Sentences with phrase «against prosecutors working»

Such views did not deter the confidence of Skelos as he prepares to face off against prosecutors working for U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara.

Not exact matches

All told, the facts of the case that prosecutors appear to be building around Cohen's work and those «privileged communications» between Cohen and his clients could, in theory, prompt those prosecutors to call Cohen to testify against his own clients.

The portion of the program that likely galvanized the White House was the startling report by prosecutors that had worked under Breuer in the criminal division of the DOJ that there wasn't even a pretense of a real investigation against the major Wall Street firms: no subpoenas, no document reviews, no wiretaps.

Mueller and his team of prosecutors have yet to make any allegations against Manafort regarding his work on the Trump campaign.

So far, prosecutors working for Mueller have brought charges against four people, including former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort, and his former national security adviser, Mike Flynn.

Neither Cardinal Bertone nor Mr Bandera were indicted in the case, though it is possible prosecutors in the Vatican and Italy now have the evidence they need to mount a case against the builder over the allegation he was paid twice for the same work.

They say Vance has «tremendous confidence in his career prosecutors» who do the day - to - day work of bringing cases against Manhattan's criminals — even the high profile ones.

An Albany City Court judge ordered former Niagara County Republican Chairman Henry Wojtaszek to pay a $ 1,000 fine for violating a state campaign finance law in 2012, after he pleaded guilty as part of a deal with prosecutors working on the case against former State Sen. George Maziarz.

In coming days, prosecutors are expected to call witnesses tied to additional charges against Silver: That he profited from legal work sent to a second law firm in Manhattan by mega-landlord Glenwood Management and another real estate developer in return for the politician's alleged backing of real estate legislation.

Wojtaszek pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor charge last year as part of a deal with prosecutors working on the case against former State Sen. George Maziarz.

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., co-founder of Prosecutors Against Gun Violence, said, «While New York has long been a leader on gun control, there is still urgent work to be done to prevent gun violence in our homes and in our communities.

The federal case against Silver focused on his private legal work, which generated millions in what prosecutors were able to cast as bribes and kickbacks disguised as legal fees.

The Democrats have put up Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky, a former prosecutor who worked on the corruption case against former Senate Leader Pedro Espada, who is now in jail.

He said that Justice Hassan, who worked as a prosecutor at the Federal Ministry of Justice and later seconded to the EFCC, signed the charges against him when he was previously tried for money laundering.

The undercover work of the assemblyman, Nelson L. Castro, a Bronx Democrat who cooperated to avoid prosecution for perjury, helped federal prosecutors in Manhattan with an investigation that led to charges against another Bronx Democrat, Assemblyman Eric A. Stevenson, for accepting bribes.

(He also called the prosecutors working the case against him «junior varsity.»)

The National Centre for the Prosecution of Animal Cruelty (NCPAC) is a community of Crown Prosecutors and allied professionals from across Canada who are working together in the service of the public interest to ensure that crimes against animals are prosecuted effectively and efficiently.

(8) the points made in the conclusion are: (1) consistent with avoiding expenditures on the criminal justice system, the federal attorney general appeared to be neglecting the plight of pre-trial inmates in custody in extremely bad jail conditions, and the provincial attorney general appeared to ignore the needs of prosecutors for greater resources of staff and time in order to work adequately; (2) similarly, the other examples presented also support the proposition that the criminal justice system is inadequately resourced because there are «no votes in justice»; and, (3) the reduction in the safeguards against wrongful convictions caused by the radical changes in procedures made necessary because governments do not provide adequate resources for the criminal justice system;

Where there is evidence that the private prosecutor is pursuing a vendetta against the defendant, e.g. by publishing adverse publicity about the defendant on social media and / or by harassing the defendant or his family / work colleagues.

Law enforcement, including police, prosecutors, investigators and others involved in the Connecticut Criminal Justice system have been working to build a case against you long before you were charged with Battery, Assault, Aggravated Battery, or Aggravated Assault.

Jon's main motivating factors for doing the work he does is fully serving clients against the legally - backed might of police and prosecutors, protecting civil liberties, and reveling in the thrill of battling for victory.

The prosecutor already has an advantage because they have already worked with the police to build a case against you!

If the state has substantial evidence against you, I will go into negotiating mode, working with the prosecutor to obtain a plea bargain that is below mandatory sentencing.

Depending on the specific facts of your case, your attorney should be able to map out an option which would be most advantageous for you, i.e., talk with the prosecutor about possibly dropping the charges against you, work out a plea bargain agreement, or proceed with a jury trial.

PARKLAND, Fla. - Lawyers working on behalf of one of the victims of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School have filed a motion to disqualify the prosecutors and the defense team in the case against gunman Nikolas Cruz.