Sentences with phrase «came from the state attorney»
The ballot language that was originally proposed came from the state attorney general's office.
http://www.nystateofpolitics.com/ Not exact matches
The news comes from a report issued Thursday by the Secure Our Smartphones («S.O.S.») Initiative, an international partnership of law - enforcement agencies, elected officials, and consumer advocates headed by New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón, and London Mayor Boris Johnson.
Parker was acquitted in the rape case more than a decade ago and Celestin had his sexual assault conviction overturned on appeal (a higher court deemed his trial attorney ineffective), but the two men have come under fire once again as the media reports troubling details from the case, which included accusations that Parker and Celestin, then both 19, had sex with a Penn State freshman while she was unconscious after a night of heavy drinking.
In the article, the MSM propagandist states such things as: 2017 has seen, according to his one time Goldman Sachs source, a «dramatic crash in [physical gold coin] demand,» that interest in gold coins is linked to «political conservatism, or anarcho - libertarianism» and «end of the world right wing sentiments,» that gold has been implicated in a «conspiracy to commit money laundering,» that gold is «financed by people in the narcotics trade,» that it comes from «illegal mines and drug dealers in Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador,» that «the federal authorities assume the NTR Metals [case] represented only a fraction of illegally sourced and financed gold,» that therefore the US attorney is broadly investigating the gold industry, that gold is «produced by exploited workers,» that «crude [gold] extraction techniques create serious and lasting environmental damage,» that gold plays an important part in «tax evasion,» that it is related to American gun sales, which the author abhors; that «drug dealers [use] gold imports as a way of laundering their proceeds,» and that «they came to realize that illegal gold [is] an intrinsically better business» than drug dealing; to name but a few of the aspersions cast against gold in the short article.
A 2016 report from the New York State Office of the Attorney General found that 74 percent of guns used in crimes in New York between 2010 and 2015 came from states with lax gun laws.
«To that end, as the Attorney General and the legislature appear open to revising their policies, the Governor's office will convene a meeting with representatives from the legislature, the Attorney General and the Comptroller to come up with one uniform email retention and FOIL policy that applies to all State officials and agencies.»
«Strikingly, these successes have come even though the Office of the Attorney General has long requested — and long been denied — original criminal jurisdiction to prosecute public corruption cases without first obtaining a specific referral from the Governor, Comptroller, or another State agency,» he wrote.
The Attorney General's report traced guns used in crimes throughout the state over a six year period, and demonstrated that the great majority came from outside New York, mostly from states like Florida and Virginia with much weaker gun laws.
Approximately $ 700,000 came in «undisclosed bribes and kickbacks» from a scheme in which Mr. Silver used his influence as speaker to induce real estate developers with «business for the state» to use a real estate law firm run by an attorney who previously worked as Mr. Silver's counsel in the Assembly, and which paid Mr. Silver for the referrals.
The report, issued Monday and made public Thursday, came a week after Thomas was charged by the state Attorney General's Office with stealing nearly $ 13,000 in campaign funds and failing to report on his city financial disclosure forms more than $ 75,000 he received from individuals, companies and his inaugural committee.
Christmas came a week early for Ulster County as the New York State Attorney General's Office delivered a check for $ 12,845.27 representing the collection of additional restitution from its prosecution of the Lower Esopus Riverwatch Corporation and its board members.
State Senator Adriano Espaillat and Adam Clayton Powell said they are returning the donations their campaign received in 2014 from businessman Jona Rechnitz, the businessman whose name came up as part of the US Attorney's probe of alleged pay - for - favor corruption in the NYPD, records show.
The state senator's campaign also took nearly $ 15,000 in 2014 from businessman Jona Rechnitz, whose name has also come up as part of the US Attorney's probe of alleged pay - for - favor corruption in the NYPD, records show.
By Rick Karlin, Capitol Bureau While rolling out a new survey that found a majority of guns recovered by police came from outside of New York, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman earlier Tuesday highlighted a new interactive web - based feature that lets users find how many guns were recovered by police in various locations across the state and how long it took for the weapon to be used in a crime.
Approximately $ 700,000 came in «undisclosed bribes and kickbacks» from a scheme in which Mr. Silver used his influence as Assembly Speaker to «induce real estate developers with business before the State» to use a real estate law firm run by an attorney who previously worked as Mr. Silver's counsel in the Assembly, and which paid Mr. Silver for the referrals.
Give any U.S. attorney a year and 10 FBI agents and he or she can probably come back from the state capital with a passel of indictments.
(reported by Politico, April 27, 2012; start early May 2012) Comes to the campaign from position as press secretary to New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.
Ninety percent of the guns used in New York crimes between 2010 and 2015 came from six states known as the «Iron Pipeline» — Pennsylvania, Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida — according to a 2016 report by Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.
At 6:24 p.m., a statement from Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Communications Director Melissa DeRosa landed in my inbox, declaring that the governor will be calling a meeting with legislative leaders plus the state attorney general and comptroller to come up with «one uniform email retention and FOIL policy that applies to all state officials and agencies.»
The guilty plea comes after Wills was found guilty of corruption charges filed by state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman for embezzling money from the state Office of Children and Family Services and the New York City Campaign Finance Board.
Then in April came that totally unexpected flurry of subpoenas from U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's office, directed at Cuomo's executive chamber, broadening the ongoing inquiry into Cuomo's signature economic development scheme, the Buffalo Billion, and subsequently into a range of contracts and arrangements with other companies doing business with the state.
Vance's statements come the day after de Blasio attorney Laurence Laufer sent a letter to the state board, characterizing its inability to keep the referral confidential as a «complete dereliction of duty» that, should the leak have come from the board itself, could be considered «highly prejudicial and perhaps politically motivated act.»
Hoyt's attorney, Terrence M. Connors told The Post the payout came from Hoyt's personal account and not state funds.
The internal investigation by BOE comes after state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and City Comptroller Scott Stringer already announced they're investigating widespread complaints from voters at polling sites citywide during Tuesday's primaries.
Cuomo's spokeswoman says the governor will «convene a meeting with representatives from the legislature, the Attorney General and the Comptroller to come up with one uniform email retention and FOIL policy that applies to all State officials and agencies.»
Another shocking fall from grace came last week as Eric Schneiderman resigned as New York State attorney general amid allegations he physically abused four women.
«Mr. Avle, the statement of the former President was corroborated by officials of the Attorney General's Department at a meeting with them in Accra after we went to the Ho high court to seek an injunction on the university that, indeed enough amount of money was placed in an escrow account solely for the payment of UHAS land compensation.The question now is, how come that after signing our Offer for almost a year, payment from an escrow account is still an issue for the Finance Ministry» he stated.
(CNN)- In a new ad, New York Republican gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino accused Democratic candidate and state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo of excluding «the only African - American candidate, the only woman candidate and the Green Party candidate,» from the gubernatorial race and challenged Cuomo to «come out and debate like a man.»
As Vance's campaign contributions have come under scrutiny, state Assemblyman Dan Quart said he's introducing a bill to reign in how much New York prosecutors can accept in donations from defense attorneys.
Trump's move to cancel DACA comes after attorneys general from 10 states threatened that if the federal government did not withdraw DACA by September 5, the states would sue the Trump administration to end the program.
This comes after he sued to block acting state Attorney General Barbara Underwood from continuing the prosecution of the mayor.
Mayor Bill de Blasio today told the state's top judge that he believe the day is approaching when government will guarantee all citizens a lawyer in civil court cases — but said that the funding for the attorneys will have to come from the federal level.
The idea came from an anti-corruption taskforce that includes the FBI, the state comptroller and the state Attorney General.
Maertz, an insurance litigation and trial attorney, said she wants to see more money come back to Suffolk from the state, adding that Long Island effectively is subsidizing other regions, especially New York City with the MTA payroll tax, as well as areas upstate.
The announcement comes two days after the youngest mayor in Mount Vernon history sued to block acting state Attorney General Barbara Underwood from continuing the prosecution of the mayor in the wake of Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's abrupt resignation last week.
Cuomo's spokeswoman says the governor will «convene a meeting with representatives from the legislature, the attorney general and the comptroller to come up with one uniform email retention and FOIL policy that applies to all State officials and agencies.»
He has also agreed to be questioned by federal investigators from the office of the United States attorney in Manhattan, Preet Bharara — an interview that is expected to occur in the coming days.
Federal investigators» interest in Percoco came to light in late April, when the administration acknowledged that it had received a wide - ranging subpoena from the office of U.S. Attorney for the Southern District Preet Bharara seeking information about actions taken by a half - dozen current or former members of the administration, including Percoco, that might have benefited two dozen companies that had received state funds or other benefits.
The vote was almost unanimous, with the sole dissenting vote coming from Legislator Alden H. Wolfe, who stated that he was not ready to be restricted to county executive C. Scott Vanderhoef's decision to hire private counsel when the county attorney's office is qualified to handle the matter.
The state senator came from behind to top Terry McAuliffe and Brian Moran in the June 9th Democratic primary and is now facing off against former Virginia state attorney general Bob McDonnell in the general election.
The money Schneiderman wants to hand out comes from the National Mortgage Settlement - a settlement between 49 state attorneys general, the federal government and the five largest banks that contributed to the collapse of the housing market.
Advocates vowed to continue to press for legislative action, noting that Mr. Schneiderman's interpretation of the law, which came in response to a formal request for an opinion from the state comptroller's office, might not outlast his tenure as attorney general.
«Over the last week, he has personally spoken with members of the Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Caucus, PBA President Pat Lynch, community activists including Russell Simmons and Shawn «Jay - Z» Carter, and district attorneys from across the state and looks forward to continuing this dialogue with additional stakeholders in the coming days and weeks,» she said.
ESSA offers much flexibility to states, but when faced with nebulous statutory language, state attorneys and program managers aren't necessarily inclined to sign off on bold new uses of the money that comes from Washington.
When it comes to bankruptcy and other legal advice, there is no substitute for getting a specific legal opinion from an attorney licensed in your state.
Village Attorney Charles Marino originally recommended an ordinance that licenses pet shops by requiring them to comply with related state and federal laws, keep sanitary living situations for the animals and disclose to customers where the animals come from.
The company has stated that the game will put players up against puzzles with contradictions — the puzzle aspect coming from the Professor Layton series and the contradictions from the Ace Attorney titles.
«I was invited about a year or so ago to New York to speak to the staff of the New York Attorney General's office mostly about the work we did in Merchants of Doubt... And I also participated a few weeks ago in a meeting in Boston with some colleagues from the Union of Concerned Scientists, which also involved the staff of attorneys general offices from a number of states who came to listen to again factual presentations about climate science, history of climate disinformation,» she told Rep. Paul Tonko, D - N.Y., at the hearing.
From the:... comes this press release that makes me wonder why the University of Virginia spent close to a half million dollars trying to keep Dr. Michael Mann's emails out of an FOIA request and lawsuit by the State attorney general, Ken Cuccinelli and the American Tradition Institute.
Colin Rice, an attorney from Tampa, Florida also trained in Denver earlier this year and came to represent his home state.