Sentences with phrase «for prosecuting criminal»
The Director of Public Prosecutions is responsible for prosecuting criminal offences under the Act.
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(For eligible prosecutor) Be full - time employees of a state or unit of local government (including tribal government), who «prosecute criminal or juvenile delinquency cases at the state or unit of local government level»
Indeed, the impetus for our book, «JP Madoff: The Unholy Alliance Between America's Biggest Bank and America's Biggest Crook» was Holder's refusal as Attorney General to prosecute a single criminal banker for the litany of indisputable crimes committed in the last eight years and his sale of get - out - of - jail - free cards to senior officers of JPMorgan Chase so that they were not prosecuted for their complicity in Madoff's crimes and for their dishonesty with respect to the «London Whale» scandal.
Bill Miller, a spokesman for the U.S. attorney's office, said the office would not prosecute Anouar Habib Trabelsi, and a top D.C. police commander held a news conference outside police headquarters to announce the criminal charge.
I accept liability should my baby die and am willing to be prosecuted for criminal negligence as a result of my choice.»
The police did attempt to prosecute some cases under the 1929 Childrens act which makes it a criminal offence to be responsible for the care of a child under 3 whilst intoxicated.
There are many forms of abuse and neglect and many governments have developed their own legal definition of what constitutes child maltreatment for the purposes of removing a child or prosecuting a criminal charge.
Christie should be impeached, removed from office, and prosecuted for this criminal act.
«Senate Democrats are desperate to get voters to pay attention to something other than the breathtaking corruption and criminal activity that exists within their own conference, after the State Inspector General turned over the findings of his cash for casinos investigation to the U.S. Attorney's Office so Democrats could be prosecuted for wrongdoing.,» said Reif.
Indeed, until it was reformed in 1989, Section 2 of the Official Secrets Act 1911 made it a criminal offence for any civil servant or public contractor to reveal any information he or she had learned in the course of his or her work: an offence that successive governments continued to prosecute well into the 1980s, despite recommendations published in 1972 by the Franks Committee calling for reform.
As it happened, however, the government didn't proceed to trial, because Miller was unable to fight off criminals using only a pistol (rather than, e.g., the shotgun for which the government had sought to prosecute him) and was consequently dead.
Another provision, a priority for Democrats, would raise the age of criminal responsibility so 16 - and 17 - year - old offenders aren't automatically prosecuted or incarcerated as adults.
This information is then entered into a database for use by law enforcement to aid in identifying and prosecuting criminals.
Adds the criminal sale of a prescription for a controlled substance or of a controlled substance by a practitioner or pharmacist as a designated offense for purposes of obtaining eavesdropping warrants as well as adding the offense as a criminal act for the purposes of prosecuting enterprise corruption cases.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant Attorney General Meredith McGowan, under the supervision of Felice Sontupe, Section Chief, Terri Gerstein, Chief of the Labor Bureau, Janet Sabel, Executive Deputy Attorney General for Social Justice, and Nancy Hoppock, Executive Deputy Attorney General for Criminal Justice.
He also made a thinly - veiled call for Blair to face war crime charges as he called on Britain to support moves to give the International Criminal Court «the power to prosecute those responsible for the crime of military aggression».
To prosecute cases in the 38 Justice Criminal Courts for misdemeanors and other offenses originating in Erie County cities, towns and villages outside the City of Buffalo.
A battle already is underway, with 15 contenders vying for the $ 194,243 - a-year post, with the power to subpoena, indict and prosecute violent criminals and corrupt politicians.
Moody thanked Negron for the endorsement, adding that as the only candidate in the attorney general's race having served as a prosecutor and judge, she would «continue to uphold the law by protecting the constitution and prosecuting criminals for a stronger, safer Florida on day one.»
The Brooklyn district attorney's office in 2014 defied the Police Department and decided to stop prosecuting some low - level marijuana cases, but carved out exceptions for people accused of smoking in public or who had criminal records.
To prosecute cases in the 12 City Court criminal courts for misdemeanors and other offenses originating in the City of Buffalo.
The Central Regional Police Commander, DCOP Paul Manly Awuni, has warned that the police will track down, arrest and prosecute spiritualists who supposedly provide fortification for suspected criminals.
He warned that his government should not be tagged as engaging in a political trial when the government begins prosecuting people for the criminal acts committed
The Toxicology Lab hires have helped reduce the county's turnaround time for toxicology reports, which are often critical to prosecuting criminal cases.
Felony cases include prosecuting violent felony offenders and career criminals for crimes including homicide, assault, and cases involving the use of firearms.
Possibly because you have never prosecuted a case, you have taken a different approach, starting with fighting for laws to reduce oversight of sex offenders, letting drug dealers out of jail, and advocating for the rights of criminals ahead of the needs of law enforcement.»
Ramon Jimenez, the Green Party candidate for NY Attorney General, discusses the fight to keep Hostos Community College open, clemency for non-violent drug offenders, criminal justice reform, and the failure of the present Attorney General to criminally prosecute those who stole $ 1 million from Puerto Rican Day parade.
The District Attorney's Office has become known for leniency towards criminals, failing to prosecute welfare fraud and repeat offenders.
The «End New York Corruption Now Act» would also expand the powers of the attorney general's office to prosecute public corruption, create new criminal categories for undisclosed self - dealing and bribery, and change the pension forfeiture rule passed earlier this year to prevent state funds being used even to provide for a convicted official's spouse or children.
So, prosecuting GEJ is not about stolen money but about criminal negligence which has allowed for the needless death of many Nigerians.
[Previously, Mr. Renzi served as the Public Defender for Jefferson County and successfully prosecuted thousands of criminal cases.
Yonkers, New York - Attorney General candidate John Cahill today blasted Eric Schneiderman for his dangerous approach to crime and promised as Attorney General to more aggressively prosecute criminals.
«They have rights... but at the same time, any act which invited the violation of the rights; if it is criminal, they also stand to be prosecuted for that act,» he said.
She has fought corruption, prosecuted white collar criminals, brought down organized crime operations and held public officials accountable for their abuses of power.
SERAP, therefore, urged the Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, «to urgently and proactively pursue the establishment of a UN-backed International Commission Against Corruption and Impunity to assist our criminal justice system to effectively and efficiently investigate and prosecute high - level corruption cases in the country, like it happened in Guatemala, for example.
Car break - ins are often prosecuted as misdemeanors and don't hold criminals accountable for one of the city's most pervasive crimes, Erie County Legislator Peter Savage said Wednesday.
Ms. Mark - Viverito has argued that old warrants themselves are bogging down the criminal justice system, and in her State of the City called for wiping out more than 700,000 of them in the city, for low - level crimes like the ones Mr. Vance will stop prosecuting.
There are many forms of abuse and neglect and many governments have developed their own legal definition of what constitutes child maltreatment for the purposes of removing a child or prosecuting a criminal charge.
A subplot dealing with Barnes» kids and their desire for her to get back together with their father seems rather superfluous, while the constant reemergence of the case that caused Barnes to stray from prosecuting criminals gets more screen time than is necessary for the purposes of the overall story.
The gender activist says through the collaboration of the family they were able to prosecute a relative who had raped a baby girl while the mother was away shopping and by working with «the Criminal Investigation Department, the rapist was jailed for 15 - years.»
Johnson also expressed concern about the «schools - to - prisons» pipeline, something Foxx addressed during a speech last week when she suggested authorities were far to quick to arrest and prosecute Chicago Public Schools students for fighting on school grounds — decisions that bring them into the criminal justice system.
It is, of course, valuable for law enforcement to monitor criminal suspects, to investigate ongoing criminal behavior and to collect evidence to prosecute.
This news excerpt was taken from an article posted January 16, 2009 by Mike on the CRIME AND FEDERALISM website, «A lawyer facing criminal charges for advising 10 nurses they could quit their jobs at a Long Island, N.Y., nursing facility gave «objectively reasonable» advice and can not be prosecuted, a Brooklyn appeals panel has ruled.»
He repeatedly displayed what appears to be a criminal disregard for the antitrust laws (though he was never prosecuted).
If you are wrongfully arrested or prosecuted for criminal charges, contact the police department and the court in the jurisdiction of the arrest.
The Identification of Criminals Act allows for the fingerprinting of those charged with tax evasion offences which may be prosecuted by indictment.
(For eligible prosecutor) Be full - time employees of a state or unit of local government (including tribal government), who «prosecute criminal or juvenile delinquency cases at the state or unit of local government level»
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Martin is best known for representing such high - profile clients as Michael Vick, NBA players Allen Iverson and Jayson Williams, former Atlanta Mayor Bill Campbell, Monica Lewinsky, and former Prince George's County Executive Jack Johnson, though his background includes a stint at the U.S. Attorney's office «where he quickly rose up the ranks, prosecuting drug dealers, politicians, white collar criminals, corporations, corrupt cops, and organized crime figures.»
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