Sentences with phrase «enforcement in criminal prosecutions»

The Coalition is comprised of teams dedicated to solving different aspects of the problem through its Minnesota Castration Clinic, Minnesota Hay Bank, assisting and providing resources to law enforcement in criminal prosecutions of horse crimes, assisting with temporary foster care, veterinary assistance and euthanasia.

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As was revealed last week, Enforcement Counsel Risa Sugarman in a report recommended criminal prosecution over the apparent attempt to skirt donation caps.

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.

«There is overwhelming evidence establishing not only that DiLeonardo committed various crimes when he shot Moroughan, but more disturbingly, that numerous members of the law enforcement community covered up that fact to shield an fellow officer from criminal prosecution,» Fisch said in a statement.

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.

This January, the state Board of Elections Enforcement Counsel Risa Sugarman issued a confidential report finding reasonable cause existed to believe «a violation warranting criminal prosecution has taken place» in the course of de Blasio's 2014 campaign efforts.

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.

We rely upon our full - time staff of attorneys, forensic accountants, research analysts, field investigators and computer forensics experts to staff these assignments, and we work collaboratively with our business clients to develop an investigative plan that is appropriate to the suspected misconduct... Since most of our investigative professionals have had experience in federal, state and local law enforcement — as prosecutors, auditors and agents — our investigative strategies are developed with an understanding of the evidence that may be needed to support an eventual criminal prosecution.»

He led an effort to collaborate with law enforcement authorities in both the U.K. and the U.S., thus limiting the company's likely liability in both countries and enabling it to avoid any criminal prosecutions or major civil sanctions for bribery in the U.S., at least so far.

Held between May 16 and 18 at The Westin in Times Square, the conference gathered experts in veterinary medicine, law enforcement, criminal prosecution, forensic science, animal welfare and human social services to explore multi-disciplinary approaches to saving more victims of animal cruelty and ensuring successful investigations and prosecutions of abusers.

Per a scathing report in 2010 by its Office of Inspector General, the department chose to prioritize «education» of breeders over punishment, «took little or no enforcement action against most violators,» failed to respond to «repeat violations,» and collected insufficient evidence in the few prosecutions it brought against criminal breeders.

The event will gather experts in veterinary medicine, law enforcement, criminal prosecution, forensic science, animal welfare and human social services to explore multidisciplinary approaches to save more victims of animal cruelty and ensure successful investigations and prosecutions.

Allows privately funded industrial hemp research to be conducted in Hawaii under certain conditions; requires monitoring by department of public safety; requires reporting to county law enforcement; exempts argonomic data derived from research from public records disclosure; confers immunity from criminal prosecution for the research.

Allows privately funded industrial hemp research to be conducted in Hawaii under certain conditions; requires monitoring by department of public safety; requires reporting to county law enforcement; exempts agronomic data derived from research from public records disclosure; confers immunity from criminal prosecution for the research.

(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]

A «lawyer in criminal court» would be held in contempt if his defense consisted of nothing but blatant laughable falsehoods, and accusations that the judge, prosecution, police, and indeed every law enforcement agency and judicial system in the world were all conspiring to frame his client:

Rick has defended both corporations and individuals in agency enforcement actions and white - collar criminal prosecutions — actions that included criminal RICO, stock manipulation, insider trading, false statements, false claims, mail fraud and forfeiture.

Criminal charges could be shared and tracked in a ledger that law enforcement, prosecution, courts, probation, defense attorneys, and corrections organizations could access.

We provide strategic and pragmatic advice, in circumstances where there is often a complex dynamic between dealing with the FSA exercising its criminal prosecution or regulatory enforcement powers including advice on employers» internal investigations.

Justice Moldaver then turns to what is described as practical considerations for law enforcement and the administration of justice, at paras. 183 - 6, suggesting that (a) the disclosure of text messages received by a complainant could be challenged by a sender who is alleged to have abused the complainant and thus exposes vulnerable complainants such as children, people with mental disabilities and the elderly (b) the increased need for warrants could strain police and judicial resources in an overburdened criminal justice system and (c) at the trial stage, these repercussions could complicate and prolong proceedings where defendants have standing to challenge searches conducted against collateral targets in large prosecutions.

Criminal law, for certain, has been affected in significant ways (for both sides — defense and prosecution, as well as law enforcement).

During Law school, Nesko clerked at the Illinois Attorney General's Office, at their Criminal Enforcement, Special Prosecutions division; as in - house counsel's intern at Presence Health, and a number of Chicago based law firms.

Dennis has expertise in advising and representing commercial institutions and individuals being investigated by the Australian Federal Police, the Austral - ian Securities Investment Commission, the Australian Trans - actions Reports and Analysis Centre Financial Reporting Centre, the Australian Tax Office, the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, the Commonwealth and State Director of Public Prosecutions, as well some of the larg - est law enforcement and financial regulators world - wide, including the US Department of Justice, the Securities Ex - change Commission, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the UK Serious Economic Fraud Unit.

Following completion of the investigation, we represented the organization in a voluntary self - disclosure to federal and state law enforcement authorities arising from the investigation, which resulted in a favorable financial resolution and no prosecution of criminal or civil claim against individuals associated with the organization.

Business Development: Brokering various business dealings that further the diversification of Indian economies Developing and accessing commercial financial programs and services for tribal governments, including tax - exempt offerings and federally - guaranteed housing loans Serving as issuer or underwriter's counsel in tribal bond issuances Ensuring tribal compliance with Bank Secrecy Act and other federal financial regulatory requirements Handling federal and state income, excise, B&O, property and other tax matters for tribes and tribal businesses Chartering tribal business enterprises under tribal, state and federal law Registering and protecting tribal trademarks and copyrights Negotiating franchise agreements for restaurants and retail stores on Indian reservations Custom - tailoring construction contracts for tribes and general contractors Helping secure federal SBA 8 (a) and other contracting preferences for Indian - owned businesses Facilitating contractual relations between tribes and tribal casinos, and gaming vendors Building tribal workers» compensation and self - insurance programs Government Relations: Handling state and federal regulatory matters in the areas of tribal gaming, environmental and cultural resources, workers» compensation, taxation, health care and education Negotiating tribal - state gaming compacts and fuel and cigarette compacts, and inter-local land use and law enforcement agreements Advocacy before the Washington State Gambling Commission, Washington Indian Gaming Association and National Indian Gaming Commission Preparing tribal codes and regulations, including tribal court, commercial, gaming, taxation, energy development, environmental and cultural resources protection, labor & employment, and workers» compensation laws Developing employee handbooks, manuals and personnel policies Advocacy in areas of treaty rights, gaming, jurisdiction, taxation, environmental and cultural resource protection Brokering fee - to - trust and related real estate and jurisdictional transactions Litigation & Appellate Services: Handling complex Indian law litigation, including commercial, labor & employment, tax, land use, treaty rights, natural and cultural resource matters Litigating tribal trust mismanagement claims against the United States, and evaluating tribal and individual property claims under the Indian Claims Limitation Act Defending tribes and tribal insureds from tort claims brought against them in tribal, state and federal courts, including defense tenders pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act Assisting tribal insureds in insurance coverage negotiations, and litigation Representing individual tribal members in tribal and state civil and criminal proceedings, including BIA prosecutions and Indian probate proceedings Assisting tribal governments with tribal, state and federal court appeals, including the preparation of amicus curiae briefs Our Indian law & gaming attorneys collaborate to publish the quarterly «Indian Legal Advisor ``, designed to provide Indian Country valuable information about legal and political developments affecting tribal rights.

Law enforcement officials would have the «same criminal and civil forfeiture powers used in drug prosecutions,» and wiretapping would be permitted in criminal infringement investigations.

As lead counsel in over 200 federal and state jury trials and numerous administrative proceedings, Peter Anderson helps public companies, their officers and directors, along with financial service companies, accounting and law firms and their principals, as they respond to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement actions, Department of Justice (DOJ) investigations and criminal prosecutions and complex civil litigation.

Charlie has obtained decisions from the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice, and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, to decline prosecution and / or the commencement of enforcement action in securities fraud investigations of numerous clients.

The largest fine in UK criminal enforcement history and the use of a deferred prosecution agreement signals the latest move towards a US style criminal enforcement model.

Dennis has expertise in advising and representing commercial institutions and individuals being investigated by the Australian Federal Police, the Australian Securities Investment Commission, the Australian Transactions Reports and Analysis Centre Financial Reporting Centre, the Australian Tax Office, the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, the Commonwealth and State Director of Public Prosecutions, as well some of the largest law enforcement and financial regulators world - wide, including the US Department of Justice, the Securities Exchange Commission, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the UK Serious Economic Fraud Unit.

com GLOBAL CARTEL REPORT: ANTITRUST ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES REMAIN ACTIVE DESPITE NEARLY 50 % DROP IN FINES Produced by the firm's leading antitrust and competition team, the cartel report is a compre - hensive analysis exam - ining the following 2017 trends in antitrust compli - ance programmes and antitrust criminal liability: • A significant uptick in enforcement directed toward domestic cartels and individual criminal prosecutions • Continued scrutiny of the auto parts, financial services, and shipping in - dustries • A prioritization by more countries of anti-cartel enforcement, particular - ly in Asia • The expansion of glob - al authorities» extraterri - torial jurisdiction (Source: Morgan Lewis) Consistent with recent years, global enforce - ment authorities re - mained extremely ac - tive in 2017, opening many new investigations and advancing others, according to Morgan Lewis's latest Global Car - tel EnforcemENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES REMAIN ACTIVE DESPITE NEARLY 50 % DROP IN FINES Produced by the firm's leading antitrust and competition team, the cartel report is a compre - hensive analysis exam - ining the following 2017 trends in antitrust compli - ance programmes and antitrust criminal liability: • A significant uptick in enforcement directed toward domestic cartels and individual criminal prosecutions • Continued scrutiny of the auto parts, financial services, and shipping in - dustries • A prioritization by more countries of anti-cartel enforcement, particular - ly in Asia • The expansion of glob - al authorities» extraterri - torial jurisdiction (Source: Morgan Lewis) Consistent with recent years, global enforce - ment authorities re - mained extremely ac - tive in 2017, opening many new investigations and advancing others, according to Morgan Lewis's latest Global Car - tel EnforcemENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES REMAIN ACTIVE DESPITE NEARLY 50 % DROP IN FINES Produced by the firm's leading antitrust and competition team, the cartel report is a compre - hensive analysis exam - ining the following 2017 trends in antitrust compli - ance programmes and antitrust criminal liability: • A significant uptick in enforcement directed toward domestic cartels and individual criminal prosecutions • Continued scrutiny of the auto parts, financial services, and shipping in - dustries • A prioritization by more countries of anti-cartel enforcement, particular - ly in Asia • The expansion of glob - al authorities» extraterri - torial jurisdiction (Source: Morgan Lewis) Consistent with recent years, global enforce - ment authorities re - mained extremely ac - tive in 2017, opening many new investigations and advancing others, according to Morgan Lewis's latest Global Car - tel Enforcement ReporIN FINES Produced by the firm's leading antitrust and competition team, the cartel report is a compre - hensive analysis exam - ining the following 2017 trends in antitrust compli - ance programmes and antitrust criminal liability: • A significant uptick in enforcement directed toward domestic cartels and individual criminal prosecutions • Continued scrutiny of the auto parts, financial services, and shipping in - dustries • A prioritization by more countries of anti-cartel enforcement, particular - ly in Asia • The expansion of glob - al authorities» extraterri - torial jurisdiction (Source: Morgan Lewis) Consistent with recent years, global enforce - ment authorities re - mained extremely ac - tive in 2017, opening many new investigations and advancing others, according to Morgan Lewis's latest Global Car - tel Enforcement Reporin antitrust compli - ance programmes and antitrust criminal liability: • A significant uptick in enforcement directed toward domestic cartels and individual criminal prosecutions • Continued scrutiny of the auto parts, financial services, and shipping in - dustries • A prioritization by more countries of anti-cartel enforcement, particular - ly in Asia • The expansion of glob - al authorities» extraterri - torial jurisdiction (Source: Morgan Lewis) Consistent with recent years, global enforce - ment authorities re - mained extremely ac - tive in 2017, opening many new investigations and advancing others, according to Morgan Lewis's latest Global Car - tel Enforcement Reporin enforcement directed toward domestic cartels and individual criminal prosecutions • Continued scrutiny of the auto parts, financial services, and shipping in - dustries • A prioritization by more countries of anti-cartel enforcement, particular - ly in Asia • The expansion of glob - al authorities» extraterri - torial jurisdiction (Source: Morgan Lewis) Consistent with recent years, global enforce - ment authorities re - mained extremely ac - tive in 2017, opening many new investigations and advancing others, according to Morgan Lewis's latest Global Car - tel Enforcemenforcement directed toward domestic cartels and individual criminal prosecutions • Continued scrutiny of the auto parts, financial services, and shipping in - dustries • A prioritization by more countries of anti-cartel enforcement, particular - ly in Asia • The expansion of glob - al authorities» extraterri - torial jurisdiction (Source: Morgan Lewis) Consistent with recent years, global enforce - ment authorities re - mained extremely ac - tive in 2017, opening many new investigations and advancing others, according to Morgan Lewis's latest Global Car - tel Enforcemenforcement directed toward domestic cartels and individual criminal prosecutions • Continued scrutiny of the auto parts, financial services, and shipping in - dustries • A prioritization by more countries of anti-cartel enforcement, particular - ly in Asia • The expansion of glob - al authorities» extraterri - torial jurisdiction (Source: Morgan Lewis) Consistent with recent years, global enforce - ment authorities re - mained extremely ac - tive in 2017, opening many new investigations and advancing others, according to Morgan Lewis's latest Global Car - tel Enforcement Reporin - dustries • A prioritization by more countries of anti-cartel enforcement, particular - ly in Asia • The expansion of glob - al authorities» extraterri - torial jurisdiction (Source: Morgan Lewis) Consistent with recent years, global enforce - ment authorities re - mained extremely ac - tive in 2017, opening many new investigations and advancing others, according to Morgan Lewis's latest Global Car - tel Enforcemenforcement, particular - ly in Asia • The expansion of glob - al authorities» extraterri - torial jurisdiction (Source: Morgan Lewis) Consistent with recent years, global enforce - ment authorities re - mained extremely ac - tive in 2017, opening many new investigations and advancing others, according to Morgan Lewis's latest Global Car - tel Enforcemenforcement, particular - ly in Asia • The expansion of glob - al authorities» extraterri - torial jurisdiction (Source: Morgan Lewis) Consistent with recent years, global enforce - ment authorities re - mained extremely ac - tive in 2017, opening many new investigations and advancing others, according to Morgan Lewis's latest Global Car - tel Enforcement Reporin Asia • The expansion of glob - al authorities» extraterri - torial jurisdiction (Source: Morgan Lewis) Consistent with recent years, global enforce - ment authorities re - mained extremely ac - tive in 2017, opening many new investigations and advancing others, according to Morgan Lewis's latest Global Car - tel Enforcement Reporin 2017, opening many new investigations and advancing others, according to Morgan Lewis's latest Global Car - tel EnforcementEnforcementEnforcement Report.

Our expert regulatory team, which includes a number of criminal lawyers, undertakes both prosecution and defence work giving us a unique understanding and ability to negotiate for clients involved in an investigations and enforcement action.

When it comes to criminal enforcement, our FCA lawyers have advised businesses and individuals in many of the FCA's most significant prosecutions.

Indeed it would be anomalous not to say bizarre, if the Crown were not required to identify the class of crime in question in a criminal prosecution while the director is so required in a civil enforcement suit...

776.032 (1) A person who uses force as permitted in... s. 776.013... is justified in using such force and is immune from criminal prosecution and civil action for the use of such force, unless the person against whom force was used is a law enforcement officer, as defined in s. 943.10 (14), who was acting in the performance of his or her official duties and the officer identified himself or herself in accordance with any applicable law or the person using force knew or reasonably should have known that the person was a law enforcement officer.

More practically, as a solicitor, the biggest changes are probably the most recent — the introduction of the new regulatory regime in Scotland which allows the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency to accept an offer of an enforcement undertaking, as an alternative to a criminal prosecution, where there is a reasonable suspicion that an offence has been committed.

Regularly represent clients in grand jury investigations and defend businesses and individuals in white collar criminal investigations and prosecutions around the globe, in parallel civil enforcement proceedings and in related third - party proceedings.

Latin America Our Latin American practice regularly represents clients in (i) criminal and regulatory matters involving Latin America such as investigations, prosecutions, and trials against U.S. enforcement agencies, including the DOJ, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and the SEC and their European equivalents, and (ii) cross-border internal investigations involving U.S. and Latin American jurisdictions and laws.

Institute civil and criminal prosecutions and cooperate with other law enforcement agencies in the investigation and prosecution of those in violation of immigration or customs laws.

Our team has experience in law enforcement, prosecution, and criminal defense.

I have an inherent interest in law and order enforcement, and have been highly successful in investigating alleged and suspected criminal violations, by determining if acquired evidence is sufficient to recommend prosecution.

A summary of fines and penalties from ICE reveals that this surge in enforcement of a legal U.S. workforce included a 500 percent increase in penalties from worksite enforcement actions (over $ 5 million), a nearly two-fold increase in I - 9 audits (2,200), a record - breaking 180 criminal prosecutions of employers, and the debarring of more than 97 businesses, compared to 30 last fiscal year, with average fines exceeding $ 110,000.

Special Agent, Criminal Investigator AFOSI Detachment 305 — McChord AFB, WA (6/2001 — 8/2003) • Obtained prosecution of felony crimes, including a base dormitory arson incident, involving both military and DOD civilian personnel, by gathering and analyzing critical information and evidence along with sourced human intelligence • Leveraged liaison and collaboration skills by coordinating matters of mutual interest with local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies and increasing intra-agency information sharing avenues • Prepared quality comprehensive reports of investigation for Air Force commanders and authorities • Provided commanders with specialized CI support to force protection while deployed to Romania in support of OIF

If administrative and local enforcement efforts are insufficient in aiding the collection of child support, the Deadbeat Parents Punishment Act of 1998, or DPPA, provides for federal criminal prosecution of the most severely delinquent child support violators.

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