Sentences with phrase «did as a prosecutor»

«Because they will look at the substantive record of what I did as attorney general, what I did as governor, what I did as a prosecutor,» said Spitzer.

«Joining a plaintiffs firm is natural extension of the work I did as a prosecutor over the past 10 years,» he said in a phone interview.

Not exact matches

The FBI agent says De-Meyer denied using a fake name, as he was accused of doing in an indictment unsealed Wednesday by federal prosecutors in Manhattan.

Investigators are seeking evidence of crimes «many of which have nothing to do with his work as an attorney, but rather relate to Cohen's own business dealings,» prosecutors said.

She also did not rule out the possibility of using a «privilege team,» also known as a «taint team,» which would review which of the seized materials are considered privileged through attorney - client privilege, and which materials can be turned over to the potential trial prosecutors and federal agents.

Shkreli did not testify at trial, but was active on social media throughout it, describing his case as a «silly witch hunt perpetrated by self - serving prosecutors.»

And in the next place, describing what properly is defiance, it teaches that a man does wrong although he understands what is right, or forbears to do right although he understands what is right; in short, the Christian doctrine of sin is pure impertinence against man, accusation upon accusation; it is the charge which the Deity as prosecutor takes the liberty of lodging against man.

«As of now, we don't have any leads regarding a possible background for the deed,» prosecutor Martin Botzenhardt wrote in a joint statement with police.

The question came up, either from the judge or the prosecutor, as to what right we had to do what we did.

Even assuming he signed it, the bill would theoretically be a law re-appointing Mueller as special prosecutor / independent investigator, which Congress is already capable of doing via impeachment, select committees, etc..

In short, as good as Spitzer was at being attorney general, the job of prosecutor and investigator didn't translate over to chief executive of the state.

Rice said she understands that prosecutors have to make «tough decisions» and stressed that as a DA she has «always made the decision based on not who the person is but what they've done.»

Staten Island DA Dan Donovan, who acted as the special prosecutor in Sen. Kevin Parker's assault case, released a statement in the wake of the Brooklyn Democrat's conviction on two misdemeanor charges, saying he respects the jury's decision despite the fact that it did not deliver a felony guilty verdict.

In an odd twist, Sharpe may have done Parker a favor by running against him this fall, as his candidacy has caused two special prosecutors to be appointed in the senator's assault case, pushing the whole mess still further off into the future.

John Carman of Garden City, Linda Mangano's attorney, declined to comment, as did John Marzulli, a spokesman for Eastern District federal prosecutors.

The patients were referred to the firm by Silver, who served as «of counsel» to the firm but did little work there, prosecutors said.

A sample of 250 Leandra's Law convictions in Suffolk from January 2010 to May 2015 found that in 12 cases, the county's probation office did not notify Suffolk prosecutors in a «timely fashion» of «negative activity» recorded on the interlock device, such as failed alcohol tests or attempts to tamper with the device.

«Most people don't realize that in the»80s and»90s Gentile had an impressive record as a prosecutor in the Queens D.A.'s office,» he said, pointing in particular to the now - councilman's prominent case against three white St. John's University lacrosse players accused of sexually assaulting a black classmate in 1990.

I fully concur with Senator Ball on this one.Leibell and company dishonestly framed this all as reasonable requests for leniency, as if what he had done was not so bad (and as if he had contritely cooperated with authorities), when in fact the former State Senator has been defiant in NOT helping Federal prosecutors — AND some of the letters in Leibell's behalf came from people who are still being actively investigated by Federal prosecutors.

To ensure that proceedings don't suffer due to ineffective or biased prosecution, my third Bill proposes to increase accountability and transparency in the appointment of prosecutors so as to shield them from political interference.

Steve Cohen, a former federal prosecutor who served Cuomo as attorney general and during his first year as governor, doesn't expect major news out of the trial for Cuomo, noting that the media and court filings have already aired the case.

Cohen is blocked from commodities trading until 2018 due to an investigation by Preet Bharara, the former US Attorney who did not make life easy for the governor during his years as a federal prosecutor.

As Mirabile, the prosecutor, rattled off questions, Singh answered again and again that Linda Mangano had done no work on logos, menus or color schemes and designs for his multiple restaurant properties.

Venditto's attorney Marc Agnifilo of Manhattan declined to comment, as did federal prosecutors Mirabile, Raymond Tierney and Lara Treinis Gatz.

«I don't think this affected his ability to make decisions at all,» said Perini, a former Suffolk prosecutor who failed in a 2013 bid to unseat Spota as district attorney.

Smith sought to do this by bribing the officials, prosecutors allege, using former New York City Councilman Dan Halloran as his middle - man.

NEW YORK (WBEN / AP)-- The government's star witness in the bribery trial of a former top aide to Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was bracing for a scolding from prosecutors as he left the witness stand Thursday after admitting that his proclivity to tell lies did not end when he promised not...

For prosecutors, retrying a case — recompiling witnesses and exhibits, reviewing old jury arguments — often does not have the same spark as the first time.

Cyrus Vance Jr., the Manhattan district attorney, was asked a few days ago if he deemed it appropriate for a prosecutor to take campaign money, as he does, from lawyers who have dealings with his office.

Such views did not deter the confidence of Skelos as he prepares to face off against prosecutors working for U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara.

«It's a tough call,» he said, adding that had he been in a similar situation, he would have told the prosecutors working for him to proceed as if they didn't know who one of the johns in question was, and when it came time to make a decision, to come to Christie.

«When I first ran for Congress, I left a 20 - year career as a federal prosecutor because I was frustrated with the inaction in Washington and knew that if I wanted to see real change for my children and for future generations that I needed to get off the sidelines and do something about it.

A spokeswoman for the FBI in New York, Kelly Langmesser, declined to comment, as did Nellin McIntosh, a representative for federal prosecutors in the Eastern District.

As early as January 2010, Singh asked Mangano, who had just become county executive, to help him obtain the town loan guarantees, and Mangano told him «it would get done,» Eastern District prosecutors Catherine Mirabile, Lara Treinis Gatz and Raymond Tierney say in their new motioAs early as January 2010, Singh asked Mangano, who had just become county executive, to help him obtain the town loan guarantees, and Mangano told him «it would get done,» Eastern District prosecutors Catherine Mirabile, Lara Treinis Gatz and Raymond Tierney say in their new motioas January 2010, Singh asked Mangano, who had just become county executive, to help him obtain the town loan guarantees, and Mangano told him «it would get done,» Eastern District prosecutors Catherine Mirabile, Lara Treinis Gatz and Raymond Tierney say in their new motion.

Prosecutors said Percoco used his influence as Cuomo's right hand man to do favors for payoffs.

Coffey was also the first Democrat to slam the lone GOP AG candidate, Staten Island DA Dan Donovan, saying the state doesn't need a «super DA» as its top prosecutor.

But Republicans counter that while juvenile offenders may be entering the system through adult court, that doesn't mean they are being treated as adults, since judges and prosecutors have broad discretion.

Thomas Libous will return to Albany next month as the second most powerful state senator, and he will do so battling cancer and federal prosecutors.

Dr. Kaloyeros, referred to as «Dr. K» in the federal complaint, did so, according to prosecutors, to preserve his status as one of the state's highest - paid employees, draw more research financing to SUNY Polytechnic and inflate his reputation as Albany's most successful rainmaker.

If he did run, under the law he would first have to step down from his job as a federal prosecutor.

(Prosecutors have said they expect the executives «to argue that they did not know that Howe,» who they had retained as a lobbyist, «was passing their payments along to Percoco.»)

The $ 2 million Ippolito did not pay taxes on came from Carlo Lizza & Sons of Old Bethpage, a paving contractor that has worked for the town, as well as a Lizza family trust, federal prosecutors have said.

As Glenwood was lobbying Skelos about rent laws, Skelos pressured an executive at the firm, identified by sources as senior vice president Charles Dorego, to arrange a $ 20,000 payment to his son Adam that prosecutors say was disguised as a commission for title work which he did not perforAs Glenwood was lobbying Skelos about rent laws, Skelos pressured an executive at the firm, identified by sources as senior vice president Charles Dorego, to arrange a $ 20,000 payment to his son Adam that prosecutors say was disguised as a commission for title work which he did not perforas senior vice president Charles Dorego, to arrange a $ 20,000 payment to his son Adam that prosecutors say was disguised as a commission for title work which he did not perforas a commission for title work which he did not perform.

Bharara demonstrated those qualities as the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan, notably when he called out a fellow Democrat, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, for shutting down the corruption - fighting Moreland Commission for doing its job too well.

Staten Island District Attorney Dan Donovan, who served as special prosecutor for the case, wrote in a statement released on Wednesday morning that his investigation did not find Lopez's alleged harassment of two female staff members rose to the level of a criminal offense.

In their request, Venditto's attorneys cited prosecutors» use of hypothetical questions as «inappropriate» and «egregious» because they asked the witnesses what they would have done if they had known Venditto had lied or accepted bribes.

Nassau County legislators said last week that they didn't know that the son of State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos was on the payroll of a firm awarded a contract that federal prosecutors reportedly are scrutinizing as part of a corruption probe.

Publicly, he represented himself as a lawyer who represented «plain, ordinary simple people» in personal injury matters and did not have any cases pertaining to state business, but prosecutors said the work was nothing more than a sham.

«Before he's even sentenced, he appears in court [as an attorney], showing an incredible lack of awareness about what he's done, and what it means,» said prosecutor Paul Tuchmann.

Kaminsky, a former federal prosecutor, framed the election as a referendum on corruption, and alleged Sunday that voters «don't know whether Chris McGrath even thinks corruption is a problem.»