Sentences with phrase «corrupt public officials»

Still, upstate voters backed one agreement that was in the broader budget framework: 79 percent supporting stripping corrupt public officials of their pension through a constitutional amendment.

This is just as he will seek greater international cooperation against corrupt public officials at the summit.

A poll last month showed 84 percent of voters want corrupt public officials to be stripped of their pensions.

The plan advanced the first passage of a constitutional amendment to strip corrupt public officials of their pensions.

In a statement, the White House called Yates, an Obama administration holdover with 27 years of experience prosecuting corrupt public officials and the man who bombed the Atlanta Olympic park, «weak on borders and very weak on illegal immigration.»

President John Dramani Mahama has said he would have ordered the arrest of corrupt public officials in his government and put them behind bars if he were in the days of the Provisional National Defense Council (PNDC) era.

«It's the legacy of Bob McDonnell - making life easier for corrupt public officials everywhere,» said Randall Eliason, a former federal prosecutor who teaches law at George Washington University

The problem is that once the money arrives in African countries (presumably to be spent by the government for the betterment of the people of the countries) it is promptly misappropriated by corrupt public officials — through kickbacks, padded contracts, forged documents and other forms of fraud and thievery — who transfer the funds into secure bank accounts and / or private investments abroad.

Voters will cast ballots next week on a constitutional amendment that allows judges to cut or do away with corrupt public officials» pensions.

«The people of our state have been paying for the pensions of corrupt public officials for too long,» Norris said.

National Bureau of Statistics had earlier on Tuesday named Police officers, Judges and prosecutors as most corrupt public officials in Nigeria.

Anas is well known for his unique undercover investigations, which have exposed many corrupt public officials and caused their trials and sentencing.

They'll also discuss the effort to change state larceny laws to make it easier to send corrupt public officials to prison.

He said although the country had done well in establishing the needed legal frameworks to deal with corruption, including the Public Procurement and the WhistleBlowers acts, a lot more needed to be done by way of punishing corrupt public officials.

«The ad, entitled «No Pushover,» highlights Kathleen's record as a tough and innovative prosecutor who has protected victims and gone after corrupt public officials and online sexual predators.»

The proposal is supported by good - government groups such as the League of Women Voters who say corrupt public officials should not be entitled to collect state pensions for life.

Mike Clark, a retired FBI agent who helped prosecute numerous corrupt public officials in Connecticut, including ex-Gov.

ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York State Assembly may vote Thursday to approve a bill that could lead to convicted corrupt public officials like Sheldon Silver and Dean Skelos losing their state pensions.

This time they apparently know how to get got the goods on corrupt public officials — wiretapped conversations.

Rarely put forth was the possibility that the U.S. Attorney for New York's Southern District, who has devoted a large chunk of his life to pursuing corrupt public officials, was both personally and professionally appalled to see an investigation unceremoniously mothballed to clear the way for a budget deal.

The natural gas industry appears to be following a similar playbook: corrupt public officials into passing bad policy, offer false promises to the public, and make as much as quickly as possible.

«Now, he could issue a so - called standing referral and unilaterally expand the ability of the Attorney General to act against corrupt public officials and others who abuse the public trust.

Now, we must continue the work of holding the line on taxes for Long Islanders, funding our public schools, and making sure we clean up Albany so that taxpayer dollars aren't wasted by corrupt public officials.»

Heastie said the initiatives would help by «limiting the influence of outside money in our elections and taking pensions away from corrupt public officials.»

The DN's Errol Louis is a big fan of Manhattan DA Cy Vance Jr.'s push for more power to prosecute corrupt public officials.

The state took the first step in stripping corrupt public officials of their pension but because it's a constitutional amendment, must pass it again next session before putting it in front of voters for a public referendum.

This idiot, Governor Cuomo, is the most corrupt public official in the last 100 years!

The Office of the Special Prosecutor was established under the Akufo - Addo government to deal with corrupt public officials.

Finch called for tougher laws and penalties to battle public corruption, such as revoking pensions of corrupt public officials and banning them from again seeking office.

As vice president and comptroller, Fisk used corporate funds to corrupt public officials, produce Broadway shows, and support Broadway beauties, especially the well - known Josie Mansfield, to such an extent that he was also called «The Prince of the Erie.»

Yet often the picture we see when thinking of the protection the Justices announced is of a lone, bedraggled journalist doggedly ferreting out the truth against a corrupt public official.

Oko Quaicoo, a motor mechanic according to our investigations, became frustrated after the death of their father some years ago when IC Quaye who better known in political circles as «Agbenaa» (and also known for his «Stealers» coinage to refer to corrupt public officials) became the head of the family and started maltreating the family members.

While there is a long way to go in terms of cleaning up Albany, stripping all corrupt public officials of their taxpayer - funded pensions is an important first step.»

To hammer home his point in what has recently been cited widely in the diplomatic community as the reason corruption seems to gain roots in Ghana, he said the failure to prosecute corrupt public officials, including those involved in the arson at the Central Medical Stores (CMS) in Tema, needed to be addressed.

And when it comes to wrongdoers of the kind that, indeed, cause our nation the greatest harm, corrupt public officials, I am glad to say that the Office of Special Prosecutor will be with us shortly.

corrupt public officials and their associates, including executive branch employees, and obtained

«John Katko has spent his entire professional life fighting for Central New York families, locking up corrupt public officials and putting away the most dangerous criminals and drug lords in our community — with honor and integrity,» Piedmonte said.

The sum of N500bn, being part of the funds for the proposed 2017 budget, we have learnt, has been sourced from loot recovered from corrupt public officials.

«No legislator who respects the integrity of public service would allow a corrupt public official to receive a pension,» Cuomo spokesman Richard Azzopardi told the Post.

(Stripping the pensions of corrupt public officials, like Sheldon Silver and Dean Skelos, is wildly popular.)

WAMC's David Guistina talks with Mike Spain of the Times Union about legal fees two local lawyers, who are also local officials, claim are owed to them from a 2006 civil rights case and a proposed New York State constitutional amendment to strip the pensions of corrupt public officials.

Brooks denies four charges that she was part of a conspiracy to hack phones, pervert the course of justice and corrupt public officials by sanctioning unlawful payments for stories.

«Attorney General Schneiderman has an exceptional track record of taking on corrupt public officials, including going after corrupt legislators from his own party.

He identified a number of reforms that the Assembly would advance, including closing the LLC campaign finance loophole, limiting the influence of big money in politics, and allowing for the pension forfeiture of corrupt public officials.