A brief overview of federal
criminal practice in the Northern District of Florida for those who are new to the system or
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.
In more than 25 years of
practice, he has tried 20 federal
criminal and civil cases, almost all to juries that returned verdicts.
A recent US congressional hearing on the effectiveness of financially sanctioning
criminal organizations illustrated some of the flaws
in the
practice and also provided suggestions for how to improve it.
One reason:
In 2012, the company paid a $ 3 billion fine to US authorities for various illegal marketing activities, but remained under investigation for fraudulent sales practices in China and elsewhere, and could have faced criminal prosecution, according to the lawsui
In 2012, the company paid a $ 3 billion fine to US authorities for various illegal marketing activities, but remained under investigation for fraudulent sales
practices in China and elsewhere, and could have faced criminal prosecution, according to the lawsui
in China and elsewhere, and could have faced
criminal prosecution, according to the lawsuit.
Valeant shares are down 85 % this year, and 95 % since their peak price
in summer 2015, as accounting errors have led to a
criminal investigation of its
practices and its drug - price increases have come under fire with regulators.
He is a Certified Specialist both
in Taxation Law and
in Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law (The State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization) admitted to
practice law
in California, Hawai'i and Arizona (inactive), specializing
in Federal and state civil tax and
criminal tax controversy matters and tax litigation, including tax - related examinations and investigations for individuals, business enterprises, partnerships, limited liability companies, and corporations.
«We have simply noted
in conversation with Mr. de Voogd that without the registration required by the Money Laundering and Terrorism Prevention Act, offering financial service could be grounds for
criminal proceedings for illegal economic activity, which is a standard
practice for, say, pawnshops.
In the political realm, this encompasses the commitments of the liberal peace to human rights and even accountability for war
criminals, but it also includes the redress of the wide range of wounds that tyrannical violence inflicts through a correspondingly wide range of
practices that bring a measure of restoration to victims as well as perpetrators.
If it's true that Osama bin Laden was just a
criminal who hijacked the religion of Islam and not a true Muslim as some Muslim apologists claim, then why is is then so important that his remains be taken care of
in accordance to standard Islamic burial
practice?
«A number of the witnesses who gave evidence to the inquiry spoke about
practices which, if proved following due process including a
criminal trial, might well amount to a crime
in Scots law,» he said.
In principle it is perfectly compatible with views of punishment harsher than those normally
practiced toward convicted
criminals (murderers or otherwise), but whether one's general attitude concerning punishment tends toward the severe or the lenient, the basic fact of the Cain story as a paradigm is the preservation of a guilty life.
Is America now more morally sensitive, more well structured
in its laws and
practices insofar as it accepts publicly avowed homosexual behavior; constructs laws that protect homosexuals from the
criminal penalties formally attached to homosexual acts; and allows for civil unions or even gay marriages?
Because of the Jewish
practice, they had very good reason for believing that some unknown Jews
in Jerusalem had treated the body of Jesus
in exactly the same way as they would have done with any other executed
criminal, and thus buried it.
By this time I'd earned an M.S.
in Criminal Justice, my focus
in this degree was case law and judiciary process, which of course included an extensive study of policing histories and
practices.
As a
practicing Catholic here
in Boston, I regard them all as a bunch of perverted
criminals.
The
criminal code bill, which the parliament approved
in August and President Bidhya Devi Bhandari signed last Monday, establishes further constitutional protections for Hinduism (which 80 % of the population
practices) by restricting religious conversion and «hurting of religious sentiment,» or blasphemy.
This unsavory
practice of taking advantage of new parent insecurities
in the name of profit is one that deserves to be called out wherever it rears its nasty head, and it's borderline
criminal when they play the «falling behind» card, which is why I'm writing today.
In 2008, Cohen was invited to become an equity partner in the Los Angeles office of Venable LLP., a DC - based, 600 - attorney international law firm, where he co-chaired the firm's West Coast white collar / criminal defense practic
In 2008, Cohen was invited to become an equity partner
in the Los Angeles office of Venable LLP., a DC - based, 600 - attorney international law firm, where he co-chaired the firm's West Coast white collar / criminal defense practic
in the Los Angeles office of Venable LLP., a DC - based, 600 - attorney international law firm, where he co-chaired the firm's West Coast white collar /
criminal defense
practice.
After building a thriving solo
practice, he co-founded the boutique litigation firm of Murphy Rosen & Cohen LLP
in 2003, where he headed up the firm's
criminal practice, and continued to expand his presence as a select
criminal trial attorney.
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.
But however that works
in practice, it is significant that the Bill does not make a
criminal offence of possession.
The
practice, part of a broader inquiry into the fundraising
practices of Mayor Bill de Blasio and his allies, was recommended for
criminal prosecution by the chief enforcement counsel at the state Board of Elections
in a memorandum made public last week.
«It was not operated by the United States government, but by figures from both Ghanaian and Turkish organised crime rings and a Ghanaian attorney
practicing immigration and
criminal law,» the State Department said
in a statement released late on Friday.
«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.
The Registrar of the court
in which a compulsory treatment order or any order under section 24 or 34 of the
Criminal Procedure (Mentally Impaired Persons) Act 2003 is made or
in which any person is convicted of a corrupt
practice must, not later than the fifth day of the month following the date of the order or conviction, forward to the Electoral Commission a certificate showing --
Weprin, the only speaker to give up his law
practice, is also the only one
in nearly three decades to serve without facing
criminal charges tied to his
practice.
More than half the money given to the candidates
in last month's special election to replace former state Sen. Dean Skelos was transferred by political party committees, a long - standing
practice that is under new scrutiny following
criminal investigations into New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's fundraising operation.
At a City Council hearing on
criminal discovery
practices in February chaired by Queens councilman Rory Lancman, Sergio de la Pava, a supervising attorney for New York County Defender Services who has been representing indigent defendants
in Manhattan for over 20 years, described a typical experience
in the borough's courtrooms: After waiting six months or a year for trial, he said, «The DA comes
in with a cart and drops about six inches of material on your desk.
All three authors have,
in one way or another, something to add to the view that the corporation is totalitarian, as well as illustrating how the processes and
practices leading to our present situation are considerably more complex than any simplistic representation of corporate malfeasance would imply (i.e. that
criminal corporations are individual «bad apples» and not representational of the whole system)
De Blasio faced investigations into his fundraising
practices by federal prosecutors
in the Southern District of New York, but no
criminal charges were filed.
Erie County is currently
in the process of drafting legislation that proposes to establish new
criminal standards for actions that endanger the welfare of children, provide for more robust and intensive CPS investigations, and update technology and reporting
practices to better serve children and families, as well as focusing on other improvements to current CPS law.
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.
He listed his priorities
in the campaign against corruption
in 2018 to include, organising African Youth Congresses against Corruption «
in order to sensitise and engage our youth
in the fight against corruption;» mobilising AU member states to implement the extant legal framework on corruption; and canvassing «for the strengthening of the
criminal justice system across Africa through exchange of information and sharing best
practices in the enforcement of anti-corruption laws.»
Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to end the
practice of requiring
criminal defendants to post monetary bail
in misdemeanor and non-violent felony cases.
«Change does not happen without an honest conversation
in our communities,
in our courthouses, at City Hall about how we have real reform
in the
criminal justice system, real reform in our communities and real relationships between NYPD and the people they serve,» Tina Luongo, attorney - in - chief for Legal Aid Society Criminal Practice, the plaintiff in the court cas
criminal justice system, real reform
in our communities and real relationships between NYPD and the people they serve,» Tina Luongo, attorney -
in - chief for Legal Aid Society
Criminal Practice, the plaintiff in the court cas
Criminal Practice, the plaintiff
in the court case, said.
Gangi's defining campaign issue is
criminal justice reform, and he is highly critical of de Blasio's failure to comprehensively reform NYPD
practices, especially so - called broken windows policing, which relies on intensive enforcement of low - level offenses
in the effort to prevent major crimes.
At 6 p.m. Tuesday, the New York City Bar Association will host «The State of
Criminal Discovery in New York State,» discussing «the current law applicable to criminal discovery in New York State courts; responses to the Criminal Law Committee's statewide survey of the judiciary, defense bar and district attorneys regarding current practices; criminal discovery law in other states; and proposed reforms
Criminal Discovery
in New York State,» discussing «the current law applicable to
criminal discovery in New York State courts; responses to the Criminal Law Committee's statewide survey of the judiciary, defense bar and district attorneys regarding current practices; criminal discovery law in other states; and proposed reforms
criminal discovery
in New York State courts; responses to the
Criminal Law Committee's statewide survey of the judiciary, defense bar and district attorneys regarding current practices; criminal discovery law in other states; and proposed reforms
Criminal Law Committee's statewide survey of the judiciary, defense bar and district attorneys regarding current
practices;
criminal discovery law in other states; and proposed reforms
criminal discovery law
in other states; and proposed reforms.»
Standing on the Bronx shoreline
in Barretto Point Park, with Rikers Island directly behind him, Massey proposed
criminal justice reforms including a «comprehensive review of sentencing guidelines and judicial
practices that particularly disadvantage black and hispanic New Yorkers.»
James Parrott of the labor - backed Fiscal Policy Institute criticized Cuomo for attempting to cast widely accepted budget
practices in a
criminal light.
It released preliminary findings
in a December report that hinted at a culture of pay - to - play, conflicts of interest and other
practices Fitzpatrick said could result
in criminal charges.
The UK's largest shooting organisation has already advised a number of GP
practices in the county that they could be committing
criminal offences by attempting to extract unnecessary fees from applicants.
The Journal News editorializes
in favor of raising the age of
criminal responsibility
in New York, ending the
practice of treating 16 and 17 year olds accused of crimes like adults.
Seymour James: Attorney -
in - Charge of the
Criminal Practice, The New York City Legal Aid Society; Treasurer, New York State Bar Association; former President, Queens County Bar Association.
Also, the biggest liberal concerns about Islamist
practices and abuses involve matters that can only be implemented with majority control of the government (e.g. excessive use of corporal punishment
in the
criminal justice system), but which are much less harmful to non-Muslims, at least, when Muslims can only enforce their ideologies on co-religionists and can only do so via institutions of civil society rather than institutions of coercive government control.
Board of Elections Enforcement Counsel Risa Sugarman
in a report recommended
criminal prosecution after a review of fundraising
practices by a group arranged by Mayor Bill de Blasio to support a Democratic takeover of the state Senate.
The Department of Education announced a series of long - awaited reforms to the school discipline code on Friday, including new policies aimed at lowering suspension rates, and new funding to support restorative justices
practices and students
in the
criminal justice system.
After his report shined a light on controversial
practices by then - governor Eliot Spitzer
in the Trooper-gate scandal, Cuomo sought the ability for the A.G. to pursue
criminal investigations of the governor and other members of his team.
Mr. Broderick's
practice also includes representing clients
in civil business litigation, many of which are parallel or related proceedings filed
in connection with
criminal and regulatory matters.
«This set of reforms helps to move the
criminal «justice» system closer to actual justice and away from an overreliance on arrests, prosecution and jail for low - level offenses,» said Tina Luongo, the attorney
in charge of the
criminal defense
practice at the Legal Aid Society.