Sentences with phrase «cases against the leaders»
This year, he has brought cases against the leaders of both houses of New York's Legislature, Assemblyman Sheldon Silver and Senator Dean G. Skelos.
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And Vos was pushed out by a coup of sorts when a group of employees, led by a trio of managers hired in the earlier era, went to the leader of X, Astro Teller, and made their case against Vos.
If this is true, and it seems to be in my case, than is it not a valid fear and something which leaders may want to work against, given that they have motivation to defend the church and / or some of said beliefs?
Matthew Harrison Brady, populist icon, three - time Democratic presidential candidate, and leader of the crusade against evolution, arrives in Hillsboro to prosecute the case, where he is greeted by the mayor and a large, enthusiastic crowd singing «Give me that old - time religion.»
Amid the furor over Akin's comments - for which he apologized this week, even as many Republican leaders have called for him to end his campaign - many anti-abortion activists have stuck by their stance against abortion rights in the case of rape.
Houston senior quarterback, Case Keenum, became the NCAA's all - time leader in total offense after Saturday's 171 yard first quarter passing against...
Houston senior quarterback, Case Keenum, became the NCAA's all - time leader in total offense after Saturday's 171 yard first quarter passing against Marshall.
«Also obvious to Nigerians now is the use of the fight against corruption as means of settling scores with perceived enemies as is the case with key PDP leaders including its Spokesman, an action that is ostensibly aimed at silencing the opposition from looking in and exposing the incompetence, and the double standard of the administration.
Speaking through the Deputy National President, Solomon Adelegan, Wabba said the demands included withdrawal of court case against seven labour leaders, full payment of six months arrears of salaries and pensions.
During my interview with Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy earlier today, I asked for his thoughts on AG Andrew Cuomo's case against Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. and whether he believes, as Espada has asserted, the AG's investigation was politically motivated.
Meanwhile, on Tuesday, in a federal district court in Washington, D.C., the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Center for Constitutional Rights filed a brief requesting that a federal judge not dismiss a case of litigation against senior CIA and military officials for the 2011 targeted killing of Anwar al - Awlaki (a suspected al - Qaeda leader) and his 16 - year - old son, both U.S. citizens.
Anthony Bonomo, described by one insider as «just one of those guys everyone in state government knows,» is believed by many to be cooperating with U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's case against former State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son Adam.
Molinaro, who party leaders have encouraged to run after he initially decided not to do so in January, cited the case against longtime Cuomo confidant Joseph Percoco when he officially declared himself a candidate this week.
Brooklyn federal prosecutors yesterday slapped the disgraced former state Senate majority leader with yet another round of charges in the growing corruption case against him.
His purchase of a bottle of Snapple, a cigar and rounds of golf were included among the mountains of records that federal prosecutors introduced Thursday in an attempt to build a case against Suffolk County Party Conservative Party leader Edward Walsh.
The oratorical flourish at the end of the debate on Syria was the most vivid example of defiance, but it was also Hilary who used a Today programme interview soon after Corbyn had been elected to politely insist that Labour policy was in favour of renewing trident and then to appear once again to express his support for the right of police to «shoot to kill», in both cases against the publicly declared position of his leader.
McCall not only gave Cuomo cover back when it looked like he might again mount a primary challenge against a black gubernatorial candidate (in this case, a sitting governor — the first African American to hold the post, David Paterson), but also stood by him when other black leaders were complaining about the lack of diversity on the statewide Democratic ticket.
Glenwood has been embroiled in the federal criminal corruption cases against former Democratic Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and former Republican Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos.
The Labour leader will make the case against bombing from the Despatch Box when the Syria debate takes place.
Evidence in the case against alleged sex cult leader Keith Raniere and his accused sidekick, «Smallville» actress Allison Mack, will include not only victims of sex trafficking and forced labor...
Skelos lawyer Robert Gage declined comment, but he said the case against the former state Senate majority leader was «very similar» to that against McDonnell.
Reports on the no indictment grand jury decision in the Eric Garner death case plus reaction from congressional leaders, and a progressive fight against charter schools.
Glenwood Management, the real estate development firm at the center of the federal corruption cases against former state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, is the state's most generous political donor and a robust utilizer of the LLC loophole.
PoliticsHome has learned that at the Procedures Committee meeting last week, those in attendance — including former Labour interim leader Margaret Beckett and deputy leader Tom Watson — were told Mr Corbyn wanted to call a halt to the process if today's court case goes against him.
«It's certainly the case that if the Us Attorney's office brings any action against any more of Albany's legislative or executive leaders, that could certainly cast a shadow over everything else that's happening here,» Horner said.
The use of LLC's by a real estate company Glenwood Management, and it's billionaire CEO Leonard Litwin, has factored in to high profile federal corruption cases against the two former leaders of the legislature.
But using the standard that Bharara used in the Silver case (and, arguably, his case against former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, who was busted on similar charges and is also appealing his conviction), the prisons would be filled with people who made a campaign contribution so they can get a meeting with a politician.
Former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, who brought corruption cases against both former legislative leaders, and charged nine of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's former associates with offenses including bribery and bid - rigging, weighed in on Twitter with a one - word tweet: «huzzah.»
The other donor, Leonard Litwin's Glenwood Management, stopped giving at about the same time a senior vice president at the firm signed a non-prosecution agreement with federal prosecutors in their case against former Senate majority leader Dean Skelos.
His company was a key player in an alleged kickback scheme involving former State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, as well as a figure in a corruption case against former State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos.
He was the chief investigator in the prosecution of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver on corruption charges and an investigator in the corruption case against former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son Adam.
The case — along with the conviction of former Senate leader Dean Skelos, who is to be sentenced May 12 — was a capstone of Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's crusade against Albany corruption, and prosecutors asked for more than 14 years in prison — the highest federal sentence ever for a New York legislator.
Charles Dorego, a senior vice president at Leonard Litwin's Glenwood Mangament, is reportedly cooperating with federal authorities in the case against Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son.
«It's certainly the case that if the U.S. Attorney's office brings any action against any more of Albany's legislative or executive leaders, that could certainly cast a shadow over everything else that's happening here,» he said.
«If taking press conferences is leading the region, I guess that's the case,» Walter said when asked about the challenge of running against an incumbent perceived as a leader during last November's blizzard.
Dorego is a key witness in the trial of former state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and figured prominently in the case against former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who was convicted on Monday of extortion, money laundering and fraud.
Bharara also said he might have done some things differently in his prosecution of two former legislative leaders had the cases come before a recent Supreme Court ruling that reversed the corruption charges against former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell.
Krueger said legislative leaders still couldn't provide answers about the future of the state's Tenant Protection Unit, and whether the deal would curb some of office's power to bring court cases against bad landlords.
The former SNP leader is now his party's foreign affairs spokesman, and had been expected to be at Westminster as David Cameron set out the case for extending RAF air strikes against Isil from Iraq into Syria.
The trial of former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son, Adam, in Federal District Court in Manhattan on an eight - count indictment that includes bribery and extortion charges is scheduled to begin today — just as the unrelated corruption case against Sheldon Silver, the former speaker of the State Assembly, enters its third week.
The economic case for the union will also be bolstered by a letter from over 120 business leaders, including HSBC boss Douglas Flint, warning against independence.
Not this year, thanks to the corruption cases brought successfully against two former top legislative leaders by US Attorney Preet Bharara.
A judge has refused to throw out charges or evidence in the corruption case brought against former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son, Adam.
Federal prosecutors, bent on telling a story of public corruption, used cherry - picked evidence, untrustworthy witnesses and innuendo to build a case against former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son, Adam, lawyers for the men said in closing arguments yesterday.
The jury in the political corruption case against Dean Skelos, the former State Senate majority leader, and his son, Adam, began its deliberations yesterday, after a nearly four - week trial in Federal District Court in Manhattan.
The founder of the struggling environmental services company at the heart of the federal corruption case against former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son, Adam, testified at their trial yesterday that days after Hurricane Sandy hit in 2012, the senator provided valuable business intelligence that the company felt would be helpful.
His purchase of a bottle of Snapple, a cigar and rounds of golf were included among the mountains of records that federal prosecutors introduced yesterday in an attempt to build a case against Suffolk County Party Conservative Party leader Edward Walsh.
Bharara also said he might have done some things differently in his prosecution of two former legislative leaders, had the cases come before a recent Supreme Court ruling that reversed the corruption charges against former Virginia Governor McDonnell.
The turn of events in the cases against two former New York legislative leaders is almost certain to reverberate in the case of the New Jersey senator.
Erie County Legislator Kevin Hardwick joined local, state and federal leaders, as well as community activists and business leaders, on Friday, May 24 to remind local residents and companies of the opportunity to share their story with the judge considering the sentence in the federal case against Tonawanda Coke.