Sentences with phrase «federal investigations of»

Successfully defended a for - profit college in arbitration in connection with state and federal investigations of allegedly false representations and fraudulent recruiting practices.

Meanwhile, lawmakers, presidential candidates, climate scientists and environmentalists increasingly are calling for federal investigations of Exxon under racketeering and securities fraud statutes.

We have no way of knowing how many federal investigations of this sort may actually have been undertaken in the three years since the «dear colleague» letter was sent (though that would be an excellent question for the Secretary's office to pose to OCR!).

Senate Democrats raised that money despite a dragged - out budget battle that impeded fund - raising and high - profile political setbacks and embarrassments, including a monthlong coup last year that briefly handed the Senate back to Republicans and a series of state and federal investigations of prominent Senate Democrats.

Flanagan went on to point to the ongoing state and federal investigations of campaign donations orchestrated — potentially illegally — by supporters of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio in key state Senate races in 2014 and an April special election on Long Island.

One of the highest numbers registered in the poll came when voters were asked who should pay the mayor's legal bills for state and federal investigations of his administration.

The campaign of Virginia Attorney General and Republican gubernatorial nominee Ken Cuccinelli said Monday that it's going up with a new TV commercial titled «scandal» that slams Democratic rival Terry McAuliffe over federal investigations of an electric car company that McAuliffe co-founded.

Ethics reform is being discussed, but in a year where both former leaders of the legislature have been sentenced to prison, and there's on going state and federal investigations of the governor's economic development programs, it's unclear what will ultimately be agreed upon.

He brings experience in the qualification and maintenance requirements for federal permits and license issues, compliance matters, and the resolution of cases resulting from federal investigations of the liquor and firearms industries, including cases in the trade practice and excise tax areas.

WASHINGTON — The two top officials in charge of security and toxic - waste cleanups at the Environmental Protection Agency have abruptly left their jobs, days after EPA administrator Scott Pruitt told lawmakers that his subordinates were to blame for alleged ethical lapses that have prompted more than a dozen federal investigations of the agency.

Trump, in fits and starts, has indicated his support for the broad federal investigation of Russian meddling, but he has more often bristled at the notion that Kremlin operatives were working on his behalf or that his campaign coordinated with Russia to meddle in the election.

His case led to others, including the federal investigation of the Petersburg, W.Va., pharmacy that filled his many prescriptions — and ultimately of the distributor that supplied the pharmacy: McKesson.

There was little visible hangover from the latest developments in the federal investigation of the sport's corruption...

Several of Mayor Bill de Blasio's closest aides have been subpoenaed in the ongoing federal investigation of his campaign fundraising.

Ward said he wasn't aware of the federal investigation of the Friends group and Carpenter said he didn't know the nature or subject of the probe.

That's when Council is scheduled to vote on North District Common Council Member Joe Golombek's resolution that calls for a federal investigation of the environmental review process undertaken by the state Department of Transportation for its proposed project at -LSB-...]

During a federal investigation of political - insider bribery and corruption, no Nassau official acknowledged actually reading the contract for county employee health coverage through Benefit Plan Administrators.

«If they're doing a federal investigation of the specific member, it will just impede that particular member's ability to perform their duties,» he said.

«The NYCHA order will be adjusted once the federal investigation of the city concludes to see if he is culpable in the NYCHA malfeasance and what penalty the city will be forced to pay on his behalf,» Azzopardi continued.

Citing, among other things, an ongoing federal investigation of Pontoriero and Worth involving municipal corruption in Waterbury, Connecticut.

Liu's run for mayor was upended last year when his campaign treasurer was convicted of attempted wire fraud and other charges in a federal investigation of his fund - raising practices.

Despite the publicity surrounding a federal investigation of Pirro, the gap between the two candidates has not widened since a similar poll conducted about three weeks ago.

A federal investigation of two former Cuomo aides, including Percoco, threatens to taint the governor's economic development efforts even as it adds to Albany's reputation for insider dealing.

But protesters pointed to the federal investigation of former Cuomo aide, Joe Percoco, and the documents that show his possible ties to the project.

ALBANY — While a federal investigation of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration appears to be partially focused on former aide Joe Percoco's consulting work for two companies that benefited from state economic development programs, it appears the practice of holding side jobs isn't common among members of the executive chamber.

Onondaga County Republican Committee Chairman Tom Dadey said the ongoing federal investigation of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Upstate economic development projects has given Republicans hope that their party can win a New York governor's race for the first time since George Pataki won in 2002.

CBS2 first told the story almost 18 months ago in October of 2014 when then - Republican candidate for the senate, Terrence Murphy, demanded a federal investigation of the practice.

A $ 643,000 payment was approved by Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's office for a law firm to provide legal services for Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office related to the federal investigation of the Buffalo Billion economic development program.

While a federal investigation of the Cuomo administration appears to be partially focused on former aide Joe Percoco's consulting work for two companies that benefited from state economic development programs, it appears the practice of holding side jobs isn't common among members of the executive chamber.

The personal and professional ties connecting Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the two men at the center of an ongoing federal investigation of upstate development projects reach back over many years.

The federal investigation of the NYPD centers on allegations that police officials took gifts in exchange for favors.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he stands by his comment that he is not close friends with lobbyist Todd Howe, who is a focus of the federal investigation of Cuomo's Upstate economic development projects.

The timing of the announcement, which followed through on a 2013 proposal, is worth noting: The large - scale destruction of state documents will be happening in the middle of a sprawling federal investigation of public corruption in Albany.

A federal investigation of investigation of Halfmoon Supervisor Melinda A. Wormuth is probing whether she secretly accepted money for lobbying on behalf of mixed martial arts legislation.

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

A federal investigation of two former top aides to Andrew Cuomo, including Howe, is threatening to taint the Democratic governor's signature economic development efforts even as it adds to Albany's reputation for insider dealing.

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

The state and federal investigation of Pigeon includes questions about «elevated» payments for advertising, mailings and other political activities, a law enforcement official said at the time.

Just a few weeks before, the administration used the same time slot to put out a statement on the pending federal investigation of Cuomo's upstate economic development plan.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. a Syracuse's most active developer, COR Development Co., has been linked to a federal investigation of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's economic revitalization program for Upstate New York, according to a report in the The Wall Street Journal.

It's also become the subject of a separate federal investigation of Mr. Espada, who says he did nothing wrong.

During a six - month stretch in which a top executive has reportedly become a cooperating witness for a federal investigation of a top Albany politician, the real estate developer donated only about 6 percent of the money it gave to political committees during comparable cycles in recent years.

A veritable who's who of Tallahassee's political and business leaders are being swept up in a federal investigation of the Community Redevelopment Agency and some of its biggest projects.

ALBANY — The company at the center of the reported federal investigation of Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son has strong connections to an environmental group headed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr..

Backing the WFP further into a corner was a recently concluded federal investigation of its business practices.

Perry returns to his signature character of Madea — the sassy, say - anything elderly aunt with a penchant for handguns and stern moralizing — who here is tasked with sheltering the family of accountant George Needleman (Eugene Levy), who is caught up in the federal investigation of a Ponzi scheme.

CCSA issued the following statement in response to the federal investigation of Celerity, a national charter school network.

West Contra Costa, the school district currently facing a federal investigation of its out - of - control bond construction program, remains a mismanaged operation in desperate need of new leadership.

In the wake of the federal investigation of SAC, Steve Cohen won't be the major player on the hedge fund scene that he used to be.

He resigned as superintendent last year after problems with the iPad program, leading to a federal investigation of the bid process.