Sentences with phrase «straw donations»

The felony complaint filed last Friday alleges that while running for city council Alvarez accepted straw donations orchestrated by George Gonzalez and Anna Mendez, who were arraigned for their roles in the false filings on a separate felony complaint back on January 10, 2018.

A Queens construction magnate made straw donations through his employees to NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio and other candidates during the 2013 election in order to gain influence with them, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office said.

DNAinfo reported last week that federal investigators were scrutinizing de Blasio's campaign for straw donations.

Singh said he again suggested he would use straw donation — which typically entails contributing in a person's name, then reimbursing them in order to skirt campaign finance limits set by law — when de Blasio asked for help with a state senatorial campaign.

Legal experts told the Observer that state and federal regulations barring straw donations — that is, where an individual gives money to another person expressly so the recipient will give it to a political campaign, often in order to circumvent contribution limits — do not make any special allowances for family members.

De Blasio has adamantly denied Singh's bribery allegations and a spokesman last week denied Singh's testimony about Hizzoner allegedly encouraging straw donations.

The other three were Paul Adler, a former Rockland County politico who pleaded guilty to felony fraud and bribery in 2002; James Capalino, the lobbyist who tried to get a deed restriction lifted on a nonprofit nursing home on the Lower East Side; and Sant Singh Chatwal, a hotelier who pleaded guilty in 2014 to federal campaign finance donations for making straw donations.

Singh also testified that de Blasio encouraged him to make illegal «straw donations» to de Blasio and his political pals.

In addition to accepting and falsely submitting the straw donations, Alvarez allegedly stole at least $ 4,500 in public matching funds as a result of the straw donations submitted to the NYCCFB; the straw donations were all made at a level that would qualify toward Alvarez's receipt of public matching funds.

Felony Complaint Alleges that Alvarez Knowingly Accepted Straw Donations; Stole at Least $ 4,500 in NYC Public Matching Funds

Last month, AG Schneiderman and Comptroller DiNapoli announced the arrest of former Bronx city council candidate Albert Alvarez for allegedly accepting straw donations and stealing at least $ 4,500 in New York City Campaign Finance Board public matching funds during his unsuccessful 2013 run for Council.

Last week, Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced the arrest of former New York City Council candidate Albert Alvarez for allegedly accepting straw donations and stealing thousands of dollars in New York City public matching funds during Alvarez's unsuccessful 2013 run for Council.

In addition to de Blasio, Singh testified that he made straw donations to former Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto, who's on trial with Mangano, and Venditto's son, former state Sen. Michael Venditto.

Ex-Council Candidate Arrested Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced the arrest of former New York City Council candidate Albert Alvarez for allegedly accepting straw donations and stealing thousands of dollars in New York City public -LSB-...]

Singh's Tuesday testimony came after he earlier told jurors last week that de Blasio had encouraged him to make straw donations to political cronies, including US Rep. Yvette Clarke (D - Brooklyn), who on Monday said she would donate $ 2,000 she got from Singh in 2012 to charity.

«Straw donations are illegal.

In exchange, Halloran is alleged to have received «straw donations» to his failed congressional campaign last year.

Felony Complaint Alleges that Alvarez Knowingly Accepted Straw Donations; Stole at Least $ 4,500 in NYC Public Matching Funds Last week, Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced the arrest of former New York City Council -LSB-...]