Sentences with phrase «federal prosecutors began»

Federal prosecutors began presenting evidence to a grand jury in Brooklyn in the death of Garner, an unarmed black man who died after being placed in a chokehold by a white police officer in Staten Island in July 2014, according to a person briefed on the matter.

Federal prosecutors began a criminal inquiry into the shutdown.

Flowers resigned from that position when federal prosecutors began probing the accounting practices of a nonprofit she created with Meeks and Smith.

Meanwhile, city and federal prosecutors begin the first of many investigations of Soundview, looking at whether the Espadas diverted Medicaid money to their campaigns.

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Just what these big payoffs meant for soccer dons wasn't fully known until federal prosecutors in Brooklyn, New York, began unveiling their evidence at the racketeering trial of three former South American soccer officials.

Ackal's trial began Monday with a blistering opening statement from a federal prosecutor detailing the contraband sweep, which he said involved deputies beating handcuffed inmates with metal batons as they screamed in pain abd begged for mercy, the Acadiana Advocate reported.

State and federal prosecutors often begin investigations because of consumer and whistleblower complaints, several civil and antitrust attorneys said, and gripes about rising insulin prices have been roiling the online diabetes community for the past few years.

Federal prosecutors also said they expect to begin handing over copies of all the documents and other material they seized to Cohen and his attorneys starting April 27, with plans to finish handing over most of the material by May 11, with the exception of several cellphones, which are locked and likely have to be decrypted by experts at the FBI crime lab in Quantico, Virginia.

CNN: Hate crimes trial against Amish begins Federal prosecutors are expected to argue that an Amish sect leader, accused of orchestrating beard - cutting attacks against fellow Amish men, was operating a cult out of his family compound in rural Ohio.

A March 8, 2016, story reported that attempts to investigate Suffolk County Conservative Party leader Edward Walsh «were thwarted at every turn by Spota and others,» according to a filing by federal prosecutors a week before jury selection in Walsh's criminal trial was set to begin.

Federal prosecutors have begun investigating the roles played by Cuomo and members of his staff in the commission's demise.

When the federal corruption trial of State Assemblyman Sheldon Silver begins next week, his lawyers are likely to be aggressive in cross-examining government witnesses, or objecting when they believe a prosecutor has gone too far.

The Times, which frequently breaks news regarding the activities of U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's office, reported that federal prosecutors have begun presenting evidence to a grand jury related to Skelos and his 32 - year - old son, Adam, centering on a contract awarded to AbTech Industries by Nassau County.

Eventually the associate began working with FBI agents and Brooklyn federal prosecutors probing public corruption.

ALBANY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork / AP)-- The FBI and federal prosecutors have begun investigating New York State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos (R - Rockville Centre) and his son, sources told CBS2.

Opening statements begin this morning in Libous's trial, where he is accused by federal prosecutors of lying to the FBI in a case stemming from his song Matthew receiving a job at a politically connected law firm.

The purchase of a $ 815,000 Westchester County home is a central part of federal prosecutors» case against Percoco, who is accused of accepting more than $ 300,000 in bribes that allegedly began around the time he and his wife took out a new mortgage.

A federal prosecutor said former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos «abused his power» to «line the pockets» of his grown son Adam as opening statements began today in the closely watched corruption trial in federal court in Manhattan.

More than a month after Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that Bart Schwartz, a former federal prosecutor, would head an «independent investigation» into the Buffalo Billion economic development program, it remains unclear whether Schwartz has begun his

Howe began cooperating with prosecutors in June, according to the complaint, and pleaded guilty to several federal crimes on Wednesday.

But with politics at play — given that Como is seeking re-election — federal prosecutors have begun investigating the roles played by Cuomo and members of his staff in the commission's demise, WCBS 880's Paul Murnane reported.

The session began with a closed door meeting by Senate Republicans, the first time that the majority party members met together since the publication of a New York Times report that says federal prosecutors are investigating Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, and his son, for possible corruption.

Like former Albany colleague Sheldon Silver, New York state senator Dean Skelos will not testify at his federal corruption trial, with prosecutors set to begin their closing arguments Tuesday afternoon.

The papers, which respond to arguments raised by the attorney of the former aide, Joe Percoco, push back against claims federal prosecutors did not provide defense lawyers enough time to respond before the trial begins early next year.

The federal case against Walsh began when DeMarco went to federal prosecutors with concern about Walsh's time sheets after, DeMarco said, Suffolk District Attorney Thomas Spota declined to act.

Preet Bharara, the federal prosecutor based in Manhattan, derailed the session before it began by bringing charges first against Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and then Senate Majority leader Dean Skelos.

A federal prosecutor said Sen. Dean Skelos «abused his power» to «line the pockets» of his son Adam as opening statements began Tuesday in the closely watched federal corruption trial of the once - powerful former Republican majority leader in Albany.

Federal prosecutors revealed the new details about the Columbia University doctor's state of mind in advance of Silver's Manhattan federal trial on corruption charges, which is slated to begin Federal prosecutors revealed the new details about the Columbia University doctor's state of mind in advance of Silver's Manhattan federal trial on corruption charges, which is slated to begin federal trial on corruption charges, which is slated to begin Nov. 2.

And in a significant jump, 46 percent of voters now think that the work begun by the Moreland Commission should be completed by federal prosecutors.

The next set of testing begins in a few weeks and will include federal and district prosecutors, regional and national law enforcement and multiple NGOs.

In addition, and perhaps even more statistically important for the very latest federal prison data, federal prosecutors after 2012 began decreasing dramatically the number of cases getting all the way to federal sentencing.

«Prosecutor Leading Probe Into Lawyer's Murder Resigns»: law.com provides a report that begins, «The federal prosecutor who was leading the investigation into the still - unsolved murder of Washington, D.C., lawyer Robert Wone abruptly left his post last month, has hired a personal lawyer and will resign on Friday.»

When I began my term as president I set out my goals to increase the professional relationship between the Bench and the Criminal Defence Bar in this state, as well as the prosecutors in both the state and federal systems.