Sentences with phrase «watched federal corruption trial»
A federal prosecutor said Sen. Dean Skelos «abused his power» to «line the pockets» of his son Adam as opening statements began Tuesday in the closely watched federal corruption trial of the once - powerful former Republican majority leader in Albany.
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Observers will be watching to see how well he raises campaign cash, and also how he manages candidate recruitment — especially at a time when he has a number of aging members and two — including his predecessor, Dean Skelos; and his deputy majority leader, Tom Libous; facing federal corruption trials that could result in their abrupt ouster from office.
A federal prosecutor said former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos «abused his power» to «line the pockets» of his grown son Adam as opening statements began today in the closely watched corruption trial in federal court in Manhattan.
Rechnitz later testified under oath in the federal corruption trial of disgraced NYC corrections union boss Norman Seabrook to a history of quid - pro-quo with Astorino, most notably helping Astorino obtain a $ 10,000 Rolex Submariner watch, which was later confiscated by federal investigators.