Sentences with phrase «attorney over the case»

He had a two - year suspension as an attorney over the case.

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Masih might have been ready to start over, but the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Northern District of West Virginia hadn't quite let go of his case.

The deputy attorney general said Comey was dismissed over his handling of the Hillary Clinton email case — though congressional Democrats voiced concerns that the dismissal had more to do with the Russia probe.

Last week, the U.S. attorney of the Northern District of California notified the judge presiding over the case, Judge William Alsup, that there was some evidence that Uber hadn't disclosed either to the court or to Alphabet's self - driving arm, Waymo.

In what is likely to be a heated argument over the legacy of Uber's lightning rod of a founder and former CEO, attorneys for both Travis Kalanick and one of the car - hailing company's largest investors, Benchmark Capital, will square off in the first oral argument in the month - old case.

Attorneys for Waymo have said in court that over the nearly year - long case they have amassed a file of evidence against Uber and were ready to go to trial before the revelation of the Jacobs letter, which came days before the original trial date.

Last Friday, three weeks after he dropped rape charges against the three players accused of assaulting an exotic dancer last March — and eight months after he was reelected — Nifong recused himself from the crumbling case and handed it over to the North Carolina attorney general.

State prosecutors took over the case against Kerrick early on, when it came to light that Mecklenburg district attorney Andrew Murray had once been a law partner of a member of Kerrick's defense team.

Former State Attorney General and Republican Dennis Vacco had very public differences with Sedita in the past over his handling of certain cases.

U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman wrote to the judge presiding over Joe Percoco's bribery case on Saturday, asking if felonious former lobbyist Todd Howe could wear designer duds when the trial resumes tomorrow.

«The criminal assault trial of Kevin S. Parker, a state senator from central Brooklyn, was thrown into turmoil on Thursday, as a judge granted the Brooklyn district attorney's office's request to have two special prosecutors appointed — one who would take over the case, and another who would investigate possible improprieties by an assistant district attorney.

The Moreland Commission had begun numerous investigations, and they turned the cases over to Preet Bharara — then the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York — after Bharara requested the records.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has appointed the state attorney general as a temporary special prosecutor to over see cases where a civilian is killed by a police officer.

A state Supreme Court justice has thrown out a petition by Rensselaer County District Attorney Joel E. Abelove that sought to undo the state attorney general's power to take over cases in which unarmed civilians are killed byAttorney Joel E. Abelove that sought to undo the state attorney general's power to take over cases in which unarmed civilians are killed byattorney general's power to take over cases in which unarmed civilians are killed by police.

Drager used to preside over criminal cases, and once ran the rackets bureau at the Brooklyn district attorney's office.

Updated 3:26 p.m. The criminal assault trial of Kevin S. Parker, a state senator from central Brooklyn, was thrown into turmoil on Thursday, as a judge granted the Brooklyn district attorney's office's request to have two special prosecutors appointed — one who would take over the case, and another who would investigate possible improprieties by an assistant district attorney not directly involved in the proceeding.

The report comes as government reform groups and some media organizations are urging Gov. Andrew Cuomo to sign a bill that would bolster the ability of plaintiffs in FOIL cases to be awarded attorneys» fees when they are successful in suing over access to government records.

Azrack and attorneys in the case avoided a last - minute hitch when prosecutors Wednesday night belatedly turned over to the defense 7,000 pages of text messages extracted from Singh's phone two years ago.

And, after concerns were raised over a conflict of interest, the attorney general last night said he would appoint a senior QC to advise him if the case was to go ahead.

The Moreland Commission had begun numerous investigations, and they turned the cases over to the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Preet Bharara, after Bharara requested the records.

«It's certainly the case that if the Us Attorney's office brings any action against any more of Albany's legislative or executive leaders, that could certainly cast a shadow over everything else that's happening here,» Horner said.

In the Levy case, Spota said in 2011 when the then - county executive agreed not to run for re-election: «Today, our County Executive Steve Levy announced that he would not seek re-election and that he was turning his campaign funds over to the District Attorney's Office.

The Brooklyn district attorney, Eric Gonzalez, said that over the last three months his office had doubled the number of marijuana smoking cases it had stopped prosecuting and that it now planned to start throwing out more cases after the Police Department weighed in.

At a court hearing scheduled for Thursday morning, attorneys will present arguments over whether the case should be dismissed.

Acting state Supreme Court Justice Dan Lamont, who has the case, has ordered the district attorney's office to retrieve records from the comptroller's office related to the decision not to invest with FA Technology Ventures and turn them over to Sekhar's attorney, Paul Clyne.

The audio was brought to Bronx detectives who have jurisdiction over the case after Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr., recused himself.

«It's certainly the case that if the U.S. Attorney's office brings any action against any more of Albany's legislative or executive leaders, that could certainly cast a shadow over everything else that's happening here,» he said.

The governor said federal laws provide prosecutors with more tools to handle corruption cases than do state laws, and district attorneys often turn their cases over to the feds.

The Albany County District Attorney's Office took over prosecution of his case in February 2018, at the request of Rensselaer County District Attorney Joel Abelove, who may call the detective as a witness in an upcoming quadruple murder trial.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo over the last two days has sidestepped questions about the departure of Preet Bharara, the former U.S. attorney who has charged his former close aide in a sweeping bribery and bid rigging case.

The district attorney with jurisdiction over the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, Andrew Wylie, said that his office was reviewing the case of an inmate, Leonard Strickland, who died there in 2010 after a violent encounter with prison guards.

The two interim United States attorneys who will assume office in New York City today will inherit major cases and pending decisions that seem likely to define the focus of their work over the next few years and could begin to shape their legacies.

U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman wrote to the judge presiding over Percoco's bribery case on Saturday, asking if felonious former lobbyist Todd Howe could wear designer duds when the trial resumes on Monday.

U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman asked the judge presiding over Percoco's bribery case if newly arrested former lobbyist Todd Howe (pictured) can wear a suit when the trial resumes on Monday.

There was tension in the room over the mayor's assertion that certain details could not be revealed so as to not compromise Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance's criminal investigation into the case, with First Assistant Corporation Counsel Georgia Pastana in attendance.

His major proposal calls for the governor to sign an executive order giving the attorney general jurisdiction over corruption cases involving state departments, agencies and the legislature.

«Over the last two years, we've been able to work collaboratively with district attorneys across the state — including in cases where a civilian was seriously injured and might not survive — in order to faithfully execute our responsibilities under the executive order,» said Amy Spitalnick, a spokeswoman for Schneiderman.

Over the weekend de Blasio fired back at Rechnitz, who is testifying as a cooperating witness in Manhattan U.S. Attorney Joon Kim's bribery case against former jails union boss Norman Seabrook.

District Attorney Joel Abelove, a Republican who took over as district attorney in January, declined to pursue the case and denied his office received a referral from the state Labor DepAttorney Joel Abelove, a Republican who took over as district attorney in January, declined to pursue the case and denied his office received a referral from the state Labor Depattorney in January, declined to pursue the case and denied his office received a referral from the state Labor Department.

Over the course of a two - week trial, prosecutors from the state attorney general's office made the case that Wills pocketed city and state taxpayer money.

Onondaga County District Attorney Bill Fitzpatrick echoed Graf's opinion, arguing that sending kids to family court would not leave prosecutors with first discretion over handling a case, and could give kids a «pass» on criminal behavior.

«This followed a ruling today by Justice Idrissa Kolo on the fiat by Attorney General of the Federation Abubakar Malami (SAN), which purportedly allows the state Attorney General to take over criminal cases being prosecuted by any agency of the government, including the EFCC.

A person familiar with the matter but not authorized to comment publicly said Labor Department officials met with the district attorney's office last year about Reid's case and turned over documents they gathered in the administrative case against Reid.

Last week, Staten Island District Attorney Dan Donovan announced he would bring the case to a grand jury, but several speakers called on the U.S. Department of Justice to take over the investigation instead.

In the case, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, a Democrat, has accused Trump and others of misleading thousands of students over the school.

The ruling requires prosecutors to actively seek and turn over to defense attorneys any information — known as Giglio material, after a Supreme Court case by that name — that might be used to attack the credibility of prosecution witnesses.

The fallout from the Weinstein scandal continued today, as protestors gathered outside Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance's office to show their outrage over the way prosecutors handled a case involving the alleged sexual assault of a model in 2015.

At a court hearing scheduled for tomorrow morning, attorneys will present arguments over whether the case should be dismissed.

The House and the Trump administration are asking to keep a pause on a years - long court battle over the legality of crucial ObamaCare payments to insurers, while Democratic attorneys general are seeking for the case to proceed.

Orange County Senior District Attorney MaryEllen Albanese, who took over the case after Ulster County DA Holley Carnright was disqualified by a conflict of interest shortly before Nunez's 2015 indictment, left the courtroom visibly upset.