Sentences with phrase «accused against allegations»

He represents the accused against allegations of sex crimes, violent crimes, drug crimes, and white collar crimes.

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In April, the OSC filed a statement of allegations against Home Capital, accusing it of failing to disclose the results of its investigation into brokers for months.

In the past, models and celebrities who worked with the photographer accused him of creating a sexually hostile environment on set, encouraging provocative poses, and sexual assault and harassment, according to a comprehensive list of the allegations leveraged against Richardson compiled by Complex.

In particular, many notable Hollywood figures including the actors Kevin Spacey and Ed Westwick have been accused of sexual misconduct ranging from harassment to rape since an October 5 Times exposé detailed allegations going back decades against the Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein.

«Requiring the banks to pay treble damages to every plaintiff who ended up on the wrong side of an independent Libor ‐ denominated derivative swap would, if appellants» allegations were proved at trial, not only bankrupt 16 of the world's most important financial institutions, but also vastly extend the potential scope of antitrust liability in myriad markets where derivative instruments have proliferated,» the U.S. Court of Appeals in New York said in the ruling.A U.S. appeals court on Monday revived private antitrust litigation accusing major banks of conspiring to manipulate the Libor benchmark interest rate, in a big setback for their defense against investors» claims of market - rigging.

All of the politicians implicated angrily denied the allegations, accusing the government of engineering a politically motivated campaign against them.

The church commissioned Lord Carlile of Berriew to conduct an independent investigation into the Church's handling of abuse allegations made against former bishop George Bell, who was also accused of abusing a child.

But allegations of sexual abuse related to BJU and the school's response have been ongoing at least since 2010, when former board member and former Trinity Baptist Church pastor Chuck Phelps was accused of helping to «cover up repeated instances of sexual abuse committed more than a decade earlier by an older male parishioner against his step - daughter.»

Allegations against Bill Cosby have been piling up for the past year, as more than 50 women accused the comedian of rape, sexual assault and sexual misconduct in incidents dating...

As we learned during our series on abuse in the church, cases of fabricated allegations of child abuse are quite rare, so when this many consistent counts are leveled against an organization, we should be wary of jumping to the defense of the accused and treating the alleged victims as liars.

A former deputy governor of Osun state and a key chieftain of the People's Democratic Party, PDP, Iyiola Omisore, has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of blackmail over allegation of fraud being leveled against him.

«Operation Nexus strips foreign nationals in deportation appeals of almost every tool available to their similarly accused British counterparts to challenge allegations made against them by the state of wrongdoing.

I could not file any processes against the government and Anas Amereyaw Anas because some of the judges who were accused of corruption were challenging the allegations against them in various courts including the Supreme Court.

Laurie Fine accused the sports cable television network of libel and slander in its coverage of child - molesting allegations against her husband.

An anti-Democrat political action committee on Tuesday unveiled a Web site attacking Cuomo over the «pay - to - play» allegations against Joseph Percoco, who's accused of pocketing more than $ 300,000 in bribes from companies doing business with the state.

It allows a reasonable time for the accuser to bring their allegations and it protects the accused from allegations that time now prevents them from being able to properly defend against.

Failed Alabama GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore filed a new lawsuit Monday accusing several women who made allegations of sexual misconduct against him of a «political conspiracy» to prevent him from winning the state's December special election.

The two stand accused of making wild allegations against their executives during the primaries which were held in November.

Writer Kate Maltby, who accused Conservative MP Damian Green of sexual harassment, Labour party activist Ava Etemadzadeh, who accused Labour MP Kelvin Hopkins, and former special adviser to Nick Clegg Bridget Harris, who made allegations against Lib Dem peer Lord Rennard, said they had little faith their political parties would put their houses in order, and accused them of ignoring the issue for decades.

By analogical reasoning from the independence and freedoms guaranteed to the media, the spirit of the Constitution obligates them when they have published a rejoinder to a previous and similar false allegation, to at least call the readers» attention to the previous rebuttal of the current falsehood being peddled against the accused.

A former «The Apprentice» contestant who publicly accused Trump of having made unwanted sexual advances toward her filed a defamation lawsuit against the president - elect in New York for asserting in Twitter posts and campaign rallies that she concocted the allegations.

The allegations against Franken began in mid-November when Los Angeles radio anchor Leeann Tweeden accused him of forcibly kissing her during a 2006 USO tour.

The accused however pleaded not guilty to the allegations leveled against him when the charges were read to him.

In his own case, he replied the query and denied some of the allegations made against him and basically said that he is not responsible for some of those things for which he was accused of, consequent upon which the National Caretaker Committee also took a decision to refer his case to the National Disciplinary Committee for further necessary action,» he said.

Three women appeared on «Megyn Kelly Today» to accuse Donald Trump of sexual misconduct, and request a Congressional investigation into the ongoing harassment and assault allegations against the president.

The House Ethics Committee announced it has launched an investigation into sexual harassment allegations leveled against Rep. Ruben Kihuen — a Nevada Democrat who is accused of sexually harassing a former campaign staffer.

Meanwhile, counsel for the accused persons, Lawyer Atsu Agbakpe, says the allegations against his clients will not hold.

Her claims sparked a furious reaction from Mr Osborne's ex-ministerial colleague Sir Hugo Swire, who accused her of repeating «unfounded allegations against a former member of this House».

Allegations against Lopez were made public by the Assembly last summer, when he was accused of sexually harassing two female staffers and censured.

On Monday morning, three women appeared on Megyn Kelly Today to accuse Donald Trump of sexual misconduct, and request a Congressional investigation into the ongoing harassment and assault allegations against the president.

Mount Vernon Councilman André Wallace dropped by the People Before Politics Radio Show, Sunday to discuss the graduation of the latest class in his construction training program and to address his lawsuit against the city as well as the allegations from Mayor Richard Thomas and a recent article in the Yonkers Tribune, which accuse him of not paying working prevailing wages and not finishing the project he is requesting to be paid for.

Mohammed Shafique a governor from one of the schools in Birmingham at the centre of the Trojan Horse allegations has accused Ofsted inspectors of having an agenda against them.

Cuomo's call for Schneiderman's resignation was a contrast to his handling of allegations of sexual harassment leveled against state Sen. Jeff Klein, who has been accused by a former employee of forcibly kissing her outside of an Albany bar.

Less than 24 hours after Dylan Byers broke the story of five women accusing political journalist Mark Halperin of sexual harassment, the CNN journalist tweeted: «Today alone, 5 people reached out w / sexual harassment allegations against 5 different media figures.

The accused pleaded not guilty to the four count - charge on stealing, felony among other allegations preferred against him.

Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul in a Capital Tonight interview Tuesday defended the state's response to allegations of sexual harassment leveled against Sam Hoyt, a former regional economic development official who reportedly paid a $ 50,000 settlement to a woman accusing him of improper behavior.

The rejoinder, offering bullet by bullet explanation of the allegations raised against her by the «Concerns Staff» of the EC, consistently accused her two deputies — Amadu Sulley and Georgina Opoku Amankwah — of insubordination, that they do not come to work or report to work when they feel like and that they take leave at will or travel without telling her.

However, none of the charges U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara has leveled against the two men pertain to campaign donations, though Mr. Silver stands accused of pressuring Glenwood into hiring a law firm that paid him legal fees while Mr. Skelos faces allegations that he used his position to obtain a sinecure for his son at a company Glenwood held stock in.

Babatope, a former minister of transportation, accused Buhari of keeping silent on the allegations of corruption against members of his political party.

Today's Times tells us about how Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (who has, in the past, been accused of ignoring sexual - harassment allegations against his colleagues) swiftly called for a meeting of the Assembly's Ethics Committee after an affair between a married upstate legislator and a 19 - year - old intern came to light.

On Monday, The New Yorker magazine reported the allegations of four women who accused Schneiderman of physical violence against them.

A Buffalo - area Assemblyman accused of sexually harassing female staffers says he will retire while continuing to defend himself against allegations he calls false.

The lawyer for the NDC MPs accused of receiving double salaries Lawyer Victor Adawudu has dismissed the allegations against his...

After allegations against James Franco emerged on Twitter during the Golden Globes Sunday night, the Los Angeles Times has published an article in which five women accuse the star of sexually exploitative or inappropriate behavior.

Following countless allegations of sexual harassment and assault against film producer Harvey Weinstein, a number of other stars have been accused of...

The allegations against Stallone come after disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein was accused by a number of women of sexual harassment cases spanning a 30 - year period, and actor Kevin Spacey has faced claims of sexual misconduct from several males, including Richard Dreyfuss» son Harry and «Star Trek: Discovery's Anthony Rapp.

Placing him in the same hallowed company as accused girlfriend beater Chris Brown, Dustin Hoffman has now been vocally defended by actor Michael Rapaport, who hopped on Twitter tonight to dub comedian John Oliver a «selfish fuck» for grilling Hoffman about allegations of sexual assault that have been levied against...

Another reason for the demise of the slush pile is the fear of being accused of and having to defend against allegations of stealing someone's work.

One reason to aggressively defend yourself against allegations of child abuse is that once a charge has been made, your name may be entered into the TRAILS database, a government database that tracks people accused of child abuse.

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