Sentences with phrase «federal crimes last»

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Trump invited additional scrutiny in December, when he tweeted that he had to fire Flynn last February because Flynn had «lied to the FBI» — a federal crime that Flynn pleaded guilty to one day before Trump sent out the tweet.

WASHINGTON (AP)-- In his last major act as president, Barack Obama is cutting short the sentences of 330 federal inmates convicted of drug crimes.

Since his last re-election, Clarke has openly supported Republican causes on local and national right - wing media outlets; proudly trumpets on official Milwaukee County letterhead his 2013 award from the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association, whose leader suggested using women and children as human shields during Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy's standoff with federal agents; accused Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele of having «penis envy» and being on heroin when crafting the county budget and needing to be drug tested; blasted Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm and Chief Judge Jeffrey Kremers for being «soft on crime»; provided minimal protection for President Obama during his 2012 visit; employs former Scott Walker spokeswoman Fran McLaughlin, who was given criminal immunity over her role in Walker's mixing of campaign and county business; and created pro-gun public service announcements.

Sam Mullet Sr. and 15 followers were found guilty last year of conspiracy to violate federal hate - crime law in connection with what authorities said were the religiously motivated attacks on several fellow Amish people.

Last week the President's Commission on Organized Crime recommended that federal agencies and contractors be required to test employees and that private companies consider doing so, too.

In an article about the future of litigation against «Don't Ask, Don't Tell,» Aubrey Sarvis, executive director of the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, was quoted last week in Politico as suggesting the administration's defense of the law in court would allow the federal hate crimes law to stay on the books.

«Speaking of traveling to federal court, when Domenic Recchia went there last month to plead leniency for Colombo crime boss Carmine Persico's mobster son - in - law, did Carmine pay for Domenic to get there in a fully stocked stretch limo?

In a last major act as president, Barack Obama cut short the sentences of 330 federal inmates convicted of drug crimes, bringing his bid to correct what he's called a systematic injustice to a climactic close.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has slammed 14 charges against a Federal High Court judge, Hyeladzira Nganjiwa, who was cleared and reinstated by the National Judicial Council last week.

Last week, two Assemblymembers were sentenced to prison for their ethics crimes and Governor Cuomo's «Buffalo Billion» economic development program was reported to be under scrutiny by federal prosecutors.

Under the new legislation, which Mayor Bill de Blasio has said he supports, the city will honor immigration waivers if the federal government requests them with a judge's warrant — and even then, only if the subject of the warrant was convicted within the last five years of a violent or serious crime, or is a possible match on the terrorism watch list.

A federal jury last week convicted Silver of the crimes, which centered on having real - estate developers seeking help from the state steer hundreds of thousands of dollars in referral fees to his legal practice.

The leaders of both houses were, of course, convicted of federal corruption crimes days apart late last year.

Under the Missing Children Act, signed into law last October by President Reagan, parents can place information about their children — including fingerprints — into the Federal Bureau of Investigation's national crime - information computer.

There is also a federal appropriations bill which prohibits expenditure of federal funds to prosecute marijuana crimes which are legal under state law, although these bills only last a year at a time.

A federal crime will often initiate with a long investigation lasting weeks, months, even years before an arrest is made.

Ultimately, a conviction for a state or federal white collar crime will not only lead to a loss of your freedom but also long lasting damage to your reputation.

In the last four months, three federal judges have denied prosecutors the right to get cellphone tracking information from wireless companies without first showing «probable cause» to believe that a crime has been or is being committed.

Last fall, provincial justice ministers asked the federal government to consider increased penalties for impaired driving, particularly crimes involving repeat offenders, serious injury or death.

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A federal appeals court ruled for the plaintiff last year and stated that due process of law requires states to assess whether an individual is a danger to society and likely to repeat his or her crimes.