Sentences with phrase «government acts on behalf»

Therefore, the government acts on behalf of individuals in bringing forward criminal charges.

Not exact matches

First, of course, is the Logan Act, which prohibits private individuals conducting negotiations on behalf of the US government with foreign governments,» Deitz said.

Armstrong's former teammate, Floyd Landis, originally brought the lawsuit in 2010 under a federal law, the False Claims Act, that lets whistle - blowers pursue fraud cases on behalf of the government, and obtain rewards if successful.

J.G. Wentworth Home Lending, LLC is an approved lender, not an agency of the Federal Government, nor acting on behalf of or at the direction of the Federal Government.

Entities that may still have access to your Equifax credit file include: companies like Equifax Global Consumer Solutions which provide you with access to your credit report or credit score, or monitor your credit file; federal, state, and local government agencies; companies reviewing your application for employment; companies that have a current account or relationship with you, and collection agencies acting on behalf of those whom you owe; for fraud detection purposes; and companies that wish to make pre-approved offers of credit or insurance to you.

Governments are unforgiving, and the IMF and ECB act on behalf of banks and bondholders — and are ideologically captured by anti-labor, anti-government financial warriors.

The closest counterpart is the Competition Bureau, an independent law - enforcement agency that applies the government's Competition Act on behalf of consumers to everything from bogus telemarketing prize schemes to corporate mergers to the regulation of clothing labels.

Of course the Irish Government should have acted on behalf of all the Irish people, and ensured that funding and representation for both sides was really equal.

His eagerness not only to form close friendships with Orthodox and Protestant leaders, but also to act as an advocate on behalf of non-Catholic Christian bodies to a sometimes unsympathetic Argentine government set him apart.

They want government to act on behalf of the individual and legislate morality.

A leading London law firm has already started proceedings on behalf of a group of clients «to ensure the UK Government will not trigger the procedure for withdrawal from the EU without an Act of Parliament.

Accepting that «some members of our armed forces acted wrongly», he said, «The government is ultimately responsible for the conduct of the armed forces and for that, on behalf of the government, indeed, on behalf of our country, I am deeply sorry.»

Time to reject the ideological templates provided by the socialist left and the libertarian right and to embrace a new centre ground in which government steps up — and not back — to act on behalf of us all.

· Amend The Penal Law To Prohibit Undisclosed Self - Dealing By Public Officials: To address the Supreme Court's decision in Skilling, which severely hampered the federal government's ability to prosecute cases involving deprivation of «honest services» by public officials, New York State should enact a felony - level crime of «Undisclosed Self - Dealing» to target public officials who further their own financial self - interest while purporting to be acting on behalf of their constituents or government employer.

«Americans have a right to know who is acting in the United States to influence the U.S. government or public on behalf of foreign principals,» said acting Assistant Attorney General Dana Boente.

«We were just joking in our office that everyone on the second floor should resign and become a volunteer paid by the campaign, because we don't know of any laws that prohibit volunteers from acting on behalf of an elected official,» said John Kaehny, executive director of good government group Reinvent Albany.

It's just been another year when government has failed to act on behalf of women.

If the government does not take account of the transport committee's findings, it is in danger of creating a judicial system where a single person attempts to fight a team of professional lawyers acting on behalf of an insurance company; a David v Goliath scenario.

A judge said claims of torture at the camp meant the government might have an obligation to act on their behalf.

«The government says that the right to rent policy will crack down on rogue landlords but this case is the perfect example of how it impacts vulnerable people,» Derek Bernardi of the Camden Community Law Centre, who is acting on behalf of the woman, says.

And according to the state comptroller's office, another state agency acting on behalf of the now - defunct Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption requested $ 200,000 for a Buffalo - based «litigation support» firm for «data collection and analysis, to assist the federal government.»

The Discrimination Ombudsman (DO) is a governmental authority that works on behalf of the Swedish Parliament and Government to promote equal rights and opportunities and combat discrimination under the Discrimination Act.

I'd been mostly digging the opening act, which shows how and why Amanda Waller (Viola Davis) brings together a group of «bad guys» / «metahumans» — Deadshot (Will Smith), Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie), El Diablo (Jay Hernandez), Boomerang (Jai Courtney), Killer Croc (Adewale Akinnuoye - Agbaje) and Enchantress (Cara Delevingne)-- to act on the U.S. government's behalf, should there ever be another Superman - like figure who isn't so friendly.

In December, I reported on this blog about the oral argument before the Texas Supreme Court on behalf of Neighborhood Centers, Inc. (BakerRipley) which had been sued for retaliatory termination under the Texas Whistleblower Act, Chapter 554 of the Government Code.

to ensure that the Federal Government plays a central role in enforcing the standards established in this Act on behalf of individuals with disabilities; and

While we offer these loans, we are not acting on behalf of, or under the direction of The Department of Veteran Affairs, HUD, FHA, The department of Agriculture, or the Federal Government.

CrossCountry Mortgage, Inc. is an FHA Approved Lending Institution and is not acting on behalf of or at the direction of HUD / FHA or the Federal government.

This website is not acting on behalf of or at the direction of HUD / FHA, USDA, KHC, VA or the Federal Government.

We are not acting on behalf of, or under the direction of HUD / FHA or the Federal Government.

As the fiscal agent of the Government, MAS acts to undertake the issue and management of SGS on its behalf.

Wholesale Capital Corporation is not affiliated with or acting on behalf of or at the direction of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), or any government agency / government - sponsored entity.

Wholesale Capital Corporation is not affiliated with or acting on behalf of or at the direction of the Federal Housing Authority (FHA), the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), or any government agency or government - sponsored entity.

(Disclaimer: Wholesale Capital Corporation is not affiliated with or acting on behalf of or at the direction of the Department of Veterans Affairs or any government agency / government - sponsored entity.)

Please note, Wholesale Capital Corporation is not affiliated with or acting on behalf of or at the direction of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) or any government agency or government - sponsored entity.

Wholesale Capital Corporation is not affiliated with or acting on behalf of or at the direction of the Federal Housing Authority (FHA) or any government agency or government - sponsored entity.

Wholesale Capital Corporation is not affiliated with or acting on behalf of or at the direction of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), Department of Veterans Affiairs (VA) or any government agency / government - sponsored entity.

Wholesale Capital Corporation is not affiliated with or acting on behalf of or at the direction of the Department of Veterans Affiars (VA) or any government agency / government - sponsored entity.

Wholesale Capital Corporation is not affiliated with or acting on behalf of or at the direction of the Federal Housing Administration, Department of Veterans Affiars (VA) or any government agency / government - sponsored entity.

You might find that you have a Navient student loan after graduation; this simply means that Navient acts as the loan servicer on behalf of the federal government.

A Qualified Rewards Member includes any member of The Ritz - Carlton Rewards Program unless he / she is: (1) a government employee, official or anyone acting on behalf of a government agency or department booking an event on behalf of his / her employing entity; (2) an employee, or someone acting on behalf of a state - owned or state - controlled entity («SOE») booking an event on behalf of his / her employing entity; (3) an intermediary booking an event on behalf of a non-U.S. government entity or SOE; or (4) only for hotels in Asia Pacific: an intermediary booking an event on behalf of any government entity (whether U.S. or non-U.S.) or an SOE.

Since 1994 when the species was delisted from the US Endangered Species Act, the conservation efforts by the US government on behalf of the Gray Whale have been a carefully orchestrated symphony of spin with senior bureaucrats becoming the Spin Doctors.

The Entertainment Software Association spent up to $ 190,000 lobbying the U.S. government on behalf of the PROTECT IP Act over a six - month period in 2011.

The perps are both individuals acting on their own behalf (some funded by big business) and by government employers, co-workers and officials supposedly acting on behalf of the government or the government - funded institutions to which they belong.

It encourages governments to «submit to the (UN Security Council) Sanctions Committee for inclusion on its list of designees, names of individuals or entities who meet the criteria (for sanctions), as well as any entities owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by the submitted individuals or entities acting on behalf of or at the direction of the submitted entities.»

Many of the stories he recounts have never been told before, and they could scarcely be more embarrassing to a government that claims to act on behalf of all of us.

Government lawyers acting on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions said they won't...

Treasury Board was acting on behalf of a number of federal government departments.

By way of example, Jay has: (1) obtained a $ 16.5 million settlement in In re Ski Train Fire in Kaprun, a disaster which caused the deaths of 155 persons and which resulted in a settlement which included compensation from the Austrian Government; (2) obtained an $ 11 million estate litigation settlement; (3) obtained a $ 7.1 million judgment for a homeowner based upon the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act; (4) argued on behalf of Dairy Stores the landmark commercial libel case before the New Jersey Supreme Court.

The provincial government attempted to block the application by arguing judges are unable to sue the government, since justices of the peace act on behalf of the Crown when they exercise judicial functions.

The Government has often undertaken the secret surveillance of citizens on the basis of their political beliefs, even when those beliefs posed no threat of violence or illegal acts on behalf of a hostile foreign power.