Sentences with phrase «criminal charges as»

Although it serves the interest of justice for drivers who injure cyclists to face criminal charges as a result of their conduct, criminal charges do little to help cyclists who are left with medical bills or can not work after an accident.

A drunk driver who causes a traffic accident faces criminal charges as well as liability issues.

Prior to prosecutor work, Andrew J. Blischak interned for two successful criminal defense and personal injury firms, where he learned how to successfully defend criminal charges as well as aggressively fight for a high settlement in accident cases.

Andrew J. Blischak, the other member of our accomplished legal team, has interned in both criminal defense and personal injury firms, so that by the time he joined our practice he was already able to vigorously defend clients against criminal charges as well as to fight aggressively for high personal injury settlements and verdicts.

Unfortunately, people often view those facing criminal charges as guilty from the moment someone is accused of an offense.

Surely a paper that states «x % of real climate scientists support the mainstream view» is less injurious than what boil down to investigations with the filling of criminal charges as the intent?

Penalties for failure to report or false reporting would include criminal charges as well as potential civil fines starting at $ 25,000.

If so, in Canada the statutory defence of «serving the public good» (s. 163 (3)-RRB-, would provide a successful defence against any criminal charge as to corrupting morals — section 163 of the Criminal Code.

Not exact matches

July 5, 2016: He holds news conference to announce that «no reasonable prosecutor» would bring criminal charges against Hillary Clinton, the Democratic presidential candidate, over her email practices as secretary of state, but criticizes Clinton and her staff for being «extremely careless» in their handling of classified material.

Adhering to these regulations is very important as failing to do so can result in penalties and fines, or even criminal charges in extreme circumstances.

Martin Shkreli, unaffectionately known as the «pharma bro» — and infamous for his decision to hike the list price of Daraprim, a drug used by HIV / AIDS and cancer patients to combat infections, by more than 5,000 % in 2015 under his former company Turing Pharmaceuticals — was convicted on three criminal securities fraud and conspiracy charges by a Brooklyn jury on Friday.

As France did not seek the Commission's approval Uber argued that criminal charges brought against two of the company's French managers were not valid.

«As we have consistently said, rather than making a criminal case for obstruction or interference with an ongoing investigation, these memos would be Defense Exhibit A should such a charge be made,» they said.

Since then, the company's had to weather such self - inflicted wounds as a pretexting scandal in which a board member, an executive and HP - paid investigators faced criminal charges for spying on journalists; the $ 1 billion acquisition of Palm Computing in 2010 to beef up HP's mobile capabilities; then the sale of Palm's intellectual property.

News of the RCMP's pressing criminal charges against two of the principals of Concrete Equities Jan. 22 came as a small solace for the thousands who lost money in the doomed Calgary real estate promotion.

Croatian police said that a 19 - year - old Croat, whom they described as the owner of webstresser.org, was detained on charges of «serious criminal acts against computer systems, programs and data» that carry a possible sentence of one to eight years in prison.

Some criminals decide how much you must pay as a data ransom based on where you live - if you are in the USA you'll be charged more than if you live in a country with lower incomes.

Two days before the election, Comey said the bureau's decision not to pursue criminal charges remained unchanged, but Trump had already touted the incident as proof Clinton was unfit for the presidency.

While the state is moving in administrative court to revoke the license, prosecutors in Broward County continue to investigate whether criminal charges are warranted in connection with the 12 deaths, which the medical examiner classified as homicides.

Comey recommended no criminal charges to the Justice Department in the Clinton email probe, instead reprimanding the former secretary of state as «extremely careless.»

Criminals note that the card issuer does not know what is being used to charge the card as another company handles that.

The crisis engulfing Australian wealth manager AMP Ltd. deepened, with Catherine Brenner resigning as chairman after the company admitted misleading the regulator, which may lead to criminal charges.

In a possible subsequent criminal trial on the charges themselves, Adams might end up being acquitted, as Clarence Thomas ended up being nominated, but with what would Adams be left?

Release a list of all the Archbishops, Bishops, and priests that molested their congregation, with a list of who was molested, as well as complete signed apologies from all the resulting offenders, and a signed confession by the Pope that these people will be charged in a criminal court for these crimes and will not ever be allowed to preach the word of God in a Catholic church, and then, MAYBE, I'll think you have a right to tell your followers they can't do with their bodies as they please.

Derrick Campbell, IOPC regional director, said: «As is widely known, the force is separately conducting a criminal investigation and a man has been arrested and charged in connection with that.

I have said that these people helped cover it up, and the people can not be charged with a criminal act for «aiding and abetting a criminal act» as yet.

Christians however have been targeted with criminal charges by a police force as zealous as the extremists they are meant to be protecting vulnerable minorities from.

If you truly do not recognize the Const!tution as being the Supreme Law that governs your physical life here in this country, then you have some options, like giving up your Citizenship and moving to a different country, or staying here and refusing to follow the law — in which case we can bring a tort action or other civil suit against you, file criminal charges against you, or have you committed to a psychiatric hospital.

On 15 Feb 2018 the first criminal cartel charges against an Australian corporation were laid, as well as the first criminal cartel charges against individuals.

As Captain Richard Sheets of the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Department, which has been investigating charges of criminal activities at the West Palm Beach fronton, says, «Jai alai is difficult to penetrate.

In many instances I risked the practice's and my own credibility, my license, and even my freedom because as a practitioner working outside the norm, I could face criminal charges for supporting a woman's individual rights when those decisions differ from the standard of care or from what the average jury member would choose for their own healthcare.

With fewer solicitors experienced in dealing with male violence against women, it becomes harder for women to get the help they need to obtain protections such as injunctions, let alone pursue criminal charges.

At 11:15 a.m., mothers of New York's youth charged as adults urge Cuomo and the state Legislature to raise the age of criminal responsibility in New York, Legislative Office Building, LCA Press Room, Albany.

However politicians can be indicted on many criminal charges just as the ordinary man on the street.

The committee stated the charge against the justices as «bribery and corruption contrary to S. 244 of the Criminal Offences Act and Rule 2 of the CCMG.»

She was appointed last night as the special prosecutor to review whether criminal charges should be filed against the former attorney general.

MPs called for criminal charges against those who had changed their witness statements between a private inquiry and the official Taylor inquiry, which - as it did not have full access to all the information - concluded the deaths were the result of a police control failure.

Paul Manafort and Rick Gates» case has added a new criminal charge or charges as of today, though whether the action is additional grand - jury approved indictments or indicates a coming a plea agreement remains a mystery.

The state attorney general's office agreed in April 2018 to dismiss criminal charges against Joseph R. Nicolla, one of Albany's most prominent developers, as part of an agreement that calls for Nicolla to

Mount Vernon — Mount Vernon Mayor Richard W. Thomas was arrested and arraigned Monday morning on criminal charges including grand larceny as part of a corruption probe by the New York State Attorney General's Office into campaign finance irregularities.

To deal with shortages of volunteers working the gambling ventures, Cuomo wants to lift barriers that prohibit people with certain criminal backgrounds — such as a public drunkenness charge when they were a teenager — from working at a bingo parlor.

The state attorney general's office agreed in April 2018 to dismiss criminal charges against Joseph R. Nicolla, one of Albany's most prominent developers, as part of an agreement that calls for Nicolla to cooperate in the AG's investigation if asked, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

«As you can see, a theme running through all these charges is secrecy, the hallmark of many a criminal scheme,» he said.

Among nine defendants, the 80 - page criminal complaint — so extensive it required a Table of Contents — charged ex-aides Joseph Percoco, described as Cuomo's «right - hand man,» and Todd Howe, a well - connected lobbyist, as well as Alain Kaloyeros, the president of SUNY Polytechnic Institute.

In the application challenging the bench warrnt issued against him, Tompolo is arguing that the EFCC did not follow due process of law in applying for an order of substituted service of the criminal charge against him, adding that no service of the charge was effected as directed by the court before the EFCC applied for a warrant of arrest against him.

She faced criminal charges, along with Cameron's former chief spin doctor Andy Coulson and others, as the wheels of the criminal justice system slowly continued turning.

Cuomo brought multiple civil suits against the Bronx pol, who lost the Sept. 14 Democratic primary to Gustavo Rivera, but did not bring criminal charges because, as I understand it, his office did not have jurisdiction to do so.

The fourth individual subject to criminal charges under the same Act is Paul White, otherwise known as Lord Hanningfield.

Unlike some other proposals that bar candidates from contesting elections if charged with criminal cases, this solution would not vitiate the presumption of innocence, and should be seen as a «privilege» given to elected representatives, an opportunity to quickly clear their names of malicious or frivolous allegations.

``... The results of the investigations conducted by both the DOI and KCDA into Tyess Crespo's actions, as well as the circumstances surrounding those actions, that were the subject of Justice Fisher's order, produced no actionable evidence of criminal conduct by any party beyond those charges contained in the complaint filed in court against Ms. Crespo.»