Sentences with phrase «making public corruption cases»

Making public corruption cases is always tough for prosecutors — there generally isn't tangible evidence like drugs waiting to be seized, quips Nyhan, the Dartmouth government professor — but elected officials still make tempting targets for ambitious prosecutors — particularly those as prominent as a state House speaker.

Not exact matches

But Bharara himself — who is making headlines probing a real estate deal involving the administration of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and successfully prosecuted leaders of both the state Assembly and Senate — has suggested he would continue to be active in pursuing public corruption cases.

Prosecutors made their closing arguments Monday in the public corruption case against Sheldon Silver, the former state Assembly speaker with extremely close ties to the real estate industry.

«If it's a reversal, it's going to make it more difficult for these cases in the future,» said Randall Eliason, a former federal prosecutor specializing in public corruption and government fraud.

But one of its central characters is based on crusading U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara (left), who made a name for himself with his relentless pursuit of public - corruption cases, taking down some of New York's top elected officials in the process.

«He understands how abuse of power undermines our democracy and has made it a top priority to uphold the integrity of our government by removing bad actors, bringing corruption cases against 40 New York public officials,» she wrote of Schneiderman.

The Supreme Court decision in the McDonnell case is expected to make it more difficult for the federal government to prosecute public corruption cases, a prospect Chief Justice John Roberts challenged in his majority opinion.

Eight more names of lawmakers and others potentially involved in corruption were made public Wednesday, when a judge ordered prosecutors in the case of convicted ex - Senator Shirley Huntley to make public the names of her colleagues that she secretly recorded.

Both appeals court rulings made clear that overturning the convictions did not mean innocents had been brought to the slaughter, only that while their cases were moving through the justice system, the proof needed in public corruption cases changed.

In his statement, Bharara also vowed to continue exposing corruption in the state, and made a not - so - veiled reference the Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption, which Governor Cuomo controversially shut down in 2014: «These cases show — and history teaches — that the most effective corruption investigations are those that are truly independent and not in danger of either interference or prematurecorruption in the state, and made a not - so - veiled reference the Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption, which Governor Cuomo controversially shut down in 2014: «These cases show — and history teaches — that the most effective corruption investigations are those that are truly independent and not in danger of either interference or prematureCorruption, which Governor Cuomo controversially shut down in 2014: «These cases show — and history teaches — that the most effective corruption investigations are those that are truly independent and not in danger of either interference or prematurecorruption investigations are those that are truly independent and not in danger of either interference or premature shutdown.

The one in New York City, where the charity is based, headed by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, a prosecutor who made a name for himself in the midst of the the financial crisis by acting on fraud and public corruption cases.

Percoco's attorney, Barry Bohrer of New York City, told news outlets there that Percoco not only denies breaking any laws, a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in July, which made it more difficult to prosecute public corruption cases, should help him.

Governor Cuomo and the state's district attorneys are pushing for laws to make it easier to prosecute bribery and public corruption cases, in the wake of recent scandals in Albany.

From their opening statements, federal prosecutors made clear that their key witness in a major public corruption case, Todd R. Howe, might have credibility issues.

«What makes this case both extraordinary and far outside the heartland of public corruption cases,» Gage wrote, «is that it arises from a father's love for a son.»

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, a prosecutor who made a name for himself in the midst of the the financial crisis by acting on fraud and public corruption cases, is reportedly probing the Clinton Foundation

The one in New York City, where the charity is based, is reportedly headed by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, a prosecutor who made a name for himself in the midst of the the financial crisis by acting on fraud and public corruption cases.

New York Governor Cuomo and the state's district attorneys are pushing for laws to make it easier to prosecute bribery and public corruption cases, in the wake of recent scandals in Albany.

In a Tuesday meeting with the Times Union's editorial board, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman made his case for another four - year term and briefly discussed the controversy over the Moreland Commission on public corruption.

A Chilean non-profit organisation, the Intelligent Citizen Foundation, has a series of apps that allow the public to identify possible cases of political corruption, including one that makes it easier to request information that would normally be difficult to get hold of.

The facts in the Denison case are complicated, and it's difficult to tell whether the attorney's complaints about judicial corruption really meet the test for «public figure» defamation (meaning they must be made maliciously or with reckless disregard for the truth).