Sentences with phrase «criminal prosecution by»

Represented manufacturer in criminal prosecution by the district attorney in an explosion incident involving the death of an employee

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.

The agencies managed to avoid criminal prosecution by noting that the small print of their contracts said that they were only providing an «opinion,» not a realistic analysis for which they could be expected to take any honest professional responsibility!

He also promised a more robust criminal deterrent against tax evasion by increasing the number of criminal prosecutions by Revenue and Customs fivefold.

They also increased criminal prosecutions by 62 % over the previous year.

Not exact matches

In 2014, Toyota also paid a whopping $ 1.2 billion fine, the largest ever paid by an automaker, to avoid criminal prosecution; as part of the settlement, Toyota admitted that it «misled U.S. consumers by concealing and making deceptive statements.»

Prosecutors who specialize in terrorism, narcotics trafficking and organized crime, led by the acting head of the Justice Department's criminal division, will bring prosecutions designed to restrict the flow of money to terrorist groups, Sessions said.

Specifically, the Sessions memorandum directs U.S. Attorneys to «weigh all relevant considerations, including federal law enforcement priorities set by the Attorney General, the seriousness of the crime, the deterrent effect of criminal prosecution, and the cumulative impact of particular crimes on the community.»

Although Kulikov's criminal prosecution makes no mention of the German lender by name, investigators did quiz several witnesses in detail about Deutsche Bank and the mirror trades, say lawyers and witnesses in the case.

They have attempted on hundreds of occasion that lack of subservience to US sovereignty by repeatedly harbor known criminals in an attempt to avid the scandal of their prosecution, They also engage in ongoing financial fraud denying Americans their rightful revenues, and exploiting their own members.

The SixthAmendment provides: «In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury.»

(vii) CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS PROMOTION MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND / OR CIVIL LAWS, AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK REMEDIES AND DAMAGES (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ATTORNEYS» FEES) FROM ANY SUCH ENTRANT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.

PPG Paints Arena does have a policy for fans throwing objects on the ice that states «guests not abiding by this Fan Courtesy Policy are subject to ejection from PPG Paints Arena and in some cases subject to criminal prosecution.»

This is sort of like saying thieves and rapists are being «singled out» by law enforcement authorities for criminal prosecution.

July 28 — Two weeks after being cleared of racial abuse in a criminal prosecution, former England captain John Terry was charged by the Football Association (FA) yesterday for virtually the same offence.

The Lagos State Government thereafter set up a Coroner Inquest to unravel what went wrong, and via a verdict delivered on August 7, 2015 by Magistrate Oyetade Komolafe, the Coroner indicted the engineers and recommended them for investigation and prosecution for criminal negligence.

Some Senators led by Senator Sulaiman Othman Hunkuyi (APC Kaduna North), and Senator Kabir Marafa (APC Zamfara Central) called on their colleagues to sheath their swords and withdraw the petition that had ked to the criminal prosecution of the Senate President and his deputy.

Generally speaking, anything that a member of Congress says during a speech or debate in Congress is protected by the U.S. Constitution from lawsuits and criminal prosecution.

The memorandum, written by Enforcement Counsel Risa Sugarman, recommended criminal prosecution over the 2014 Senate fundraising campaign, saying it was an overt attempt to circumvent fundraising limits.

Despite its innocuous title, the Statute Law represented an attempt by the government of President Uhuru Kenyatta to clamp down on the activities of civil society groups that had supported his prosecution at the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity.

Hospital admissions fell but this was arguably only because users, burdened by the stigma of being branded criminals and the fear of prosecution, no longer felt as able to seek help when they needed it.

In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State...

A companion bill sponsored by Markey would eliminate the current statute of limitations for criminal prosecutions of alleged child sex abusers.

The counsel, Risa Sugarman, who was appointed by Cuomo, said it was likely that de Blasio and others committed «willful and flagrant violations» of campaign - finance laws and referred the matter for criminal prosecution.

Mrs Osei said some of the fraudulent information provided by the nominees, the EC will pursue criminal prosecution against them.

Judge Pamela K. Chen of the Federal District Court in Brooklyn ordered a postponement of the Republican congress member's criminal trial until Feb. 2 to give his defense team time to examine evidence gathered by the prosecution, including tape recorded conversations with potential witnesses.

Organized by the Rev. Al Sharpton, the march and rally was about the Garner case and demands for criminal prosecution of the police officers involved, but also about broader complaints and concerns around policing and racial discrimination in New York and throughout the country.

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.

The criminal prosecutions spawned by the CityTime case reached a quiet denouement when a federal judge in Manhattan sentenced Carl Bell, a computer specialist at the center of the scheme, to three years» probation, showing leniency because he had given crucial help to investigators.

Randy Simons, a parks department spokesman, said by email the department referred Reyes to the Suffolk County district attorney's office for «potential criminal prosecution» after finishing its own probe on June 15, 2016.

In the May 12, 2016, article that prompted Bellone to call for Spota's resignation, Newsday reported that sources said wiretaps from the 2008 prosecution of criminal defense attorney Robert Macedonio contained «evidence of a lot of crimes that have not been acted upon» by Spota's office.

«I have lost confidence in his objectivity and judgment, and feel obligated to request a special prosecutor for criminal cases that would typically be sent by my office to Spota's for prosecution,» DeMarco, a Conservative Party member, wrote.

«As such,» (a) requirement that the government trace each dollar of the transaction to the criminal, as opposed to the non ‐ criminal activity, would allow individuals effectively to defeat prosecution for money laundering by simply commingling legitimate funds with criminal proceeds.»»

In the case of any failure by a taxpayer to timely pay any penalty imposed by this section, such taxpayer shall not be subject to any criminal prosecution or penalty with respect to such failure.

It's the latest escalation in a war of words between Cuomo and de Blasio after an inspector general report determined a memo recommending criminal prosecution over the mayor's fundraising activities in support of Senate Democrats was leaked by a Republican appointee at the board.

Despite bringing more prosecutions, most cases will continue to be dealt with by HMRC levying financial penalties rather than seeking a criminal conviction.

A state Board of Elections spokesman is being blamed for the release of a confidential memorandum that recommended criminal prosecution for the fundraising efforts by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on behalf of Senate Democrats.

[Anyone] who, in public and against the facts, ascribes to the Polish Nation or to the Polish State, responsibility or co-responsibility for Nazi crimes committed by the Third Reich, [as] defined in Article 6 of the Charter of the International Military Tribunal, Annex to the Agreement for the prosecution and punishment of the major war criminals of the European Axis, signed in London on August 8, 1945 -LSB-...], or for other offences which are crimes against peace [or] humanity or [that are] war crimes, or who otherwise grossly reduces the responsibility of the actual perpetrators of said crimes, is subject to a fine or [to] imprisonment for up to 3 years.

Mr. Charles Ofori, according to a report by the Daily Graphic and other news portals, called for the prosecution of judges implicated in the corruption scandal because he found their actions a criminal offence.

In principle, a mental health examination could be ordered for the President, like anyone else, incident to a criminal prosecution of him for some crime committed in his personal, rather than official capacity, or by someone in his family seeking to impose a guardianship or conservatorship upon him.

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.

By Section 270 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, a plea bargain agreement is allowed as in this case, wherein the first defendant has provided relevant information to aid the prosecution of this case... it appears to me that by the above provisions of the ACJA, under a plea bargain agreement, the appropriate sentence to be recommended should be within the appropriate range of punishment stipulated for the offence chargeBy Section 270 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, a plea bargain agreement is allowed as in this case, wherein the first defendant has provided relevant information to aid the prosecution of this case... it appears to me that by the above provisions of the ACJA, under a plea bargain agreement, the appropriate sentence to be recommended should be within the appropriate range of punishment stipulated for the offence chargeby the above provisions of the ACJA, under a plea bargain agreement, the appropriate sentence to be recommended should be within the appropriate range of punishment stipulated for the offence charged.

But the two otherwise separate cases are linked by a Supreme Court ruling in criminal cases, involving potential prosecution witnesses, the sources said.

-- Schneiderman lawyer «confident» he won't face criminal charges — New York Daily News» Erin Durkin, Ken Lovett and Larry McShane: «The defense attorney for ex-state attorney general Eric Schneiderman predicted Thursday that her client would avoid prosecution despite the abuse charges leveled by four women.

De Blasio's camp is reportedly reeling from a leaked memo from the state Board of Elections that emerged late Friday accusing de Blasio's office of carrying out «willful and flagrant» violations of campaign finance limits in their fundraising efforts to back Democrats in two 2014 state Senate races upstate — and suggesting the behavior was severe enough to warrant criminal prosecution — according to a memo first obtained by the Daily News.

Last Friday, multiple outlets reported on a leaked criminal referral and report penned by state Board of Elections Chief Enforcement Counsel Risa Sugarman, which found «reasonable cause exists» to believe «a violation warranting criminal prosecution has taken place» up to a Class E felony in the course of de Blasio's 2014 campaign efforts.

Keir Starmer QC, director of public prosecutions, said: «Having thoroughly reviewed the evidence gathered by the police, we have decided there is sufficient evidence and it is in the public interest to bring criminal charges against Margaret Moran.

The Electoral Commission must be given statutory powers to control excess spending, enforceable when broken by deterrent fines and where necessary by criminal prosecutions.

According to him, although the rights of the girls were violated by the public humiliation, the rights «do not in any way close the door to the criminal prosecution of the act that they allegedly committed.»

Sugarman, the Board of Elections official who recommended the criminal prosecution, was appointed to her job by Cuomo.