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Assemblyman Sheldon Silver arriving on Monday at Federal District Court in Manhattan, where he is being tried on corruption charges.
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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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
[73] The Senator was later arrested, tried, and convicted on several counts of Federal corruption charges.
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.
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.
Despite serving prison time on federal corruption charges and getting booted from office, former state Sen. Hiram Monserrate is trying to get back into politics.
But White Plains federal Judge Kenneth Karas said such evidence would confuse the jury because, if true, it's a «completely different scheme» than for what Smith will be on trial beginning Jan. 5 when he faces corruption charges for allegedly trying to buy his way onto the Republican line for mayor last year.
Kaloyeros, along with executives from two upstate development companies, will be tried on federal corruption charges
Kaloyeros, along with executives from two upstate development companies, will be tried on federal corruption charges no earlier than May 15, 2018.
He was appointed to the seat last December by Blagojevich, who was later impeached, removed from office and arrested on federal corruption charges alleging that he tried to sell Obama's seat to the highest bidder.
Rod Blagojevich, who had been arrested on federal corruption charges for allegedly trying to sell Obama's seat to the highest bidder.
The Senate Republicans will try to make it through June with Skelos at the helm, but whether they will continue to back their Long Island leader if he's formally indicted on corruption charges is another matter entirely.