Sentences with phrase «cases against government officials»

Before Comey tapped him to lead the Richmond office in 2014, he was section chief of the Public Corruption and Civil Rights Section, investigating some of the highest profile cases against government officials and civil rights violations in recent years.

Not exact matches

Two lead prosecutors handling the case — Thomas McKay and Nicolas Roos — are part of the public corruption unit of the U.S. Attorney's Office in Manhattan and prosecute public officials and people engaged in conspiracy or fraud against the government.

While Franklin pleaded guilty to passing government secrets to Rosen and Weissman, as well as to an Israeli government official, [43][44] the cases against Rosen and Weissman were dismissed and no actions against AIPAC were instituted.

«He understands how abuse of power undermines our democracy and has made it a top priority to uphold the integrity of our government by removing bad actors, bringing corruption cases against 40 New York public officials,» she wrote of Schneiderman.

Former restaurateur Harendra Singh, a 25 - year friend of the Manganos, pleaded guilty to bribing Edward Mangano and Venditto, and is cooperating with the government in its case against the officials.

For example, there could be discussion of granting the attorney general blanket prosecutorial jurisdiction to pursue public corruption cases against elected or appointed government officials.

For Fayose's case, the commission said it received a petition against the governor on August 13, 2016, but the investigation had been stalled due to alleged lack of cooperation from the Ekiti State Government officials.

For over nine years as Assistant State's Attorney at the Cook County State's Attorney's Office, he prosecuted financial crime, fraud, and racketeering cases against corporate executives and business owners, union and government officials, and organized crime figures.

Thus, we consider this case against the background of a national commitment to the principle that debate on public issues should be uninhibited, robust, and wide - open, and that it may well include vehement, caustic, and sometimes unpleasantly sharp attacks on government and public officials.

«The case does show that the government is taking action against individuals and a company's worst fears that their senior officials could go to jail over this kind of thing may come true,» says James Klotz, chairman of the anti-corruption and international governance group at Miller Thomson LLP and the past chairman and president of Transparency International Canada.

Certainly the perception of ordinary people in Zimbabwe is that you can not get justice in the courts if your case is against the government, government officials, or people connected with the powerful in the ruling party.