Sentences with phrase «by federal authorities»
The jail has been the longtime source of trouble for the city, and was the subject of an investigation by federal authorities for civil rights violations.
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• Candidate was arrested by federal authorities during the interview when the background check revealed the person had an outstanding warrant.
This case reveals that workplace discrimination is taken seriously by federal authorities and the courts.
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.
Reports surfaced last month that Silver is being investigated by federal authorities for receiving «substantial payments» from real estate firm Goldberg & Iryami without reporting that income on his financial disclosures.
Mangano and his wife were arrested and charged with corruption by federal authorities in October.
Skelos, 67, and his son, Adam, 32, were arrested Monday by federal authorities on corruption charges.
President Donald Trump blasted the Monday raid by federal authorities of the home, hotel, and office of his longtime personal attorney Michael Cohen as «a disgrace» and «an attack on our country.»
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been charged by federal authorities with conspiring to use weapons of mass destruction, resulting in death.
Yesterday afternoon Charles Robinson of Yahoo! Sports reported that suspended Auburn guard Varez Ward is under investigation by federal authorities for an alleged point - shaving scandal.
Nearly $ 5 million worth of Bitcoin used in a large - scale fake ID operation has been seized by federal authorities in Ohio.
What happens now after Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has been charged by federal authorities with bribery and mail fraud in connection with his official duties?
New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is expected to be arrested Thursday by federal authorities on corruption charges, The New York Times reports.
Cohen's home, office, and hotel were raided by federal authorities Monday in relation to a payment Cohen made to porn actress Stormy Daniels to keep her quiet about an alleged affair with Trump.
The world of college basketball was rocked Tuesday when four assistant coaches were indicted by federal authorities for their alleged involvement in fraud and corruption schemes that also included representatives of a major international sportswear company, managers, and financial advisers.
Brodsky added that he thinks a number of the larger corruption cases were prosecuted by the federal authorities simply because they fell under federal jurisdiction.
Nearly three - dozen organized crime members were busted by federal authorities in Manhattan for an odd mishmash of crimes — trafficking 5 tons of stolen chocolate as well as hordes of illegal cigarettes.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Some of Central New York's biggest companies or institutions hired a lobbying firm that employed Todd Howe, who is under scrutiny by federal authorities investigating Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Upstate economic development projects.
On the eve of Trump's inauguration, state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman offered legal advice to local governments that follow so - called «sanctuary» policies that could shield undocumented immigrants from deportation by federal authorities.
The Campaign for One New York and the de Blasio administration are being investigated by federal authorities over whether donors to the former got favorable treatment from the latter.
In Mato Grosso, logging permits are issued that allow export to European markets, even to those charged with crimes by federal authorities
The Law Office of Mark J. Sacco routinely provides advice and counsel to clients who are under criminal investigation by federal authorities as well as those who have been named as persons of interest or are being interviewed as witnesses.
Yepez, himself known as «El Marro,» or «The Mallet,» is wanted by federal authorities and suspected of crimes ranging from drug trafficking to fuel theft.
A document made public in court on Wednesday is a first acknowledgment by federal authorities of a criminal investigation into the ride - hailing company.
In this regard, the measures implemented in recent months by federal authorities are expected to contribute to a more sustainable housing market in Canada.
Then, instead of being deported a sixth time, he was transferred by federal authorities to San Francisco to face an old marijuana charge.
A bitcoin advocate and trader based in Arizona was arrested last week by federal authorities, according to local reports.
The United States filed suit against Arizona, and the Supreme Court struck down those provisions (as well as one making it a crime for an illegal immigrant to seek employment in the state, which had no federal counterpart) in United States v. Arizona as being preempted by federal authority.
First came the Assembly speaker, the powerful Democrat Sheldon Silver, who in January was dragged by federal authorities to a courthouse, black fedora perched on his head, and charged with exploiting his position by accepting millions in bribes and kickbacks.
A source close to the criminal probe said the warning was blunt and direct and that Cuomo's private - sector investigator, Bart Schwartz, conceded to several state officials that «he has been warned by federal authorities to stay away from anything» related to Bharara's ongoing investigation.
The governor noted that Astorino has been questioned by federal authorities over a housing desegregation settlement in Westchester County.
District Attorney Thomas Spota and assistant are accused by federal authorities of helping Suffolk Police Chief James Burke cover up the assault of a robbery suspect in 2012.
State Sen. Carl Kruger, a Brooklyn Democrat, has been cleared by federal authorities, his attorney says.
When his misconduct was uncovered by federal authorities, our inspector general worked with law enforcement officials to uncover the extent of his scheme,» DiNapoli said.
Norstar helped secure financing for the project and was the general contractor, according to the executive director of the Albany Housing Authority, Steven Longo, who said his organization had not been subpoenaed or contacted by federal authorities.
Houston - area officials said Monday during a congressional hearing that they weren't aware of forecasts by federal authorities regarding flooding risks from local reservoirs that ended up inundating thousands of homes during Hurricane Harvey.
But Terrence Murphy, the Hudson Valley Republican senator sponsoring the bill in that house, points to admissions by federal authorities that there are probably lapses in the vetting of refugees coming to the U.S.
Such cities take a softer line on undocumented immigrants, hindering enforcement by federal authorities.
The new charges came almost three months after Senator Skelos and his son were arrested in New York by federal authorities on extortion, fraud and bribe solicitation charges.
Some have expressed reservations that, in transitioning from pensions to annuity payouts, they stand to lose the security of their payments because annuities are not secured by a federal authority like the FDIC, and will have to forgo cost - of - living adjustments.
At the time of writing, over 68,000 applications under the previous Borrower Defense to Repayment Rule are in limbo until the new rules are announced by the federal authorities.
«AB 1147 would have reined in the overreach by federal authorities that has prevented the nondrug industrial hemp varieties of cannabis from being grown on U.S. soil for fiber and seed,» Steenstra said.
The conviction was the latest by federal authorities to bring criminal charges against shipping companies that violate the U.S. Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships, the domestic law enforcing International Maritime Organization conventions on ship pollution.
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has ebbed significantly in recent years due to better monitoring by the federal authorities and a series of major sting operations against illegal loggers.
Major kudos must go to the Québec government's team of lawyers, who masterminded the challenge which resulted yesterday in the grant of a permanent injunction against the destruction of the long - gun registry data by the federal authorities.
The Backpage website — notorious for prostitution and human trafficking — was seized Friday by federal authorities.