Sentences with phrase «facing allegations of corruption»
More than 30 lawmakers have left office facing allegations of corruption or misconduct since 2000.
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Democrat Laura Curran was sworn in Monday during a frigid outdoor ceremony to become Nassau County executive, pledging to repair the county's finances and restore trust in a government that has faced allegations of corruption, nepotism and mismanagement.
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The allegations Miller is facing involve Christian Dawkins, a former associate of once - powerful NBA agent Andy Miller, and a central figure in the FBI's probe of corruption in college basketball.
(Reuters)-- Battle lines were drawn for South Africa's ANC on Monday as voting began to elect a new leader to succeed President Jacob Zuma as head of a party that has ruled since the end of apartheid but faced scandals and corruption allegations.
Ferreras - Copeland became the first Latina to hold office in Queens, but she faced immediate scandal in the Council thanks in part to the allegations of corruption and domestic violence against her former boss.
Kolb is a leading legislative supporter of ethics reforms to address a corruption problem that has seen more than 30 lawmakers leave office facing criminal or ethical allegations since 2000.
Adeyeye, a former minister of state for works, said that «if President Buhari retains these ministers in the face of the serious allegations against them, he will show that the entire judicial corruption saga is nothing more than a deliberate attempt to blackmail the judiciary in order to subjugate it and make it a rubber stamp institution of the administration.»
The suit filed on behalf of SERAP by its deputy director Timothy Adewale read in part: «The Applicant argues that allegations of corruption and mismanagement of N388.304 billion London Paris Club loan refunds by states have undermined the human dignity of workers and pensioners facing difficult circumstances that deprive them of their capacity to fully realize their internationally recognized economic and social rights.»
Turner, who is facing trial over allegations of corruption, has filed applications seeking bail and reversal of an interim order of forfeiture of his properties issued by the FHC in Port Harcourt.
Brooklyn State Senator John Sampson, already facing corruption charges, is facing a new set of allegations from federal prosecutors this afternoon involving lying and a local liquor store.
Using them to fight corruption is new, however, and just the latest indicator of how pervasive the problem is in Albany, where more than 30 lawmakers have faced criminal charges or allegations of misconduct in recent years.
Cuomo has denied all knowledge of the corruption reputedly infesting his infamously micro-managed administration, and faces no formal allegations of wrongdoing.
Once a source of national leaders of both political parties, New York state has descended into a bizarre, riveting spectacle of corruption and political debasement, with its governor facing calls to resign as well as new charges of accepting illicit perks and lying under oath, the dean of its congressional delegation giving up his gavel over corruption charges and another House member announcing he won't run again amid allegations of sexual harassment.
Some localities want to leave as CalPERS wallows in unfunded liabilities and faces scrutiny over allegations of corruption and cronyism.
By the early 1980s the junta faced mounting opposition, an economic crisis, and allegations of corruption.
US firm wins mandate to advise the mining company as it faces allegations of «suspected corruption»
She acts in SFO and FCA investigations, representing companies and individuals facing allegations of fraud, bribery and corruption, money laundering and market abuse.
Further, investment treaty arbitral tribunals in particular may face difficult questions about the correct evidential burden and standard of proof to apply, especially in relation to corruption allegations.
Topcoat Construction v Compromise Agreements (2014) An early claim in defamation under the 2013 Act by a construction company involved in a number of substantial commercial contracts including the maintenance of social housing facing unsubstantiated allegations of fraud, bribery and corruption in publicity materials uploaded by a claims management company to its website resulting in immediate financial losses.