Sentences with phrase «asset forfeiture for»

While many activists have been pushing for reform in the area of asset forfeiture for years, the US Department of Justice revived a federal program that allows law enforcement to engage in the practice of asset forfeiture in local and state jurisdictions where it has been outlawed.

«The Senators and House of Representatives members should first make corruption or stealing of public funds attract death sentence, they should introduce a strict law on asset forfeiture for persons who corruptly and criminally enrich themselves.

Not exact matches

In September, after a lengthy investigation by staffers at the Senate Judiciary Committee, chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley (R - Iowa) blasted the service for using forfeiture funds to pay for perks and luxury items such as «high - end granite countertops and expensive custom artwork,» much of it installed, appropriately enough, at a new Asset Forfeiture Academy in Houston.

«This was cutting - edge stuff,» says Sharon Cohen Levin, a longtime chief of the asset - forfeiture unit in the U.S. Attorney's office for the Southern District of New York, and now a partner at WilmerHale.

The Singhs and their companies have been sued for millions of dollars by their creditors and federal prosecutors are seeking forfeiture of assets including their Laurel Hollow home.

In his letter, Bellone said the bonuses, paid for through an asset forfeiture fund, were not authorized by the county legislature and there is «no authority in... [the county code] for bonuses to be paid for to county employees.»

The U.S. attorney's office in Brooklyn has issued a subpoena to the Suffolk County comptroller for information about bonuses paid by District Attorney Thomas Spota's office to top employees with asset forfeiture money, according to a county source with knowledge of the subpoena.

The probe is also exploring other cases involving investigations into Robert Stricoff, Donald Rodgers and Justin Meyers — figures associated with the administration of Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone — and whether the distribution by the district attorney's office of millions of dollars in asset forfeiture money was improperly used by the DA's office as a reward for favorites or for the office's own political benefit.

Newsday analyzed 2013 asset forfeiture records for the Nassau and Suffolk police departments, as well as the Nassau County district attorney's office.

If the U.S. attorney is requiring forfeiture of assets, we'll have those funds available for the U.S. attorney for those purposes,» he said.

Long Island's two county police departments ended last year with more than $ 31 million in their coffers from cash and property taken through the use of asset forfeiture — a legal practice that departments have used for a wide range of expenses.

Niagara County District Attorney Caroline Wojtaszek explained that her office receives funding for cameras through its asset forfeiture funds.

The asset forfeiture fund also has been used to fund police overtime and to provide $ 1.5 million for the East End emergency radio system, DA's spokesman Robert Clifford said.

«The visit, which lasted for less an hour, was part of routine efforts to ascertain the state of the assets of the publishing company which is subject of subsisting interim forfeiture order.

Construction is expected to take two years and is being paid for with a combination of taxpayer money, donations and asset - forfeiture funds.

«This comprehensive package - the most progressive set of reforms in the nation — will guarantee fairness for the accused by reshaping New York's antiquated bail system, ensuring access to a speedy trial, improving the disclosure of evidence in the discovery process, transforming asset forfeiture procedures and implementing new initiatives to help individuals transition from incarceration to their communities.»

The judge had on July 20, 2016, granted an ex-parte order in favour of the EFCC for the interim forfeiture of some landed assets in Lagos and Abuja linked to Fayose.

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Apart from seeking the interim forfeiture of the properties, the EFCC also prayed for «an order stopping any disposal, conveyance, mortgage, lease, sale or alienation or otherwise of the property / asset described in the schedule attached herein.»

In addition to the Burke - Loeb case, Newsday has reported that the comprehensive federal scrutiny of Spota's office has included whether there was anything unlawful in the handling of the investigation into the shooting of Huntington Station taxi driver Thomas Moroughan by an off - duty Nassau County police officer; the circumstances under which former Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy gave up a $ 4.1 - million - dollar campaign chest to the district attorney's office, and also agreed not to run for re-election; the legality of a wiretap placed on the phone of former Suffolk detective John Oliva; the resolution of the criminal case against well - known Suffolk criminal lawyer Robert Macedonio; the office's distribution of asset - forfeiture money; and the investigation into a number of political associates of Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone.

«It observes also that Mr. President withheld assent to the Currency Conversion (Freezing) Orders Act (Amendment) Bill on the concern regarding modalities for the communication of Asset forfeiture.»

We should make it a felony crime punishable by life imprisonment and forfeiture of all wealth and assets, no parole, and retroactive to the beginning of this country, for the introduction of every destructive non-native species introduced either deliberately, or accidently.

This resulted in a complete victory for the client, thereby securing the return of their cash and handing the prosecutor representing the government in the matter his first loss in a civil asset forfeiture case in decades.

A new report by the Canadian Constitution Foundation and Institute for Liberal Studies says the civil forfeiture laws are cash grabs for provincial governments, which have collected millions of dollars in assets as proceeds of crime.

That being said, the analysis may be less clear - cut when it comes to other special procedures, such as for example post-conviction proceedings dealing with the forfeiture of assets.

This is why it is essential for anyone facing potential investigations to seek expert legal advice which will provide clarification on matters of asset forfeiture.

For property owners confronted with a seizure, contact an experienced criminal lawyer familiar with asset forfeitures as quickly as possible.

Quad9 was created, in part, by the Global Cyber Alliance (GCA), a non-profit that was founded by Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance, Jr., the City of London Police, and the Center for Internet Security, with a seed investment of asset forfeiture funds provided by the Manhattan District Attorney.

DynCorp, Quincy • MA 8/2000 — 5/2004 Records Analyst Managed records of all asset forfeiture files for Lowell Task Force.

Civil asset forfeiture — Senate lawmakers are gearing up for an early 2000 introduction of an NAR - supported bill to protect owners against unfair property seizure.

The biggest risk for real estate is federal civil asset forfeiture laws.