Sentences with phrase «authorities on corruption»

New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is expected to be arrested Thursday by federal authorities on corruption charges, The New York Times reports.

New York Democratic state senator Carl Kruger, who surrended to federal authorities on corruption charges yesterday, took $ 1 million in bribes which his boyfriend helped launder.

Senate Republicans on Tuesday will try to return to a semblance on normalcy, a day after their majority leader surrendered to federal authorities on corruption charges alongside his son.

Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, who turned himself in to federal authorities on corruption charges Monday, will remain as the head of the Senate, his republican members announced after a more than three hour closed door meeting Monday night.

Michael Turano, a Manhattan gynecologist, turned himself in to federal authorities on corruption charges.

Several Rockland County and New York City - based lawmakers were arrested by federal authorities on corruption charges today.

Skelos, 67, and his son, Adam, 32, were arrested Monday by federal authorities on corruption charges.

Calgary lawyer Kristine Robidoux is a leading authority on corruption who specializes in helping businesses comply with anti-bribery and corruption laws, including the often - tricky business of operating in foreign jurisdictions.

Not exact matches

Furthermore, a government crackdown on corruption late in 2017 that saw numerous Saudi business people, including notable royals, detained and imprisoned (infamously, in the Riyadh Ritz Carlton hotel) and assets handed over to the authorities in return for freedom could also spook investors.

The arrests follow a purge that has seen more than 80 executives at PDVSA and its suppliers jailed for alleged corruption as the state firm's new chief, Major General Manuel Quevedo, has sought to stamp his authority on the sector - the financial lifeblood of Venezuela's unraveling socialist government.

CARACAS / HOUSTON Venezuelan authorities said on Thursday they were seeking an Interpol red alert for ex-oil czar Rafael Ramirez on corruption charges, heightening tensions between the former political heavyweight and the country's socialist government.

The libertarian rhetoric of Luther's reformation pamphlets, with their insistence on the freedom and dignity of every Christian and their onslaught on ecclesiastical corruption and established religious authority, certainly fueled and probably helped trigger the peasant uprising.

The release of the 40 - page document comes amid a large crackdown by U.S. authorities, who recently arrested several top officials from the global soccer organization on corruption charges.

On January 29, authorities also arrested on «corruption» charges CCC Chairman Li Guanzhong in Pujiang County, Zhejiang, who served as senior pastor of Puyang Christian Church in JinhuOn January 29, authorities also arrested on «corruption» charges CCC Chairman Li Guanzhong in Pujiang County, Zhejiang, who served as senior pastor of Puyang Christian Church in Jinhuon «corruption» charges CCC Chairman Li Guanzhong in Pujiang County, Zhejiang, who served as senior pastor of Puyang Christian Church in Jinhua.

February 20 — Jack Warner, the most wanted man of all among powerbrokers snared by US authorities in the $ 200 million FIFAGate corruption scandal, has again managed to thwart extradition by having committal proceedings against him put on hold — for another nine months.

Lt. Rawlings who spoke in an address to mark the 37th anniversary of the June 4 1979 uprising on Saturday, said, «the corruption of the environment is the quickest way to degrade our human self - worth, and a government or local authority that would butcher trees or watch the degrading of its environment can not expect people to behave responsibly in other facets of their life.»

The story of continuity also ties to perceptions of impunity — no one in Burundi has thus far been prosecuted for political murder -, to lack of progress on questions of justice and memory, lack of trust in the newly established Truth and Reconciliation Commission (which interestingly only appeared on the scene months before the election, in December 2014), and perceptions of corruption, abuse of office, the sense of being «used» by those in authority (people speak of being their «bridge» to other objectives).

In recent days Governor Andrew Cuomo has publicly engaged two of the massive transportation agencies he controls on hot button topics, demanding in an open letter that the MTA act to address a recent spike in sexual assaults reported as occurring on the New York City subway system and demanding answers from the Port Authority on a report that NYPD officials ensnared in a corruption investigation arranged for a special escort, with a lane closure, through the Lincoln Tunnel.

State Sen. Tony Avella (D - Bayside) said Tuesday he has planned since shortly after Richard Lipsky turned himself in to authorities March 10 on corruption charges to donate to charity an amount equal to the $ 3,000 in campaign contributions the lobbyist made to his 2010 campaign.

As more is revealed about what really went on then that is still existing, and how the AG covered it up by refusing to indict the corruption now running the State Agencies and Authorities in Albany for massive Civil Service Law abuse and the granting of Pension System Final Average Salaries (FAS) way above the their permanent competitive status, you'll hear more excuses than a corrupt regime gives when it is about to collapse and they're in total fear.

Three weeks after the Moreland Commission — which Governor Cuomo founded in 2013 — was due to release its report on public corruption in New York State, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was arrested by federal authorities on charges of taking millions in bribes and kickbacks.

So, we are also calling on the President to interrogate the issues of the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) and streamline their activities to avoid the incidence of corruption in the future,» the statement stressed.

The Long Island Republican, who faces corruption charges after he surrendered to federal authorities last Monday, has a tenuous hold on power, however.

«Mahama is incapable of involving himself in any act of corruption and i can open my chest and receive bullets for him (Mahama) on that... John Dramani is a listening President irrespective of your political colours — And I can tell you on authority that John Dramani is never corrupt..

For Nigeria to successfully win the on - going war against corruption, the authorities must complement the arrest and jailing offenders with prevention and enlightenment, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has cried out.

Former Erie County Executive and gubernatorial contender Joel Giambra is urging federal authorities to investigate whether corruption at the MTA has contributed to billions of dollars in cost - overruns and waste on subway and rail construction projects.

In the lecture entitled «Corruption and Nigeria's Search for Purpose: Fifty Years On», the ICPC chieftain also insisted that «the citizenry must do something about authority stealing because corruption at high levels has a greater impact than petty stealing to which we devote so much enerCorruption and Nigeria's Search for Purpose: Fifty Years On», the ICPC chieftain also insisted that «the citizenry must do something about authority stealing because corruption at high levels has a greater impact than petty stealing to which we devote so much enercorruption at high levels has a greater impact than petty stealing to which we devote so much energy».

Federal authorities determined Silver, 72, had affairs with two women based on evidence compiled in his corruption case.

LONG ISLAND, N.Y. — Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto were indicted Thursday on corruption charges, according to federal authorities.

Anti-gay New York state senator Carl Kruger turned himself in to federal authorities this morning on corruption charges, the NY Post reports: Kruger, flanked by his attorney Ben Brafman and two other men, turned himself in to the Jacob K. Javits Fede... Read

The epidemic of corruption on his watch has robbed him of moral authority, old punching bags like Attorney General Eric Schneiderman are starting to punch back, and legislators, including fellow Democrats, are no longer folding like cheap suits.

Anti-gay New York state senator Carl Kruger turned himself in to federal authorities this morning on corruption charges, the NY Post reports:

David Paterson sold out a business partner and scuttled efforts to expose corruption at the Port Authority so he could get a seat on the PA board for his...

The House of Representatives responded yesterday by stating that Obasanjo has no moral authority to talk about corruption, accusing him of being the grandfather of corruption in the country, who introduced corruption to the National Assembly on its first day in 1999.

Federal authorities urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday not to review the public corruption convictions of former Virginia governor Robert F. McDonnell, arguing that he used his office to benefit a wealthy benefactor and was rightly found guilty of breaking the law.

Sheldon Silver, the speaker of the New York Assembly, exploited his position as one of the most powerful politicians in the state to obtain millions of dollars in bribes and kickbacks, federal authorities said on Thursday as they announced his arrest on a sweeping series of corruption charges.

ALBANY — Dean G. Skelos, the leader of the New York State Senate, and his son were arrested on Monday by federal authorities on extortion, fraud and bribe solicitation charges, expanding the corruption investigation that has cast a renewed spotlight on Albany's intractable corruption problem.

This year, Russian filmmaker Andrey Zvyagintsev (The Return, Elena) returned to Cannes with his drama Leviathan, the story that is described as a gripping parable of class, faith and corruption, centering on a land dispute between a small - time mechanic and his local authorities that reaps unimaginable consequences.

The video went on to implicate the government's highest ranking authorities as being involved in heavy corruption and being in bed with the Narcotraffickers who really run the country.

While forest advocates often cite abuses by carbon cowboys and risks of market corruption, few speak with authority on the financial safeguards that would need to be in place as prerequisites before any new market mechanisms of Durban are implemented (5).

Secret documents reveal multi-million dollar shopping spree by African dictator's son; U.S. authorities fail to act on evidence of corruption

He also has an active white collar practice, advising on criminal prosecutions and investigations by different regulators and authorities, including the Securities and Futures Commission, the Commercial Crime Bureau and the Independent Commission Against Corruption.

UK fraud office working with Chinese authorities on GlaxoSmithKline corruption investigation, Reuters

His domestic focus has been on matters involving the UK's Serious Fraud Office, Financial Conduct Authority and the Competition and Markets Authority, while his international practice has frequently involved engaging with the US, European and Asian authorities on matters involving corruption, cartels and money laundering.

«Rather than promoting open discussion and greater understanding, the Net has fed the cynical perception that every form of traditional authority is based on lies and corruption.

What does the law say on authority corruption and what are the criminal implications?