Sentences with phrase «government witness who»

The New York Times has the details in this story,» Lawyer Thrust Into Spotlight After Misstep in Terror Case,» March 15, 2006, and lots of bloggers, including Legal Blog Watch's Crime & Federalism, are discussing Judge Brinkema's ruling to exclude testimony from several major government witnesses who were improperly coached by Martin.

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The subcommittee heard several witnesses who cast Eritrea's government in profoundly negative light.

The attorney said the U.S. government made a request late on Wednesday for witnesses who work at Apple who could discuss technology.

Third, we learned this week that Turkish gold trader Reza Zarrab, who had been charged with orchestrating a scheme to avoid Iran sanctions, has agreed to become a government witness as part of a plea deal.

Francis is an Argentinian who has witnessed so much bad government he is conscious of the dangers and seems to want to avoid the failure of his predecessor with a neuralgic fervour.

And who will make a donation to a government program given we all pay into government programs and have witnessed their dismal results?»

In one of the show's darkest and most telling moments, Tony's nephew and lieutenant, Christopher, plans to betray the Soprano family and go into the witness - protection program with his fiancée, who has been blackmailed into becoming a government snitch.

Jahoda, who is in the U.S. marshal's witness - protection program after testifying for the government against Infelice and mob enforcer Robert Salerno, said, «You see gambling on every campus.

«This morning's New York Times story regarding allegations that Walmart orchestrated a $ 24 million bribery campaign to gain favorable treatment by the Mexican government should be a wake up call for New Yorkers who have witnessed Walmart's aggressive lobbying effort and recent streak of opportunistic «philanthropy» in our city.»

At the resumed trial of Dasuki on charges of unlawful possession of firearms, the government witness, Mr. Samuel Ogbu who was under cross examination confirmed no incriminating items was found in the guest house.

The government's key witness in multiple corruption probes — Jona Rechnitz — was a part - time «loan shark» who made money doling out predatory loans, court documents alleged.

Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, who was fired by the Trump administration but says he was terminated because he is a crucial witness in the Russia investigation, is raising funds to help cover costs defending against other ongoing government probes.

Much of the prosecution's case will hinge on the testimony of another former associate, Todd Howe, who pleaded guilty to several felonies and will be the government's star witness.

One government witness, Todd Howe, who pleaded guilty to felonies, has already testified that Percoco came up with the term from the TV show.

Reichberg and associate Jona Rechnitz, who has been identified as a cooperating government witness in both cases, have also been linked to federal probes of Mayor Bill de Blasio's fundraising.

Todd Howe's attorney admitted Monday that his client has a history of «not always telling the truth,» conceding a point to defense lawyers who are laboring to portray the government's star witness as a congenital liar.

But a cache of recently unsealed court documents offers some insight into the government's case against the trio — and, perhaps, witnesses who could appear in court.

Evidence introduced in the ongoing corruption and bribery trial of former Yonkers Councilwoman Sandy Annabi has cast the spotlight on another public official: state Senator Tom Libous, who, according to witness testimony, pushed a law firm to hire his son — and inflate his starting salary — in exchange for steering government business toward the firm's practice.

The feds also proved Tabone tampered with a potential government witness, Philip Ragusa, who then chaired the borough's GOP, at his home and tried to convince him not to testify at Tabone and Smith's first trial last year.

Much of the prosecutor's case will hinge on testimony of another former, associate Todd Howe, who pleaded guilty to several felonies and will be the government's star witness.

The government's final witness was FBI special agent Deanna Pennetta, a certified public accountant who prepared a number of spreadsheets and diagrams based on business records, phone calls and other documents related to Silver that the jurors will be able to review as evidence.

Bonomo, who was a star government witness against corrupt former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, was largely sidelined as CEO of Physicians» Reciprocal Insurers, the state's second - largest malpractice insurer, according to a January report by the Albany Times Union.

The other defendants are Steve Aiello and Joseph Gerardi, executives with the Syracuse - based COR real estate development company, who are accused of bribing Percoco with $ 35,000 in payments to his wife through former lobbyist Todd Howe, the government's star witness.

The criminal complaint charging Seabrook and his fellow defendant, hedge - fund manager Murray Huberfeld, strongly suggests that a witness who is cooperating with the government in the case, Jona S. Rechnitz, could also serve as an important witness in at least one of the fund - raising inquiries centered on NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio.

When this partnership with citizens are called into question by acts of excessive force on the part of the enforcers of the law, such as we witnessed during the march, when unarmed peaceful protestors were physically assaulted resulting in severe injuries; it is seen as a symptom of an ailing system championed by a failing government who seek to curtail the right of its citizens to exercise their constitutionally mandated rights.

Akufo - Addo was optimistic that despite the attempts to label his government as corrupt, Ghanaians will soon witness the real corrupt people in the country who have rigged the nation of its resources.

The way committees work is to listen to evidence from witnesses, who then inform the findings of their inquiries on policy areas across Government.

The government wrapped up nearly three weeks of testimony and evidence in its corruption case against former Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver, resting its case after calling two witnesses who testified in support of the money - laundering charges against the assemblyman.

Mark, who will be among the conference delegates asked to endorse a ballot for a national strike over cuts to jobs, pensions and pay, said: «As a rep I witness firsthand how the government's cuts are affecting people and communities, so as well as cycling I'll be campaigning for the alternative along the way.

Among witnesses called by the government was Dr. Robert Taub, who said he steered numerous clients with cancer caused by asbestos to Silver's law firm, enabling the legislator to pocket $ 3 million in referral fees.

They appeared to abandon that strategy in their summation, instead attacking Mr. Dorego as an unreliable witness who had sought to profit from the younger Mr. Skelos's political connections, and suggesting the government had helped him fabricate his testimony.

The documents which were tendered through the second prosecution witness, Mr. Ochoga Peter Esuh, who was a Cashier at the Benue State Government House certified true copies of memo to the executive governor (Suswam), payment receipts, payment vouchers of the N450 million and a letter to the Commissioner of finance, under Suswam's administration, Omadachi Oklobia in respect of the money.

The government's key witness in the corruption retrial of Sheldon Silver used Hebrew code to tell the then - Assembly speaker in 2014 that he had been visited by FBI agents who were poking around the powerful politician's finances, it was revealed in Manhattan federal court Tuesday.

The question that continues to ricochet around the city is which of these defendants will become government witnesses and who can they take down.

A prosecution witness, Mr Williams Obiara, an operative of DSS, who testified behind a veil, was requested by the prosecution counsel, Oladipupo Okpeseyi SAN, to identify and display in the open court the weapons allegedly found in Dasuki's house in 2015, four days after the change of government.

Much of the prosecutors» case will hinge on testimony of another former, associate Todd Howe who pleaded guilty to several felonies and will be the government's star witness.

The government is expected to calls as witnesses COBA board members familiar with the Platinum investment, including Michael Maiello, the union's treasurer who OKed the transfers to Platinum at the direction of Seabrook, sources have said.

The City Council's health committee chairman, the sponsor of several anti-tobacco laws, regularly smoked cigarettes at the city's legislative office building, according to government sources who witnessed the smoky back - room behavior.

Howe, who worked with Percoco and Cuomo over the years, was also arrested, and testified against Percoco as the government's star witness.

During the commission of the SHS which is located at Bamiako with 500 student population, ghanapoliticsonline.com, Government officials and others who came to witness found out that telecommunication network was bad.

Smith's attorney says the senator was a victim of a government sting operation by a «cooperating witness,» Moses Stern, a Rockland County businessman who has boasted of sway in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community and was seeking leniency for federal charges he was facing for allegedly defrauding Citigroup of $ 126 million.

The government continued to hone this version of Silver with its next witness, Victor Franco Jr. the Assembly's deputy budget director who was appearing after being subpoenaed by the government.

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.

Howe, a disgraced lobbyist who pleaded guilty to eight felonies connected with this case, was the government's star witness.

'' My good people of Anambra Central, the outcome of what we witnessed was a conspiracy between some elements in PDP and the State Government who were panicking over what they referred to as my rising profile.

Defense lawyers contended that the government had characterized incorrectly the substance of recorded conversations and emails, and were relying on self - serving witnesses who testified with nonprosecution agreements.

Witness this obviously out - of - touch paean from the Republican candidate who carried Ulster by 1,754 votes last year: «A county executive with backbone can make a real difference for families struggling with ever increasing property taxes and the government waste and corruption that drives them,» Astorino asserted in a prepared statement.

Meanwhile, New York republicans are directly targeting Governor Cuomo over his relationship with Perococo, pointing at witnesses who have testified that once Percoco left the government payroll and ran Cuomo's campaigns he still reportedly used his state offices.

The hotly contested trial included heavy blows to the credibility of star government witness Todd Howe, the ex-lobbyist who said he set up the bribes, and defense efforts to convince jurors that neither the energy scheme or the Syracuse payments involved a corrupt quid - pro-quo agreement.

He described Mr. Smith as the victim of a government sting operation by a «cooperating witness,» Moses Stern, a Rockland County businessman who has boasted of sway in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community and who was seeking leniency for federal charges he was facing for allegedly defrauding Citigroup of $ 126 million.