Sentences with phrase «under federal indictment»

The former governor of Virginia, Bob McDonnell, now under federal indictment for corruption, listed the phrase on his campaign website.

YOU ARE TREATED LIKE A CRIMINAL UNDER FEDERAL INDICTMENT... The bait and switch of Avant is another story.

Grimm, a former FBI agent, was elected last November to a third term even though he was under federal indictment at the time.

Both the Senate and Assembly have leaders under federal indictment.

You'll recall that Democrats, particularly those in Washington, D.C., thought they had a pretty good shot at unseating Grimm, who is under federal indictment and who had garnered a truckload of bad press.

In the wake of the allegations, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone called for Spota's resignation, saying the man «who decides who goes to jail» can't perform his duties while under federal indictment.

Unlike his three predecessor resignees, however, Republican Michael Grimm appears to remain quite popular in the district, having won reelection overwhelmingly this past November while under federal indictment.

With the leader hailing from Long Island, the prevailing upstate - downstate dynamic remains intact, with Senator Tom Libous of Binghamton keeping the position of deputy leader despite also being under federal indictment.

Top Republicans, mindful of the hazards of relying on several octogenarians and a person under federal indictment to keep their razor - thin control, seems happy to have him.

The Senate Republicans have a Deputy Leader serving under federal indictment, senators fleeing under the cloud of federal investigation and extremist right wing candidates who oppose.

«The person holding the awesome power to decide whether people go to jail or not can not effectively serve under federal indictment for corruption,» Bellone said in a statement.

Corruption in Albany has affected both Republican and Democratic law makers, with aides to the governor currently under federal indictment for a pay to play scheme.

«Early on, this race looked like it was going to be one of the closest in the state, a former Democratic City Council member taking on an embattled incumbent Republican under federal indictment in a district that is, at least by enrollment, dominated by Democrats,» Siena College pollster Steven Greenberg said in a statement.

Gentile has a plausible chance of victory, but the scope of his challenge is evident in the 2014 victory of Republican Michael Grimm who was reelected while under federal indictment.

Grimm defeated Democratic incumbent Rep. Michael McMahon — now the borough's district attorney — in the Tea Party wave of 2010 and easily won re-election in 2014 while under federal indictment in the tax case, claiming his innocence and charging he was the victim of a politically motivated prosecution.

Company founder and former CEO Louis P. Ciminelli is under federal indictment, along with two of his executives, for alleged bid - rigging and bribery in a public corruption case that stemmed from the state's Buffalo Billion project at RiverBend.

Despite being under federal indictment, Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and his wife, Linda, are not avoiding the public spotlight.

With Sen. Tom Libous under federal indictment on a charge of lying to the FBI, Democrats believe they have a chance of snagging the Southern Tier Senate seat from the Republican column.

«This is funny coming from the conference who blocked any chance at passing real ethics reforms, had members leave the Senate facing corruption investigations and has their Deputy under federal indictment,» he said.

«The Senate Republicans have a Deputy Leader serving under federal indictment, a Campaign Committee Chair who was accused of double dipping the STAR rebate program and candidates like Richard Funke who oppose the protections provided by Roe v Wade.»

Orange County Assemblyman Bill Larkin easily defeats one - term incumbent Arthur Gray who, in 1988, defeated a long time Republican who was under federal indictment.

But Brooklyn Assemblyman William Boyland Jr., who is under a federal indictment alleging corruption for a second time, eked out a victory, at just 37 %, because the field contained eight challengers.

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«To have Staten Island's congressman under federal indictment has been a black mark on this borough and has made it the laughingstock of the nation.

Charles Lavine, at a news conference in Mineola on Monday, May 8, 2017, announced legislation that would prohibit elected officials or political candidates under federal indictment from using campaign funds to pay their legal expenses.

This the same company whose owner is under Federal indictment for defrauding local and federal taxpayers of money spent on alleged fraudulent repairs made to Rockland County BOCES School buses.

Mainline Democrats currently hold 24 seats in the Senate, but two of their members, Malcolm Smith and John Sampson, were both, until recently, under federal indictment, and were not allowed to conference with the rest of the Democrats.

Departing County Executive Edward Mangano is under federal indictment on corruption charges in dealings with a vendor.

But in Brooklyn, incumbent state Sen. John Sampson, under federal indictment for allegedly embezzling more than $ 400,000 in foreclosure funds, defeated Mayor Bill de-Blasio-backed candidate Dell Smitherman.

Grimm, a former Marine and FBI agent, is under federal indictment, accused of evading taxes by hiding more than $ 1 million in sales and wages while running a small Manhattan restaurant.

Don't the Republicans already have one Senator (Ortt) under Federal indictment for the same thing?

The Bronx Democrat is under federal indictment for allegedly embezzling money from the Soundview Health Network, which he founded.

Not exact matches

Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, who is under federal criminal indictment, has repeatedly refused to say whether he will seek a third term this fall.

The nudging is subtle: Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos is under investigation by federal prosecutors, while the GOP's deputy majority leader, Tom Libous, is under indictment for lying to the FBI.

By the end of today, the three biggest recipients of state economic development building contracts, plus the governor's Upstate nano - tech czar and SUNY Poly President, and one of the governor's closest aides will all be under federal or state indictment in a sprawling bribery and bid rigging scandal that involves close to $ 2B in state -LSB-...]

By the end of today, the three biggest recipients of state economic development building contracts, plus the governor's Upstate nano - tech czar and SUNY Poly President, and one of the governor's closest aides will all be under federal or state indictment in a sprawling bribery and bid rigging scandal that involves close to $ 2B in state funds.

«Kevin Schuler is a good man, but he's not the first person to plead guilty under the pressure of a federal criminal indictment,» Paul Shechtman, an attorney for Louis Ciminelli, said in a statement.

Liu's campaign has been under federal investigation, leading to the indictments of a top fundraiser and his campaign treasurer on charges they tried to use straw donors to skirt campaign finance rules.

Menendez, who has been under indictment for 2 1/2 years, raised $ 2.58 million for his Senate campaign from January through September, according to federal campaign finance filings.

Suffolk voters are smarter than the politicians, they are sick of cross-endorsements that gave us Spota under indictment, politics in law enforcement, Bellone's hand - picked Chief Burke in federal prison, and now they want to buy the DA's race,» Perini said.

Mr. Recchia challenged two - term Republican Congressman Michael Grimm, who was under a 20 - count federal indictment for tax fraud.

Indictments could be imminent as a federal grand jury meets this week in an ongoing probe of the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office under former prosecutor Charles Hynes, a source told The New York Post.

State and federal investigators last week seized papers, a laptop and cell phones belonging to Frances Libous, a vice chair of the Workers Compensation Board and the wife of Sen. Tom Libous, who is under indictment, two people familiar with the raid said.

A statement from Louis Ciminelli's attorney Paul Shechtman: «Kevin Schuler is a good man, but he's not the first person to plead guilty under the pressure of a federal criminal indictment.

Nassau's procurement system has been under scrutiny since a federal indictment this spring of state Sen. Dean Skelos (R - Rockville Centre) who is accused of improperly influencing a $ 12 million storm - water treatment contract that the county awarded to a company that employed his son, Adam.

Incumbents of both parties were re-elected last year while under active federal indictment.

Criminal charges against a sitting district attorney are rare, but Spota and his office have been under scrutiny for years, and the indictment was the latest turn in a federal investigation that has transfixed Long Island and led to the downfall of the county police chief, James Burke.

Brooklyn Assemblyman William Boyland Jr., already under indictment on federal bribery charges, is now being investigated by Albany County DA David Soares and state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli for allegedly claiming taxpayer - funded reimbursement of bogus expenses.

As expected former state Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno's attorneys have filed an appeal of his January 2009 indictment on federal corruption charges, arguing in part that the theft of honest services statute under which he was convicted has been invalidated by the US Supreme Court.

Gov. Cuomo raised eyebrows last week among even some close to him when he appeared at an event on Long Island with lame - duck Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, a Republican who is under indictment on federal corruption charges.