Sentences with phrase «federal prosecutor for»

A list of «proposed partial faculty» members include: Jesse McWaters of the World Economic Forum; Primavera De Philippi of the National Center for Scientific Research, Paris; Andreas Antonopoulos, the author of «Mastering Bitcoin»; former FDIC regulator Jason Brett; chairman of VeriFi Hong Kong, Pindar Wong; and Katie Haun, the US federal prosecutor for digital currencies.

The top federal prosecutor for Eastern Kentucky has been nominated to fill a vacancy on the federal bench.

Lytton also served as a federal prosecutor for eight and a half years in Chicago and Philadelphia and as Deputy Special Counselor to President Ronald Reagan in 1987.

Before private practice, he was a federal prosecutor for 21 years, prosecuting white collar crime, public corruption and tax fraud.

Prior to entering private practice in Indianapolis, Jackie was a federal prosecutor for 14 years.

He served as a federal prosecutor for more than 20 years.

As federal prosecutor for the Southern District of New York he hit hard at both parties, taking down former Democratic Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Dean Skelos, the former Republican State Senate majority leader, and often reveled in the spotlight as he gleefully goaded those accused of corruption or graft.

Maffei, the Syracuse Democrat, has been focusing on Republican Katko's record and actions as a federal prosecutor for the Justice Department.

Smith was brought down by Bharara, who, since being installed as the federal prosecutor for the Southern District of New York in 2009, has charged a dozen legislators.

For Moreland's chief of investigations, the governor selected Danya Perry, who had been a federal prosecutor for 11 years in the Southern District, for a time under Bharara.

«We're not prosecutors anymore,» said Rice, who like Katko is a former federal prosecutor for the Justice Department.

The guilty verdict is another conviction for U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, the federal prosecutor for the Southern District of New York who has led a number of high - profile corruption cases of state lawmakers and public officials.

Judge Valerie E. Caproni later denies the request, but chides the federal prosecutor for putting together a «media blitz» in the days following Silver's arrest.

Before being elected DA, Thompson served as a federal prosecutor for the Eastern District of New York, where he was a member of the team that successfully prosecuted former NYPD Officer Justin Volpe in the 1997 beating and torture of Haitian immigrant Abner Louima.

Forge, a former federal prosecutor for 12 years, said that he finds the slowness appalling, describing the way the Wal - Mart bribery investigation has been handled as shameful.

He was indicted by federal prosecutors for depriving the right of the public to «honest services» later that year, but is fighting the charges in court.

Bruno decried federal prosecutors for spending «$ 25 million» on the investigation and prosecution.

Former Assemblyman Nelson Castro, who resigned after wearing a wire for federal prosecutors for close to his entire tenure in office, is thinking about running for his old seat.

While testifying at the unrelated corruption trial of former State Sen. Dean Skelos, Walker confirmed he is being investigated by federal prosecutors for what he called «campaign contributions, that contractors received work because of that.»

In the last year, founding SUNY Polytechnic Institute President Alain Kaloyeros was indicted by state and federal prosecutors for allegedly rigging the bids on high - tech facilities the school built in Buffalo and Syracuse.

De Blasio and several aides were also investigated by federal prosecutors for exchanging favorable city action for campaign donations.

Word of that arrest came days after Queens state Sen. Malcolm Smith was arrested and charged by federal prosecutors for allegedly bribing Republican party officials to put him on the ballot for mayor.

The New York Progressive Action Network (NYPAN) congratulates the federal prosecutors for bringing justice, Tuesday, in the case of U.S. vs. Percoco.

The city has been negotiating with federal prosecutors for months but has yet to reach a settlement.

Not exact matches

As attorney general, Sessions would be responsible for directing U.S. federal prosecutors on federal priorities and overseeing the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Just what these big payoffs meant for soccer dons wasn't fully known until federal prosecutors in Brooklyn, New York, began unveiling their evidence at the racketeering trial of three former South American soccer officials.

In March, federal prosecutors charged two Russian intelligence agents and two hackers with masterminding a 2014 theft of 500 million Yahoo accounts, the first time the U.S. government has criminally charged Russian spies for cyber crimes.

Citing anonymous government officials, the New York Times is reporting that federal prosecutors with the FBI and the Department of Justice have recommended that Petraeus be charged with a felony for providing classified information to his mistress and biographer, Paula Broadwell, who was also an Army Reserve officer.

Wood has signaled that she's open to using a taint team or appointing a special master, for whom Cohen's attorneys and federal prosecutors have submitted a list of candidates.

For example, hedge fund investor Leon Cooperman, who the SEC sued last month for insider trading, has said that federal prosecutors in New Jersey have informed him that they are holding off on pursuing criminal charges until the Supreme Court rulFor example, hedge fund investor Leon Cooperman, who the SEC sued last month for insider trading, has said that federal prosecutors in New Jersey have informed him that they are holding off on pursuing criminal charges until the Supreme Court rulfor insider trading, has said that federal prosecutors in New Jersey have informed him that they are holding off on pursuing criminal charges until the Supreme Court rules.

The two sides were set to face off in court on Tuesday, but late on Monday a federal judge in Riverside, California, agreed to the government's request to postpone the hearing after U.S. prosecutors said that a «third party» had presented a possible method for opening an encrypted iPhone.

Susan Long, a professor of quantitative methods at the school of management at Syracuse University, co-founded a Web data clearinghouse called TRAC, which has been tracking prosecutor referrals from virtually every federal agency for more than a decade.

In other cities, federal and state prosecutors shun securities cases for all kinds of understandable reasons.

«His background as a federal prosecutor and his zeal for the truth make him the ideal person to lead this panel.

On Wednesday, the U.S. federal prosecutors have filed civil lawsuits seeking to seize assets worth more than $ 1 billion, allegedly stolen from Malaysian state fund 1MDB, which has been under investigation for more than a year.

Shkreli was indicted for securities fraud and conspiracy in a series of dealings that federal prosecutors likened to a «Ponzi scheme.»

NEW YORK (AP)-- Federal prosecutors says former Congressman Anthony Weiner should go to prison for about two years for engaging in sexting with a 15 - year - old girl.

«Group after group and committee after committee within GM that reviewed the issue failed to take action or acted too slowly,» Anton Valukas, the former federal prosecutor hired by the automaker to investigate the reason for the delay, said in a 315 - page report.

He is a George W. Bush appointee who earned the nickname «Hang «Em High Henry» for his tough - on - crime stand as a federal prosecutor and on the bench.

Ackal's trial began Monday with a blistering opening statement from a federal prosecutor detailing the contraband sweep, which he said involved deputies beating handcuffed inmates with metal batons as they screamed in pain abd begged for mercy, the Acadiana Advocate reported.

Last year, U.S. federal prosecutors investigated Allergan's promotional practices and accused the company of «vigorously» marketing the potion for non-approved (or «off - label») uses, effectively seeding the market for future approvals.

One recent catalyst for change at airport checkpoints was Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, whom U.S. federal prosecutors accuse of attempting to detonate explosives stashed in his undergarments as Northwest Airlines Flight 253 descended toward Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport on Dec. 25, 2009.

Tyco picked up half the bill for the Roman - Empire - themed 40th birthday party on the island of Sardinia, attracting the attention of federal prosecutors in Manhattan, The Wall Street Journal reported in 2002.

State and federal prosecutors often begin investigations because of consumer and whistleblower complaints, several civil and antitrust attorneys said, and gripes about rising insulin prices have been roiling the online diabetes community for the past few years.

It's difficult to know exactly what the state and federal prosecutors are looking for, though, Tierney said.

While his Democratic predecessor Eric Holder told federal prosecutors to avoid seeking long mandatory minimum sentences when charging some lower - level drug offenders, for example, Sessions issued an order demanding the opposite, telling them to pursue the most serious charges possible against most suspects.

Several of the financial filings note that the state and federal prosecutors want information regarding specific insulins for specific dates in relation to «trade practices.»

The former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti scrutinized Schwartz's argument after the CNN segment aired, tweeting that the attorney's suggestion that Trump was unaware of the agreement could actually be good news for Daniels.

Berkshire Hathaway's mortgage business has the hallmarks of one that could be prosecuted for «failure to serve» under the Fair Housing Act, according to Eric Halperin, a former federal prosecutor who oversaw fair lending cases during President Barack Obama's first term.

Federal prosecutors said that the stock was meant for seizure, and Bailey's initial refusal to relinquish it cost him six weeks in prison.