranteed» a job in the administration, federal prosecutors say in a new filing.

The governor said he's met with federal prosecutors since former top aide Joe Percoco, a former lobbyist who was a close Cuomo associate, the head of SUNY Polytechnic and six others were charged with bribery, bid - rigging and other corruption charges in connection with the governor's upstate economic development programs.

Former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and former Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto «traded their office for money, plain and simple,» a federal prosecutor said Tuesday in closing arguments marking the tail - end of the one - time elected leaders» 10 - week - old corruption Former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and former Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto «traded their office for money, plain and simple,» a federal prosecutor said Tuesday in closing arguments marking the tail - end of the one - time elected leaders» 10 - week - old corruption former Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto «traded their office for money, plain and simple,» a federal prosecutor said Tuesday in closing arguments marking the tail - end of the one - time elected leaders» 10 - week - old corruption trial.

«The scandals of the last few years have shown that incremental steps are not enough,» said Daniel R. Alonso, a former federal prosecutor who recently served as Manhattan Chief Assistant District Attorney.

For nearly a decade, federal prosecutors said, a former top official at the Staten Island DA» soffice used his agency's American Express card to buy himself and his family more than $ 400,000 in luxury gifts, resort vacations, even an extensive knife collection, hiding the transactions by logging them under the internal billing code his office used to pay informants and conduct surveillance operations.

Long Island Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a former federal prosecutor who was elected in 2016 running on an anti-corruption platform following Skelos» conviction (but was not involved in either the Silver or Skelos cases), released a statement saying the Silver decision demonstrates the need for state lawmakers to stop relying on the feds to bring corruption cases against state - level elected officials, and also pass more anti-corruption measures, which lawmakers declined to do this past session.

«This puts an executive and legislative check on them by allowing their appointees call them in front of a commission,» said Sen. Todd Kaminsky (D - Nassau County), a former federal prosecutor who opposes the measure.

NEW YORK (AP)-- In newly released documents, federal prosecutors say former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver abused his power to help two women, including a lobbyist, with whom he had extramarital affairs.

Former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto «traded their office for money,» a federal prosecutor said Tuesday in the 10 - week - old corruption trial's closing arguments while Mangano's defense attorney countered that the government's star witness «desecrated the oath» by lying repeatedly on the stand.

Former federal prosecutor Harry Sandick said Silver's retrial would provide a «laboratory test» for post-McDonnell corruption cases.

Though officials at Denenberg's former firm say they have forwarded the matter to federal prosecutors, Blakeman spokesman Matt Coleman questioned whether it should be the DA's office to investigate Denenberg.

But former federal prosecutor Robert Ray, who succeeded Kenneth Starr as independent counsel in the investigation of President Clinton, said it was «inevitable that in all likelihood both Silver and Skelos will get new trials.»

During opening statements, on Wednesday March, 14, 2018, in Central Islip, a federal prosecutor said former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano «sold himself» to restaurateur Harendra Singh in order to maintain his lavish lifestyle after becoming county executive.

Federal prosecutors bringing corruption charges against elected officials are «out of control» and can ruin lives, former Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno on Friday said.

Retrials typically favor the prosecution, which carries the burden of proof, said Daniel R. Alonso, a former federal prosecutor and current managing director at compliance risk - consulting firm Exiger.

Schumer said he has also spoken to Congressman - elect John Katko, who ousted Democratic Rep. Dan Maffei in NY - 24, and found the former federal prosecutor to be a «very fine individual.»

NEW YORK (WBEN / AP)-- A federal jury hearing testimony on Tuesday was served a steady diet of «ziti,» the word prosecutors say a former close aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo used as code to refer to bribe payments he received to push forward projects for three businessmen.

«If you can find a corrupt mayor of New York City, holy moly, that's a big prize,» said Jennifer Rodgers, a former federal prosecutor who now heads the Center for the Advancement of Public Integrity at Columbia Law School.