Companies» legal counsel and advisers, who perhaps were trained during the cyanide - in - Tylenol days, fall back on old maxims that no longer apply — such as «We will not
comment on an ongoing investigation» or «We'll inform the public as soon as when know the complete facts.»
«It is not appropriate for me to
comment on an ongoing investigation, but it is my hope that if any laws have been broken, that the individuals involved should be punished to the fullest extent of the law.
But yesterday, didn't have very much to say about this mess — or his possible role in exposing it — other than: «It is inappropriate to
comment on an ongoing investigation, which I hope is completed as expeditiously and thoroughly as possible.»
Even when someone has died, they pass the case on to local police and the coroner, who can not
comment on an ongoing investigation or during an inquest.
Following
his comments on the ongoing investigation, Cuomo told reporters that ethics reform is among the bills he wants passed and on his desk to sign before State Legislators adjourn later this month.
JCOPE Executive Director Seth Agata told reporters after the public session of a JCOPE meeting on Tuesday that he was «barred by law» from
commenting on an ongoing investigation, but did say lessons could be learned going forward.
«I don't
comment on ongoing investigations,» Schneiderman said on Aug. 1.
The website's lawyers refused to
comment on the ongoing investigation following recent arrests.
Homeland Security officials would not
comment on the ongoing investigation, except to say, «We recommend tinfoil on the windows.
Not exact matches
«Certainly each accident is isolated to its own circumstances so it would be inappropriate to
comment on any links between or just assume or speculate while both
investigations are
ongoing,» Masluch said in a separate interview.
The company answered a handful of questions in writing but declined to
comment on the vast majority, stating, «These topics are subject to
ongoing investigation or to privacy protection.»)
A spokesman would not
comment on Cambridge Analytica directly, but said its «
investigation is
ongoing, and remains
ongoing, into Leave.EU and Vote Leave.»
The publication said that the researchers reported the data breach and spammers to law enforcement, but that the researchers «can not discuss those elements, because the agencies involved can not
comment on pending or
ongoing investigations.»
Asked whether it would be seeking to transport the pair to Britain, the Foreign Office said it did not
comment on individual cases or
ongoing investigations.
The formal
investigation is
ongoing, Lombardi said Monday, refusing to
comment on how long it will last.
Out of respect for any
ongoing or potential
investigation, we will withhold further
comment on the allegations.»
«In light of the
on - going criminal proceeding by the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York against Dean Skelos and his son, Adam, we have no
comment on the superseding indictment and continue to cooperate with this
ongoing investigation.»
As a general policy, the attorney general's office does not
comment on potential or
ongoing investigations.
«We can not
comment on potential or
ongoing investigations,» Doug Cohen, a spokesman for Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, said.
Asked about any possible impact
on any federal
investigation, Marzulli said: «The office neither confirms nor denies nor
comments on whether or not there is an
ongoing investigation.»
Walt McClure, a spokesman for the Joint Commission
on Public Ethics, which has oversight over the executive and legislative branches, said said his agency can not
comment about whether an
investigation has been started or the status of
ongoing probes.
A couple of Pirro's claims are sketchy — the Feds have not
commented on the status of their
ongoing investigation, and the notion of Andrew Cuomo offering «amnesty to criminals» is not accurate.
Paterson refused to
comment on the report or say whether he'll be meeting with Soares this coming week, saying: «It's an
ongoing investigation, and I can't
comment on it.»
It should be noted that the PIC generally takes a back seat when there is a criminal
investigation underway and then might take up a civil probe, although it doesn't
comment on ongoing efforts.
Duffy, who is not running for a second term alongside Cuomo, acknowledged the governor last week said he would refrain from
commenting on the
ongoing controversy, citing U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's
investigation.
DA Spokesperson Lucian Chalfen declined to
comment on the
investigation of the New Rochelle Marina citing the
ongoing investigation.
«As I believe the US attorney has made it clear that
ongoing public dialogue is not helpful to this
investigation, we will have no additional
comment on the matter,» Cuomo said in July.
Yesterday, the governor said, «As I believe the U.S. Attorney has made it clear that
ongoing public dialogue is not helpful to his
investigation, we will have no additional
comment on the matter.»
Commenting on the news, a spokesman for the DfE said: «As soon as concerns were raised we launched urgent
investigations and while these are
ongoing, it would be inappropriate to
comment further.
Future rulemakings may take into consideration information developed by
ongoing investigations into the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, or as a result of public
comments on the recently issued Drilling Safety Rule.
Spokespeople for both Tropical Breeze Casino and the U.S. Coast Guard declined to
comment on the report because of the
ongoing investigation into that fire.
«As you know, I can't
comment on an
ongoing internal affairs
investigation, but once the findings are in I will make the appropriate decisions regarding the way we are going to handle it and the level of discipline.»