Sentences with phrase «appeals fighting their corruption»
Lawyers for former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son, Adam, were in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals fighting their corruption - related convictions.
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MANHATTAN FEDERAL COURT — Former state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is fighting to stay out of prison while he appeals his corruption conviction — a pending appeal that he's likely to win thanks to a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, his lawyers argue in court papers filed this week.
The battle for the payment of 5 percent entitlements to the original whistleblowers of the Ikoyi loot has continued as the petitioners have headed to the Federal High Court, Abuja Division to seek for justice as both the Finance Minister and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), who had earlier received petitions and appeals had remained silent in this era of fighting corruption by the present administration.
Both Silver and Skelos are fighting to appeal their 2015 corruption convictions.
He therefore appealed to Nigerians to support regulatory agencies like EFCC, because fighting corruption was everyone's concern.
While appealing to members of the public for cooperation, the anti-graft agency said the fight against corruption and financial crimes needed consistent information on the activities of fraudsters.
The Deputy Ranking Member of the PAC and MP for Nantong, Mohammed Hardi Tuferu appealed to Ghanaians and stakeholders to help fight corruption and malfeasance in the country for sustainable growth and development.
Former left - wing president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is appealing a twelve - year bribery sentence, while current right - wing president Michel Temer has also been fighting off corruption charges.