Sentences with phrase «public officials accused»

Public officials accused of violations of such statutes suffer but mild embarrassment from a public which really doesn't appreciate that what they don't know can hurt them.

«The bill is also counterproductive, especially at a time Nigerians are witnessing a sprawling gap in accountability for grand corruption, and high - ranking public officials accused of corruption are getting away with reduced punishment, and allowed to keep their ill - gotten wealth.»

Section 1 allows suspension of the entry into the US, as immigrants or non-immigrants of public officials or former public officials accused of grand corruption, which has or had serious adverse effects on the national interests of the United States.

Not exact matches

Back when the teams were born, global anti-corruption advocates accused Canada of failing to enforce its Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (CFPOA), introduced in 1999.

Since his last re-election, Clarke has openly supported Republican causes on local and national right - wing media outlets; proudly trumpets on official Milwaukee County letterhead his 2013 award from the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association, whose leader suggested using women and children as human shields during Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy's standoff with federal agents; accused Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele of having «penis envy» and being on heroin when crafting the county budget and needing to be drug tested; blasted Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm and Chief Judge Jeffrey Kremers for being «soft on crime»; provided minimal protection for President Obama during his 2012 visit; employs former Scott Walker spokeswoman Fran McLaughlin, who was given criminal immunity over her role in Walker's mixing of campaign and county business; and created pro-gun public service announcements.

According to SERAP, «Imposing targeted anticorruption sanctions against those accused of grand corruption in Nigeria would help to deter corrupt behaviour by high - ranking public officials.

The public accounts committee accused the firm of misleading officials in its bid for the contract.

In a December lawsuit accusing COR of fraud, Syracuse officials asserted that Aiello promised city officials during both public and private meetings that the company would not seek a payment in lieu of taxes, or PILOT, at the Inner Harbor.

Ms. Young said the focus on harassment by celebrities and public officials, both in New York and nationwide, threatened to overshadow victims of sexual harassment whose accused abusers were less well known.

No officials at NYPA, NYSERDA, or any other state public authority have been accused of wrongdoing in connection with the probe.

A spokesman for Cuomo, asked about the calls to increase taxes, accused Democrats who run the state Assembly of reneging on a plan to strip felonious officials of their public pensions.

The practice of using taxpayer dollars to settle sexual harassment claims lodged against public officials was upheld in 2008 after a taxpayer filed suit in State Supreme Court to challenge a $ 500,000 settlement paid to woman who accused Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's then - counsel, Michael Boxley, of rape.

Cuomo officials recently has accused the CUNY Professional Staff Congress of deliberately misleading the public about the governor's plans.

Bharara, a former chief counsel to Senator Chuck Schumer, served for seven years and pursued high - profile cases against Wall Street tycoons accused of insider trading and elected officials and their aides accused of public corruption.

The sales were blocked by state officials after members of the East Ramapo School Board were accused by the public of attempting to sell the buildings below market value to yeshivas.

This community and the elected officials are getting played,» said Borough President Scott Stringer, who accused Diamond of failing to meet with elected officials before installing the shelters without public input.

Nevertheless, since releasing the list, the Federal Government has been severely criticised for failing to mention names of APC officials accused of looting public treasury or involved in corruption allegations.

Democratic County Executive Mark Poloncarz announced a boil - water advisory and accused the authority of «incompetence» in getting information to the public and to other concerned government officials in a timely manner.

The four scientists, two engineers, and a government official were accused of having carried out only a superficial analysis of seismic risk and providing false reassurances to the public ahead of the quake, which killed 309 people.

Officials of the teachers union, UTLA, have accused the group of attempting to «dismantle» public education in Los Angeles, and just this week, the school board went on record opposing the GPS Now plan, of which few details are actually known.

Government officials accused the agency and automaker of conspiring to hide the truth about Volt battery fires from the public, and also raised questions about the electric car's safety.

Italian consumer group accuses Christo of wasting taxpayers» money Codacons, an Italian consumer rights group, has described Christo's «Floating Piers» installation on Lake Iseo as «an unreasonable waste of public money», and is filing an official complaint to the local authority's consumer watchdog.

The comment from the Clinton - appointee is a stunning blow to the activists, plaintiffs» lawyers, and public officials who have spent several years conspiring to accuse energy companies of misleading the public on climate change and undercut the central premise of the lawsuits.

Defamation cases regarding individuals wrongfully accused of committing crimes, public officials / figures, and cease and desist letters;

Section 134 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 brought its provisions into domestic law with the result that prosecutions can be brought wherever the offence occurred, if the accused is a public official of any state.

Represents individuals, including public officials, lobbyists, and high - level state administrators, as well as businesses, in state and federal criminal investigations and grand jury proceedings; clients accused by the government of fraud; students accused of sexual misconduct; Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers; Best Lawyers in America «Lawyer of the Year» in Non-White-Collar Criminal Defense; listed in Best Lawyers in White - Collar Criminal Defense and Civil Rights Law categories.

When officials are accused of something that involves their behavior in public office, they must prove an additional element of «actual malice» when arguing a defamation case.

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