Posts tagged Preet Bharara

The Trump administration fired U.S. attorney Preet Bharara, after he refused to step down as requested in a DOJ sweep of all remaining Obama-era attorneys.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has asked for the resignations of all remaining U.S. attorneys appointed by former President Barack Obama. A U.S. attorney is the …

Charges relating to a pay-to-play scheme involving state pension plans were announced by U.S. Attorney General Preet Bharara.

Joint investigations of Clinton Foundation activities are most likely underway in Little Rock, Arkansas, Washington, D.C. and New York.

Preet Bharara, dubbed ‘The Showman’, has racked up an impressive number of corruption convictions, and is now focused on the Clinton Foundation.

A stunning new report indicates that a pair of Cuomo administration associates had their homes raided by FBI agents in a federal corruption probe.

A little over a year after his arrest on multiple corruption charges, former Assembly Speaker and one of the famed ‘three men in a room’ …

In a late Friday evening news dump, Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office admitted that former top aide Joseph Percoco and other contractors working closely with his …

State Senate leader Dean Skelos and his son were convicted by a Manhattan Federal Court jury on all eight counts of bribery, extortion and conspiracy earlier this …

Following a month-long criminal trial, and 10 months after his arrest on multiple corruption charges, former Assembly Speaker and one of the famed ‘three men …

It has long been presumed that a federal corruption probe that has brought down several prominent lawmakers on both sides of the aisle in New …

New York Post columnist Fred Dicker claims the latest indictment handed down by U.S. attorney, Preet Bharara, shows that the corruption investigations in New York …

John Flanagan, the Long Island liberal Republican who is being openly forced on the GOP as a replacement for the recently arrested Dean Skelos (R), and …

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara responded to Democrat Sheldon Silver’s allegations that he orchestrated a media firestorm surrounding his arrest by implying it could have been …

The federal prosecutor that has turned New York politics on its ear claims that an “unfortunate percentage” of politicians in the Empire State are corrupt. …

After former Speaker Sheldon Silver (D-NY) was forced to step down due to his arrest on federal corruption charges, the New York State Assembly held a …

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D-NY) is expected to be arrested on corruption charges at some point today, according to a report from the New York …

Federal authorities are investigating Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D-NY) over payments he received from a “law firm that seeks real estate tax reductions for commercial and …

Last week we reported on a letter that was sent out to over a million Democrat voters that not only shames party members into voting, but includes veiled …

With a Democrat primary challenge from Zephyr Teachout looming, the New York Times decided to withhold endorsement for Governor Cuomo, saying he ‘failed to clean …

An Associated Press article examining the likelihood of Governor Cuomo or those in his administration facing criminal charges in the Moreland scandal, includes a noteworthy …

The Republican National Committee (RNC) has jumped into Governor Cuomo’s Moreland scandal, blasting he and commission co-chair Kathleen Rice in a statement, while New Jersey …

A day after being criticized for a lack of coverage into the Governor Andrew Cuomo ethics scandal, CNN has checked in with a report involving …

The coordinated defense of Governor Cuomo’s actions during the Moreland scandal were so detailed, that an aide to the governor is said to have personally …

It would appear that while Governor Cuomo laughed at the suggestion that his administration broke laws in their handling of the Moreland scandal, he clearly knew …

Did it take Governor Cuomo five days to respond to a bombshell report that he had tampered with an ethics committee because he was coordinating …

The New York Times has unearthed several sources who have corroborated stories of Governor Cuomo’s office interfered with the Moreland Commission, an ethics panel set up …

A former member of Governor Cuomo’s anti-corruption panel claims that there are anywhere between 10 and 12 potentially criminal cases against lawmakers in New York …

In response to ballooning concerns that Governor Cuomo and his administration interfered with a state anti-corruption commission, NYS Republican Chairman Ed Cox has called for …

What is the takeaway lesson from the Moreland Commission debacle?  According to the New York Times it’s that when it comes to fighting corruption in …