«The defendant tried to bribe his way onto the ballot for New York City mayor,» said Douglas B. Bloom, an assistant United States attorney, as the bribery and
wire fraud trial of Mr. Smith and two other defendants got underway before a 12 - person jury in a federal courthouse in White Plains.
Not exact matches
Mangano — who is scheduled to go on
trial, along with his spouse, Linda, and former Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto March 12 — has pleaded not guilty to federal charges of conspiracy, bribery and
wire fraud.
After pleading guilty last year to conspiracy to commit honest services
wire fraud, Rechnitz is a government witness in the bribery
trial.
Jia «Jenny» Hou, Liu's former campaign treasurer, was found guilty of attempted
wire fraud, obstructing justice and making false statements to the FBI after a two - week
trial in Manhattan federal court, while Xing Wu «Oliver» Pan was convicted of conspiring to commit
wire fraud and attempted
wire fraud last week.
Silver is scheduled to go on
trial next week on seven charges of mail
fraud,
wire fraud, money - laundering and extortion connected with what the indictment terms «monetary transactions involving criminal proceeds» of at least $ 4 million.
The Aiello and Gerardi face more charges of bribery, bid rigging,
wire fraud, and false statements to federal officers in the same
trial as Kalyeros.
At least two of the checks were cut while Walsh was on
trial for
wire fraud and theft of government funds.
Skelos and his son Adam have been accused of conspiracy, extortion,
wire fraud, and bribery, and their
trial should go to a jury in the next few weeks.
Her plea came in the midst of her
trial in U.S. District Court in Atlanta on 40 counts, including conspiracy,
wire fraud, and theft of public funds.