Sentences with phrase «as crimes in»

This entails both crimes in which the violent act is the objective as well as crimes in which violence is the means to an end.

However traffic infractions are classified as crimes in California.

«There's the worry of the slippery slope» that might extend out to other devices as well as crimes in addition to terrorism, he adds.

``... Although blasphemy and hate speech may not quality as crimes in the United States, we know it is wrong.

California Penal Code 245.6 defines «hazing» as a crime in California and sets forth the legal definition as follows:

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With city data indicating that African - Americans have been charged with marijuana crimes twice as frequently as white residents, the Oakland City Council voted unanimously in March to allocate 50 percent of medical marijuana and cannabis sales permits to people affected by the war on drugs.

Despite the changes on the medical front, the federal Tories have not only indicated their intention to keep marijuana in the Criminal Code, but have also introduced mandatory minimum sentences of six months on small - time grow - ops — six or more plants — as part of the omnibus crime bill, Bill C - 10.

Caruso - Cabrera joined CNBC in 1998 from WTSP - TV in St. Petersburg, Fla., where she spent four years as a general assignment reporter covering crime and hurricanes.

Named after the 13th constitutional amendment, which abolished slavery except as «punishment for crime,» the doc uses archival footage and expert commentary to make the case that slavery hasn't disappeared from the U.S. — it's evolved into our modern system of mass incarceration, one in which many prisons are run by for - profit companies and prisoners can be paid a pittance to work for corporations.

An Iranian newspaper says the country's Central Bank has officially banned the use of cryptocurrencies in financial transactions in order to «prevent crimes such as money laundering and terrorism.»

Wu Xiaohui, the former chairman of China's Anbang Insurance, has changed course and requested leniency at the end of his high - profile trial in Shanghai for alleged economic crimes such as fraud and a $ 10 billion embezzlement.

The 13th constitutional amendment was ratified in 1865 and stated: «Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.»

Filings from administrator KordaMentha, lodged after creditors including Murdoch pulled a debt guarantee, showed CBS in July claimed A$ 844 million owed for licensing shows such as NCIS and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

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That's already a major barrier to people seeking treatment in the first place (as is a dearth of affordable treatment options); but it can be magnified by a conviction and incarceration, which exacerbate a vicious cycle of lackluster employment opportunities, social exclusion, and continued crime and addiction.

Its positions in Southern California, the Chicago region, the Northeast, as well as Florida place it within large population centers, which, according to the DEA, gives it access to «potential high density drug markets that TCOs will look to exploit through the street - level drug distribution activities of urban organized crime groups / street gangs.»

He also served as a Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property (CHIPs) prosecutor in the Major Crimes Unit, handling complex fraud prosecutions involving computer technology attacks, data security and intellectual property theft, as well as crimes involving corporate insurance, bank, tax and investment Crimes Unit, handling complex fraud prosecutions involving computer technology attacks, data security and intellectual property theft, as well as crimes involving corporate insurance, bank, tax and investment crimes involving corporate insurance, bank, tax and investment fraud.

Organizations are recognized as good community citizens when they support programs that improve the quality of life in their community, including crime prevention, employment, environmental programs, clean - up and beautification, recycling, and restoration.

Accused of genocide in the country's Darfur region, al - Bashir is officially listed as a sponsor of terror by the United States and wanted by the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity.

In some cases, they face jail time and massive fines for network intrusion and theft of trade secrets both classified as federal crimes.

«It also operates to accuse Ms. Clifford of committing a crime under New York law, as well as numerous other states, in that it effectively states that Ms. Clifford falsely accused an individual of committing a crime against her when no such crime occurred,» the suit says.

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«Wilding,» when teenagers from Chicago's tougher neighborhoods invade the wealthier ones and do everything from rob convenience stores to assault passersby, gave way to bloodier crimes as Chicago's gang culture splintered in on itself, The Daily Beast reported in August.

To find alternate suspects, Enrightand her team of law students are looking at similar crimes committed around the same time and in the same area as Hae Min Lee's murder.

High profile shootings such as the one in Orlando, Florida amplify fears of crime, leading some people to buy guns.

The allegations come from workers at the bank regulator known as the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), which maintains a database of suspicious transactions in the U.S..

(The Ogden and Cole memos assure the industry that federal law enforcement agents will not step in as long as businesses follow the rules and do not act as fronts for organized crime, do not sell to kids, and avoid other federal enforcement priorities.)

As reported, the new film will be an origin story for the clown prince of crime, it will be set in the 1980s, and it will be completely unconnected with the Jared Leto version of the character introduced in «Suicide Squad.»

Suzy Welch began her career as a crime reporter for The Miami Herald in 1981, after graduating from Harvard University.

The initiative allows people who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children to stay and work in the country, as long as they entered before the age of 16, lived in the U.S. continuously since June 2007, and have committed no serious crimes.

According to a 2005 study of criminal patterns by Statistics Canada, for example, inflation rates influence the levels of financially motivated crimes such as break - ins and car thefts, while increases in unemployment correlate with higher homicide rates.

Sure, there's still crime - fighting and high - tech gear, as in any superhero film these days, but focusing on Parker's vulnerability, and creating a relatable coming - of - age story, seems to be what makes this Spider - Man special.

«The disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991 spawned thousands of powerful crime gangs — collectively known as the Russian mafia — and some of these groups, officials warn, are establishing bases among emigre communities in the United States, particularly in South Brooklyn.»

As a long - serving UN high commissioner for human rights, she framed crimes against humanity in strikingly personal terms.

According to the survey, London voters have greater confidence in Tooting MP Khan in all aspects of public transport, as well as housing, crime reduction and unemployment.

Worse still is the fact that the number of police involved in crime has risen as well.

Rodeo, which recently won an Oscar for its work on Blade Runner 2049, is already hard at work on new projects, including Disney's The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, as well as Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, forthcoming in November.

This data science also helps strengthen risk management in areas such as fraud detection, financial crime compliance, and stress - testing.

Dutch prosecutors have revealed that Slobodan Praljak died of a heart attack after drinking cyanide as his conviction and sentence for war crimes was affirmed by the the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague, Netherlands, on Wednesday.

Tillerson, who when he was head of Exxon Mobil was deemed close to Russian President Vladimir Putin, described Assad's regime as «murderous» on Monday and vowed to dedicate his work to «holding to account any and all who commit crimes against the innocents anywhere in the world.»

The law, known as Senate Bill 4, is slated to take effect Sept. 1, but has been challenged in court by rights organizations and localities that say the law infringes on local governments» constitutional rights, and will sow fear through immigrant communities by dissuading people from reporting crimes or testifying as witnesses out of fear they will be deported.

FAIR also points to rises in crime from undocumented workers as an economic and societal threat.

As stores are boarded up one by one, shopper traffic slows and crime in the area tends to spike, Davidowitz says.

WASHINGTON (AP)-- In his last major act as president, Barack Obama is cutting short the sentences of 330 federal inmates convicted of drug crimes.

Criminal groups in the city have turned more to localized crimes like kidnapping and extortion to create revenue, but Acapulco's location as Guerrero's coastal outlet indicates why it's a prized possession for big cartels like CJNG.

Abbas has previously said that Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital was a «crime» and that he will no longer accept any role for the US in a peace process.

Nassar, who is named as a co-defendant in the lawsuit, is serving decades in prison for molesting some of the sport's top athletes and others as well as child pornography crimes.

Jackson was in court Monday, as prosecutors charged him with murder as an act of terrorism in addition to the murder as a hate crime charge he'd already been facing.

The U.S. Treasury handed down the penalties on seven Russian oligarchs, 12 businesses and 17 Russian government officials, in response to what it described as their involvement in Russia's «malign» activities, ranging from military involvement in Ukraine and Syria to cyber crimes and alleged interference in the 2016 U.S. election.

She worked as a federal prosecutor in New York under then - U.S. Attorney Rudy Giuliani, focusing on white - collar and organized crime.