Sentences with phrase «alleging corruption in»

Richard was selected as Labour's official candidate in Blyth in Northumberland for the October 1974 election, but was defeated by the sitting MP, Eddie Milne, who had been deselected as the candidate for alleging corruption in the local Labour party and was then triumphantly re-elected as something of a local hero.

Netflix description: «This fictional drama series is loosely inspired by an investigation of alleged corruption in private and state oil and construction companies in Brazil.»

Trump has been scandal - ridden for his entire career — from alleged affairs with porn stars, to hush money payoffs, to alleged corruption in his corporate dealings — and still enjoys an approval rating of over 79 percent amongst white Evangelical Christians.

Kim outlined two mechanisms of the alleged corruption in college basketball being investigated:

A dumpster - diving whistleblower shed light on alleged corruption in the town of Oyster Bay.

Despite this, Mr Yeltsin was often criticised during his lifetime for paving the way for wealth oligarchs and alleged corruption in capitalist Russia.

He was later tapped to investigate alleged corruption in the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bidding processes.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The lobbyist at the center of a trial looking at alleged corruption in state government was also at the center of a controversial 2013 plan to build a new Syracuse University sports stadium.

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has backed the President's approach towards dealing with alleged corruption in his government.

Reform Party mayoral candidate Sal Albanese demanded Monday that Gov. Cuomo appoint a special prosecutor to probe alleged corruption in Mayor de Blasio's administration.

A quarter century ago as Niagara County clerk, his election committee pleaded guilty for failure to list the true identity of a campaign contributor discovered by federal and state investigators probing alleged corruption in the county.

«Addressing alleged corruption in the budget process by pursuing prosecution of indicted principal officers of the National Assembly will provide an important opportunity for the Federal Government to reignite the fight against corruption and fulfil a cardinal campaign promise, to show that the Federal Government works on behalf of the many, and not the few, as well as jumpstart economic activities and break the back of the recession.»

Alleged corruption in the budget process will not just melt away or simply evaporate without addressing the fundamental issue of impunity of perpetrators.»

In June 2004, more than 5,000 people joined a second «March for Life,» drawing attention to alleged corruption in the government's National Forestry Agency.

Ms Proudlock represented a client in the Libor investigation and has clients in the ongoing SFO investigations into Barclays (payments to Qatar), ENRC (alleged corruption in Africa), Serco (alleged overcharging), and Bertling and Rolls - Royce (alleged corruption).

a New York police union in connection with an investigation by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York into alleged corruption in a county police force.

In an alternate universe where the Internet was invented in the 16th century, Hamlet alleged corruption in the court at Elsinore, and pinpointed Claudius and Polonius as key custodians.

2010 also brought history's most trying tests of nature and mankind with BP's catastrophic Gulf oil spill, the Chilean mine collapse, and devastating earthquakes, outbreak of cholera, and alleged corruption in Haiti to name a few.

Not exact matches

In May 2014, federal magistrate judge Erin Setser wrote that the investors had «sufficiently alleged that omission of the 2005 revelation of the suspected corruption and [Wal - Mart's] 2005 and 2006 investigation rendered [Wal - Mart's] statements in the Form 10 - Q materially misleading to a reasonable investoIn May 2014, federal magistrate judge Erin Setser wrote that the investors had «sufficiently alleged that omission of the 2005 revelation of the suspected corruption and [Wal - Mart's] 2005 and 2006 investigation rendered [Wal - Mart's] statements in the Form 10 - Q materially misleading to a reasonable investoin the Form 10 - Q materially misleading to a reasonable investor.

Sepp Blatter's 17 - year reign over FIFA, the governing body of world soccer is effectively over, after the organisation suspended him and other officials in connection with investigations into alleged corruption.

Netflix description: «A scandal erupts in Brazil during an investigation of alleged government corruption via oil and construction companies.

Hannity has called the alleged corruption within the FBI «the biggest political scandal in American history» and suggested on his Wednesday night show that he had inside information about the memo's contents.

The investors allege Platinum's deals in some 20 projects in Western Canada went bad not because of market conditions but corruption.

The agency asked Medium to take down a post that alleges the country's Prime Minister Najib Razak was trying to exit the country in the midst of a corruption scandal involving him.

In this context I'm delighted that the alleged corruption many of us have long suspected at the heart of FIFA is beginning to be investigated.

A federal indictment in New York in the ongoing college basketball corruption and bribery case alleges that former Louisville coach Rick Pitino knew of a plan to pay recruit Brian Bowen and participated in the plan.

Fifa: US Attorney Kelly Currie alleges «brazen corruption»: «Let me be clear: this indictment is not the final chapter in our investigation»

The pair claims to have hundreds of cases of alleged corruption still under investigation, some involving senior officials in soccer.

In the ongoing corruption scandal embroiling college basketball for months, federal prosecutors in New York added charges on Tuesday against a former Adidas rep, Jim Gatto, which allege payments to families of players at four universitieIn the ongoing corruption scandal embroiling college basketball for months, federal prosecutors in New York added charges on Tuesday against a former Adidas rep, Jim Gatto, which allege payments to families of players at four universitiein New York added charges on Tuesday against a former Adidas rep, Jim Gatto, which allege payments to families of players at four universities.

In an exclusive interview, Ghanaian investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas talks to RFI about the ongoing court cases against several judges implicated in his undercover sting operation revealing alleged corruption within Ghana's judiciarIn an exclusive interview, Ghanaian investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas talks to RFI about the ongoing court cases against several judges implicated in his undercover sting operation revealing alleged corruption within Ghana's judiciarin his undercover sting operation revealing alleged corruption within Ghana's judiciary.

The state CNPP spokesman, Ayo Adelabu demanded Fayose's resignation from office in the face of new evidence of alleged corruption calling on the management of Zenith Bank to come out and explain their role in the alleged funding of his campaign.

The Nation Newspaper in story, titled: «Exposed: How corruption, favouritism thrives in UNILORIN (III),» alleged that shortly after Prof. Oloyede left office, it was uncovered that he granted an award of N22 million to two members of staff, who are alleged to be his relations before he left office in 2012.

Yet Mugabe was determined to retain his office and did so by any means necessary — including alleged violence and corruption — winning the vote in the 2005 parliamentary elections.

Our request meets the requirements of Proclamation 7750 because grand corruption in Nigeria including the alleged stealing of public funds meant to fight Boko Haram, has had serious adverse effects on U.S. foreign assistance goals in the country and undermined the stability of democratic institutions.»

But he said the gist of the call was that Cuomo had created a commission to investigate public corruption by elected officials, and made specific mention of Assemblywoman Carmen Arroyo, alleging she has bilked taxpayers out of more money than «some of us take home in a year.»

US Attorney Preet Bharara did not mince words just now in laying out the corruption charges against Sen. Carl Kurger, Assemblyman William Boyland, lobbyist Richard Lipsky and their alleged co-conspirators, noting that Albany somehow just doesn't seem to be getting the message that crime doesn't pay.

In June last year, the anti-graft commission had grilled the former two - term governor along with some former cabinet members, over alleged corruption.

They had sued the Auditor General over audit reports alleging corruption cover up, taken the Smarttys re-spraying and branding of 116 new buses for the Ministry of Transport crying corruption in the payment to the private company owned by Selassie Ibrahim for the work done and paid for by the state.

The government's key witness in multiple corruption probes — Jona Rechnitz — was a part - time «loan shark» who made money doling out predatory loans, court documents alleged.

So far, every single act of alleged corruption labeled against any member of my administration has been or is in the process of being investigated by independent bodies, and the findings so far made public.

On why President Dramani Mahama should be replaced, the paper said the report pointed out that the 2016 flag bearer of the New Patriotic Party's (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo - Addo, who is now the President, used his incorruptible mantra to the disadvantage of «our (NDC's) candidate who was alleged to have endorsed corruption in his government.»

The president indicated that so far, «every single act of alleged corruption labelled against any member of my administration has been or is in the process of being investigated by independent bodies and the findings made public.

Constitutional change is in the long grass for now (tho» perhaps the Labour lords» alleged corruption might spark some atoning measures...) while new labour's moves on civil liberties (via the transformational govt agenda, and database society) have been horrendous and wholly unacceptable for anyone Liberal.

Yesterday, we wrote about Shafran's role in excuse - making for the corrupt and dysfunctional legislature up in Albany, but what wasn't discussed is that Shafran also worked as the goto political spinmaster for Senator Malcolm Smith — the same Senator that was arrested in a statewide FBI corruption probe that alleges he attempted to rig the Mayoral election through fraud and bribes early this morning.

Nine people have pleaded guilty or been indicted in connection with alleged bid - rigging and other corruption charges involving some of Cuomo's economic development programs.

First up on Jan. 22 is the trial of Joseph Percoco, a former top aide to the governor, and others related to alleged corruption and bribery in connection with Cuomo's economic development efforts.

By Arthur Z. Schwartz Way back in our November 1 edition, before either Sheldon Silver or «Dean» Skelos had been convicted of bribery, money laundering, and other acts of corruption, I published a piece which alleged that Assembly Member Deborah Glick had her own questions to answer.

But if he can't, the governor didn't sound like he's in a forgiving mood, even if some of the legislative skepticism stems from the corruption charges that have been filed over an alleged pay - to - play scheme at key Buffalo Billion projects.

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara has not only taken possession of the files from the corruption - fighting Moreland Commission that Cuomo recently closed down as part of a budget deal, but has also publicly floated the possibility of investigating the governor's alleged meddling in its investigations.

Kaloyeros, a longtime ally of Gov. Andrew Cuomo who was suspended without pay from SUNY in September, resigned Monday after being charged last month by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara and New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman as part of an alleged corruption scheme.