Sentences with phrase «state economic development contracts»

Today's sweeping indictments by federal and state prosecutors resoundingly confirm that the state's use of non-profits and SUNY to award billions in state economic development contracts has created huge and systemic opportunities for corruption.

He points out that just a month ago, nine people — including a former top aide to Cuomo and the head of a key State University division — were charged with rigging over $ 750 million of state economic development contracts for personal gain.

Part of the charges, which prompted the resignation of SUNY Polytechnic Institute president Alain Kaloyeros, involve large state economic development contracts in the Buffalo and Syracuse areas that prosecutors say were secretly steered to Cuomo campaign donors.

Cuomo is opposed to the measure in the Legislature wold restore power to DiNapoli's office to review major state economic development contracts, a bill proposed after his former close aide Joe Percoco was arrested and charged in a bribery and bid rigging case.

A second trial, centering on alleged bid - rigging of state economic development contracts by the Syracuse executives, former SUNY Polytechnic Institute president Alain Kaloyeros, and real - estate executives from Buffalo, is scheduled for June.

Coverage of the probe has centered around payments to Percoco from firms with lucrative state economic development contracts.

In the wake of the latest public corruption scandal, Cuomo said his State of the State message next January will include a reform package that will provide more checks and balances when it comes to awarding state economic development contracts.

Close to $ 2 Billion in public funds in play Today's sweeping indictments by federal and state prosecutors resoundingly confirm that the state's use of non-profits and SUNY to award billions in state economic development contracts has created huge and systemic opportunities for corruption.

New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli says his office needs better oversight of state economic development contracts, in light of a corruption scandal that has led to criminal charges against Governor Cuomo's former top aide, other Cuomo Administration associates and two major upstate developers.

Comptroller Tom DiNapoli was taken out of the review process for some state economic development contracts in a state law passed in 2011, and since then, a former top aide to Cuomo and a former key State University official, along with seven others, have been charged with bribery and bid - rigging, among other crimes.

(June 22, 2017, Albany) A coalition of prominent government watchdog groups say Governor Cuomo, Senate Leader Flanagan and Speaker Heastie have completely failed to address the huge problems revealed by last year's alleged rigging of $ 800m in state economic development contracts and that... (read more)

(June 22, 2017, Albany) A coalition of prominent government watchdog groups say Governor Cuomo, Senate Leader Flanagan and Speaker Heastie have completely failed to address the huge problems revealed by last year's alleged rigging of $ 800m in state economic development contracts and that billions of state funds remain at risk for bid rigging and pay to play.

State and federal prosecutors say $ 800m in state economic development contracts were rigged.

In January and June of 2018, nine of the governor's top aides and campaign contributors will go on trial for allegedly rigging over a billion dollars in state economic development contracts.

The New York State Comptroller, Tom DiNapoli says his office needs better oversight of state economic development contracts, in light of a corruption scandal that's led to criminal charges against Governor Cuomo's former top aide, other Cuomo Administration associates and two major upstate developers.

Comptroller Tom DiNapoli was taken out of the review process for some state economic development contracts in a state law passed in 2011, and since then a former top aide to Governor Cuomo and a former key State University official, along with seven others, have been charged with bribery and bid rigging, among other crimes.