Sentences with phrase «with state business»

The criminal complaint alleges Silver received kickbacks after using his powerful state government position to get clients with state business for two different law firms he was tied to.

In a split verdict, Percoco was convicted of soliciting and accepting more than $ 300,000 in bribes from executives working for two companies with state business, but not guilty of extortion and conspiracy to commit extortion.

The chamber cooperated with the state Business Council on three of the seven ads in its campaign, but they weren't on the air long, and came fairly early in the election cycle at a time when few voters were actually paying attention.

For six weeks, jurors had mostly been listening to evidence the government presented to prove its claim that Percoco, a longtime confidante and top aide to New York's Democratic governor, had accepted more than $ 300,000 in bribes from the businessmen who needed his help with state business.

In a flurry of notes that arrived in a federal courtroom in Manhattan, jurors painted a bleak picture of their hopes for a verdict on whether the ex-aide, Joseph Percoco, was guilty of taking more than $ 300,000 in bribes from executives with state business.

The governor has previously rejected the notion that his book deal had anything to do with state business, saying book income is «an exception» because «I'm not allowed to represent anyone or any business matter.»

I will not reply to any emails dealing with state business on this account.»

Republican Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos is quite pleased with the state Business Council's flattering ratings of his GOP majority in their voter guide released widely this morning.

Prior to the IBTimes report, Cuomo challenged reporters to show how his book contract accepting cash from News Corp. presented a conflict with state business that he oversees.

Donations that overlap with state business, of course, are a fixture of New York politics.

Astorino, appearing on Albany radio, said Lee's financial investments are worth reviewing to see if there are any conflicts of interest with state business.

Meeting with the state Business Council last fall, Cuomo said he wanted to use some of the state's $ 5 billion windfall surplus from financial settlements to encourage local governments to share and consolidate services.

The Daily News reported Saturday that it was believed that Percoco earned more than $ 100,000 in consulting fees from entities with state business while he took time off the state payroll to serve as Cuomo's re-election campaign manager.

Still, those close to Cuomo fumed that even if it was legal, he still put the governor at risk politically by representing clients with state business during the campaign.

Percoco, who is accused of accepting more than $ 300,000 in bribes to help three businessmen with state business, has pleaded not guilty and has said he acted legally.

«Although there will still be significant gaps in the available information about the outside activities of lawmakers and other officials, this database will ensure that going forward the public, the media, and policymakers will be better able to discern whether an officeholder or their business partners are representing clients with state business before state agencies, an important part of the overall picture.»

Nevada requires that corporations file an initial list of officers, directors, and their registered agent with their state business license application.

Mr. Cuomo's planned legislation would require any companies with state business to disclose the number of sexual harassment cases they had faced each year, and would bar employers from forcing their employees into private arbitration.

Some legislators argue these kinds of connections are completely justifiable if they're walled off from other firm clients with state business.

Percoco's actions, taking bribes in exchange for using his influence to benefit executives with state business, benefited him personally, rather than the governor, Harrison noted.

A Silver spokesman says he handles personal injury cases and his work has nothing to do with state business, but critics have long noted that tort - reform measures that might impact the firm's business have a tendency to die in the Assembly.

Last fall, NFIB teamed up with the state Business Council and Unshackle Upstate for an unprecedented joint effort to maximize resources on behalf of candidates the trio deemed supportive of its pro-business agenda.

Even before he allegedly pressured Howe to help him find a «low - show» job for his wife, Percoco — at one point one of Cuomo's closest aides — «quite frequently» helped Howe's clients with their state business, Howe said.

The complaint unsealed today describes an alleged bribery scheme in which Percoco, the former executive deputy secretary to Cuomo, solicited more than $ 300,000 from two companies in return for helping them with state business.

At 8 a.m., New York Federal Reserve President William Dudley will hold a «fireside chat» with the state Business Council, Fort Orange Club, 110 Washington Avenue, Albany.

In a culture in which it can almost seem eccentric not to be «of counsel» to a major law firm that represents clients with state business, say, or to have a beef with the practice of steering pork, tax breaks or other public benefit to political donors, this sets significant precedent.

Dean Skelos, 67, and Adam, 33, both of Rockville Centre, are accused of conspiring to shake down companies with state business to get them to hire Adam and pay him $ 300,000 in pay and benefits.

He was convicted of soliciting and accepting more than $ 300,000 in bribes from executives working for two companies with state business.

UPDATE: In a statement, Cuomo spokeswoman Melissa DeRosa said simply disclosing clients with state business was not acceptable to the governor.

Under a 2011 law, clients with state business must report financial relationships with policymakers, but the onus of disclosure is on the business entity — not the legislator.

Percoco was accused of accepting more than $ 300,000 in bribes from two companies with state business, the New York Times reported.

Joseph Percoco, a former Cuomo aide, solicited more than $ 300,000 from two companies in exchange for helping them with state business.

By prosecutors» account, one of the women regularly lobbied Silver on behalf of clients with state business, and witnesses reported she seemed to have «special access» to the State Assembly speaker.