Sentences with phrase «for alleged criminal»

HARRISBURG, Pa. â $ «Former Penn State president Graham Spanier is asking a federal judge to halt his prosecution for an alleged criminal cover - up of complaints about Jerry Sandusky.

Metuh who is facing trial for alleged criminal breach of trust and money laundering at the federal high court, Abuja, his family said had made advances to return the money but was rejected by the government.

Not exact matches

Accused of genocide in the country's Darfur region, al - Bashir is officially listed as a sponsor of terror by the United States and wanted by the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity.

First the country became a tax haven and alleged money - laundering hub for Russian criminals.

Vladislav Reznik, now the deputy head of the finance committee in Russia's lower house of parliament and a member of the Putin - aligned United Russia Party, faces charges accusing him of giving allies of the criminal organization's alleged leader, Gennady Petrov, positions in the Russian government in exchange for a share of the organization's assets.

As Vancouver Sun investigative reporter David Baines revealed in a series of articles, Eker has invited the likes of Milowe Brost, who is currently in prison awaiting trial over an alleged $ 400 - million Ponzi scheme in Alberta, convicted white - collar criminal Nick Thill, Michael Ruge, who was banned for life from dealing in securities by the BCSC, and Nick Lathigee, head of the failed Freedom Investment Club, to present at his «Millionaire School» events and received commissions for steering investors in their direction.

Internet security expert Joseph Steinberg told CNBC that the criminals typically do not demand a big sum of money, instead preferring to get the payment right away and insisting that the person from whom the ransom is demanded stay on the phone with them for fear that if connection is established with the alleged victim, the scam will be exposed.

Prosecutors in that high - profile probe allege that Scott Walker is at the center of a «criminal scheme» to illegally coordinate fundraising with Wisconsin Club for Growth and other nonprofit «dark money» groups during the 2011 and 2012 recall elections.»

Do not make comments that are threatening, defamatory (for example: alleging criminal activity by an individual), obscene, profane, contain hate speech or degrade others.

The suit alleges that the law gives the Ugandans standing to sue Lively for his activities, which had a crucial nexus in the U.S. and therefore come under federal courts» jurisdiction; it also charges that Lively not only advocated bad ideas in an abstract context but helped various Ugandans conceive and manage a campaign of persecution, thus involving himself in a joint criminal enterprise.

A criminal complaint alleges that the rabbis charged Jewish wives tens of thousands of dollars to orchestrate kidnappings and accepted $ 20,000 for such an operation from undercover FBI agents.

See also Ayman Guirguis, Jessica Mandla, «Australian First: Criminal Charges Laid Against Individuals for Alleged Cartel Conduct» (K&L Gates, 21 February 2018)

Interestingly, the National Council cited the public comments of Mr. Paul Afoko on an alleged criminal conduct of two National Officers with respect to illegal use of party funds as one of the reasons for their petition.

Tenney touted her support for signing a letter of criminal referral to Attorney General Jeff Sessions over alleged crimes that range from leaks and to perjury.

More than 40 people alleged to be members of the MS - 13 street gang have been indicted and many were arraigned in Nassau County Court this morning, following an arrest sweep targeting the criminal syndicate with ties to El Salvador and a reputation for brutal machete attacks.

A reader forwarded a rather stunning story in today's Smithtown News, a Long Island weekly, that alleges the powerful boss of Suffolk County's Conservative party, Ed Walsh, lied about his criminal record when he applied for his current job as a corrections officer.

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.»

A companion bill sponsored by Markey would eliminate the current statute of limitations for criminal prosecutions of alleged child sex abusers.

Dozens of alleged MS - 13 street gang members are facing conspiracy and other felony charges after arrests Thursday that followed a joint law enforcement operation in Nassau County targeting the criminal syndicate with ties to El Salvador and a reputation for brutal machete attacks.

The candidacy of Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto, both facing trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) for their alleged role in the 2007 - 08 violence, served as a grim reminder that justice has not been prioritised in Kenya's broader reform effort.

He has denied any wrongdoing and that he never made any threats, but there are calls now for a criminal investigation into his alleged behavior.

Officers from Oworonshoki police station later arrested three people for their alleged involvement in the attack while other suspects are being questioned at the State Criminal Investigations Department (SCID) in Yaba.

Respect for the rights of minorities, and even alleged criminals and «enemies of the state» — a hallmark of the liberal democratic rule of law — is eroding in both countries.

The Republican - Conservative lawmaker, who is running for a third term in the House, was indicted in April on a litany of criminal charges stemming from alleged wrongdoing in a health food restaurant he owned in Manhattan prior to his election to congress in 2010.

Last week Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone called for the resignation of Suffolk County District Attorney Tom Spota, alleging that, among other misdeeds, Spota «allow [ed] violent criminals to go unpunished in order to protect your friends» and describing the District Attorney's office as a «criminal organization.»

Cohen is under federal criminal investigation for, among other things, a $ 130,000 payment to the porn star Stormy Daniels in exchange for her silence about an alleged affair with President Trump in 2006.

Bharara's office last year brought criminal charges of alleged bid - rigging hit for projects in Buffalo related to at the SolarCity and other contracts in Syracuse and Albany.

Pro New Patriotic Party (NPP) pressure group, Alliance for Accountable Governance (AFAG), has condemned the Criminal Investigations Department (CID's) decision to investigate an alleged doctored speech by President John Mahama.

FRMC, an entity that controls millions of public dollars that just last year adopted commonly accepted standards of transparency, figures in the state's criminal complaint against former president Alain Kaloyeros, who is alleged to have rigged the state - sponsored nonprofit's bidding processes to favor certain companies for construction - related contracts.

Toss in the former key Gov. Cuomo associates who face criminal trials this year, plus the several City Council members sent to the hoosegow as well as other local officals across the state, and the only thing that stands out about Harris is that she ran for office after starting her alleged crime spree.

Armsgate: Dasuki, Bafarawa, Yuguda Others Deny 19.8 bn Alleged Fraud Former National Security Adviser Colonel Sambo Dasuki, former Minister of State for Finance, Bashir Yuguda, former Governor of Sokoto State Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa and three others have denied allegations of diversions, misappropriation and breech of public trust in respect of N19.4 billion criminal charges brought against them -LSB-...]

Former Erie County Social Services Commissioner Al Dirschberger was arraigned Monday in Albany on charges of rape and criminal sexual act for an alleged encounter with a female county employee at a hotel.

The latest criminal charges added to the indictment allege that Silver did certain «official favors» for an investor in 2006 to gain access to a variety of low - risk, high - yield investment opportunities not available to the general public.

The freed female inmate, Ameh Happy, who was standing trial for criminal conspiracy and armed robbery got reprieve when advise from the Director of Public Prosecution DPP absolved her of any complicity in the alleged offence.

Awe had been in exile after the State Government refiled a criminal case against him and two others for the alleged murder of Mrs Julianah Adewumi and one Mr Ayo Jeje at Erinjiyan Ekiti in Ekiti West Local Government Area prior to the 2014 governorship election.

As the criminal complaint against Silver alleges, he used his authority to disburse HCRA grants to enrich himself, directing hundreds of thousands of dollars to renowned Columbia University physician Dr. Robert Taub for the completion of a center to study mesothelioma, a rare cancer that can be caused by asbestos exposure, in exchange for Taub's agreement to direct clients with cancer to Silver's law firm Weitz & Luxenberg, which specializes in lucrative asbestos lawsuits.

He is further asking the court to hold that the attempt by the EFCC to force him to implicate the former President, Dr Jonathan, was contrary to Section 7 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, which has outlawed the practice of arresting a citizen as ransom for the alleged offence of another citizen.

Lopez, a party heavyweight, faces no criminal charges, but it is alleged that he sexually harassed his young female staffers for years.

Records show Stevenson was due $ 8,986 in non-session travel, around the same time a federal criminal complaint alleges he was accepting bribes in exchange for introducing a bill that would have allowed developers to corner the market on an adult day care center.

En Huang, the 31 - year - old Chinese lady, who is standing trial over alleged illegal mining (galamsey), has filed an application for variation of bail conditions at an Accra High Court (Criminal Division).

Shema is being charged alongside three others, Sani Hamisu Makana, Lawal Ahmad Safana and Ibrahim Lawal Dankaba before Justice Maikaita Bako of the Katsina State High Court for the alleged offences of criminal breach of trust, abuse of office and conversion of public funds to the tune of over N11billion Naira during his tenure as governor.

The 35 - page criminal complaint alleges that Silver, a lawyer, used «the power and influence of his official position to obtain for himself millions of dollars of bribes and kickbacks masked as legitimate income.»

Mr. Bellone last year said Mr. Spota was running «a criminal enterprise» and called for his resignation amid reports of a federal probe into alleged misconduct by Mr. Spota's prosecutors.

Staten Island District Attorney Dan Donovan, who served as special prosecutor for the case, wrote in a statement released on Wednesday morning that his investigation did not find Lopez's alleged harassment of two female staff members rose to the level of a criminal offense.

He filed a lawsuit against the Weinstein company seeking more compensation for Weinstein's alleged victims, and he's also been tasked with investigating Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance Jr.'s office's handling of criminal complaints made against Weinstein.

Savino and Tabone were both part of a criminal complaint that alleged that accepted thousands of dollars in bribes in exchange for endorsing Smith's run on the Republican line by signing the waiver known as a Wilson - Pakula.

According to SERAP, «Rather than proposing amnesty for suspected looters of our commonwealth, the House of Representatives under your leadership should be promoting laws that would lead to the comprehensive and radical reform of the criminal justice system to ensure that those accused of grand corruption are not allowed to profit from their alleged crimes.»

The commission believes its investigation into alleged breaches of reporting obligations will take at least another month, potentially taking it past the one - year time limit for launching criminal proceedings.

A 35 - page criminal complaint filed by Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's office lays out his alleged scheme where Silver «used the power and influence of his official position to obtain for himself millions of dollars in bribes and kickbacks masked as legitimate income earned by Silver as a private lawyer.»

According to the criminal complaint, Halloran needed the alleged bribe money to pay for his mortgage.