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Whiteman Osterman and Hanna

Editorial Churchill: The conviction of Joe Percoco isn’t funny anymore

May 13, 2023 by l

  “asta. They were obsessed with pasta. “I have no ziti,” wrote Joe Percoco, then a top aide to Andrew Cuomo. “Got to keep the ziti flowing,” countered Todd Howe, also once an aide to the former governor. “The ziti is in the oven,” Howe wrote in a different email. “Don’t burn the ziti,” he … [Read more…]

Posted in: Whiteman Osterman and Hanna Tagged: bid rigging, Buffalo Billions, corruption, editorial, Todd Howe, United States Supreme Court, Whiteman Osterman Hanna

Supreme Court Reverses Conviction Of Ex-Cuomo Aide From South Salem

May 12, 2023 by l

  “The country’s top court has reversed the wire-fraud conviction of a Northern Westchester County resident and former top aide to ousted New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has already served years of prison time for the offense. . . . The bribes that he had accepted were to benefit Competitive Power Ventures, an energy … [Read more…]

Posted in: Whiteman Osterman and Hanna Tagged: Competitive Power Ventures, Joseph Percoco, Todd Howe, United States Supreme Court, Whiteman Osterman Hanna

Top court deals blow to corruption cases

May 12, 2023 by l

  “The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously overturned the 2018 “Buffalo Billion” bid-rigging convictions of SUNY Polytechnic Institute founder Alain Kaloyeros and three upstate businessmen while also reversing the fraud-related conviction earlier that year of Joseph Percoco, the once powerful top aide to former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo. Kaloyeros, who left war-torn Lebanon and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Whiteman Osterman and Hanna Tagged: bid rigging, Buffalo Billions, Todd Howe, United States Supreme Court, Whiteman Osterman Hanna

U.S. Supreme Court tosses former Cuomo aide’s bribery conviction

May 11, 2023 by l

  “The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday overturned the bribery conviction of Joseph Percoco, an ex-aide to Democratic former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, in a ruling that further limits the ability of federal prosecutors to pursue corruption cases. The justices ruled 9-0 in favor of Joseph Percoco, Cuomo’s former executive deputy secretary who was … [Read more…]

Posted in: Whiteman Osterman and Hanna Tagged: Andrew Cuomo, bid rigging, bribery, fraud, Joseph Percoco, Louis Ciminelli, Samuel Alito, Todd Howe, Yaakov Roth

Commentary: A new environmental right will mean much for New Yorkers

December 19, 2022 by l

  “Protection of our environment, most would agree, is the defining issue of our time. Mindful of this, last year New York voters approved an amendment to our state constitution’s Bill of Rights providing that “each person shall have the right to clean air and water, and to a healthful environment.” In those 15 words … [Read more…]

Posted in: Legistlation, Whiteman Osterman and Hanna Tagged: Department of Environmental Conservation, Green Amendment, law, lawsuit, legislation, mitigation, New York State Supreme Court

Landfill tells environmental group to pull defamatory criticism from website; SLG says ‘no’

December 14, 2022 by l

  “A Manhattan attorney representing Seneca Meadows Inc. landfill has demanded that Seneca Lake Guardian, a local non-profit environmental group, remove “false and defamatory statements” about SMI from its website. SLG founders Joseph Campbell and Yvonne Taylor refused to do so and said they would not be bullied into silence by the state’s largest landfill. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Whiteman Osterman and Hanna Tagged: Anna Kelles, anti-SLAPP law, Beveridge & Diamond, bitcoin, cease and desist, Department of Environmental Conservation, First Amendment, Greenidge Generation LLC, Michael Murphy, Philip Gitlen, Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation, Whiteman Osterman Hanna

US Supreme Court to hear 2016 New York corruption cases

November 30, 2022 by l

  “The rulings that would be in favor of the defendants could potentially make it difficult for prosecutors to charge individuals for cases such as wire fraud and would limit the prosecutors’ ability to pursue certain kinds of bribery cases, according to former federal prosecutor Jaimie Nawaday. Then-US Attorney Preet Bahara brought the charges against … [Read more…]

Posted in: Legal, Whiteman Osterman and Hanna Tagged: bribery, Buffalo Billions, corruption, fraud, legal, Todd Howe, United States Supreme Court, Whiteman Osterman Hanna

Williams to appoint new village officials Monday

April 2, 2022 by l

  “Williams said he will appoint Fisher, Bessette, Muldowney and McArdle as the village’s law firm, replacing Whiteman, Osterman and Hanna. This firm currently represents the villages of Massena and Tupper Lake; the towns of Constable, Moira and Malone; government organizations like Franklin County IDA, Malone Housing Authority, Akwesasne Housing Authority and Harrietstown Housing Authority; … [Read more…]

Posted in: Whiteman Osterman and Hanna Tagged: Saranac Lake, Whiteman Osterman Hanna

ReEnergy, Ember to form bioenergy platform joint venture

April 30, 2021 by l

  “Elena Savostianova, managing partner of Ember, said, “We are thrilled to partner with ReEnergy, given the team’s track record of best-in-class operations as we build out the platform and capitalize on compelling opportunities we see in the bioenergy sector as demand grows for resource efficient, carbon-neutral base-load power generation.” The transaction is expected to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Whiteman Osterman and Hanna Tagged: bioenergy, Elena Savostianova, Larry D. Richardson, ReEnergy Biomass Operations LLC, ReEnergy Holdings, ReGenerate Energy, Whiteman Osterman Hanna

Meet one of NY, NJ’s biggest marijuana supporters: Scotts Miracle-Gro

March 25, 2021 by l

  “Scotts Miracle-Gro won’t sell marijuana in New York and New Jersey. But the company’s hefty investment in lobbying for recreational cannabis legislation shows it’s setting itself up to reap a potential profit. From vertical farming and hydroponic equipment to cannabis-oriented business lines, the last decade has seen Scotts realign itself with cannabis legalization around … [Read more…]

Posted in: Whiteman Osterman and Hanna Tagged: lobbyist, Whiteman Osterman Hanna
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