Sentences with phrase «attorneys general activities»

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Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who oversees the probe, carefully chose his words Friday as he stated, «There is no allegation in the indictment that any American was a knowing participant in the alleged unlawful activity.»

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who oversees the Mueller probe, carefully chose his words Friday as he stated, «There is no allegation in the indictment that any American was a knowing participant in the alleged unlawful activity.»

It would let the attorney general deny firearms and explosives to people known or suspected of being involved in terrorist activities.

«Because the outcomes of games in daily fantasy sports leagues depends partially on chance, an individual's payment of a fee to participate in such activities is a bet,» Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wrote in a nine - page Jan. 19 decision.

If you suspect fraud or criminal activities, file a complaint with the Texas Attorney General's Consumer Protection Division.

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has launched an inquiry into the activities of 13 major cryptocurrency exchanges including Bitfinex, Binance, and industry leader Coinbase.

The judge issued a detailed injunction that prohibits the governor, the attorney general, the state board of education, and everyone else from permitting religious activity in classrooms, including vocal prayer, readings of the Bible, devotional discussions, and distribution of religious materials.

The basic purpose, said the attorney general, was «to allow members of applicable language minority groups to be effectively informed of and participate effectively in voting - connected activities» (New York Times, April 22, 1976, p. 25).

Pursuant to the President's Executive Order and Executive Branch policy, and in keeping with the Attorney General's religious liberty guidance, HHS proposes this rule to enhance the awareness and enforcement of Federal health care conscience and associated antidiscrimination laws, to further conscience and religious freedom, and to protect the rights of individuals and entities to abstain from certain activities related to health care services without discrimination or retaliation

State lawmakers in June approved legislation that regulates and legalizes fantasy sports in New York after Attorney General Eric Schneiderman challenged the legality of the activity, forcing major operators to suspend business in the state.

«Senate Democrats are desperate to get voters to pay attention to something other than the breathtaking corruption and criminal activity that exists within their own conference, after the State Inspector General turned over the findings of his cash for casinos investigation to the U.S. Attorney's Office so Democrats could be prosecuted for wrongdoing.,» said Reif.

At an event sponsored by the Brennan Center and New York Leadership for Accountable Government (NY LEAD)-- a coalition of business, civic and philanthropic leaders who favor campaign finance reform — New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman unveiled new disclosure requirements for non-profits engaging in political activities.

It also said the administration would encourage attorneys general in the states to audit school district compliance with state emergency preparedness activities.

WAMC»S Brian Shields speaks with NYS Attorney General Eric Schneiderman about the arrest of 52 people in and around Albany on gang - related drug activity and violence.

As attorney general, Cuomo launched Project Sunlight, a comprehensive online database of information related to campaign finance, lobbying activity and state contracts.

Officials in the New York Attorney General's investor protection unit in recent weeks have queried Bloomberg about reporters» knowledge of terminal subscribers» activities, said the people.

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said Charles Walker, a Democrat, didn't disclose his campaign's financial activity in 2014 and 2015.

Judge Manuel Mendez heard arguments from both Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office as well as lawyers for fantasy sports companies as the state seeks to block their activities in New York, arguing they are providing a form of illegal gambling.

Along with California Attorney General Kamala Harris, Schneiderman pushed to prevent the settlement from including immunity for the banks from further investigation and prosecution of other related illegal activities.

Late last year, Mayor Kathy Sheehan responded to a request from Acting Assistant Attorney General Alan Hanson to explain how the city wasn't in violation of Section 1373, and she included the executive order that affirms Albany police will not question people on their immigration or citizenship status — except when necessary to probe possible criminal activity by that person.

The Attorney General's department is expected to supervise activities of the Special Prosecutor.

The administration also plans to support the transition of military veterans and retired law enforcement into new careers in education and will encourage state attorneys general to audit school districts for compliance with state emergency preparedness activities.

We are joining voice in condemnation of the activities of the Attorney General, especially in her recent attempts to have Mr. Woyome's properties sold.

After fantasy sports operators DraftKings and FanDuel announced they would no longer operate in New York following a legal dispute with Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, some lawmakers now are talking of regulating the activity in the budget and gain some revenue in the process.

Speaking at a press briefing held at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre in Alausa on the activities of the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team (DSVRT) in the last one year, the State's Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Adeniji Kazeem, said government, through the agency, equally handled a total of 192 cases.

It also wants to suspend work until the state Attorney General investigates alleged misconduct, improper lobbying, and «questionable» activities related to the power plant and pipeline.

The NYS Attorney General's Utica Regional Office will conduct a presentation titled Smart Seniors designed to provide information to the elderly on how to protect themselves from fraudulent activities such as identity theft, phony sweepstakes, internet scams and investment fraud.

He said the amount of activity in the office was the result of years of effort tinkering with the different arms of the attorney general's operation.

In 2003, Wizig was successfully prosecuted by Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and the City of Buffalo for hundreds of housing code violations, illegal leases and mortgage fraud activities.

The Texas Attorney General concluded that distribution of state - owned textbooks to private school pupils would not violate a Blaine Amendment (Article I, Section 7) of the Texas Constitution because it would provide only «minimal benefits to the sectarian activities of nonpublic schools.»

The General Attorney occupation covers professional legal positions involved in preparing cases for trial and / or the trial of cases before a court or an administrative body or persons having quasi-judicial power; rendering legal advice and services with respect to questions, regulations, practices, or other matters falling within the purview of a Federal Government agency (this may include conducting investigations to obtain evidentiary data); preparing interpretative and administrative orders, rules, or regulations to give effect to the provisions of governing statutes or other requirements of law; drafting, negotiating, or examining contracts or other legal documents required by the agency's activities; drafting, preparing formal comments, or otherwise making substantive recommendations with respect to proposed legislation; editing and preparing for publication statutes enacted by Congress, opinions or discussions of a court, commission, or board; drafting and reviewing decisions for consideration and adoption by agency officials.

As if that wasn't enough, company executives will soon be facing the joint force of the Rhode Island State Police, the FBI, the U.S. Attorney and Rhode Island Attorney General's office, all of which will be «working together to investigate activities that have recently come to light at 38 Studios.»

According to a story at the Daily Caller, The Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT) filed a Freedom of Information Act request in hopes of unearthing details of the activities of the Attorneys General United for Clean Power Coalition, which was formed exclusively for the purposes of conducting an inquisition against global warming skeptics.

In fall 2013, NextGen played an influential role in electing Democrat Terry McAuliffe as Virginia governor, spending an estimated $ 8 million to frame his Republican opponent Ken Cuccinelli as an elected official who «denies basic science» and who as state Attorney General «wasted taxpayer money» by investigating the research activities of climate scientists.

Gore compared the activities of Exxon to the tobacco industry in the 1990s, conduct that also faced a legal onslaught sparked by state attorneys general.

Trump's pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, is a prominent denier of climate science, writing in the National Review in May that «the debate is far from settled» over whether human activity has contributed to the warming of the earth.

The island territory is demanding to see records of the group's donors and activities involving climate policy since the attorney general is looking into the actions of ExxonMobil's undermining of the scientific concerns of climate change science.

Given the obvious parallels between the activities of the tobacco and fossil fuel industries, the New York Attorney General has issued a subpoena further investigating Exxon's activities regarding climate change.

Parenteau explains: «The most serious question is whether the attorney general [Walker] has any basis to suspect that Exxon has engaged in activities that violate the statutes about obtaining money by false pretense and fraud.»

The conference provides ample opportunity for attorneys general to directly solicit campaign contributions from corporate representatives during private meetings, informal conversations and leisure activities — like a golf tournament, zip lining, and a tour of the Olympic training center.

Posts cover Justice Department initiatives and activities as well as comments made by U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder at press conferences and other events.

The Attorney General of Ontario had been attempting to have the sale proceeds preserved pending a future forfeiture hearing on a number of grounds, including that the property was the proceeds of an unlawful activity and was used as an instrument of unlawful activity.

Bedford et al. v. Canada (Attorney General) 2013 SCC 72 Civil Rights — Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms — Interpretation — Life, liberty and security of the person The applicants challenged the following three Criminal Code provisions that indirectly restricted the practice of prostitution by criminalizing various related activities.

The FIFA case covers various aspects, including: national criminal proceedings by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG), mutual legal assistance requests by the US Department of Justice, and suspicious activity and transactions reports by several Swiss banks.

Represented a variety of life science and health care companies, as well as individual employees, officers, consultants and medical professionals, in criminal and civil litigation by multiple U.S. Attorneys Offices, DOJ, HHS - OIG, qui tam Relators, state attorneys general and national Medicaid fraud control units, regarding alleged «off - label» promotion, unlawful inducements and other sales, marketing, pricing and development acAttorneys Offices, DOJ, HHS - OIG, qui tam Relators, state attorneys general and national Medicaid fraud control units, regarding alleged «off - label» promotion, unlawful inducements and other sales, marketing, pricing and development acattorneys general and national Medicaid fraud control units, regarding alleged «off - label» promotion, unlawful inducements and other sales, marketing, pricing and development activities.

That power belongs to the Attorney General of Ontario (the AG), which is statutorily authorized under the Civil Remedies Act, 2001 (the Act) to commence proceedings before the Ontario Superior Court for an order requiring a wrongdoer to forfeit property in Ontario to the Crown in right of Ontario where the court finds that the property is the «proceeds of unlawful activity».

In Ontario, claims are made to the Civil Remedies for Illicit Activities Office (CRIA), in the Ministry of the Attorney General.

In the wake of the events of September 11, 2001, for example, Congress enacted, in swift fashion, the USA Patriot Act, allowing for, among other things, increased authority to conduct searches and monitor activity without judicial intervention.28 The USA Patriot Act led to a number of new rules and executive orders from the Bush Administration, including the widely criticized Bureau of Prisons Rule.29 This rule «authorizes the Attorney General to order the [Bureau of Prisons] Director to monitor or review communications between inmates and lawyers for the purpose of deterring future acts that could result in death or serious bodily injury to persons or property.»

State attorneys general increasingly join together in multistate investigations and litigation, and their activities affect nearly every industry and major policy area.

On 30 September, the New Hampshire Attorney General's Office issued a report concluding an investigation into victimless cannabis - related activities alleged to have involved a number of New Hampshire state legislators.