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Defense of an accounting firm partner in state and federal criminal investigation of public corruption charges.

That evidence ignited a legal clamor that included calls for a federal criminal investigation of Exxon.

Washington (CNN)- The long - running federal criminal investigation of former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay has been closed, and no charges will be brought, DeLay said Monday.

Daniel Wiese in 1997 directly interfered in an NYPD and federal criminal investigation of George Pataki's campaign.

The raids were part of a federal criminal investigation of Cohen in New York in part over a $ 130,000 payment he made to adult film star Stormy Daniels a month before the 2016 U.S. presidential election to keep her quiet about a sexual encounter she said she had with Trump in 2006.

The Niagara County Legislature has called a special meeting for 6 p.m. tomorrow to vote on asking for local, state and federal criminal investigations of the Niagara Falls Water Board in the wake of a July 29 discharge of black water into the Niagara River near the Maid of the Mist dock.

Not exact matches

In fact, that's why prosecutors on each end of this flight, in both Houston and New York, are apparently conducting their own investigations: criminal investigations, which go far beyond what lawmakers at the federal level and in New York state have proposed in the wake of this tragic incident.

Trump and Cohen had sought a delay because of a pending criminal investigation of Cohen by federal prosecutors in New York.

The breach has prompted investigations by multiple federal and state agencies, including a criminal probe by the U.S. Department of Justice.

backpage.com and affiliated websites have been seized as part of an enforcement action by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Division, with analytical assistance from the Joint Regional Intelligence Center.

The specific focus of the investigation and possible federal crimes have not been disclosed by the U.S. attorney's office, but in a filing on Friday they do confirm that Cohen is under federal criminal investigation.

He is a Certified Specialist both in Taxation Law and in Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law (The State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization) admitted to practice law in California, Hawai'i and Arizona (inactive), specializing in Federal and state civil tax and criminal tax controversy matters and tax litigation, including tax - related examinations and investigations for individuals, business enterprises, partnerships, limited liability companies, and corporations.

«The searches were authorized by a federal magistrate judge, who had found probable cause to believe that the premises and devices searched contained evidence, fruits, and instrumentalities of conduct for which Cohen is under criminal investigation,» the Justice Department's filing said.

As far as how much money criminals made from this type of extortion, the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) told CNBC that those statistics are not currently available for release.

Mr. Perry has the unique tripartite experience of a white collar criminal defense and government compliance, investigations attorney at a national law firm; a senior enforcement attorney at a federal regulatory agency; and the Chief Compliance Officer of a global financial institution.

Among her greatest hits were the prosecution of a pair of rogue federal agents who were stealing bitcoin while investigating the illicit marketplace Silk Road in 2015, and settling a criminal investigation into Ripple later that same year.

«Based on the advice of counsel, I will assert my 5th Amendment rights in connection with all proceedings in this case due to the ongoing criminal investigation by the FBI and U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York,» Cohen wrote in the filing in Los Angeles federal court.

It was a far bigger credit than most companies start off with, and Chainalysis smartly ran with it, signing up customers like the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Internal Revenue Service and Europol to help them catch criminals.

And you are now a target of a Federal criminal investigation for your «personal business dealings.»

The request underscores the high stakes in an ongoing legal fight in federal court in New York, where Michael Cohen, Trump's lawyer, is also fighting to get a chance to review material seized as part of a criminal investigation of his business dealings.

(e) A prospective adoptive parent or prospective foster parent who is not a resident of this Commonwealth is required to obtain a report of criminal history from the Federal Bureau of Investigation according to procedures established by the Department and on forms provided by ChildLine.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie could face a federal criminal investigation into «Bridgegate» — as a growing number of state Democrats want him to answer for the orchestrated traffic nightmare.

A federal judge has rejected a conservative group's lawsuit demanding the release of drafts of a criminal indictment of Clinton prosecutors prepared, but never issued, during the Whitewater investigation in the 1990s.

«It is on record that consequent on the confession of criminal offences indicting Senator Dino Melaye by the principal suspect KABIRU SAIDU a.k.a OSAMA «31 YRS», The Nigeria Police Force, sent a letter of investigation activities / invitation dated 2ndMarch, 2018 addressed to the Senate President, Federal Republic of Nigeria informing and requesting him to release Senator Dino Melaye to report to Commissioner of Police, Kogi State Command on the 7th of March, 2018 to answer to criminal offences of Conspiracy and Unlawful Possession of Prohibited Firearms levelled against him, this is to enable the Police Investigation Team carryout a discreet and thorough investigation iinvestigation activities / invitation dated 2ndMarch, 2018 addressed to the Senate President, Federal Republic of Nigeria informing and requesting him to release Senator Dino Melaye to report to Commissioner of Police, Kogi State Command on the 7th of March, 2018 to answer to criminal offences of Conspiracy and Unlawful Possession of Prohibited Firearms levelled against him, this is to enable the Police Investigation Team carryout a discreet and thorough investigation iInvestigation Team carryout a discreet and thorough investigation iinvestigation into the case.

The NYT tells the story of the 2011 bootlegging case that turned out to be the tip of a criminal scheme that within three years would be used as evidence in an unimaginably larger case, a federal corruption investigation that would ultimately reach deep into New York City's highest offices of power.

At the time of the meeting, Cohen was under criminal investigation by federal prosecutors in New York, who still are probing a $ 130,000 payment Cohen made to porn star Stormy Daniels in exchange for her silence about an alleged affair with Trump.»

Danner's family has called for a federal probe of whether her civil rights were violated, in addition to demanding a criminal investigation into Barry's actions.

Now, if a member of a family or household is convicted of one of more than 10 different crimes — including criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation, menacing and unlawful imprisonment — the conviction is reported to the state Division of Criminal Justice Services, which then allows that agency to report the information to the Federal Bureau of Investicriminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation, menacing and unlawful imprisonment — the conviction is reported to the state Division of Criminal Justice Services, which then allows that agency to report the information to the Federal Bureau of InvestiCriminal Justice Services, which then allows that agency to report the information to the Federal Bureau of Investigations.

De Blasio faced investigations into his fundraising practices by federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York, but no criminal charges were filed.

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. joined the ongoing federal investigation into de Blasio's fundraising tactics last January after the Board of Elections» chief investigative officer sent a «criminal referral» to Vance's office alleging the efforts of the mayor's nonprofit to unseat the Republicans violated campaign finance laws, Vance has said.

The Rev. Al Sharpton today called for «federal intervention» to «centralize» criminal investigations and prosecutions of police officers.

«The potential violations under investigation include violations of NYPD rules and policies, the city conflicts of interest rules, and federal criminal laws,» Bratton said.

Spota and top aide Christopher McPartland were indicted on a charge of a stunning display of prosecutorial arrogance: obstructing a federal investigation into whether then - Suffolk County Police Chief of Department James Burke assaulted a criminal suspect and tried to orchestrate a cover - up.

U.S. Attorney Bharara praised the work of the Criminal Investigators of the United States Attorney's Office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, who jointly conducted this iInvestigation, who jointly conducted this investigationinvestigation.

After working in New York politics in a variety of City Council and state legislative campaigns and on the staff of US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Rivera came on strong four years ago, defeating Democratic Senator Pedro Espada, long a target of criminal investigation and now serving a federal prison term for theft of hundreds of thousands of dollars from a health care non-profit he controlled.

«The potential violations under investigation include violations of NYPD rules and policies, the city conflicts of interest rules and the federal criminal laws,» Bratton said.

«The potential violations under investigation include violations of NYPD rules and policies, the city conflicts of interest rules and the federal criminal laws,» Bratton said in the release.

Now those donations, solicited in part by the mayor's campaign apparatus, are under scrutiny as part of a multipronged criminal investigation being conducted by federal and state authorities, several people briefed on the matter have said.

But the far - reaching extent of the investigation by federal prosecutors, the FBI, and special Justice Department criminal investigators, working directly for Eastern District U.S. Attorney Robert Capers, has not been publicly reported, the sources said.

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 investigation said.

Federal law enforcement authorities are collecting information from the State Elections Enforcement Commission in their newly launched criminal grand jury investigation of whether Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's 2014 re-election campaign was financed illegally by the state Democratic Party.

Federal officials say all but one are subjects of on going criminal investigations.

In recent years, his investigation of Buffalo Common Council Member Brian Davis triggered a criminal investigation that resulted in his conviction on both state and federal charges.

Kinderhook, NY... October 28, 2016 — Zephyr Teachout, the liberal New York City professor who moved Upstate this year to run for Congress, is standing with Hillary Clinton, the candidate she had previously denounced for her «four big corruption problems,» despite the Federal Bureau of Investigation reopening its criminal probe into Clinton's use of a private email server while she was secretary of state.

Mr. Cuomo is now under federal investigation for, among other things, trying to shield some of those donors from criminal investigations.

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.

Cuomo's hired prominent criminal defense attorney Elkan Abramowitz to represent his office during a federal investigation of the governor's ethics commission.

It is on record that consequent on the confession of criminal offences indicting Senator Dino Melaye by the principal suspect KABIRU SAIDU a.k.a OSAMA «31 YRS», The Nigeria Police Force, sent a letter of investigation activities / invitation dated 2nd March, 2018 addressed to the Senate President, Federal Republic of Nigeria informing and requesting him to release Senator Dino Melaye to report to Commissioner of Police, Kogi State Command on the 7th of March, 2018 to answer to criminal offences of Conspiracy and Unlawful Possession of Prohibited Firearms leveled against him, this is to enable the Police Investigation Team carryout a discreet and thorough investigation iinvestigation activities / invitation dated 2nd March, 2018 addressed to the Senate President, Federal Republic of Nigeria informing and requesting him to release Senator Dino Melaye to report to Commissioner of Police, Kogi State Command on the 7th of March, 2018 to answer to criminal offences of Conspiracy and Unlawful Possession of Prohibited Firearms leveled against him, this is to enable the Police Investigation Team carryout a discreet and thorough investigation iInvestigation Team carryout a discreet and thorough investigation iinvestigation into the case.

Cuomo has hired prominent criminal defense attorney Elkan Abramowitz to represent his office during a federal investigation of the governor's ethics commission.

«The legal strategy that we decided was optimum from our point of view was to file the civil suit yesterday, lay out the entire case in a civil suit, seek certain remedies in the civil suit and commence a criminal investigation today on the same basic underlying facts and proceed with the criminal investigation jointly with our federal counterparts.»