Sentences with phrase «civil charges»

Under state law, child sex abuse victims generally must file civil charges against an institution by age 21, and against their attacker by age 23.

In addition to criminal charges, the family members may decide to file civil charges in the deaths of their loved ones.

I can not do that without making portions of the standard civil charge to the jury untrue.

Spitzer brought civil charges against Greenberg and former AIG Chief Financial Officer Howard Smith for an alleged fraudulent reinsurance transaction between AIG and another firm, Gen Re.

A commission spokesman said O'Connor's resignation has no bearing on their pursuit of civil charges alleging he violated state law by providing a «no - show» job to the daughter of former state Senate Majority Leader Joseph L. Bruno.

Espada and top officials at Soundview are already facing civil charges brought by Cuomo in April in a suit that accuses the senator of looting his nonprofit of more than $ 14 million.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has brought parallel civil charges for fraud.

She is handling a group claim against a consultant urologist concerning his allegedly inappropriate treatment for prostate cancer, and is representing a group of claimants in criminal and civil charges related to improper treatment of breast cancer, failure to obtain consent for treatment, conducting unnecessary operations and failing to carry out the operations safely.

Calling the conduct «shocking» and «egregious,» the Securities and Exchange Commission, which also announced civil charges on Monday, said that the investigation is continuing and more individuals could face charges.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission also filed parallel civil charges against Sarao on Tuesday, calling him a «very significant player in the market.»

He tries to make a lot of hay out of the fact that the current criminal charges against Espada and son only alleged the theft of $ 500,000 — while Cuomo's civil charges alleged a much higher figure.

Separately, Quadrangle on Thursday agreed to pay $ 5 million to settle civil charges brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission, which also is investigating the matter.

At the same time, the pair were hit with civil charges from the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several people have called on Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. to be stripped of his leadership post in light of the recent civil charges against him, levied by Attorney General Andrew Cuomo.

Cuomo was vague about the reasons for filing only civil charges now, citing «sequenced legal strategy,» promising that the investigation continues, and dangling the likelihood of a criminal case «down the road.»

Government files criminal, civil charges accusing former executive of insider trading in eBay deal, Reuters

These criminal charges came shortly after Ontario's Ministry of Labour confirmed it also laid six civil charges under the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

That was the ordeal suffered by four Charlottesville, Va., real estate professionals for 15 months until civil charges of antitrust violations were dismissed.

Espada and several of his associates already face civil charges for allegedly stealing more than $ 14 million from the organization.

The company later faced a $ 10 million criminal fine plus related civil charges for «serious willful» negligence in a 2004 incident that killed five people in Walnut Creek, Calif., where city workers struck a gas pipeline and accidentally caused an explosion.

Examples of civil charges are: pedestrian violations, bicycle violations, non-moving violations such as; not wearing your seat belt, not carrying your driver's license, registration, or insurance card, expired registration less than 6 months, or expired driver's license less than 4 months, moving violations such as; speeding, running a red light or stop sign, careless driving, child restraint violations, or failing to maintain a single lane.

Two Miami - based founders behind the controversial cryptocurrency startup Centra are facing federal criminal and civil charges related to the company's $ 32 million initial coin offering (ICO) in September.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission had previously filed civil charges against Shalon, Aaron and Orenstein.

Conservative commentator Armstrong Williams has agreed to pay $ 34,000 to the federal government to settle civil charges that he did not meet his obligations to produce radio and television advertisements for the Department of Education.

Town Attorney Michael Klein and Deputy Finance Director Nat Olberman have been hit with civil charges by the SEC in the same case.

The agency filed civil charges against Dominic Lacroix, his partner Sabrina Paradis - Royer and PlexCorps, for «misappropriating investor funds illegally raised through the fraudulent and unregistered» offer of PlexCoin.

Outgoing Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, who first brought civil charges against Espada this spring, said of the senator's indictment: «I couldn't leave on a better note.»

Former B of A CEO Kenneth Lewis was fired for the deal and still faces civil charges, though that case is likely to grind to a halt now that shareholders have settled.

In a separate case, the Justice Department filed civil charges against S&P in February 2013, accusing it of failing to warn investors that the housing market was collapsing in 2006 because it would be bad for business.

The Institute for Justice took up Eh Wah's case pro bono and have since gotten the criminal and civil charges against Eh Wah dropped.

Would - be AGs Nassau County DA Kathleen Rice and Sen. Eric Schneiderman both released statements yesterday saying Espada should voluntarily relinquish his post as majority leader in the wake of the civil charges slapped on him by Cuomo.

The U.S. government has filed criminal and civil charges against a former Equifax Inc. executive over alleged insider trading linked to last year's massive data breach at the credit reporting company, officials said.

It's likely Espada will soon face federal charges as well as the civil charges AG Andrew Cuomo brought against him.

Also the civil charges carry a much higher dollar figure, in large part because of the extravagant severance package Espada had his cronies vote for him.

He co-sponsored a bill in 2006 changing the statute of limitations so prosecutors have more time to go after sex offenders, and extended the age at which someone could file civil charges.

Civil charges filed by Cuomo last April that claimed Espada looted $ 14 million from his publicly funded Soundview Health Clinic were apparently just the tip of the iceberg.

Both the New York Times and the Daily News published editorials last week condemning the state senator for the civil charges brought against him by Attorney General Andrew Cuomo.

But the scale and details of these civil charges are plenty problematic for Espada, and they're likely to throw the State Senate into greater turmoil, with the Republicans demanding Espada's demotion or ouster.

Top, federal agents seized records from the Soundview HealthCare Network in the Bronx as part of an inquiry into business and political activities of the Senate majority leader, Pedro Espada Jr., above, who defended himself against civil charges.

Sampson said he sees no reason why Espada should heed the calls for him to voluntarily step down, noting he is at this point merely facing civil charges.

Those civil charges were revealed Monday by the South Carolina Ethics Commission, which had conducted a three - month investigation into Sanford's use of state finances.

South Carolina state lawmakers voted to throw out 28 of the 37 civil charges filed by the state Ethics Commission, most of which involved Sanford's purchase of business class tickets with taxpayer money and his use of campaign funds.

«Parents are warned that their children are entitled to an education and they could face a civil charge of educational neglect, which could result in a child being removed from the home,» states a Columbus Dispatch report.

Provisions like North Carolina's 19A Statute, which ALDF used in the unprecedented ALDF v. Woodley case in Sanford, N.C., allow any private citizen or organization to bring civil charges against abusers for violating animal cruelty laws.

Criminal and civil charges are discussed, along with a full explanation of the appropriate detention, interrogation, and arrest process.

If you are arrested for assault and battery, you can face both criminal and civil charges.

If an indictment or civil charges are unavoidable, then we guide our client to a resolution in the client's best interest, whether it is defending the case at trial or negotiating as favorable a plea or settlement as possible under the circumstances.

Among the cases he personally prosecuted was the Bank of Credit and Commerce International scandal in the early»90s in which negotiations he led produced a sweeping resolution to criminal and civil charges that affected more than two dozen parties worldwide.