Sentences with phrase «as prosecutors like»

A lawyer for a longtime confidante and top aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo told jurors Wednesday that his client accepted no bribes, or «ziti,» as prosecutors like to call it.

A lawyer for a longtime confidante and top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo says his client accepted no bribes - or «ziti,» as prosecutors like to call it.

Not exact matches

Prosecutors began to uncover a string of corruption scandals in 2014 and 2015, involving both private and state - controlled companies, like Petrobras, the nation's oil and gas champion, as well as current and former elected officials — namely, the former president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

The backstory... In Wolff's book, Bannon is quoted as saying of Mueller's prosecutors: «They're going to crack Don Junior like an egg on national TV.»»

As a Republican and a former prosecutor, Garrett might seem like an unlikely champion for marijuana reform.

The growing legal questions around Mr Cohen's services for Mr Trump come as the lawyer faces a grand - jury investigation being led by federal prosecutors in New York City who are exploring bank fraud, wire fraud or campaign finance charges, according to people familiar with the matter who, like others, spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation.

The growing legal questions around Cohen's services for Trump come as the lawyer faces a grand jury investigation being led by federal prosecutors in New York City who are exploring bank fraud, wire fraud or campaign finance charges, according to people familiar with the matter who, like others, spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation.

If you just talk about justice, either people are not going to have a clue as to what you're talking about, or they're going to think you're talking about God being passionate about criminal justice, as chief prosecutor, or something like that.

During Joe Percoco's federal corruption trial, prosecutors have shown how power players like Percoco navigated «the Albany game,» as one witness put it, and also how minor players in the game — like two developers from Syracuse — could get caught up in it.

«As a former prosecutor, I believe that a public servant with unimpeachable credentials and a career of independence — somebody like Ray Kelly — serving as FBI Director is critical to affirming the public's trust,» he said in a statement to POLITICAs a former prosecutor, I believe that a public servant with unimpeachable credentials and a career of independence — somebody like Ray Kelly — serving as FBI Director is critical to affirming the public's trust,» he said in a statement to POLITICas FBI Director is critical to affirming the public's trust,» he said in a statement to POLITICO.

These are the people who make those decisions, from lobbyists whose names stay out of the press to the famous «three men in a room» that hash out the state budget to the prosecutor who has emerged as the fourth man in that room, listening in on every deal and upending the status quo of a place that seemed like it would never change.

Kenneth Thompson, the Brooklyn district attorney, blasted a request to appoint a special prosecutor in Eric Garner - like cases as «unworkable,» continuing his unusually outspoken defense of district attorneys and how they handle police brutality cases.

Liang is Chinese - American; Gurley, like Garner and the victims in Ferguson and Baltimore, was black, as is Thompson, the prosecutor.

«The happiest years of my life professionally were as attorney general, as governor, as a prosecutor and I'd like to go back to public service,» he told CBS 2's Weijia Jiang.

«As a former prosecutor, I believe that a public servant with unimpeachable credentials and a career of independence — somebody like Ray Kelly — serving as FBI Director is critical to affirming the public's trusAs a former prosecutor, I believe that a public servant with unimpeachable credentials and a career of independence — somebody like Ray Kelly — serving as FBI Director is critical to affirming the public's trusas FBI Director is critical to affirming the public's trust.

Unfortunately, I feel like this, as was the case with the independent prosecutor that Gov. Cuomo ordered, is nothing more than a temporary stop designed to appease the people and delay business as usual.

Bharara said he was speaking as much as a citizen of New York as a federal prosecutor, and said the issue may just be with him, as, being originally from India, «it's like a billion people in the room.»

Making public corruption cases is always tough for prosecutors — there generally isn't tangible evidence like drugs waiting to be seized, quips Nyhan, the Dartmouth government professor — but elected officials still make tempting targets for ambitious prosecutors — particularly those as prominent as a state House speaker.

Like many district attorneys statewide, Soares has criticized the order as an infringement on local prosecutors» role.

As for Saraki, the law lays the burden of proof on the prosecutor, and since the prosecution was not based on a clear and patriotic intent, it fell like a pack of cards.

To fight corruption, Donovan said, «We need someone who has worked 15 years as a prosecutor, who has no ties to Albany, hasn't served their last 12 years there like my opponent and may have to investigate the people he has served with and has relationships with.»

As evidence of Golge's guilt, prosecutors pointed to the fact that he, like many Turks, holds an account in a bank owned by Gülen followers, and he studied at a university with ties to Gülen.

Another prosecutor, Kristen Feden, said Cosby was «nothing like the image that he played on TV» as sweater - wearing, wisdom - dispensing father of five Dr Cliff Huxtable on «The Cosby Show.»

In fact, a whole parade of colorful performers passes by, including Billy Bob Thornton as a slim and steely silver fox of a prosecutor who battles Hank; Ken Howard as the no - nonsense walrus - like judge presiding over Papa Palmer's case; and Dax Shepard as an unseasoned rube litigator.

As this surreal proceeding continued, Immergut at times sounded more like a sex therapist than a prosecutor.

 That is an outdated myth, and when it is repeated as in a case like this, it contributes to tragedy not only for these dogs, but also sends a message to animal control, law enforcement, prosecutors, courts and the public that pit bulls are dangerous because of breeding and should be killed. Â

If you would like to take this action a step further, you can schedule a meeting with your state legislators to discuss implementing a recommended amendment drafted by the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) which would «enable prosecutors to charge dogfighters under the respective state's Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act (commonly referred to as «RICO») statue.

Considering the enduring popularity of police procedurals and legal dramas in popular culture, the formula behind Capcom's Ace Attorney might read like a sure - fire money - maker — a game where you play as a rookie defense attorney named Phoenix Wright who shields his obviously innocent clients from the wrath of increasingly aggressive prosecutors by pointing out the holes in the state's case, inevitably producing the real culprit just in the nick of time.

Their tactics and fallacies include ignoring or distorting mainstream scientific results, cherry - picking data and falsely generalizing, bringing up irrelevant red - herring arguments, demanding unachievable «precision» from mainstream science with the motif «if you don't understand this detail you don't understand anything», overemphasizing and mischaracterizing uncertainties in mainstream science, engaging in polemics and prosecutor - lawyer Swift - Boat - like attacks on science - and lately even scientists, attacking the usual scientific process, misrepresenting legitimate scientific debate as «no consensus», and overemphasizing details of little significance.

Juan Non-Volokh has a basketbrawl update: Sounds like prosecutors will file criminal charges against a few Indiana Pacers and the fan who threw a chair as part of a Nov. 19 melee.

In the filing regarding Holm's case, Stowers writes that the «Hulk» email «has to be construed as a strong caution to Olson and her prosecutor colleagues to not do something that would make the Court «angry» because that would cause the Court to react like the «Hulk».

Confidential acknowledges that his day job as a prosecutor doesn't give him the authority to write new laws, but, much like our own Judge Carton, blogging imbues Confidential with any powers he damn well pleases.

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).

Whether you have been arrested on a misdemeanor like shoplifting or a felony like armed robbery, your only chance of fair treatment by police and prosecutors is to retain a seasoned criminal defense attorney as soon as possible.

In this session, we will consider the likely overall direction of travel of key criminal enforcement agencies, looking at future developments from prosecutors, like the Serious Fraud Office and the US Department of Justice, and their Asian and European equivalents, and the latest policy, case law and sentencing issues affecting the business crime arena, as well as the prospects for private practitioners.

Roam the hallways and you might spot big shot lawyers like Ted Olson (who helped overturn Proposition 8), Orin Snyder (attorney to Bob Dylan and Jerry Seinfeld) and Debra Wong Yang (the first Asian American woman to serve as a federal prosecutor).

Like other portions of the valley, however, Visalia and Tulare County as a whole also are the home to sometimes overzealous prosecutors who do not always get all of the facts from understaffed and overstretched police.

On 14 January it was widely reported that police and prosecutors are considering use of the «text sting», a stratagem imported from the US and Canada in which complainants under police management will try to trap their alleged tormentors into making written apologies by sending such heartfelt recriminations as: «How could you have treated me like that?»

I was also responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the European Circuit plant and facility, computer equipment, supplies, and like logistical requirements for all circuit staff including circuit prosecutors and defense attorneys as well as the judges.

During his 22 years as a Broward County prosecutor, David Frankel tried cases so saturated in mayhem and madness they sounded like horror fiction.

While looking for a job in a law firm as a secretary of any prosecutor or the like, a legal administrative assistant resume is the thing for you.