Sentences with phrase «tried on corruption»

Assemblyman Sheldon Silver arriving on Monday at Federal District Court in Manhattan, where he is being tried on corruption charges.

The press conference, held in the shadows of a federal courthouse where one of New York's most powerful politicians is being tried on corruption charges, came as other recent developments also shine a bright light on the state's insufficient handling of ethics and corruption.

To recap: Silver was tried on corruption charges and found guilty in November 2015.

A former top Cuomo aide will be tried on corruption charges later this month.

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said there's no appetite in the Legislature to prohibit lawmakers from having outside jobs even as the body's former leaders are being tried on corruption charges related to private - sector income and their public - sector work.

A former top aide to Governor Andrew Cuomo had to appear in federal court Thursday as he prepares to be tried on corruption charges, but all of the drama occurred outside of the courtroom.

ALBANY - Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said Tuesday that there's no appetite in the Legislature to prohibit lawmakers from having outside jobs even as the body's former leaders are being tried on corruption charges related to private - sector income and their public - sector work.

Not exact matches

Among the dozens of protest causes were transportation costs; Native Indian rights; government spending on the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics; corruption in state and local governments; and a bill in the Brazilian congress that would authorize psychologists to try and «cure» homosexuals.

Ottawa has been trying to get tougher on companies involved in corruption after being rebuked for years on the international stage for its perceived failure to take the matter seriously.

David Brooks on THE NEW HOUR gave him the ridiculous advice of trying to taint Rick wtih corruption, of portraying him as just another Delay.

They were just now trying to be more fully Jewish by turning away from the corruption that had come upon Judaism of that day, and were turning toward a Judaism which accepted and believed that the Messiah had come in Jesus Christ, and the new order of God's Kingdom had arrived on earth.

The Democrats went on to lose control of the chamber to the Republicans, and now they're in the crosshairs yet again after their former Finance Committee chairman, Sen. Carl Kruger, has been hit with federal corruption charges in a complaint that makes it clear he tried hard to influence key members of the conference — including «Senate Leader No. 1» — whoever that might be.

«It is a system that has feed on corruption and it affects all aspects of governance, so trying to deal with it is certainly not a walk in the park.

During Sheldon Silver's federal corruption trial, defense attorneys have now tried at least twice to suggest heavy handed tactics on the part of prosecutors to cajole witnesses into cooperating with their case.

Note: I tried other datasets than CPI but seems most (e.g. Defence corruption risk index) exclude Israel, either specifically or because they focus on OECD.

Disgraced former Downtown power broker Sheldon Silver endured his first day back in court on Monday, as prosecutors try to convince a second jury of the former Assembly Speaker's quid - pro-quo corruption scheme after a prior conviction was thrown out on appeal.

Lerner says New York state government has had «corruption scandal after corruption scandal» and elected officials should not try to interfere in the process, and «try to put their thumb on the scale.»

Lerner said New York state government has had «corruption scandal after corruption scandal,» and elected officials should not try to interfere in the process and «try to put their thumb on the scale.»

In Queens, state Sen. Malcolm Smith, about to face retrial on corruption charges for allegedly trying to rig the New York City mayor's race, was soundly defeated by former City Councilman Leroy Comrie.

New York Times Investigation Sheds Light on Moreland Commission's Operations According to an extensive investigation by the New York Times, the office of Governor Cuomo allegedly tried to control the operations of the Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption, by steering its investigations away from groups that were politically connected to the governor.

Democrats say a Martins congressional candidacy could create concerns among GOP officials who are trying to hang onto a narrow State Senate majority, following the conviction of former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos (R - Rockville Centre) on federal corruption charges.

As for Teachout herself, she is still on a statewide tour promoting her new book, «Corruption in America», and simultaneously trying to help the Senate Democrats» in their quest to re-take the majority.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Onondaga County District Attorney Bill Fitzpatrick released a statement this morning about reports that Gov. Andrew Cuomo tried to tried to steer the special Moreland commission on corruption away from investigating people with ties to his administration.

(There was no grade inflation — the top - ranking state, Alaska, only got a C.) Earlier that year, FiveThirtyEight relied on three different studies to try to rank states» public corruption; New York ranked within the top third — that is, the most corrupt third — of all states on all metrics.

State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, commenting on the controversial Moreland Commission on anti corruption, which is now under federal investigation, says his opponent is wrongly trying to score «cheap political points» by pressing the issue.

Both the leader of the Senate and the Assembly have been arrested, tried and convicted in the past year, on major corruption charges, and the U.S. Attorney may still be investigating others.

McDonnell had been convicted on corruption charges for secretly accepting more than $ 175,000 in gifts and loans from a local businessman who was trying to garner political favors.

Singh also pleaded guilty to bribing Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto, who are scheduled to be tried on federal corruption charges.

The Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse in lower Manhattan, where Joe Percoco, former aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, is being tried on federal corruption charges.

So how likely is it that significant new money will arrive as top - echelon Cuomo personnel are tried on development - related corruption charges?

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 month after former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's conviction on corruption charges, Assembly Republicans on Tuesday tried a parliamentary maneuver to weaken Albany's rules that assure absolute control by the Democratic majority party over legislation.

Attorney Steven Cohen suggested Cuomo had his eye on the West Seneca property and even tried to connect the issue to the recent corruption trial of former aide Joe Percoco and Syracuse developer Steve Aiello.

Senate Republicans on Tuesday will try to return to a semblance on normalcy, a day after their majority leader surrendered to federal authorities on corruption charges alongside his son.

«To be clear, we all want comprehensive campaign finance reform with public financing at the core and we feel public financing is the real game changer, but we're hearing a lot of myths around public financing in particular and trying to connect that to corruption in a bad way as opposed it to being a solution so we wanted to focus on that today,» he said.

In her opening statements at the corruption trial of Sen. Dean Skelos and his son, Adam, prosecutor Tatiana Martins said Skelos started trying to cash in on his role as Senate majority leader even before he officially had the job — and continued brazenly «strong - arming» companies to make payments to his family after he formally got the gig.

[73] The Senator was later arrested, tried, and convicted on several counts of Federal corruption charges.

Prosecutors want to present evidence of Smith's alleged payoffs at his upcoming corruption trial, where he's accused of trying to bribe city Republican leaders to get on the GOP line for mayor last year.

They pointed to the impending glut of corruption cases that former New York officials will appear in during the next six months — two of Cuomo's former top aides will be tried, former legislative leaders Dean Skelos and Sheldon Silver will each reappear in a courthouse after their prior convictions were overturned on technicalities, and former state Sen. George Maziarz stands accused of hiding the destination of his campaign funds several years ago.

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Preet Bharara, the U.S. attorney in Manhattan who recently secured the convictions of two top New York lawmakers, on Wednesday said the blame for corruption lies not only with bad actors but also with the «good people» who don't try to stop it.

The Senate Republicans are continuing to try to capitalize on the explosive IG's report on AEG, launching a new Website — givebackthedirtymoney.com — designed to provide updates on what they've dubbed the «cash - for - casinos corruption scandal.»

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — Federal prosecutors have tried and tried again to take on public corruption in New York, going after several of the state's most powerful politicians and power brokers.

Joe Percoco was arrested on federal corruption and bribery charges in connection with two companies that were trying to do business with the state.

Last year the legislative leaders in both houses were tried and convicted on federal corruption charges.

The Democrats, meanwhile, are trying to tie GOP candidate Chris McGrath to Skelos, whose seat became vacant after he was convicted in December on federal corruption charges.

«The GOP majority is trying to sell the public on a bill that deals with corruption after the fact,» Abrahams said.

Martins is running a desperate campaign to try to distract from his history of looking the other way on corruption, having defended his mentor Dean Skelos even after he was arrested on federal charges.»

This is the second time he will be tried on federal corruption charges.

«I'm trying to change the culture of corruption in Albany,» Friedrich said during an interview at his campaign headquarters on Union Turnpike in Glen Oaks.

Cox also accused the governor of trying to send a message to Vance at at time when the Republicans have formally called on the prosecutor to investigate the Cuomo administration for corruption after it was revealed in a federal trial that Joseph Percoco, a former top aide to the governor, continued to use his government office after leaving the state payroll to run Cuomo's 2014 re-eelction campaign, which would violate state law.