Sentences with phrase «state charges alleging»

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LONDON — An alleged supporter of the Islamic State group charged with sharing information about Prince George on social media has denied committing terrorism offenses.

The Texas State Securities Board filed an emergency cease and desist against a cryptocurrency and weed investment platform on alleged fraud charges.

Egyptian authorities have charged seven Coptic Christians living in the United States and a Florida pastor with insulting Islam and inciting sectarian strife for their alleged links to an online video that has enraged much of the Muslim world.

Federal authorities released a six - count indictment charging alleged Port Authority bomber Akayed Ullah with material support for the Islamic State group, use of a weapon of mass destruction and other terrorism - related charges.

He is facing a twelve count charge over alleged corruption and misappropriation of N6.3 billion during the last leg of his tenure as governor of Plateau state.

The same day, Kaloyeros and Capital Region businessman Joe Nicolla of Columbia Development Cos. faced additional state charges related to alleged bid - rigging in the development of a $ 27 million SUNY Poly student housing project.

Former state Sen. George Maziarz is facing trial for alleged campaign - related corruption, and former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano is being prosecuted for charges of local government corruption.

EFCC, Dasuki Oppose Application A major twist has crept into the prosecution of the alleged $ 2.1 b arms fund diversion charges as former Sokoto State...

Davis» alleged shooter, Justin Walters, surrendered to other responding state troopers without incident, and has been charged with first - degree and second - degree murder.

The charges against Mubarak are gruesome: it is alleged that he ordered tortures and authorised the brutalities of the secret police, that he sent out snipers to shoot and kill innocent and unarmed protestors during the January - February revolution, and that he conducted corruption on a grand scale, taking millions from the state coffers through a dodgy deal to supply gas.

The State Police, a once highly regarded statewide agency, has been wracked by scandal over the past four years, including Troopergate, during which Spitzer was found to have used investigators to gather information on a GOP foe, and alleged efforts by Paterson's top bodyguard to persuade a Bronx woman not to file assault charges against a top gubernatorial aide.

A major twist has crept into the prosecution of the alleged $ 2.1 b arms fund diversion charges as former Sokoto State Governor, Attahiru Dalhatu Bafarawa, his son Sagir Attahiru and their family company, Dalhatu Investment Ltd have applied for a separate trial from former National Security Adviser, retired Colonel Sambo Dasuki.

A state lawmaker from Brooklyn was indicted on Tuesday on 11 counts of fraud and obstruction charges, in what federal prosecutors allege was a variety of schemes to defraud both the city of New York, the federal government and a bankruptcy proceeding.

Armsgate: Dasuki, Bafarawa, Yuguda Others Deny 19.8 bn Alleged Fraud Former National Security Adviser Colonel Sambo Dasuki, former Minister of State for Finance, Bashir Yuguda, former Governor of Sokoto State Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa and three others have denied allegations of diversions, misappropriation and breech of public trust in respect of N19.4 billion criminal charges brought against them -LSB-...]

Those corruption charges, contested by Pigeon, involved the alleged bribery of a former state judge, John A. Michalek.

Alleged Corruption: How Dariye Diverted N204m to Own Company - Witness The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has presented more evidence against a former governor of Plateau State, Joshua Dariye, who is being prosecuted on a 23 - count charge bordering on money laundering and diversion of funds, before Justice Adebukola Banjoko, of the Federal Capital Territory, -LSB-...]

Federal charges are being levied against top Cuomo aide Joseph Percoco, the influential head of the SUNY Polytechnic Institute, Alain Kaloyeros, and others for a series of alleged schemes that include fraud, bid - rigging and bribery; Kaloyeros is also facing felony corruption charges from the state.

Mr. Ulrich further said he was shocked that his colleague, Republican Councilman Dan Halloran, was charged with participating in an alleged bribery scheme to land Democratic State Sen. Malcolm Smith in the Republican primary, but was not surprised Vince Tabone, the executive vice president of the Queens GOP, was arrested as well.

ALBANY — A judge has upheld a felony coercion charge against an investment manager accused of trying to secure a major state pension contract by threatening to expose an alleged extramarital affair of state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli's chief counsel.

State bribery charges must be brought within three years of the alleged crime; federal charges must be brought within five years.

«Earlier this month, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman brought charges against State Senator Shirley Huntley, who is alleged to have steered state money toward a staffer and a family member who spent it on themseState Senator Shirley Huntley, who is alleged to have steered state money toward a staffer and a family member who spent it on themsestate money toward a staffer and a family member who spent it on themselves.

The charges come just days after state Sen. Malcolm Smith was charged in a wide - ranging corruption scam that alleges he tried to bribe his way on to the Republican ballot for mayor.

A commission spokesman said O'Connor's resignation has no bearing on their pursuit of civil charges alleging he violated state law by providing a «no - show» job to the daughter of former state Senate Majority Leader Joseph L. Bruno.

Steven Aiello and Joseph Gerardi, the two owners of COR Development, are among nine people facing charges related to an alleged pay - to - play scheme that helped them secure millions of dollars work of taxpayer - funded state contracts.

Kaloyeros, one of the state's highest paid employees, is facing federal and state charges for alleged bid - rigging and bribery.

Melaye was alleged to have jumped off a police van in Abuja while being transported to Kogi State to face criminal charges.

Last week, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara announced his office, working with the FBI, had brought charges against state Sen. Malcolm Smith (D - Hollis), City Councilman Dan Halloran (R - Whitestone) and Queens Republican Party Vice Chairman Vince Tabone, alleging they had orchestrated a plot to bribe Smith's way onto the GOP ticket in the race for mayor.

ALBANY, N.Y. — Alain Kaloyeros, the former president of SUNY Polytech pleaded not guilty to state charges connected to alleged bid - rigging schemes.

The Ekiti state government has raised an alarm over alleged plot by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami to charge Governor Ayodele Fayose's Chief of Staff, Barrister Dipo Anisulowo; House of Assembly members; Samuel Omotoso, Segun Adewumi and Gboyega Aribisogan to court for treason.

Cuomo seemed to be of two minds about Alain Kaloyeros, who is facing both state and federal charges alleging that he engaged in bid rigging on contracts worth millions of dollars of taxpayer money and has been suspended without pay from his post as president of SUNY Poly.

Since last fall, when federal and state corruption charges were brought against former SUNY Polytechnic Institute president Alain Kaloyeros — who is alleged to have steered lucrative development contracts awarded by two opaque, SUNY - affiliated nonprofits to certain preferred companies — the university's use of nonprofit affiliates has come under increasing scrutiny.

NEW YORK (AP)-- A prominent New York state senator pleaded not guilty on Monday to embezzlement and other charges alleging he brazenly tried to sabotage a federal fraud investigation of his law practice by seeking inside information from an employee of the Brooklyn U.S. attorney's office.

The three are charged in alleged bid - rigging over hundreds of millions of dollars in state contracts, specifically construction of the SolarCity plant in South Buffalo, as part of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Buffalo Billion initiative.

Twenty - nine people face federal or state charges in connection with an alleged oxycodone and heroin ring that operated in the lower Hudson Valley.

The case brought by Schneiderman alleged two political committees he ostensibly controlled — his own Senate campaign and the Niagara County Republican Committee — steered money to an ex-Maziarz staffer who left the state payroll amid charges of sexual harassment.

Shema is being charged alongside three others, Sani Hamisu Makana, Lawal Ahmad Safana and Ibrahim Lawal Dankaba before Justice Maikaita Bako of the Katsina State High Court for the alleged offences of criminal breach of trust, abuse of office and conversion of public funds to the tune of over N11billion Naira during his tenure as governor.

Espada's alleged corruption has been Albany lore for years, and he now joins a list of state politicians charged with abusing their office.

The criminal charge against Conner lists COR as the victim, stating that the alleged impersonation was conducted with the intent to harm COR's reputation.

ALBANY — Several lawmakers are calling for broad reform of the State University system's contract procurement process, following charges against SUNY Polytechnic Institute president Alain Kaloyeros for alleged bid rigging.

Justice Olarenwaju Mabekoje of the Ogun State High Court, Abeokuta, will tomorrow commence hearing on the alleged 16 - count charge on former governor of the state, OtunState High Court, Abeokuta, will tomorrow commence hearing on the alleged 16 - count charge on former governor of the state, Otunstate, Otunba...

The leader of the New York State Senate, Dean Skelos, surrendered to federal authorities Monday morning and was charged with six counts of corruption, including bribery and extortion, in connection with an alleged scheme that used his political position to enrich himself and his son.

A newly unsealed motion by the defense attorney for Republican Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano alleges his indictment on corruption charges was possibly part of a complicated plot involving former President Bill Clinton to tip the state Senate into Democratic hands.

Several state lawmakers are calling for broad reform of the State University system's contract procurement process, following charges against SUNY Polytechnic Institute president Alain Kaloyeros for alleged bid rigstate lawmakers are calling for broad reform of the State University system's contract procurement process, following charges against SUNY Polytechnic Institute president Alain Kaloyeros for alleged bid rigState University system's contract procurement process, following charges against SUNY Polytechnic Institute president Alain Kaloyeros for alleged bid rigging.

The prosecution alleged in the charges marked FHC / ABJ / CR / 48/2017, that the sum of N9.79 bn was diverted between 2012 and 2015 while Suswam was the governor of the state.

More than a year ago, the state Attorney General's office brought charges against Pigeon, alleging he exchanged a series of favors with a state Supreme Court justice.

Charging that automaker Volkswagen AG showed «total disregard for the rule of law,» state Eric Schneiderman announced that the state has filed a lawsuit against the company over its sale of cars outfitted with illegal «defeat devices» to beat emissions test and its alleged attempted cover - up of its actions.

They wrote that the charges do not allege a crime, but rather describe longstanding features of New York state government that a prosecutor finds distasteful.

In February, the scheduled trial of a former New York State Senator begins related to charges from an alleged scheme to secretly funnel campaign contributions into pockets of a staffer;

However, his intimate personal ties to Percoco, his tight control over the state university board, his past efforts to obstruct State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli's oversight of SUNY contracting and the hundreds of thousands of dollars his campaign has reaped from the parties charged have raised countless questions about his awareness of the alleged illegal dealstate university board, his past efforts to obstruct State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli's oversight of SUNY contracting and the hundreds of thousands of dollars his campaign has reaped from the parties charged have raised countless questions about his awareness of the alleged illegal dealState Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli's oversight of SUNY contracting and the hundreds of thousands of dollars his campaign has reaped from the parties charged have raised countless questions about his awareness of the alleged illegal dealings.

As the United States Attorney had indicated, in no way whatsoever was I, or any member of my staff, involved in the alleged criminal misconduct and subsequent charges filed this morning.