Sentences with phrase «as a prosecutor described»
The pregnant widow of former Cuomo aide Carey Gabay, who was killed in a Brooklyn gang shootout, wept as prosecutors described his violent death in the opening of his alleged killers» trial yesterday.
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The pregnant widow of the former Gov. Cuomo aide who was killed in a Brooklyn gang shootout wept as prosecutors described his violent death in the opening of his alleged killers» trial Monday.
Stevenson showed up late to the trial, and then shook his head repeatedly as a prosecutor described him as a politician who sold his office for thousands of dollars in cash from four businessmen.
NEW YORK --- A Bronx state assemblyman showed up late for the start of his New York bribery trial Tuesday and then shook his head repeatedly as a prosecutor described him as a politician who sold his office for thousands of dollars in cash from four businessmen.
Not exact matches
Forge, a former federal prosecutor for 12 years, said that he finds the slowness appalling, describing the way the Wal - Mart bribery investigation has been handled as shameful.
Shkreli did not testify at trial, but was active on social media throughout it, describing his case as a «silly witch hunt perpetrated by self - serving prosecutors.»
Two partners at the hedge fund Deerfield Management and two others were found guilty on Thursday of charges stemming from what prosecutors have described as an insider trading scheme based on leaks from within a federal healthcare agency.
US prosecutors describe Ali Sadr Hashemi Nejad, known as Ali Sadr, as «a sophisticated, well - connected, international businessman with immense wealth and influence... [and] a history of duplicity».
NEW YORK (Reuters)- Two partners at the hedge fund Deerfield Management and two others were found guilty on Thursday of charges stemming from what prosecutors have described as an insider trading scheme based on leaks from within a federal healthcare agency.
Prosecutors argued that Darlie, described as a pampered and materialistic woman, with substantial debt, plummeting credit ratings, and little money in the bank, feared that her middle class lifestyle was about to end and killed two of her children to rid herself of a financial burden.
And in the next place, describing what properly is defiance, it teaches that a man does wrong although he understands what is right, or forbears to do right although he understands what is right; in short, the Christian doctrine of sin is pure impertinence against man, accusation upon accusation; it is the charge which the Deity as prosecutor takes the liberty of lodging against man.
Prosecutor Mark Gibson anticipated the prosecution would need three months to compile its case, but later described that estimate as «conservative», meaning prosecutors could be ready sooner.
Linda Lacewell, who's been described as Cuomo's «minister of defense,» will be called to the stand following opening statements in Manhattan federal court, prosecutors said.
Federal prosecutors recommended that David Wildstein, who has described himself as the mastermind of the so - called Bridgegate scandal, serve no prison time as a result of his testimony against his co-conspirators, which followed his guilty plea.
Silver's defense attorney Michael Feldberg painted a much different picture than prosecutors in his opening remarks at the retrial, describing Silver as a selfless public servant, who's multi-million-dollar referrals were «perfectly, 100 - percent legal.»
The senator described Daniel as «the accuser, the investigator, prosecutor and judge» in his case against him.
Dorego, who was described by the prosecutor as a «sophisticated businessman» found a way to pay Adam Skelos without it tracing back to the real estate company by finding him employment at AbTech, a company in which the Glenwood family had invested.
The Nassau County district attorney has been appointed as special prosecutor to investigate the incidents described in the New Yorker article - and whether Schneiderman abused the power of the office.
Lipsky would then request Kruger take an official action in return for placing part of his fees into an account with what prosecutors described as a «shell company» nominally run by Turano.
Cuomo, meanwhile, was described by one associate as «edgily nervous» about the next move to be made by federal prosecutor Bharara, whose successful prosecutions of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D - Manhattan) and former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos (R - Nassau) and startling admonition to «stay tuned» has led to widespread speculation that the governor is his next target.
When Kennedy described Percoco as «upset and direct with me,» prosecutor Matthew Podolsky asked «what kind of language» Percoco used.
NEW YORK (WBEN / AP)-- A former top aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo proved his guilt by repeatedly quoting from the mob drama «The Sopranos» as he described bribes he was receiving from three businessmen, a prosecutor told jurors as closing arguments began Tuesday.
Federal prosecutors are describing the 10 - suspect indictment, announced Wednesday morning, as the «largest law enforcement action» taken in New York City against synthetic marijuana, which is often packaged as «K2» and «Spice.»
Prosecutors described the job as a thinly - veiled way of bribing the aide, Joseph Percoco, for the state's help with the company's plans to build the plant.
Prosecutors described him as a corrupt, all - powerful politician, while the defense painted him as a man who served the public interest and also earned a private salary.
Naturally, the word «ziti» — the euphemism borrowed from The Sopranos to describe the alleged bribes to Percoco as payments to his wife for what prosecutors say was a «low - show» job — was tossed around in court on Tuesday.
In a letter, Reps. Ted Lieu, Calif., and Kathleen Rice, N.Y., both former prosecutors, described the payments as «evidence of moral failings by the President» and said they believed the transactions may have violated federal election law.
NEW YORK (AP)-- A former top official at the country's third - largest pension fund and two broker - dealers were charged Wednesday in what a federal prosecutor described as a classic bribery scheme that steered $ 2 billion in trades in exchange for drugs, prostitutes, vacations and U.S. Open tennis tickets.
Spitzer is described in the release as a «renowned prosecutor and former governor» who was referred to as the «Sheriff of Wall Street» during his term as AG.
Conniff, in his opening statement, admitted that Adam was sometimes «immature,» «emotional,» «nasty» and «rude,» describing him as a young man «trying desperately to be a success and doing so in the shadow of a successful father,» but said prosecutors should not be allowed to make the case about the son's personal «weaknesses.»
Rep. Kathleen Rice on Monday endorsed Democrat Madeline Singas in the race for Nassau district attorney against Republican Kate Murray, describing her former top aide as a «tough experienced prosecutor.»
Bruno, 85, is facing his second trial for depriving the public of the right to honest services by engaging in what prosecutors described as a «quid pro quo bribery scheme.»
He said he'd been paid for the work through Howe's firm Potomac Strategies, which prosecutors have described as a «shell company» used to pass bribes.
Federal prosecutors Thursday leveled public - corruption charges against eight individuals including Cuomo's former right - hand man, Joe Percoco, stemming from what was described as «two overlapping criminal schemes.»
Halloran is on trial for allegedly acting as a power broker in what prosecutors described as an elaborate ploy by state Sen. Malcolm Smith (D - Hollis) to bribe his way onto the GOP ticket in the 2013 mayoral elections.
Having lived and worked as a public defender and a prosecutor in the far north of Canada, I can see similarities in remote small communities which experience tragedies of the nature described in this book.
The OC Weekly, a local alternative paper, describes prosecutors mocking Sanders to his face as a paranoid conspiracy theorist.
As this AP story describes, generally, prosecutors have immunity for what they do inside the courtroom, but «that protection probably doesn't cover some of Mike Nifong's more questionable actions in his handling of the case — such as calling the lacrosse players «a bunch of hooligans» in one of several interviews deemed unethical by the state bar.&raquAs this AP story describes, generally, prosecutors have immunity for what they do inside the courtroom, but «that protection probably doesn't cover some of Mike Nifong's more questionable actions in his handling of the case — such as calling the lacrosse players «a bunch of hooligans» in one of several interviews deemed unethical by the state bar.&raquas calling the lacrosse players «a bunch of hooligans» in one of several interviews deemed unethical by the state bar.»
Judge Aldisert describes the prosecutor's syllogism as a useful template for most legal problems:
Hannah Hawsl - Kelcher of the Legal Literacy Blog hosts this week's holiday - themed installment of Blawg Review # 87, which features both the naughty (like Leon Gettler's discussion of prosecutors behaving badly or use of PowerPoint to improve congressional debate as described at Freedom to Differ) and the nice (such as Bruce McEwan's discussion of ways to use technology to effect an exchange of ideas).
The RCMP officer, a potential witness, is only described as «Constable B.» Following the wife's testimony and during a break period, the Crown prosecutor and Johnson agreed that a peace bond was the best solution.
Prosecutors described the conspiracy as a «pyramid scheme» and said there are other «unindicted co-conspirators.»
The story describes his opening statement as «markedly more animated» than that of the prosecutor.
She further described the prosecutor's decision to ignore her express instruction not to refer to defences of duress and entrapment as «unspeakable» and as something she had «never experienced... before.
Mukasey described Durham as «a widely respected and experienced career prosecutor who has supervised a wide range of complex investigations in the past.»
The American Lawyer has described his team's work on the case as «one of the best criminal defense performances in memory, resulting in a heightened scrutiny of prosecutors that will affect the Justice Department for years to come.»
«The power of the prosecutor to stay public or private prosecutions under s. 579 of the Criminal Code has been described by the Supreme Court as one of the five «core elements of prosecutorial discretion» [Krieger v. Law Society (Alberta) 2002 SCC 65 at para. 46] that relate to whether a prosecution will be brought and what form a prosecution will take.
Two partners at the hedge fund Deerfield Management and two others were found guilty on Thursday of charges stemming from what prosecutors have described as an insider trading scheme based on leaks from within a federal healthcare agency.
Some time in 2000, during a trial in which the Ontario Securities Commission sought to convict John Felderhof of insider trading and misleading statements in the affairs of Bre - X Minerals Ltd., one of the defence counsel, Joseph Groia, made statements about the (role and) conduct of the prosecutor that were described by Justice Archie Campbell in a subsequent hearing about the trial judge's possible loss of jurisdiction as «unrestrained attacks on [the prosecutor's] professional integrity.»
Judge Yu described the posting as to «coordinate» (配合) with this campaign, but is the author's way of saying that the law on these issues is confusing and all involved, whether they are judges, prosecutors, public security or defense lawyers need an authoritative steer through the forest of law, judicial interpretations, and other guidance.