Sentences with phrase «brought by private citizens»

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In May 2012 it was reported that billionaire Robert Agostinelli had been targeted by a private detective named Steve Whitamore working for Rupert Murdoch's newspaper to gain confidential information pertaining to Agostinelli's business affairs — this evidence brought to light the fact that high - profile U.S citizens were targeted by private investigators in the UK within Rupert Murdoch's empire.

Additionally, he is involved in a lawsuit against a private citizen who asked for an explanation in a public meeting of Highway Department expenditures that were brought forward in a public meeting to the Town Board by the Fleet Manager as warranting examination.

«As private American citizens, we brought a message of good will, formed by a shared interest in science and science - based solutions to problems, that would have been greeted with great suspicion if delivered by officials of the U.S. government.»

His freshman effort was a story of tragedy and triumph — and one that brought about immense public, private, and academic discourse on the state of America, as experienced by its second - class citizens.

There'll be fewer suits brought by the government and more by non-for-profits and private citizens.