Sentences with phrase «entities under investigation»
A criminal lawyer, also known as a criminal defense lawyer, helps to defend persons and entities under investigation or accused of a crime.
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Those under investigation include Joseph Percoco, one of Cuomo's closest aides, and Todd Howe, a lobbyist whose law firm had relationships with several companies that received work from the state as well as state entities in charge of awarding that work.
Joseph Percoco, a former top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo now under federal investigation, might have pocketed as much as six figures from entities with business before the state.
Todd Howe, the Washington - based lobbyist who is under federal investigation and has close ties to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, has quietly been added to a state ethics website as a lobbyist for entities also tied up in the probe.
But if any of the entities the Cuomo administration reportedly shielded from the Moreland commission's questions are under investigation by or of interest to any federal office, it could theoretically provide an opening for the U.S. attorney.
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Various governmental entities have even issued subpoenas to banks and other companies that handle payments for an array of financial offerings, ramping up an investigation that has been under way for several months, according to Justice Department officials.
The continued focus on enforcing the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act on conduct by affiliated entities of US corporations impacts our investigations work, as we know that ethics issues that arise need to be viewed not just as potential violations of local law and not just as local employment - or labor - issues, but need to be reviewed and addressed with the scrutiny applicable in the US under our corporate ethics standard.
Whether the investigations are targeted at the legal entities or at the individuals involved depends on the specific facts under investigation.
Response: We did not intend that provision to apply to investigations under CRIPA, and we clarify in the final rule that covered entities may disclose protected health information for such investigations under the health oversight provisions of this regulation (see § 164.512 (d) for further detail).
Under the final rule, covered entities may disclose protected health information to such individuals when the covered entity or public health authority is authorized by law to notify these individuals as necessary in the conduct of a public health intervention or investigation.
Specifically, the rule provided that «[a] covered entity may not intimidate, threaten, coerce, discriminate against, or take other retaliatory action against any individual for the filing of a complaint under this section, for testifying, assisting, participating in any manner in an investigation, compliance review, proceeding or hearing under this Act, or opposing any act or practice made unlawful by this subpart.»
Due to the interest and legal obligation of a regulated individual or entity to cooperate with its supervisor, administrative proceedings are usually less time consuming than criminal investigations, where the accused party is not under any obligation to cooperate (nemo tenetur).
The proposed rule would have defined «health oversight agency» as «an agency, person, or entity, including the employees or agents thereof, (1) That is: (i) A public agency; or (ii) A person or entity acting under grant of authority from or contract with a public agency; and (2) Which performs or oversees the performance of any audit; investigation; inspection; licensure or discipline; civil, criminal, or administrative proceeding or action; or other activity necessary for appropriate oversight of the health care system, of government benefit programs for which health information is relevant to beneficiary eligibility, or of government regulatory programs for which health information is necessary for determining compliance with program standards.»