Sentences with phrase «federal criminal charges against»

There is no indication that the problematic lease has anything to do with the bid - rigging scandal at SUNY Poly that led to the resignation of the school's founder, Alain Kaloyeros and state and federal criminal charges against him and others with ties to Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Governor Cuomo has been talking about reforming economic development contract awards in his administration, following federal criminal charges against nine people, one a former top aide, on bribery and bid rigging charges in connection with the Buffalo Billion and other projects.

Kaloyeros has denied wrongdoing and sought to have federal criminal charges against him dismissed ahead of his trial that is scheduled to start next year.

«Given the totality of the circumstances here and absent additional evidence, we do not intend to bring federal criminal charges against the Mayor or those acting on his behalf relating to the fundraising efforts in question.»

Cuomo has been talking about reforming economic development contract awards in his administration, following federal criminal charges against nine people — one a former top aide — on bribery and bid - rigging charges in connection with the Buffalo Billion and other projects.

«After careful deliberation, given the totality of the circumstances here and absent additional evidence, we do not intend to bring federal criminal charges against the Mayor or those acting on his behalf relating to the fundraising efforts in question,» said Joon Kim, the acting U.S. attorney.

Not exact matches

Mr. Siegal is perhaps best known for his victory in defense of high - profile private equity financier Benjamin Wey against federal criminal and civil securities fraud and money laundering charges.

Federal prosecutors are weighing whether to bring criminal charges against members of the WikiLeaks organization, taking a second look at a 2010 leak of diplomatic cables and military documents and investigating whether the group bears criminal responsibility for the more recent revelation of sensitive CIA cyber-tools, according to people familiar with the case.

After the disaster and criminal charges, representatives of various tribal nations stepped into the legal fray, filing a federal lawsuit last March against Ray and those who run the Angel Valley Retreat Center, where he had leased land for his program.

Earlier this week, the federal government dropped criminal charges against Jonathan Augustine, a former AAU basketball director from Florida who was one of the 10 men originally arrested in September.

Former militant leader, Chief Government Ekpemupolo (alias Tompolo), has challenged the warrant of arrest issued by a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, to compel his appearance in court to answer to the criminal charge preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

Finding by PRNigeria revealed that the action of Magu in instituting criminal charges against Umar has caused serious confusion and embarrassment to the Federal Government because the EFCC reports had made clear that the CCT boss had no case to answer.

Despite his frail health, the Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh on Wednesday showed up at the Federal High Court, Abuja, for his trial which borders on a seven - count charge of criminal breach of trust and money laundering to the tune of N400m brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

The court had on Thursday compelled the Federal Government to produce Dasuki to answer criminal charges brought against him.

The commission had earlier arraigned Olaniyan before Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the Federal High Court 7, Maitama - Abuja, but had to seek for the transfer of the case to another trial judge due to the criminal charges preferred against Ademola by the Federal Government.

BREAKING: FIRST CRIMINAL CHARGES FILED IN BENGHAZI ATTACK PROBE... Federal agents and prosecutors investigating the attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi have filed charges against Ahmed Khattalah, leader of a Libyan militia that officials believe was involved in the assault, people briefed on the investigatioCHARGES FILED IN BENGHAZI ATTACK PROBE... Federal agents and prosecutors investigating the attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi have filed charges against Ahmed Khattalah, leader of a Libyan militia that officials believe was involved in the assault, people briefed on the investigatiocharges against Ahmed Khattalah, leader of a Libyan militia that officials believe was involved in the assault, people briefed on the investigation said.

Paladino said Thursday a licensed inspector's mistake in the initial inspection and an overzealous federal prosecutor turned what should have been a civil matter into a criminal charge against one of his companies, Ellicott Development Co. of Buffalo.

A former Chief of Defence Staff, Alex Badeh, who is currently being tried by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has questioned the jurisdiction of the Abuja Federal High Court to entertain the criminal charges filed against him by the anti graft agency.

The fate of former National Security Adviser (NSA) Col. Sambo Dasuki is set to be decided upon as an Abuja High Court will on Monday February 8, 2016 rule on whether to discharge him or not from the criminal charges brought against him by the Federal Government.

*** Says he is not scared of trial The former National Security Adviser, Colonel Mohammed Sambo Dasuki has asked an Abuja High Court to consolidate the two criminal charges bordering on alleged corruption and breach of trust brought against him by the Federal Government in -LSB-...]

(Cuomo has spent $ 100,000 on a criminal defense attorney to represent him in the ongoing federal probe that yielded charges against Sheldon Silver and Dean Skelos.)

The former National Security Adviser, Colonel Mohammed Sambo Dasuki has asked an Abuja High Court to consolidate the two criminal charges bordering on alleged corruption and breach of trust brought against him by the Federal Government in the course of his official duties.

Norman Seabrook — the disgraced former president of the city corrections officers» union who skated on criminal bribery charges in a mistrial last month — just scored another win Monday when a Manhattan federal judge tossed the related civil suit against him.

BREAKING... FEDS CLOSE TO GRIMM CHARGES: Federal prosecutors are preparing criminal charges against two - term New York GOP Rep. Michael Grimm, capping a two - year FBI investigation that ranges from his business dealings to his first campaign for Congress in 2010, U.S. officials briefed on the matteCHARGES: Federal prosecutors are preparing criminal charges against two - term New York GOP Rep. Michael Grimm, capping a two - year FBI investigation that ranges from his business dealings to his first campaign for Congress in 2010, U.S. officials briefed on the mattecharges against two - term New York GOP Rep. Michael Grimm, capping a two - year FBI investigation that ranges from his business dealings to his first campaign for Congress in 2010, U.S. officials briefed on the matter said.

Cahill, a non-practicing lawyer, reiterated that his several readings of federal charges of bribery and influence peddling against Silver «do not indicate criminal acts to me.»

As we speak, Senator Dino Melaye despite the letter sent to the Senate President as mentioned in Paragraph 5 above, refused to honour Police invitation till date and also refused to appear in court and has also continued to evade the service of criminal summon on him to appear before the Federal High Court, Lokoja on the 28th March, 2018 to answer to the charge of criminal conspiracy and unlawful possession of prohibited firearms against him and Mohammed Audu.

If they continue to be evasive and fail to comply with criminal summon issued on them by the Federal High Court, Lokoja to appear on 28th March, 2018 to answer to the criminal charges of Conspiracy and Unlawful Possession of Prohibited Firearms against them, the Force, will obtain Warrant of Arrest for the arrest of Senator Dino Melaye and Mohammed Audu and will definitely declare them wanted throughout the country and on INTERPOL platform for them to be arrested in any country where ever they are sighted and handed over to the Nigeria Police Force for continuation of their trial.

Former top gubernatorial aide Joe Percoco is seeking to have the federal case against a number of current co-defendants severed from his own upcoming criminal trial, with his lawyer arguing that he had nothing to do with charges faced by six of them.

Criminal charges against a sitting district attorney are rare, but Spota and his office have been under scrutiny for years, and the indictment was the latest turn in a federal investigation that has transfixed Long Island and led to the downfall of the county police chief, James Burke.

«As if the palpable odium of intiating a vacuous criminal charge against a whistle - blower, no less a person than a distinguished senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria was not bad enough, the prosecuting authority, obviously urged on by the Inspector General of Police, threw pretension to adherence to democratic tenets of the rule of law when it sought from the court, albeit most illegally, to obtain summons against Senator Misau, while deliberately witholding service of the copy of the charge on the Senator, an obvious stratagem conceived to frame up all manner of false allegations tailored to suit the obvious purpose of yet another gestapo strategy to use state powers to swoop on the Distinguished Senator and keep him out of circulation»

Misau in a statement that was signed by his lawyer, Chief Godwin Obla, SAN, said he was not scared of the two sets of criminal charges FG preferred against him before the Federal High Court in Abuja and the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory.

(CNN)- Federal prosecutors are preparing criminal charges against Rep. Michael Grimm, capping a two - year FBI investigation that ranges from his business dealings to his first campaign for Congress in 2010, U.S. officials briefed on the matter said.

But reports say that more likely the reasoning for the timing lay in Spitzer's efforts to make a deal with federal officials who may raise criminal charges against him.

The commission plans to refer its findings to federal prosecutors in Brooklyn to determine if criminal charges were warranted against LIPA officials or consulting firm.

The Nigeria Politics Online also learnt that the government may have finally agreed to consolidate the criminal charges filed against Dasuki and others before two different High Courts of the Federal Capital Territory Judiciary.

Federal prosecutors Thursday leveled public - corruption charges against eight individuals including Cuomo's former right - hand man, Joe Percoco, stemming from what was described as «two overlapping criminal schemes.»

Critics note he made no mention of the fact that some of his signature upstate economic development programs have been under a federal probe that led to criminal charges against 10 Cuomo associates.

Speaking for the first time since Comptroller Scott Stringer announced the settlement late Monday, the family and Sharpton said they would continue with efforts to have federal prosecutors indict officer Pantaleo after a Staten Island grand jury declined to bring criminal charges against him last year.

Media Consultant Tompolo, Paul Bebenimibo, in a statement, said: «The attention of my client, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, has been drawn to an online publication by faceless person or persons that militants have vowed to attack more oil facilities over Tompolo if Federal Government of Nigeria refused to drop the criminal charges against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

Nyako and the others are standing trial before Justice E. Chukwu of the Federal High Court, Abuja in a 37 - count charge bordering on criminal conspiracy, stealing, abuse of office and money laundering to the tune of N29 billion preferred against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

In addition, Popehat notes that Global Wildlife Foundation president Ken Matherne has subsequently «threatened to file criminal charges, FCC charges, fraud charges, an IRS complaint, a governor's office complaint, and a federal lawsuit» against HAN.

In 2016, federal prosecutors had dropped criminal charges filed against Elam, according to a New York Times story.

At the Law Office of Thomas T. Inkelaar, our attorneys believe that if you or a family member has been arrested and charged for a crime in Omaha, or found to be the subject of a federal criminal investigation, it is imperative to seek an experienced attorney to represent you against the criminal charges.

It was the above alleged conduct that necessitated the filing of criminal charges by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) against the Appellant at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.

In February 2009, the Bureau announced that criminal bid - rigging charges had been laid against 14 individuals and seven companies accusing them of rigging bids for federal government contracts.

Regardless of the nature of the offense, we have the skills and resources necessary to defend clients against federal criminal charges.

A Fortune 100 corporation in criminal bribery investigations, through the acquittal at federal jury trial of two former executives, with no charges against or settlement by the company

Secured complete dismissal of criminal charges of mail fraud, false ERISA statements, and other charges brought in federal court against small business owners amounting to $ 2 million in alleged but unproven harm.

Recently was part of legal team defending pharmacist against federal criminal charges, resulting in dismissal of case, with prejudice, for prosecutorial misconduct.

Criminal charges against the plaintiffs would be likely, the court says, since «the federal agency eleven decks up is familiar with their prime directive and will gladly refit them for their next voyage.»