Sentences with phrase «criminal charges which»

Any driver who has been accused of violating DUI laws will be facing criminal charges which will be followed with court proceedings.

The Act does not address criminal charges which have resulted in an acquittal (i.e a finding that a person is not guilty).

They are prosecuted under provincial and federal legislations like the Traffic Safety Act, Gaming and Liquor Act, Fisheries Act, Aeronautics Act, Fair Trade Act, and numerous other acts and regulations unlike criminal charges which are laid under the Criminal Code of Canada or the Drugs and Substances Act.

In addition to the civil sanctions imposed by the Ethics Commission, Darr faces the possibility of criminal charges which a state prosecutor says he is considering.

So in theory the DoJ could pursue federal criminal charges which may include espionage, treason, and many other serious charges.

Legally, the war - tax resister is a lawbreaker, facing criminal charges which could result in a fine of up to $ 10,000 and / or a prison term of up to a year.

In the past several years the medical profession has been the target of both Federal and State prosecutors and the threat of losing everything — not just a criminal charge which could result in only probation — but also a doctor's livelihood, is a daunting challenge.

Not exact matches

The Justice Department has been weighing bringing criminal charges against WikiLeaks, which leaked top secret diplomatic cables and military documents in 2010 and disclosed CIA hacking tools in March.

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.

Unlike Serial, which explored how a suspect's race and religion might have been held against him, The Jinx riveted viewers by exploring the role of privilege and how Durst's high - priced legal defense team could manage to help him evade the most serious criminal charges against him even when, in one case, he'd actually admitted to having dismembered a person's body.

To which I would add: Get ready to support all those arrested blocking the gate, who may now be facing criminal contempt charges.

Lefcourt said that the way the judge who handles Shkreli's criminal case views his public conduct could affect the judge's decision on pretrial motions and arguments, which in turn can affect Shkreli's chances of beating the charges.

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.

When they showed up to collect his firearms, including an AR - 15, Smith refused to cooperate and was arrested for violating the order — a separate criminal charge on which he is now being held without bond.

-- The bank, which has its headquarters in London, paid a $ 1.92 bn (# 1.48 bn) settlement but did not face criminal charges.

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.

The suit alleges that the law gives the Ugandans standing to sue Lively for his activities, which had a crucial nexus in the U.S. and therefore come under federal courts» jurisdiction; it also charges that Lively not only advocated bad ideas in an abstract context but helped various Ugandans conceive and manage a campaign of persecution, thus involving himself in a joint criminal enterprise.

In his resignation letter, he is quick to point out there were «no charges of criminal activity, immorality or heresy, any of which could clearly be grounds for disqualification from pastoral ministry.»

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.

In addition to the individual acts of abuse which led to criminal charges, The HSUS» investigation also found breeding pigs confined day - and - night in gestation crates, tiny cages that virtually immobilize animals for nearly their entire lives.

Still all is not lost although the Vidal thing mmmm I dot know if it will happen, Public prosecutors in Chile are looking to force criminal charges on the guy, which means (If it does happen) No Visa.

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.

While we don't condone his poor off - field decisions which led to criminal charges, Harrison belongs on this list for his on - field efforts in 2014.

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.

There is no treaty of extradition between the US and Russia, and even if there was one there would likely be an article which prevent political criminals (e.g. people charged with treason) from being extradited.

They reveal Walsh was convicted of sexual assault while attending the University of Maryland in the 1980s and also arrested in Nassau County in 1989 for criminal mischief in the third degree — a charge that was later dropped to disorderly conduct, to which the chairman pleaded guilty.

«We are deeply disappointed that the City Council passed a flawed Right To Know Act which will do little to end deceptive and often abusive NYPD searches,» said Tina Luongo, Attorney - In - Charge of the Criminal Defense Practice at The Legal Aid Society.

Soares, as you'll recall, issued two separate Troopergate reports, neither of which recommended any criminal charges for key players in the scandal — although the second suggested former Gov. Eliot Spitzer had perhaps been «not truthful» about his role in the failed plot by his administration to use the State Police to discredit his then - political nemesis, ex-Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno.

There were 17,880 arrests in NYC last year for which the most serious charge was low - level misdemeanor marijuana possession, according to the state Department of Criminal Justice Services.

Tina Luongo, attorney - in - charge of the Criminal Defense Practice at The Legal Aid Society, which has supported closing Rikers Island, applauded the reduction but warned more work still needs to be done.

Bettison is facing further investigation relating to his role in the Hillsborough disaster, in which 96 people died, and could face criminal charges following a separate ongoing probe by the Crown Prosecution Service.

Mr Yates had said on numerous occasions that their leads in the case were restricted by legal advice saying that only messages which had not already been heard by their intended recipients would qualify for a criminal charges in a phone - hacking case.

Jauro and Sanni were charged before Hon. Justice Josiah Majebi of the Okene division of the High Court of Justice on four counts of criminal conspiracy to commit armed robbery, armed robbery, criminal conspiracy to commit criminal homicide and culpable homicide, all of which contravene sections of the Penal Code.

This afternoon the House of Lords will debate Chris Grayling's final, and arguably, most controversial legacy: the criminal courts charge — a fixed and mandatory fee which applies to every person who pleads guilty or is convicted of any offence.

Despite his frail health, the Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh on Wednesday showed up at the Federal High Court, Abuja, for his trial which borders on a seven - count charge of criminal breach of trust and money laundering to the tune of N400m brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

For the past four months, the people of Manhattan have grappled with accusations of their District Attorney cultivating a pay - to - play culture in which the rich and powerful skate by serious criminal charges — if their lawyers contribute sizable donations to DA Vance's campaign.

The school, which has campuses in Albany and Utica, fell from grace last September when its founding president, Alain Kaloyeros, was arrested on criminal bid - rigging charges.

It appears that prosecutors have never made a criminal case under this section of state election law, a violation of which would be a felony: Records going back to 1999 show no arrests or arraignments on the charge, according to the State Division of Criminal Justice Scriminal case under this section of state election law, a violation of which would be a felony: Records going back to 1999 show no arrests or arraignments on the charge, according to the State Division of Criminal Justice SCriminal Justice Services.

In the wake of her investigation, which recommended against criminal charges for Paterson and Day, the latter was transferred from his job as the head of Paterson's security detail and placed in charge of traffic services.

Justice Solebo had in the ruling noted that the offence in which Agbo was charged under Section 64 (1)(a) of the Criminal Law of Lagos was known to law.

The warrant of arrest of the accused persons, which dated 8th August, 2017 with case no: KMD / 137x / 2017, between the Commissioner of Police (complainant) and Abdul» azeez Suleiman, (defendant) explained that, the accused: «Stands charged with the offence of inciting Section 78, disturbance 77, injurious falsehood 37, unlawful Assembly section 66, criminal conspiracy section 59 of penal code law 2017.

He cited criminal justice reforms under Cuomo, including the closure of 24 state prisons, the raising of the age at which youths can be charged with a crime, prioritizing community reentry programs, and helping pass laws allowing identification photo arrays at trial and videotaping of police interrogations.

Mayor Bill de Blasio says that former New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman should face criminal charges in the wake of a bombshell report in which four women accused him of physically abusing them.

«Top aides arrested, signature initiatives plagued by corruption, widening scandals at every turn,» the Republican committee said in a release on its website, which made reference to «ziti,» a code used for illicit payments according to the 2016 criminal charges.

He described the payments as criminal and charged the Speaker of Parliament, Edward Doe Adjaho, the president, John Mahama to conduct an investigation into the circumstances under which the payments were made.

Prosecutors will not file criminal charges against the director and screenwriter James Toback, 73, in five cases in which he has been accused of sexual abuse because their statutes of limitations have expired, the Los Angeles County district attorney's office said.

The charges in part read: «That you Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki whilst being National Security Adviser and Shaibu Salisu, whilst being the Director of Finance and Administration in the Office of the National Security Adviser and Hon. Waripamowei Dudafa (now at large) whilst bring Senior Special Assistant, Domestic Affairs to the President on or about 27th November within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court entrusted with dominion over certain properties to wit: the sum of N10billion being part of the funds in the account of the National Security Adviser with the CBN, the equivalent of which sum you received from the CBN in foreign currencies to wit: $ 47million and $ 5.6 million Euros committed criminal breach of trust in respect of the said property when you claimed to have distributed same to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Primary Election delegates and you thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 315 of the Penal Code Act, Cap 532, Vol.4, LFN 2004.

He also cited section 396 (1) to (3) of the ACJ Act which stipulates that any application challenging the competence of criminal charges could only be considered along with the substantive issues in the case and ruling on it delivered along with the judgment on the entire case.

The truth is you either end up disappointing the public because you have unworkable legislation which doesn't make a different, or you so terrify the bankers that they don't want to run the risk of making an honest mistake in case it ends up with a criminal charge.

They argue there is no extradition treaty between the UK and Ghana for which reason McDermott should be sent to face trial in the UK, adding their client has not been charged for any criminal offence whatsoever.