Sentences with phrase «by special prosecutor»

Both Vekselberg and Intrater have donated to Trump and both attended his inauguration, according to The New York Times, which also reports that both men have since been interviewed by special prosecutor Bob Mueller's office, the team in charge of investigating Russian attempts to meddle in the 2016 election.

But now he is the subject of an investigation by a special prosecutor, the Nassau County district attorney Madeline Singas.

A Brooklyn judge permitted an expansion of the probe by special prosecutor Staten Island District Attorney Dan Donovan, to include the circumstances surrounding the secret settlement.

McDonough and LoPorto are among nine Democrats identified by the special prosecutor in previous legal papers as part of the ballot - fraud probe.

In the wake of the decision by the special prosecutor to not file charges in the Aaron Bailey police action shooting, I thought it might...

«It's a quantum leap by the special prosecutor.

W.F.P. WOES CONTINUE — Rachel Goodman, City Councilman Brad Lander's chief of staff, has been indicted by a Staten Island grand jury as part of an ongoing investigation by special prosecutor Roger Adler into the 2009 campaign of Councilwoman Deborah Rose of Staten Island.

If any of the women do want to proceed with a criminal complaint, it would be handled by the special prosecutor that Gov. Andrew Cuomo named on Tuesday.

While the Democrat Assembly passed a bill, the mostly Republican Senate wanted the special prosecutor to be regional so an upstate issue would be reviewed by a special prosecutor from upstate, Cuomo said.

There are multiple investigations looking into this matter: there's the House Intelligence Committee investigation, there's the Senate Intelligence Committee investigation, there's the Senate Judiciary Committee investigation, and there's the FBI investigation overseen by special prosecutor Robert Mueller.

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.

Not exact matches

«The only way the American people can have faith in this investigation is for it to be led by a fearless, independent special prosecutor.»

Legal experts told Business Insider that the plea deal struck by Michael Flynn, the former White House national security adviser, with the special counsel Robert Mueller was most likely evidence that Flynn has damaging information to offer prosecutors on other persons of interest in the Russia investigation.

The FBI was acting as part of a probe related to Cohen by federal prosecutors in Manhattan, who were acting on a referral from special counsel Robert Mueller, who is investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 election as well as potential collusion between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin.

Both sides requested a May 25 court date for a status conference that may determine whether a special master or a separate «filter team» or «privilege team» of prosecutors will review the seized materials to decide what is responsive to the search warrant and what is protected by attorney - client privilege.

«I have been advised by federal prosecutors that the New York action is, in part, a referral by the office of special counsel, Robert Mueller.»

The search warrants were sought and executed by FBI agents and federal prosecutors in New York in coordination with special counsel Robert Mueller's team after an initial referral from Mueller's office.

The search warrants were sought and executed by FBI agents and federal prosecutors in coordination with special counsel Robert Mueller's team after an initial referral from Mueller's office.

Khuzami argued a team tapped by the prosecutors could begin its review this month, while a special master might not be able to begin work until June.

I have been advised by federal prosecutors that the New York action is, in part, a referral by the Office of Special Counsel, Robert Mueller.»

FBI Director James Comey nearly called for a special prosecutor to investigate Hillary Clinton's email server in the spring of 2016 after Clinton's lawyers refused on the grounds of attorney - client privilege to turn over their laptops for examination by the bureau's agents.

Was the decision by Mike de Jong on behalf of the B.C. Liberal government to offer to pay the defence costs, estimated at $ 6 million, made before the special prosecutor's offer of reduced charges and could that have operated as...

And in other news, the New York ultra-orthodox Jewish community has been enjoying their own version of a huge child - abuse scandal with over 85 cases of child abuse and also enjoying special treatment by the prosecutor's office in refusing to release the names of the convicted criminals in those cases!

The special prosecutor tapped by the court is Roger Bennet Adler.

The decision in this case was taken by Mr Rene Barclay, a senior and very experienced prosecutor, in consultation with Sue Hemming, the Head of Special Crime Division and in consultation with me as DPP.

Though the WFP is out of the woods with the feds, it remains in the crosshairs of a special prosecutor requested by Staten Island DA Dan Donovan in 2011.

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is raising an alarm over a proposal by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to create what he says is a «criminal special prosecutor» for state procurement.

In an odd twist, Sharpe may have done Parker a favor by running against him this fall, as his candidacy has caused two special prosecutors to be appointed in the senator's assault case, pushing the whole mess still further off into the future.

Faced with a sprawling investigation by the special counsel in Washington, Trump must also contend with an independent - minded office of federal prosecutors in his hometown, New York, who are investigating Cohen.

«The criminal assault trial of Kevin S. Parker, a state senator from central Brooklyn, was thrown into turmoil on Thursday, as a judge granted the Brooklyn district attorney's office's request to have two special prosecutors appointed — one who would take over the case, and another who would investigate possible improprieties by an assistant district attorney.

The trio gives Trump a broader legal stable as he faces the special counsel, Robert Mueller, and the threat of an investigation by Manhattan federal prosecutors into his longtime personal lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen.

Federal prosecutors and lawyers for Cohen have each proposed to Wood the names of possible candidates to serve as a «special master» to assist in the review of materials seized last week from him by the FBI.

Her statement was released shortly after Nassau County DA Madeline Singas, appointed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to act as special prosecutor and investigate Schneiderman, promised to leave «no stone unturned» in her investigation of the ex-AG, a two - term Democrat whose hopes for a third term disappeared as the scandal exploded.

Cuomo's campaign spokesman Abbey Fashouer directed a reporter to his ally Charlie King, who hailed Cuomo's record, including ordering a special prosecutor to probe certain killings by police, increasing the minimum wage and an announcement a day earlier that parolees would be enfranchised.

.@NewYorkFBI Special Agent William Sena testified today about analyzing phone records of Ed Mangano, John Venditto + others during times deemed «significant» by prosecutors.

The order appoints the state attorney general as a special prosecutor in cases where unarmed suspects are killed by police, or when there is a question about whether a suspect was armed or not.

But in this case, Schneiderman, in a letter to the governor and legislative leaders obtained by public radio, said a plan to create a «criminal special prosecutor for state procurement» is «likely unconstitutional.»

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has appointed the state attorney general as a temporary special prosecutor to over see cases where a civilian is killed by a police officer.

Updated 3:26 p.m. The criminal assault trial of Kevin S. Parker, a state senator from central Brooklyn, was thrown into turmoil on Thursday, as a judge granted the Brooklyn district attorney's office's request to have two special prosecutors appointed — one who would take over the case, and another who would investigate possible improprieties by an assistant district attorney not directly involved in the proceeding.

NEW YORK CITY — Surrounded by the family members of people who have been killed by police, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order Wednesday appointing Attorney General Eric Schneiderman as a special prosecutor to examine such cases.

He has, however, been practicing law since 1971, was president of the Brooklyn Bar Association, worked in the Brooklyn D.A.'s office, and was three times appointed a special prosecutor, by Elizabeth Holtzman and Charles Hynes.

Agnifilo, in continuing his cross examination of FBI Special Agent Laura Spence Monday, returned to the defense assertion that Venditto paid cash for some of the limousine rides prosecutors say were covered by former restaurateur Harendra Singh.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo mentioned the Garner case when he appointed Attorney General Eric Schneiderman as a special prosecutor to handle cases where unarmed civilians are killed by police.

Faced with a sprawling investigation by the special counsel in Washington, President Trump must also contend with an independent - minded office of federal prosecutors in his hometown, New York, who are investigating his longtime personal lawyer and fixer, Michael D. Cohen.

«He made it clear that if these reforms were not approved by the Legislature, he would sign an order creating a special prosecutor for police - involved fatalities.»

«If there's a shooting up in Buffalo, New York, a young unarmed guy is killed by the police up there, a special prosecutor is supposed to swoop down and deal with it but what happens if something breaks out in Brooklyn a week later and it breaks in Syracuse — how is this person supposed to tell the folks up in Buffalo, «Hold on, I'll be back, I've got ta go to Brooklyn?»»

A state judge assigned a special prosecutor to investigate the veto following a complaint filed by a left - leaning watchdog group, which accused Perry of trying to leverage his power to force the resignation of District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg.

He was joined at a news conference by Gov. Cuomo, Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas, who's also been named special prosecutor in the Schneiderman investigation, and Timothy Sini, the Suffolk County district attorney, who is assisting Singas in her role as special prosecutor, as appointed by the governor.

Hynes said in a statement that he wants the special prosecutor because the Kings County Democratic County Committee — headed by Lopez - supported Hynes» re-election campaign in 2009 and his upcoming 2013 campaign.

«We're held accountable and are elected by the members of our community and a special prosecutor wouldn't have that same accountability to the voters,» Mr. Donovan told Brian Lehrer on WNYC this morning.