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Client meetings and court trips are common in the criminal defense team, which mainly covers federal, white - collar and government investigations cases.
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A ProPublica investigation of the case, based on interviews with more than three dozen US and foreign officials and an examination of confidential government documents, represents the first detailed public account of how the Cuba incidents unfolded.
WASHINGTON — The F.B.I. investigation that led to the sudden resignation of David H. Petraeus as C.I.A. director on Friday began with a complaint several months ago about «harassing» e-mails sent by Paula Broadwell, Mr. Petraeus's biographer, to another woman who knows both of them, two government officials briefed on the case said Saturday.
The second article addressed CFTC enforcement concerns and cases, New York Attorney General's Office initiatives and defense strategies for avoiding and managing government investigations.
Rosa Aliberti Rosa has worked on diverse labor and employment law matters, including wage and hour cases; workplace investigations; severance, employment, and non-compete agreements; has drafted and responded to discrimination complaints before government agencies, including the U.S. EEOC and NYS Division of Human Rights; and, has assisted in federal and state court litigations.
In any case, the investigation will trouble government ministers keen to argue that council budgets may be cut without deleterious consequences for public services.
The government email records of Rensselaer County District Attorney Joel E. Abelove were seized by investigators with the state attorney general's office in an ongoing investigation into his handling of a fatal police shooting case last year in Troy.
While the government in some limited cases can legitimately place restrictions on the public's right to access certain information, attempts of the Nigerian authorities to justify the total closure of information related to the names of public officials from whom funds were recovered on the basis of «ongoing criminal investigation» and «presumption of innocence goes far beyond the limitations allowed under international law, and would promote secret recoveries.»
Susan Lerner, with the government reform group Common Cause, said the case raises a number of questions, including why the investigation took so long.
Commending the Federal Government over its declaration that the case was not dead, Fayose said it was not enough to tell Nigerians that a case like the Halliburton and Siemens, in which many people have been jailed in other countries, especially the United States and investigations concluded in Nigeria with those alleged to be involved questioned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was not dead, rather, those already found wanting should be prosecuted.
«I think there is now a compelling case for a very quick competition commission investigation and I hope the government will give its full support to such an investigation.»
However, under legislation passed by the Labour government the Electoral Commission can refer the case to the police, who could launch an investigation under the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000.
Bharara's departure raises uncertainty about the federal government's approach to trying financial crimes and global terrorism cases, even as it isn't likely to change the course of several high - profile investigations.
Kevin M. Tuffey, a former State Police senior investigator who was chief of the Albany Police Department in the late 1990s, and Stanley C. Sardinia, a former NYPD detective, worked at the authority for years and were involved in the investigation of whether a former top authority official's government cellphone had been used to contact a suspected prostitute, according to the people familiar with the case.
New York state government has been rocked by one scandal after another in the past few years, with corruption cases toppling the Assembly and Senate leaders and an ongoing investigation into the executive chamber.
David Cameron has just demanded an investigation into the allegations that former Cabinet ministers have discussed offers to lobby the government in return for considerable sums of money - up to # 5,000 a day in the case of Stephen Byers.
«The only metrics I have are how many cases and investigations and people we're charging with respect to how government operates in the state.
Qatada's case has also revived the debate over the government's terrorism prevention and investigation measures, the replacement for control orders.
Sampson feared that the associate might cooperate with the government and disclose Sampson's embezzlement, so Sampson contacted a close personal friend, who was also a supervisory paralegal in this office, and asked him to find out if Sampson was under investigation and to obtain confidential information about the associate's case, including the identities of cooperating witnesses.
The sudden departure of the top U.S. prosecutor in Manhattan raises uncertainty about the federal government's approach to trying financial crimes and global terrorism cases, even as it isn't likely to change the course of several high - profile investigations.
Among Mei's activities for the government, prosecutors said, was wearing a wire for months provided by the FBI during the government's investigation of the case.
The decision by Justice Mohammed Idris last Friday has now cleared the way for SERAP to advance its case against the Federal Government on the publication of the reports of investigation into the allegations of budget padding and prosecution of indicted officers of the National Assembly.
He said the Presidency ought to attach some urgency to the investigation, just as it has done in the case of some government officials accused of wrongdoing.
For Fayose's case, the commission said it received a petition against the governor on August 13, 2016, but the investigation had been stalled due to alleged lack of cooperation from the Ekiti State Government officials.
The report details an investigation into the cases of eight Turkish scientists, doctors, and engineers who have been accused by their government of terrorism and treason.
The government confirmed 792 cases in 130 cities nationwide, with several hundred more under investigation.
The US government's investigation of the case remains classified.
In any case, after nearly a decade of investigations and negotiations, costing untold amounts of money, the federal government and the State of Connecticut recently signed an agreement that the State of Connecticut will pay back a portion of the funds....
The General Attorney occupation covers professional legal positions involved in preparing cases for trial and / or the trial of cases before a court or an administrative body or persons having quasi-judicial power; rendering legal advice and services with respect to questions, regulations, practices, or other matters falling within the purview of a Federal Government agency (this may include conducting investigations to obtain evidentiary data); preparing interpretative and administrative orders, rules, or regulations to give effect to the provisions of governing statutes or other requirements of law; drafting, negotiating, or examining contracts or other legal documents required by the agency's activities; drafting, preparing formal comments, or otherwise making substantive recommendations with respect to proposed legislation; editing and preparing for publication statutes enacted by Congress, opinions or discussions of a court, commission, or board; drafting and reviewing decisions for consideration and adoption by agency officials.
The government's own investigation — while more than it does in most cases — has been highly suspect so far.
The arguments differ only in detail, and in each case lead to either government investigation / action / regulation or the dissemination and propagation of factually incorrect information and consequent «public alarm».
This includes responding to and defending SFO cases and other government and regulatory investigations, the review of and / or implementation of anti-bribery policies and practice, corporate internal fraud and corruption investigations, and providing advice on directors» liability under the criminal law.
Bob Ambrogi and J. Craig Williams recently recorded this conversation with Jameel Jaffer, an attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union who has litigated several significant cases involving government secrecy and national security, and Coleen Rowley, the former FBI agent who exposed lapses in the investigation of suspected al - Qaida operative Zacarias Moussaoui and who is now a Democratic candidate for Congress from Minnesota.
Following public outcry over the $ 6 - million payout in the BC Rail case, Toope was asked to conduct an investigation into the B.C. government's handling of the case.
This focus will include providing law firms, corporations, government agencies and legal service providers with software to process, analyze, review and produce data during early case assessment, investigation or e-discovery.
She also represents clients in government investigations relating to health care fraud and abuse, and defending False Claims Act cases.
First, there's federal district Judge Lewis Kaplan's findings in the KPMG case that prosecutors acted improperly when they intimidated KPMG into cutting off attorney fees payments for employees charged in the government's investigation.
Discovery in criminal cases is limited, and the defense doesn't have access to most of the information that the government has gathered in its investigation.
The False Claims Act is complex and cases involving allegations of government fraud require detailed legal analysis and investigation into the fraudulent conduct.
He has advised clients with ediscovery and document issues in thousands of commercial disputes, patent infringement cases, antitrust cases, government investigations, and class action lawsuits.
Jamie began his practice in Washington, D.C. at Sidley Austin LLP, where he defended clients in white collar criminal cases and investigations by government agencies and congressional committees.
For this reason it is important that you place your trust in an attorney that has the knowledge and experience to handle your claim as well as the financial resources to conduct a full investigation and bring a case against a large company or government entity.
Because these criminal investigations often produce vast amounts of documents, data, and other evidence to analyze, it may be possible to find errors in the government's case or determine that your civil rights were violated.
In the Microsoft case the US government is seeking a warrant forcing Microsoft to hand over some emails related to a drug investigation.
Conversely, facts discovered during the course of civil litigation may draw the attention of the government, and the government may rely on the findings in a civil case as grounds for opening an investigation or taking some other enforcement action.
He has tried numerous cases to successful verdicts in federal and state courtrooms across the country and has also guided clients through investigations conducted by the IRS, the Department of Health and Human Services and other government agencies.
Francine Bendat focuses her practice on representing companies and individuals in government regulatory actions, internal investigations and complex litigation cases.
Chananie has also defended numerous clients against civil government actions and investigations, including in False Claims Act cases, threatened Anti-Kickback prosecutions, and various state and federal audits.
The guide highlighted a case where the firm «represented the former director of the IRS Exempt Organizations Office, Lois Lerner, in government investigations concerning applications for tax - exempt status.»
For instance, in a previous case, the court found that only a qualified privilege applied where a company that reported criminal violations was not the target of the government's investigation at the time of the report.