Sentences with phrase «several federal charges»

COR was a client of lobbyist Todd Howe, who has pleaded guilty on several federal charges and is cooperating with Bharara.

The complaint said Howe pleaded guilty to several federal charges, including conspiracy to commit fraud, extortion, bribery and wire and tax fraud.

Not exact matches

A federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, on Tuesday granted a motion by the special counsel Robert Mueller's office to dismiss several charges brought against Rick Gates, the former deputy chairman of Donald Trump's presidential campaign.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has already charged several college coaches in conjunction with a corruption scheme saying that those coaches, advisors and others lied and used their stature to influence high school recruits to sign with schools.

An upstate - downstate divide is just one of several rifts within the conference that have emerged since Speaker Sheldon Silver's arrest on federal corruption charges last week touched off a furious round of discussions — both public and private — about whether the Manhattan Democrat is too damaged to continue in his leadership role.

Several former Cuomo associates, including a former top aide, face federal corruption trials on charges of bribery and bid - rigging in connection with the contracts for some of the governor's signature economic development projects, including the Buffalo Billion.

With less than two weeks left in the legislative session, some New York lawmakers are pressing for reform of the state's economic development contracting process in light of a scandal that's led to federal corruption charges against several former associates of Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Lawyers representing six of the defendants have spent the past several weeks in a new letter - writing campaign to a federal judge seeking dismissal of the bid - rigging corruption charges leveled against individuals involved in several major upstate economic development programs, including the mega-construction project at Tesla's Riverbend site in South Buffalo.

The tensions come just weeks before several former Cuomo associates, including former key economic development officials, go on trial on federal corruption charges for alleged offenses including bribery and bid - rigging.

The exchange was one of several wiretapped calls played on the first full day of testimony at the trial in federal court in Manhattan of Dean Skelos, 67, and Adam Skelos, 33, both of Rockville Centre, on charges they conspired to extort companies to hire Adam and used Dean's legislative power to help him succeed.

He told them he's disappointed that they failed to act on measures to change the way billions of dollars in state contracts are solicited and awarded, even though several of Cuomo's former associates are facing federal trials on corruption charges next year.

Several Rockland County and New York City - based lawmakers were arrested by federal authorities on corruption charges today.

(Massey was $ 4 million in arrears on his federal taxes for several years and was arrested in 2010 on a charge of driving while intoxicated.)

Its creation also followed federal bribery and embezzlement charges filed against several state lawmakers.

Its formation last July came after federal bribery and embezzlement charges were filed against several state lawmakers.

He told them he's disappointed that they failed to act on measures to change the way billions of dollars in state contracts are solicited and awarded, even though several of Governor Cuomo's former associates are facing federal trials on corruption charges next year.

[73] The Senator was later arrested, tried, and convicted on several counts of Federal corruption charges.

She is the daughter of Paul Adler, the former Rockland County Democratic chairman, who went to prison several years ago on federal corruption charges but is now active again in political circles.

The governor's former closest aide, Joe Percoco was convicted on federal corruption charges earlier this month, and several more former Cuomo associates face trial later this year.

Gov. Cuomo is belatedly promising reforms to state procurement processes — now that several of his close allies have been indicted on federal and state charges, including bribery and bid - rigging on facilities that SUNY nonprofits built in Albany, Buffalo and Syracuse.

ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo was not criminally charged on Thursday, but the schemes involving his close allies that were detailed by state and federal prosecutors are a serious blow to the Democratic governor and several of his proudest accomplishments.

That followed federal bribery and embezzlement charges filed against several state lawmakers.

Since 2007, Spitzer and then - Comptroller Alan Hevesi resigned in disgrace, former Gov. David Paterson paid a fine to settle an ethics charge, former Republican Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno was convicted of federal corruption charges, former Democratic Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. was accused in corruption charges and several other lawmakers have been charged and investigated in state and federal investigations in an unprecedented string of cases.

The changes — primarily aimed at the two nonprofits that SUNY Poly operated called Fuller Road Management Corp. and Fort Schuyler Management Corp. — come less than two months after SUNY Poly president Alain Kaloyeros was arrested Sept. 22 on state and federal bid rigging and corruption charges involving several upstate developers and two former Cuomo aides and family friends, Joe Percoco and Todd Howe.

Cahill, a non-practicing lawyer, reiterated that his several readings of federal charges of bribery and influence peddling against Silver «do not indicate criminal acts to me.»

A source close to Cuomo said, «This is another pathetic effort by a disgraced Eliot Spitzer — a guy who admitted frequenting prostitutes when he was prosecuting pimps, and who is lucky to have escaped not one but several criminal charges, including federal money - laundering — to rehabilitate himself.»

Kaloyeros is awaiting trial on federal bid - rigging charges related to several SUNY Poly development projects across the state.

The NY Post: «Cuomo is belatedly promising reforms to state procurement processes — now that several of his close allies have been indicted on federal and state charges, including bribery and bid - rigging on facilities that SUNY nonprofits built in Albany, Buffalo and Syracuse.»

UPDATED, 5:00 p.m., May 3: Former New York state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison Tuesday, after his conviction on federal corruption charges related to his dealings with several prominent real estate figures.

Kaloyeros is facing state and federal charges related to a wide - ranging bribery and bid - rigging scheme involving several SUNY Poly development projects upstate.

Cuomo also faces potential embarrassment in the upcoming trials of several of his former associates, including his former top aide, on federal corruption charges including bribery and bid - rigging.

He's been indicted for several tax counts and misapplication of federal funds, as well as further conspiracy to commit theft and embezzlement charges.

Sheldon Silver is swarmed by media Nov. 30 as he leaves Federal Court, where he was found guilty on several corruption charges.

SUNY Poly is the innovative high - tech school formerly run by Alain Kaloyeros, who recently resigned and is facing federal and state charges related to alleged bid - rigging of several upstate development deals.

Now, seven years later, Skelos faces a federal complaint with several charges, including monetizing his office by arranging payments to him and his son through a developer who sought favorable legislation.

The following day, the federal complaint from Bharara's office charged Percoco — who is also identified as «a / k / a «HERB,» the defendant» throughout — and several upstate development executives (including the CPV executive referenced in the email) with taking part in a wide - ranging scheme to trade money for official favors.

Earlier this year, the Assembly's Democratic majority initially stuck by Speaker Sheldon Silver (D - Manhattan), who faces federal corruption charges, only to replace him after several more days of private meetings.

As many as 34 state and local officials have been convicted in New York since 2002 on charges including bribery, conspiracy, falsifying records, racketeering, fraud, extortion, federal corruption and perjury, among a mix of several other felonies and misdemeanors.

Several members of New York's congressional delegation, including Reps. Charlie Rangel, Jerrold Nadler, Gregory Meeks and Hakeem Jeffries have called on the Justice Department to investigate federal civil rights charges against Zimmerman.

With under two weeks left in the legislative session, some New York lawmakers are pressing for reform of the state's economic development contracting process, in light of a scandal that's led to federal corruption charges against several former associates of Governor Andrew Cuomo.

A new report charges that several oil and gas companies have been illegally using diesel fuel in their hydraulic fracturing operations, and then doctoring records to hide violations of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act.

Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings has agreed to testify before the House education committee about charges of mismanagement and conflict of interest in the Reading First program, in a follow - up to a contentious April 20 hearing featuring several former and current federal officials and consultants.

As a trial attorney, he handled all sorts of criminal cases in state and federal court and he has represented approximately 30 people charged with homicide, including several who have faced the death penalty.

Client pled to a single charge and initially received a 15 year Federal sentence, however counsel went back to the sentencing Judge several years later and got that sentence cut in half.

And while normal criminal offences are prosecuted by provincial crown attorneys, drug charges are prosecuted by the Federal Crown, except when specifically delegated to the province, usually in situations where individuals are charged with several other criminal code offences, and the drug charge (s) is considered as being less significant in the particular case.

In the past several years the medical profession has been the target of both Federal and State prosecutors and the threat of losing everything — not just a criminal charge which could result in only probation — but also a doctor's livelihood, is a daunting challenge.