Sentences with phrase «scheme against a mayor»

No criminal case was ever brought against Christie, but three key Christie allies were convicted for their role in shutting down lanes going onto the George Washington Bridge, causing a massive traffic jam for days in a political revenge scheme against a mayor who didn't support Christie's 2013 campaign.

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It comes in the case against state Sen. Malcolm Smith (D - Queens), who stands accused of scheming with officials in New York City and Rockland County to raise funds for his one - time attempt to switch parties and run for mayor as a Republican.

According to the widely reported narrative, Christie's top two appointees at the Port Authority, Bill Baroni and David Wildstein, had shut down access lanes to the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee as part of a half - cocked revenge scheme against Fort Lee's mayor for failing to endorse Christie for re-election.

The grand jury indictment against Ortt involved allegedly false filings of election campaign documents over what Schneiderman said was an illegal scheme intended to make up for a $ 5,000 cut in pay Ortt would get as mayor from posts he held as North Tonawanda city clerk and treasurer.

NRP also is the company that filed a civil suit against the mayor, alleging Brown engaged in a pay - to - play scheme that ended up killing NRP's $ 12 million affordable housing project in the city.

The effort comes after bribery charges were filed against the mayor and deputy mayor of the Rockland County Village of Spring Valley in an alleged real - estate development scheme with ties to state Senator Malcolm Smith, who along with three others, was charged in connection with an alleged plot to rig the New York City mayoral race.