Sentences with phrase «criminal prosecution of the case»

Oswego County District Attorney Greg Oakes says his office is focused on the criminal prosecution of the case, and has no influence regarding Doyle's position as a legislator.

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Featuring a star - studded cast (Cuba Gooding Jr., John Travolta, Sarah Paulson), the series highlights some of the trial's most prominent themes, such as fame and race, while focusing on how the state's prosecution tried to build its criminal case against Simpson only to watch it come undone.

He faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted in a pending criminal case — one of several prosecutions brought against him.

Citing cases of public reaction and criminal prosecution, the handbook forthrightly discusses the risks and consequences companies face from ill - considered spending decisions.

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.

Mo. is charged with failure to report the suspected abuse of a child, becoming the first active bishop in the country to face criminal prosecution in such a case.

Mrs. Olabisi added, «In order to ensure a diligent and professional investigation, the Inspector General of Police has directed the Deputy Inspector - General of Police in - charge of the Force Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (FCIID) to deploy the Homicide Section of the Department to immediately take over the investigation of the case and ensure a meticulous investigation and speedy prosecution of the arrested suspects.

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.

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.

Kelly Kramer, a white - collar criminal defense attorney at the Mayer Brown firm, said the Supreme Court has scaled back the «honest services fraud» statute, as it is called, in deciding the case of former Enron executive Jeffrey Skilling, limiting such prosecutions to cases involving bribes or kickbacks, rather than mere self - dealing.

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.

She told the Daily News that since the start of 2016, her office has referred three other cases for potential criminal prosecution, though she wouldn't divulge the details.

Federal investigators subpoenaed the Suffolk DA's office, seeking all records related to its 2008 prosecution of criminal defense attorney Robert Macedonio, whose drug possession case remains shrouded in secrecy and involved unusual legal maneuvering.

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 charged.

However, the prosecution counsel, Rotimi Oyedepo, drew the attention of the court to Section 396, sub-section 4 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015, which states that «no party will be entitled to more than five adjournments in a particular criminal caseCriminal Justice Act 2015, which states that «no party will be entitled to more than five adjournments in a particular criminal casecriminal case.»

The Commissioner of Police CP Ahmed Iliyasu has ordered the case be transferred to Anti Human Trafficking and Child Labour Unit of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for proper investigation and prosecution of the suspect.

Nyame, who is standing trial for a 41 - count charge of criminal misappropriation of N1.64 bn state funds, had on January 18, 2017 through his counsel, Charles Edosomwan, SAN, urged the court to «hold that the testimony of prosecution witnesses have been so damaged and can't be relied on», and «the crucial elements are missing in this case».

The anti-graft agency insisted that the said statement would have been vital to its prosecution of the criminal case pending against the defendant before the Federal High Court.

In making his case, MacKay sent along the party's 2014 platform and legislative agenda which includes support for the Dream Act, a delay in Common Core implementation and support for raising the age of criminal prosecution to 18.

«This is a criminal prosecution, not a political campaign — but one wouldn't know it from the conduct of the United States attorney in this case,» the two groups said in a joint statement.

The senior member subsequently flagged the contribution when Kasowitz notified the office of his involvement in the Trump case and instructed the campaign to return it, and the office concluded its probe after two years because it did not yield enough evidence to support a criminal prosecution.

«Even persons who were facing criminal prosecution prior to the 2015 presidential elections who are now members of the ruling APC and other members of APC who are overtly known to be involved in known cases of corruption were excluded from the list whilst persons who have never been charged with any crime and who in fact have not held any previous government portfolio including myself were listed as «looters».

Not only does U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara still have ongoing probes after already having convicted the two top legislative leaders last year, but state Board of Elections Chief Enforcement Officer Risa Sugarman has referred a number of cases for criminal prosecution as well.

The ethics board has the authority to issue penalties of up to $ 10,000, or refer a case for criminal prosecution.

Since she took office in September 2014, Sugarman has opened 185 cases that so far has resulted in the issuance of 25 subpoenas and 11 cases referred for criminal prosecution to the state Attorney General's Office or local district attorneys.

When the Crown Prosecution Service announced in December 2015 that there would be no further criminal action on phone hacking, it said it had considered evidence of email deletion and decided that there were «legitimate reasons for companies to have an email deletion policy... In this case, there is no evidence to suggest that email deletion was undertaken in order to pervert the course of justice.»

Regarding the legalities of the case concerning Sangji, early January brought the news that the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, which had earlier cited and fined UCLA for «serious» safety violations, sent its report to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office for determination of whether criminal prosecution is warranted.

Early on, forensic science became identified with law enforcement and the prosecution of criminal cases — an image enhanced by books, television, and movies.

Ignoring the picture's preposterous premise that an expert witness for the prosecution would ever exhibit such sensitivity towards a defendant in a criminal case, the film nonetheless works because of the way in which two females manage to mind - meld and make peace on a middle ground.

The NASUWT's own figures show that in 2017 out of the 119 members asked to attend a police interview because of a criminal allegation arising out of their employment, the Police / Crown Prosecution Service found that in 83 cases there was «no case to answer» or no further action required.

We Pledge to ensure that the filing of a new bankruptcy case by our office will legally stop all creditor collection activity, including foreclosures, repossessions, court proceedings (other than criminal prosecutions), garnishments (other than domestic support obligations), threats, creditor calls, collection letters, and general creditor harassment.

In severe cases, omissions on bankruptcy schedules can rise to the level of criminal activity and result in prosecution.

Having an open criminal case that contains all of the information about the identity theft and the accounts that were opened in your name will help in the prosecution of the criminal when the criminal is caught.

The case will then be forwarded to the City Prosecutor or District Attorney's Office for final review and consideration of criminal prosecution under the full extent of the law, including, but not limited to paying a fine or imprisonment and / or both.

The Royal Society of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) Chief Inspector (retired), Jan Eachus, is including the Hierarchy of Dog Needs in animal abuse and neglect criminal cases he is investigating for prosecution.

Animal cruelty cases have some unique differences to other types of criminal investigations and understanding those differences are key to successful prosecutions.

Legal advocates and prosecutors seeking advice on strategies for the successful prosecution of animal abuse cases can refer to ALDF's Legal Advocates» Manual for Animal Abuse Criminal Ccases can refer to ALDF's Legal Advocates» Manual for Animal Abuse Criminal CasesCases.

In most cases, criminal prosecution of animal hoarding can be a difficult process and may not be the most effective route, since hoarders are often emotionally troubled rather than criminally inclined.

We aid in the prevention of cruelty to animals through advocacy, outreach and education, and we assist in the prosecution of civil and criminal cases.

So now, numerous criminal cases are being botched by inexperienced non-profit workers, leading to few prosecutions and the organizations and leading to them not being reimbursed for the substantial costs of holding these animals during the criminal proceedings.

The US Attorney requested a stay in the case because of concerns for the integrity of «a pending criminal prosecution that has substantial overlap with the witnesses and conduct at issue in the Civil Cases».

(7) records or information compiled for law enforcement purposes, but only to the extent that the production of such law enforcement records or information (A) could reasonably be expected to interfere with enforcement proceedings, (B) would deprive a person of a right to a fair trial or to an impartial adjudication, (C) could reasonably be expected to constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, (D) could reasonably be expected to disclose the identity of a confidential source, including a State, local or foreign agency or authority or any private institution which furnished information on a confidential basis, and, in the case of a record or information compiled by criminal law enforcement authority in the course of a criminal investigation or by an agency conducting a lawful national security intelligence investigation, information furnished by a confidential source, (E) would disclose techniques and procedures for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions, or would disclose guidelines for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions if such disclosure could reasonably be expected to risk circumvention of the law, or (F) could reasonably be expected to endanger the life or physical safety of any individual; [the law enforcement exemption]

I've never understood scientific fraud to be a crime — I've never heard of criminal prosecutions for typical scientific fraud cases, so it seems unlikely that this would ever be a criminal case.

Prosecution of petty misdemeanor cases such as curfew violations or turnstile jumping is robbing taxpayers of millions of dollars each year, concludes the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in its latest report, «Minor Crimes, Massive Waste.»

This is more problematic in criminal trials, where jury questions could provide evidence pushing a case over the threshold of proof needed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the prosecution failed to provide, than in civil cases with a preponderance of the evidence standard.

But, in most cases of serious criminal charges like this one, either a grand jury probable cause finding, or a preliminary hearing probable cause finding, both made well prior to a trial, will conclusively preclude a malicious prosecution or civil rights lawsuit.

He has previously served the State of Florida as a criminal prosecutor, giving him an insiders perspective as to what the prosecution must have to move with every case.

He appears frequently in state and federal courts across Maryland and neighboring jurisdictions in cases involving every facet of criminal investigations and prosecutions.

During law school, Oberg worked as a briefing law clerk for the Attorney General Office in the State of Nebraska, where he assisted in the prosecution of criminal appeals, including death penalty cases.

I have not found a case that has considered this question in the context of allegations of sexual assault; in fact, there appears to be little case law regarding the enforceability of confidentiality provisions in agreements to settle civil disputes where the underlying facts could also support a criminal prosecution.