Sentences with phrase «witness in the federal corruption case»

Singh, taking the stand for the first time as the government's star witness in its federal corruption case against Mangano, retraced the arc of his life and career to the jury in the Central Islip courtroom.

A key prosecution witness in a federal corruption case against a former top aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo testified Wednesday to his own yearslong criminal résumé that included fraud, embezzlement and lawsuits involving friends, family, his lawyers, a gym, a tutor and even a dog walker.

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The $ 7,500 per month, filtered through a secret account from a lobbyist who pleaded guilty and is the chief witness in a massive federal corruption case, helped keep «Herb,» Joseph Percoco — Cuomo's in - house confidante, enforcer and successful 2010 campaign manager — up to date with the mortgage of his $ 800,000 South Salem, N.Y. home, federal investigators say.

Federal prosecutors, bent on telling a story of public corruption, used cherry - picked evidence, untrustworthy witnesses and innuendo to build a case against former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son, Adam, lawyers for the men said in closing arguments yesterday.

The alleged arrangement, which has become the heart of the corruption case against Mr. Silver, came into focus at his trial on Wednesday, as Dr. Robert N. Taub of Columbia University testified in federal court in Manhattan as a government witness.

From their opening statements, federal prosecutors made clear that their key witness in a major public corruption case, Todd R. Howe, might have credibility issues.