Sentences with phrase «by a grand jury»

That officer was cleared by a grand jury of any wrongdoing.

Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas has been indicted by a grand jury on charges he misused campaign funds — a day after he claimed the acting attorney general had no authority in the case.

Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, was indicted by a grand jury on Monday morning along with his business associate Rick Gates on a range of charges, including laundering over $ 21 million.

The Philadelphia Eagles» newly acquired defensive end, Michael Bennett, has been indicted by a grand jury in Texas for allegedly pushing a 66 - year - old paraplegic woman following Super Bowl LI in February 2017.

NEW YORK (Reuters)- The Bangladeshi man accused of attempting a suicide bombing in a busy New York City commuter hub in the name of Islamic State in December was indicted on U.S. terrorism charges by a grand jury on Wednesday.

Steven Molo, Silver's attorney, said that he will aim to have the charges tossed because of prejudicial statements made by Bharara to the press, in a speech and in a television interview before his indictment by a grand jury last week.

Previous subpoenas by the grand jury focused on the Merrick Academy, a charter school involved in fund - raising for Smith; real - estate holdings of Queens Borough President Helen Marshall; and the financing for Meeks» posh home in Jamaica.

The indictment returned by a grand jury in Fort Lauderdale also charges the 19 - year - old with 17 counts of attempted murder for the Valentine's Day massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland in which 17 people died and more than a dozen others were wounded.

Cuomo repeated that there was a chasm of police and community trust, exacerbated by a recent decision by a grand jury not to press charges in relation to the fatal arrest of Eric Garner.

Cruz was indicted by a grand jury Wednesday on 17 counts of first - degree murder and 17 counts of attempted murder.

A detective has already been placed on modified duty for pleading the Fifth when questioned by a grand jury during the probe — a disciplinary move that Bratton said was «for the good of the department.

Embattled Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas has been indicted by a grand jury for allegedly stealing campaign funds and failing to disclose funds that he used for personal expenses.

Silver was indicted by a grand jury last week on three counts, after having been arrested in late January and charged with five counts of federal corruption.

The former Speaker was indicted on Thursday by a grand jury in Manhattan federal court.

The decision by the grand jury not to indict in the Garner case exposes an «inherent conflict... when local district attorneys who work with police departments every day are asked to investigate members of those departments,» said Schneiderman.

Of the 12 charges in the indictment, issued by a grand jury as part of the special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, the «conspiracy» charge quickly gained attention amid other charges of tax fraud and money laundering.

A Farmington man has been indicted by a grand jury as a result of his alleged actions in an accident back in February of this year.

Among those discussed is allowing the release of evidence and testimony heard by a grand jury in cases where a civilian is killed by police.

A Syracuse police officer has been cleared by a grand jury of any wrongdoing in the fatal shooting of an armed woman.

«While I share the disappointment and sadness felt by millions of people across America in the decision made by the grand jury in St. Louis County not to indict Officer Darren Wilson, I hope we can honor the memory of Michel Brown through peaceful protests and peaceful dialogue, instead of anger and violence,» said Congressman Charles Rangel.

I'm shocked by this grand jury decision, and will be calling on the Department of Justice to investigate.»

Detective Michael Milici was placed on modified duty after pleading the Fifth when questioned by a grand jury during the probe — a disciplinary move that Bratton said was «for the good of the department.»

, prosecutors can choose from several different offenses based on the facts as set forth in the police report or by grand jury witnesses:

This sort of reminds me of the mob leader questioned by the grand jury stating «Dead, what do you really mean by dead.

The sergeant was later cleared of any criminal wrongdoing by a grand jury.

She expects to be handcuffed, put in a police car, driven to the courthouse and brought before a judge after being secretly indicted by a grand jury run by a special prosecutor who was secretly selected to investigate campaign finance filings from 2009.

An April 18 indictment handed up by a grand jury accused state Sen. Malcolm Smith (D - Hollis) and City Councilman -LSB-...]

Davies disputes the conclusion by the grand jury that the county form is more extensive.

MANHATTAN — City Comptroller John Liu's 25 - year - old former campaign treasurer was indicted by a grand jury Friday on campaign finance fraud charges.

We stand by the Grand Jury's report.

This is not only factually and legally incorrect, but contradicts an earlier concession by the grand jury that, at the very least, the question of which filing was pre-eminent was a matter of legal debate.

The former Speaker was indicted on Thursday by a grand jury -LSB-...]

Working Families Party officials have been subpoenaed by a grand jury investigating the party's ties to a company that provided campaign assistance to Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, Staten Island Council Member Debi Rose and other city candidates, court records show.

«I will make no comment now, or during the period of time that the grand jury is convened, regarding the days that the grand jury will be sitting; who may be called as a witness before the grand jury; what any witness has or will testify about before the grand jury; when the grand jury will conclude its investigation; what criminal charges will be considered by the grand jury, or against whom the grand jury might consider any such criminal charges,» said Mr. Donovan.

Rookie NYPD Officer Peter Liang has been charged with manslaughter by a grand jury, sources said.

«The district attorney has made no showing that any of the privileged materials sought by the grand jury subpoeanas were intended to further a crime or fraud,» Hafner wrote.

Columbia County District Attorney Paul Czajka and the State Police are investigating the incident, which is being reviewed by a grand jury.

Former Senate Leader Dean Skelos arranged to get his son Adam Skelos a job at a medical malpractice insurance company with business before the state — where the son threatened a supervisor and said he didn't have to show up to work because of his father's position — according to new charges brought by a grand jury.

Well Go USA CEO Doris Pfardrescher had been tracking Feng Xiaogang's I Am Not Madame Bovary for a while, finally grabbing rights to the film ahead of its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, picking up a film critics prize there followed by the Grand Jury Prize at the San Sebastian Film Festival.

But Wilson was not even indicted by the grand jury which deemed his testimony credible.

Kumari Fulbright, 25, a former beauty pageant winner and law clerk to U.S. District Judge Raner Collins, was indicted by a grand jury Dec. 18 along with three others on charges of kidnapping, armed robbery, aggravated robbery and two counts of assault with a deadly weapon.

The firm represents individuals and companies in criminal cases, and in investigations brought by criminal prosecutors or conducted by grand juries.

Generally speaking, the criminal defendant is indicted for the crime, usually by a grand jury.

Thus, the Commonwealth argued, neither statute was a vehicle for relief for Holloway since a charge that results in a No True Bill finding by the Grand Jury is not dismissed with prejudice and can be refiled by the Commonwealth.

Sorry, dweedle, but, at least for federal crimes, there is that pesky Fifth Amendment right against a citizen having to answer allegations that have not been approved by a Grand Jury.