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Kevin Schuler, right, leaves U.S. District Court in Buffalo, N.Y., Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016, after posting bond following an appearance in a corruption probe. The LPCiminelli vice president was among eight people charged in a bribery and fraud case connected to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's efforts to revitalize the upstate New York economy. (AP Photo/Carolyn Thompson) ORG XMIT: NYR104
lessKevin Schuler, right, leaves U.S. District Court in Buffalo, N.Y., Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016, after posting bond following an appearance in a corruption probe. The LPCiminelli vice president was among eight
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SUNY Polytechnic Institute Founding President and CEO Alain Kaloyeros awaits his arraignment on state charges while sitting in a courtroom at Albany City Courthouse on Friday morning, Sept. 23, 2016, in Albany, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union archive)
lessSUNY Polytechnic Institute Founding President and CEO Alain Kaloyeros awaits his arraignment on state charges while sitting in a courtroom at Albany City Courthouse on Friday morning, Sept. 23, 2016, in Albany,
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Joseph Percoco, a former aide to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, arrives at federal court as the jury continues to deliberate in his corruption trial, Monday, March 5, 2018, in New York. Prosecutors say Percoco solicited over $300,000 in bribes from the businessmen who needed help from the state. A defense lawyer says Percoco never took a bribe. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
lessJoseph Percoco, a former aide to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, arrives at federal court as the jury continues to deliberate in his corruption trial, Monday, March 5, 2018, in New York. Prosecutors say Percoco
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Joseph Percoco, a former top aide to Governor Andrew Cuomo, center, exits federal court in New York, U.S., on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. Percoco was found guilty on Tuesday of conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud and solicitation of bribes. Photographer: Louis Lanzano/Bloomberg
lessJoseph Percoco, a former top aide to Governor Andrew Cuomo, center, exits federal court in New York, U.S., on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. Percoco was found guilty on Tuesday of conspiracy to commit honest services
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Louis P. Ciminelli, left, gets escorted out of court with his attorney Daniel C. Oliverio, right, after facing charges of rigging and bribery at Buffalo federal court on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016. (Robert Kirkham/Buffalo News)
lessLouis P. Ciminelli, left, gets escorted out of court with his attorney Daniel C. Oliverio, right, after facing charges of rigging and bribery at Buffalo federal court on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016. (Robert
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Frank Poore, CEO of CommerceHub, left, and Alain Kaloyeros, Senior Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, take a tour of the new ZEN building under construction at the Colleges of Nanoscale Science and Engineering at SUNY Polytechnic Institute on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union archive)
lessFrank Poore, CEO of CommerceHub, left, and Alain Kaloyeros, Senior Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, take a tour of the new ZEN building under
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Alain Kaloyeros, whom New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo once referred to as New Yorks secret weapon, leaves Federal District Court in New York, Sept. 22, 2016. Cuomo makes only cameo appearances in a federal complaint announced on Thursday that outlines a corruption scheme involving an ally, a former close aide and donors of his. (Louis Lanzano/The New York Times) ORG XMIT: XNYT151
lessAlain Kaloyeros, whom New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo once referred to as New Yorks secret weapon, leaves Federal District Court in New York, Sept. 22, 2016. Cuomo makes only cameo appearances in a federal
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SUNY Polytechnic Institute Founding President and CEO Alain Kaloyeros was arrested in September 2016 and accused of taking part in rigging bids for multi-million-dollar projects. Kaloyeros and five co-defendants in the federal bribery case are scheduled to stand trial beginning June 11, 2018, in Manhattan. Kaloyeros also faces state charges.
lessSUNY Polytechnic Institute Founding President and CEO Alain Kaloyeros was arrested in September 2016 and accused of taking part in rigging bids for multi-million-dollar projects. Kaloyeros and five
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Louis Ciminelli, chairman and CEO of the Buffalo development firm LPCiminelli, is among those scheduled to stand trial beginning June 11, 2018, in Manhattan in the federal bribery case.
Louis Ciminelli, chairman and CEO of the Buffalo development firm LPCiminelli, is among those scheduled to stand trial beginning June 11, 2018, in Manhattan in the federal bribery case.
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Kevin Schuler of the Buffalo development firm LPCiminelli is among those scheduled to stand trial beginning June 11, 2018, in Manhattan in the federal bribery case.
Kevin Schuler of the Buffalo development firm LPCiminelli is among those scheduled to stand trial beginning June 11, 2018, in Manhattan in the federal bribery case.
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Michael Laipple, right, of the Buffalo development firm LPCiminelli, is among those scheduled to stand trial beginning June 11, 2018, in Manhattan in the federal bribery case.
Michael Laipple, right, of the Buffalo development firm LPCiminelli, is among those scheduled to stand trial beginning June 11, 2018, in Manhattan in the federal bribery case.
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Steven Aiello, the president of the Syracuse-area COR Development, was convicted in March 2018 of a single count of conspiracy to commit honest services fraud. COR executive Joseph Gerardi was acquitted. Both men also face charges in the second trial, scheduled for June 2018, related to an alleged bid-rigging scheme involving SUNY Polytechnic Institute projects.
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Steven Aiello, the president of the Syracuse-area COR Development, was convicted in March 2018 of a single count of conspiracy to commit honest services fraud. COR executive Joseph Gerardi was acquitted. Both
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A jury was deadlocked on charges facing Peter Galbraith Kelly Jr. of Competitive Power Ventures. Prosecutors will decide whether or not to retry him.
A jury was deadlocked on charges facing Peter Galbraith Kelly Jr. of Competitive Power Ventures. Prosecutors will decide whether or not to retry him.
A federal jury found Joe Percoco, Gov. Andrew Cuomo's former top aide, guilty in March 2018 of taking more than $300,000 in illicit payments in exchange for official favors doled out to COR Development in Syracuse and Competitive Power Ventures, which has been developing a controversial gas-fired power plant in Orange County.
lessA federal jury found Joe Percoco, Gov. Andrew Cuomo's former top aide, guilty in March 2018 of taking more than $300,000 in illicit payments in exchange for official favors doled out to COR Development in
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Todd Howe, a former lobbyist with Whitman, Osterman & Hanna, pleaded guilty to multiple felonies in September 2016 as part of his cooperation agreement with federal prosecutors. He testified in Percoco's trial and, under cross-examination, admitted to attempting to bilk his credit card company after he had signed a cooperation agreement that required him to stop committing crimes.
Howe was taken into federal custody hours later, where he remains.
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Todd Howe, a former lobbyist with Whitman, Osterman & Hanna, pleaded guilty to multiple felonies in September 2016 as part of his cooperation agreement with federal prosecutors. He testified in Percoco's
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United States Attorney Preet Bharara announces charges against nine people on Sept. 22, 2016, in New York. Joseph Percoco, formerly one of the governor's most loyal advisers, was named in a criminal complaint filed in Manhattan on public corruption charges. Included in the charges are allegations of a bid-rigging scheme involving Buffalo and Syracuse developers seeking work on state projects.
lessUnited States Attorney Preet Bharara announces charges against nine people on Sept. 22, 2016, in New York. Joseph Percoco, formerly one of the governor's most loyal advisers, was named in a criminal complaint
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Kaloyeros and developer Joseph Nicolla were charged in September 2016 with rigging the bids of multi-million-dollar development projects. The 18-page felony complaint was filed in Albany City Court following a yearlong investigation by the state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office.
lessKaloyeros and developer Joseph Nicolla were charged in September 2016 with rigging the bids of multi-million-dollar development projects. The 18-page felony complaint was filed in Albany City Court following a
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The state attorney general's office agreed in April 2018 to dismiss criminal charges against Joseph R. Nicolla, one of Albany's most prominent developers, as part of an agreement that calls for Nicolla to cooperate in the AG's investigation if asked, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
lessThe state attorney general's office agreed in April 2018 to dismiss criminal charges against Joseph R. Nicolla, one of Albany's most prominent developers, as part of an agreement that calls for Nicolla to
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Developer in 'Buffalo Billion case' expected to plead guilty, cooperate
A Buffalo business executive who is a defendant in a federal case alleging the bid-rigging of massive upstate development projects is scheduled to plead guilty Friday afternoon and begin cooperating with the government.
A court document filed Friday by the U.S. attorney's office in Manhattan states that Kevin Schuler, a former executive at the Buffalo development firm LPCiminelli, is scheduled for a "change-of-plea" hearing before U.S. District Court Judge Valerie Caproni.
A cooperation agreement was attached to the court filing but its contents were not made public.
Schuler is among three people at LPCiminelli that face charges. Two others, Louis Ciminelli and Michael Laipple, await trial in June. The remaining defendants in the case are Joseph Gerardi and Steven Aiello of the Syracuse-area firm COR Development, and Alain Kaloyeros, the former president and founder of SUNY Polytechnic Institute.
A cooperating witness in the case who had already pleaded guilty is lobbyist Todd Howe, who admitted orchestrating the bid-rigging of "Buffalo Billion" development initiatives in exchange for kickbacks.
Kaloyeros also faces related state charges, and a former top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Joseph Percoco, was found guilty on three felony counts earlier this year in a related federal case.
The Syracuse Post-Standard first reported the court filing Friday.
https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Developer-in-Buffalo-Billion-case-expected-to-12926163.php
