Sentences with phrase «cases against lawmakers»

Grandeau says that, despite the rampant corruption, all of the cases against lawmakers in recent years have stemmed from federal prosecutions, not state ethics authorities.

Preet Bharara, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York who is leading the corruption cases against lawmakers caught taking bribes earlier this year, was the first speaker.

Grandeau says despite the rampant corruption, all of the cases against lawmakers in recent years have stemmed from federal prosecutions, not state ethics authorities.

Bharara, who because of the criminal cases against the lawmakers is not exactly popular among legislators, summed up his discomfort with the process in his podcast, «Stay Tuned with Preet.»

He indicated in a tweet picturing him with his baby son that he'll use his late night platform to make the case against the lawmakers on Tuesday night.

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All we need are Americans to stand up against this church and demand lawmakers change laws enabling these cases to come forward and to make those cases public.

Long Island Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a former federal prosecutor who was elected in 2016 running on an anti-corruption platform following Skelos» conviction (but was not involved in either the Silver or Skelos cases), released a statement saying the Silver decision demonstrates the need for state lawmakers to stop relying on the feds to bring corruption cases against state - level elected officials, and also pass more anti-corruption measures, which lawmakers declined to do this past session.

(U.S. attorney Preet Bharara told The Buffalo News that he has seen evidence of corruption across New York state, and his current probes could lead to cases to against upstate lawmakers.

Erie County lawmakers discussed two bills Thursday related to harassment cases against county employees.

The APC argued that since allegations over which Fayemi was being invited for investigation were the same allegations over which the minister instituted a libel suit against Fayose's aides, the lawmakers should utilise the matter before the court to establish their case.

Cuomo said that the extortion and bribery case against Silver makes it imperative for lawmakers to understand the time is now to restore trust in government.

Making the fight for justice for child sex abuse victims even murkier, a Staten Island lawmaker, Republican Sen. Andy Lanza, wants to make it easier to bring criminal cases against predators — even though he admits his idea is likely unconstitutional.

Ethics regulators on Friday announced a case related to the perjury conviction of the late Sen. Tom Libous was resolved with a $ 10,000 settlement levied against a lobbyist who had hired the lawmaker's son.

Several Republican governors have actively campaigned against lawmakers in their own party this year — in most cases, only to see their efforts backfire.

The Joint Commission on Public Ethics settled its case against Fred Hiffa, formerly of Ostroff, Hiffa, & Associates, Inc., following allegations that he had violated the state's lobbying gift ban in 2006 by hiring Matthew Libous in 2006, retaining the Binghamton lawmaker's son for $ 4,166 a month for one year to a Westchester County - based law firm.

A Columbia University oncologist considered one of the key witnesses in the case against former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver testified that there «was a pattern» in which the lawmaker would ask the doctor for patient referrals whenever the physician requested help with funding for his research.

County lawmakers in St. Lawrence approved a no - confidence vote in District Attorney Mary Rain, who has led a controversial murder case against a local soccer coach that has captured national attention.

The election lawyer - turned - lawmaker also vaguely outlined the legal case he and Malliotakis might make in seeking a judge's order against the city.

United States Attorney Preet Bharara, who prosecuted both cases, has now won convictions against 11 lawmakers in the past six years.

ALBANY — Making the fight for justice for child sex abuse victims even murkier, a Staten Island lawmaker wants to make it easier to bring criminal cases against predators — even though he admits his idea is likely unconstitutional.

Meanwhile, Catholic bishops have spent on average $ 300,000 a year lobbying lawmakers in New York on a variety of topics, including against passage of the Child Victims Act, which would change the statute of limitations on civil and criminal cases of child sexual abuse and allow victims a one - year window to sue over potentially decades - old allegations.

The majority of the corruption cases brought against state lawmakers have been initiated by federal prosecutors, largely due to the federal theft of honest services statute.

Ndume was set free by Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the Federal High Court in Abuja on the ground that no prima facie case was established against the federal lawmaker in the terrorism charge.

Several Republican governors have actively campaigned against lawmakers in their own party this year — in most cases, only to see their efforts backfire.

When S&P downgraded US debt, it enraged our lawmakers so much that they opened a case against S&P, the fallout of which resulted in the S&P chief resigning.

Sadly, many of the few prohibitions that still exist are a relic of the Civil Rights era, when state lawmakers in certain states tried to use this out - dated concept to make it difficult for impoverished minority plaintiffs in Civil Rights cases to gain legal support in the battle against racial segregation.

Personal injury litigation against ride - sharing services is also in its infancy, although lawmakers and the courts have already begun to address cases against these App Taxies.

A similar previous case against Samsung broke up after a document disclosed by lawmaker in 2013 couldn't be verified by prosecutors.