Sentences with phrase «today in a bribery scheme»
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A jury today found ex-Queens Councilman Dan Halloran guilty on all five counts of the corruption charges he faced stemming in part from his role in a bribery scheme to sell the GOP line in the 2013 NYC mayoral primary.
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Joe Percoco, once among the most powerful New York political figures, appeared in federal court today to face criminal charges stemming from a pair of alleged bribery schemes.
Joseph Percoco, who served as the insider among insiders to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, was convicted today of three felony counts for his role in a bribery scheme in which corporate interests got special attention before Cuomo's administration in return for more a steady flow of bribe money paid into Percoco's personal bank account.
Jimmy Meng — a former assemblyman who became the first Asian - American to be elected to the New York state Legislature — was sentenced today to one month in jail and fined $ 30,000 for masterminding a bribery scheme.
Federal authorities plan to unseal charges against Joe Percoco, a former top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, as early as today in connection with an alleged bribery and kickback scheme involving the governor's signature economic - development program, according to people familiar with the matter.
Oil giants Shell and Eni knowingly participated in a vast bribery scheme for one of Africa's most valuable oil blocks which deprived Nigeria and its people of $ 1.1 billion, an exposé by Global Witness and Finance Uncovered reveals today.