Sentences with phrase «to commit honest services fraud»

Rechnitz pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit honest services fraud in connection with the wire fraud scheme but is cooperating as a witness for a lesser sentence, the complaint states.

Percoco, 47, of South Salem in Westchester County, was charged with two counts of extortion, and conspiracy to commit honest services fraud with Howe, Competitive Power Ventures executive Peter Galbraith Kelly, and executives Steven Aiello and Joseph Gerardi of Syracuse's COR Development.

Dean Skelos, 67, and Adam, 32, face eight counts of bribery, extortion and conspiracy to commit honest services fraud for an alleged scheme in which the elder Skelos allegedly used his office to pressure businesses into giving his son cushy no - show jobs that earned him over $ 200,000 starting in 2010.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's former top aide Joe Percoco has been found guilty on three counts of bribery and conspiracy to commit honest service fraud by a federal jury in Manhattan today.

A federal jury found Gov. Andrew Cuomo's former top aide Joe Percoco guilty on three counts of bribery and conspiracy to commit honest service fraud in a Manhattan courtroom on Tuesday.

A federal jury found Governor Andrew Cuomo's former top aide Joe Percoco guilty on three counts of bribery and conspiracy to commit honest service fraud, in a Manhattan court room on Tuesday.

To the growing annals of New York corruption trial history, enter Tuesday, March 13: the day a long - deliberating jury found Joseph Percoco guilty of conspiracy to commit honest services fraud and solicitation of bribes (he was also found not guilty of other charges).

Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, his wife, Linda, and Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto were arrested Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016, in connection with a 13 - count federal indictment on charges including conspiracy to commit bribery, bribery, conspiracy to commit honest services fraud and honest services fraud, according to sources familiar with the case.

Percoco is charged with extortion, conspiracy to commit extortion, conspiracy to commit honest services fraud and solicitation of bribes and gratuities.

Percoco, 48, who served as Cuomo's former campaign manager and deputy executive secretary, was facing six counts, but the jury found him guilty of only three: conspiracy to commit honest services fraud, conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud and solicitation of bribes and gratuities, according to POLITICO.

According to court papers, some evidence was obtained through wiretaps on cellphones used by the father and son to support charges including three counts of extortion, two counts of soliciting bribes and one count of conspiracy to commit honest services fraud.

Jurors convicted Aiello of conspiring to commit honest services fraud, cleared Gerardi of all charges and reached no verdict on Kelly.

Senator Skelos stepped down from his post as majority leader of the State Senate after his arrest on May 4; they face federal charges of extortion, bribe solicitation and conspiracy to commit honest services fraud..

Percoco was convicted of conspiracy to commit honest services fraud; conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud; and solicitation of bribes and gratuities in connection with a low - show job given to his wife by an energy company with a downstate power plant interest before the Cuomo administration.

Joseph Gerardi, a Syracuse - area development executive, was found not guilty for his role in the case while Steven Aiello, the head of that firm, Cor Development, was convicted on one count of conspiracy to commit honest services fraud.

Ultimately, Bland was charged with conspiracy to commit bribery, solicitation of bribes and gratuities, conspiracy to commit honest services fraud, honest services wire fraud, wire fraud conspiracy, travel act conspiracy.

Mangano and Venditto have been charged with conspiracy to commit bribery, bribery, conspiracy to commit honest services fraud and honest services fraud.

The jury will consider the following charges against both men: three counts of extortion under the color of official right, one count of conspiracy to commit it, one count of conspiracy to commit honest services fraud, and three counts of soliciting bribes.

The jury found Mr. Percoco guilty of two criminal counts — one of conspiracy to commit honest services fraud and one of soliciting bribes — related to the alleged CPV scheme, but could not reach consensus on Mr. Kelly's involvement.

Mr. Silver, a Democrat, was charged in January with conspiracy to commit honest services fraud, extortion and bribe solicitation.

Mr. Kruger was convicted of two counts of conspiracy to commit honest services fraud and two counts of conspiracy to commit bribery.

Joseph Percoco, Cuomo's former deputy executive secretary, was found guilty on Tuesday of conspiracy to commit honest services fraud, conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud, and solicitation of bribes and gratuities.

Percoco was found guilty of conspiracy to commit honest services fraud — taking bribes for official acts — in each scheme, and soliciting bribes from Kelly, the energy executive.

A federal jury found New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's former top aide Joe Percoco guilty on three counts of bribery and conspiracy to commit honest service fraud, in a Manhattan courtroom on Tuesday.

On Tuesday, he was found not guilty of extortion and conspiracy to commit extortion, and he was convicted of conspiracy to commit honest services fraud, conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud, and solicitation of bribes and gratuities.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Carina Schoenberger read the five counts each defendant's facing: conspiracy to commit honest services fraud, two counts of payment of bribes and gratuities, wire fraud conspiracy, and making false statements to federal officers.

A federal jury found Governor Andrew Cuomo's former top aide Joe Percoco guilty on three counts of bribery and conspiracy to commit honest service fraud, in Manhattan courtroom on Tuesday.

Cor Development Co. executive Steven Aiello was found guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit honest services fraud.

Conspiracy to commit honest services fraud: They're accused of conspiring with Joseph Percoco to deprive the public of its «intangible right» to Percoco's honest service as then - executive deputy secretary to Gov. Andrew Cuomo from 2012 through 2015.

And it didn't take long for federal prosecutors to charge the Democrat with bribery, conspiracy to commit honest services fraud and extortion.

Gerardi was acquitted while his business partner Steven Aiello was convicted of conspiring to commit honest services fraud.

Chambers was convicted of bribery, honest services fraud, conspiracy to commit bribery and conspiracy to commit honest services fraud, according to this press release.