Sentences with phrase «by elections attorney»

Quigley was represented by elections attorney James Walsh of Saratoga.

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Shortly before the 2016 presidential election, Daniels received a $ 130,000 payment reportedly arranged by Trump attorney Michael Cohen in exchange for her silence.

Extensive public comments by President Trump's attorney have compounded questions about whether the payment was made to influence the election.

The leeway given banks by the Treasury and Justice departments to handle marijuana business accounts could disappear with the 2016 general election, said Bend attorney Michael Hughes, whose clients include marijuana businesses.

She had received $ 130,000 in hush money days before the 2016 election as part of a payment arranged by a Trump attorney, according to the Wall Street Journal.

The admission by Donald Trump's attorney Michael Cohen that he made the $ 130,000 payment of apparent hush money to adult film star Stormy Daniels shortly before the 2016 election does not make the Trump campaign's legal problems go away despite Cohen's assertions.

The issue has become a political flashpoint in a presidential election year, and the lawsuit by attorneys general from Nebraska, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Florida and Texas was certain to keep it prominent.

Moore is running in Alabama against Democrat Doug Jones on 12th December in a special election to fill the vacancy left by Jess Sessions who left to become Attorney General.

«This is the largest amount of money ever concealed in an election,» says Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson, as tobacco - style tactics by likes of PepsiCo and Nestle are revealed in Washington State's lawsuit against the Grocery Manufacturers Association over GMO labeling fight.

Arlington Heights: Election day also marked the passing of an era in the largest northwest suburb, where an attorney was ahead by a small margin in a three - way race for the mayor «s seat, vacated after 14 years in the firm grasp of retiring Mayor James Ryan.

McGrath, an attorney and first - time candidate for public office, faces Democratic Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky in a special election on Tuesday to fill the seat vacated by disgraced Republican former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos.

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions started his testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee with an emotional appeal to his former colleagues, and by calling any suggestion that he colluded with Russians during the election an «appalling» lie.

@Ame The legality will be decided by the investigating attorneys and judges, but I think it is safe to say that a campaign adviser agreeing to meet with someone alleged to be the representative of a hostile government who wants to help a candidate win a presidential election is HIGHLY unusual, if not unprecedented.

The allegations were first disclosed by Michael Avenatti, the attorney for adult film actress Stormy Daniels, who was paid $ 130,000 from Essential Consultants shortly before the 2016 election in exchange for a non-disclosure agreement relating to an alleged affair with Trump.

And William Cahn, who was appointed in 1962 by Rockefeller to serve two months before an election after former District Attorney Manuel Levine became a judge, went on to win, too.

Vincent Messina Jr., a partner with the Central Islip law firm Sinnreich Kosakoff & Messina LLP, was tapped by the Independence Party to be their attorney general candidate in November, according to paperwork filed with the state Board of Elections.

State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman later said his office has opened an investigation into «allege improprieties» in Tuesday voting by the city Board of Elections.

A federal judge in California on Thursday temporarily blocked an effort by the attorney for adult - film star Stormy Daniels to depose President TrumpDonald John TrumpUS ends aid for northwest Syria: report FBI informant met with three Trump campaign advisers: report McCabe lawyer fires back at Trump: «You need to stop lying» MORE and his personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, over a $ 130,000 payment from Cohen to the actress before the 2016 presidential election.

NEW YORK, NY (05/10/2018)(readMedia)-- Responding to news reports that acting Attorney General Barbara Underwood would not seek election if appointed by the Legislature, Common Cause / NY Executive Director Susan Lerner issued the following statement:

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — John Nonna's appointment as Westchester County Attorney was confirmed Monday night by the Board of Legislators.Nonna, who previously served on the Board of Legislators and as mayor of Pleasantville was nominated by County Executive George Latimer in December.After his election, Latimer appointed Nonna to help lead his transition team.

One idea that's been floated, particularly by Republicans who don't want to give an incumbent Democrat an advantage in November's election, is to leave Underwood, the solicitor general, in place as acting attorney general for the remainder of the year.

Turner was introduced at the event by Juan Reyes, the attorney and former low - level Giuliani administration aide (UPDATE: A reader insists Reyes was not, in fact, «low - level,» noting his last title was general counsel to the NYC Board of Standards and Appeals, and he also served as counsel to the NYC Loft Board) preferred by the Queens GOP to get the party's nod in the upcoming Sept. 13 special election.

A situation in which a gentleman who was neither a contestant or running - mate in the substantive election on November 22 was permitted by INEC, the APC and the federal government, represented by the Attorney General of the Federation to usurp the candidacy of the deceased Alhaji Abubakar Audu when a running - mate was alive and willing to sustain the ticket was pure gerrymandering by certain interests to produce a desired outcome.

This was followed by a similar call from Dave Palmer, executive director of the Center for Working Families, a WFP ally, who said the governor and legislative leaders should «heed the alarm» sounded by US Attorney Preet Bharara and pass a system of «voter - owned elections.»

The «high note» to which Levitan is referring is actually the result of a combination of things, including the fact that the WFP was cleared of wrongdoing in connection with its for - profit arm, Data & Field Services, during the 2009 election cycle by the US attorney's office.

State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has out - earned Gov. David Paterson by a 2 - 1 margin so far as both gear up for the 2010 elections.

Kaminsky, then a first - term assemblyman, defeated McGrath, an attorney from Hewlett, by 886 votes in the April 19 special election for Senate.

Schneiderman's opponent in the fall elections is one of those raising questions about whether the attorney general, who was key to the formation of the ethics commission, could have been more involved and done something to stop alleged interference in probes by Cuomo's aides.

Cuomo made the WFP sweat in 2010 when he initially declined to accept the party's nomination, in large part due to the fact that it was under investigation by the US attorney's office for work done by its now - defunct for - profit arm, Data & Field Services, during the 2009 NYC elections.

«Until the next election, the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office will continue to be led by Chief Assistant District Attorney Eric Gonzalez,» Cuomo revealed in a emailed statement.

«The administration was first made aware of the reported investigations by the U.S. attorney, district attorney and Board of Elections when it was reported in the press,» she said.

The case referred by New York's Board of Elections in January to Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. involves donations to Senate candidates Justin Wagner, Terry Gipson and Cecilia Tkaczyk.

After being prodded by the state Board of Elections» new enforcement counsel, Republican John Cahill's campaign has made public a poll it commissioned on the race for state attorney general.

Paterson was selected as running mate by then New York Attorney General and Democratic Party nominee Eliot Spitzer in the 2006 New York gubernatorial election.

Attorney Michael A. Feit of Albany, who is representing Michael LoPorto, filed a four - page affirmation Monday to join motions already filed by Brian Premo, attorney for Rensselaer County Democratic Elections Commissioner Edward G. McDonough, asking that the indictments be thrAttorney Michael A. Feit of Albany, who is representing Michael LoPorto, filed a four - page affirmation Monday to join motions already filed by Brian Premo, attorney for Rensselaer County Democratic Elections Commissioner Edward G. McDonough, asking that the indictments be thrattorney for Rensselaer County Democratic Elections Commissioner Edward G. McDonough, asking that the indictments be thrown out.

The 2016 settlement reached after Trump won the election but before he took office combined two California class - action lawsuits and a civil action by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.

A letter to the town board authored by Eddy was read — it objected to the bill he received from the town for $ 1,282 to reimburse taxpayers for the cost of his inquiry to the town's Attorney months ago requesting advice on the tie vote in the November election and the legality of the subsequent «holdover» of incumbent board member Gail Seaman — to which Eddy had opposed.

ALBANY — Cracking down on public corruption was a major theme of last year's election, but Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says he was rebuffed by the Cuomo administration when he sought to expand his office's jurisdiction in the area.

Though SD 8 was a top target for Florida Democrats two years ago, Perry ended up defeating attorney Rod Smith, a former FDP chair and former state Senator, by 4 points on Election Day.

With 99.6 percent of precincts reporting, Singas, the acting district attorney, led Murray, the longtime Hempstead Town supervisor, by 16 percentage points — or more than 30,000 votes, according to results from Nassau County Board of Elections.

«The only things we know about the reported investigations by the US Attorney, District Attorney and Board of Elections are what have been reported in the press,» Dani Lever, a spokeswoman for Mr. Cuomo, said.

Albany, NY — Host Alan Chartock is joined by New York State Senator Eric Schneiderman, the Democratic nominee for Attorney General in Tuesday's general election.

Breslin concluded that the case should have been led by Albany County District Attorney David Soares, who is elected, not the Justice Center whose lawyers do not stand for election, as required in the state Constitution.

Union attorney Howard Wien said Valentin can't run because he didn't get enough valid signatures on his nominating petition after the union election committee, handpicked by Seabrook, rightfully tossed five signatures.

According to public officers law and an opinion provided by the state Association of Towns» attorney, a tie vote is considered a «failure to elect, «and the incumbent continues in the office until the next election.

«On July 31, 2009, I was indicted by a Bronx County Grand Jury for committing perjury in a 2008 civil matter, held prior to my election to the Assembly... Thereafter, I agreed to cooperate with the Bronx District Attorney's Office and, later, the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, in conjunction with various investigations aimed at rooting out public corruption,» Castro said.

The foregoing is evidence, if evidence be needed, that the Attorney General and the Government are determined to kill the non-refund of the judgment debt as an election issue by cooking up the deceptive cheque and receipt to allow the status quo to continue.

His resignation means a special election would have to be called by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, with District Attorney Dan Donovan, Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis and State Sen. Andrew Lanza expected to vie for the Republican nomination, the Daily News reported.

IN VIRGINIA, the two candidates running in a special election to fill the state Senate seat vacated by Attorney General - elect Ken Cuccinelli II, in western Fairfax County's District 37, offer voters a stark choice.

Cholakis narrowly lost the 2007 district attorney's election by 225 votes to Democrat Richard McNally.