Sentences with phrase «guilty pleas against»

Mr. Bharara's office secured convictions or guilty pleas against more than 70 hedge fund traders, analysts and consultants in insider trading cases.

Mr. Bharara also secured a guilty plea against SAC Capital, the hugely successful hedge fund founded by Mr. Cohen.

Not exact matches

Daiichi Sankyo's press release comes in the wake not only of Ranbaxy's highly unusual criminal guilty plea and $ 500 million in fines and penalties — the largest ever against a generic - drug maker — but also a lengthy Fortune article that exposed for the first time the depth and extent of the fraud charges leveled at the company and the knowledge of senior company executives.

Soon after Flynn entered his guilty plea in federal court, ABC News reported, citing a source close to Flynn, that he was prepared to testify against Trump.

«Although Mr. Venditto takes this indictment seriously, to be very clear, he has entered a not guilty plea and intends to defend against it vigorously,» Griffin said.

Federal prosecutors recommended that David Wildstein, who has described himself as the mastermind of the so - called Bridgegate scandal, serve no prison time as a result of his testimony against his co-conspirators, which followed his guilty plea.

What: A guilty plea by Howe was unsealed when Preet Bharara announced a criminal complaint filed in Manhattan on public corruption charges against nine people in September 2016.

The latest guilty pleas from Council member Stewart's former Chief of Staff and another staffperson have not done great things for his campaign... unless you are one of the people who believe that the whole thing is a racist plot against him.

However, legal experts have warned against scrapping the reduction for a guilty plea, saying it is the only incentive for offenders to confess, thus ensuring victims do not have to give evidence in court and speeding up the whole justice process.

In the following four years, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara won convictions against or guilty pleas from former senators Dean Skelos, Carl Kruger, Hiram Monserrate, Malcolm Smith, Nick Spano and Tom Libous, as well as former Assembly members Sheldon Silver, Eric Stevenson, Nelson Castro and Gabriela Rosa.

The prosecution is setting out the case against Chris Huhne, which hasn't been heard in court before because of his guilty plea.

Trump and his representatives dismissed the charges leveled against Manafort and Gates, as well as the guilty plea of George Papadopoulos, a former campaign adviser, saying none of them proved that the president had colluded with Russia to influence the outcome of the 2016 election.

With the unsealing of a 12 - count indictment against Manafort and Gates and a guilty plea from Papadopolous, Mueller signaled his Russia probe has taken him far beyond the campaign, former prosecutors and legal experts said.

The guilty plea last week came after a 20 - count federal indictment was unsealed against him in April.

The first Defendant (Badeh) pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against him, while the court relied on Section 478 of the Criminal Justice Act to enter a «not guilty» plea for the second defendant which is a corporation.

«We will not try this case in the press — despite the political overtures and allegations in the indictment — nevertheless my client Mr Ramirez has entered a plea of not guilty to the charges lodged against him and looks forward to a trial where he expects to be vindicated.

His office also secured big fines against banks, as well as a record penalty and guilty plea from BNP Paribas.

As part of Miller's guilty plea, the case against his wife Jody Savin, who also served as Midnight Rider producer and co-writer, was dropped.

Shailene Woodley has taken a plea bargain and pleaded guilty to one count of disorderly conduct after being arrested to protesting against the Dakota Access Pipeline.

Any member of the district administrative or supervisory staff, including any principal but excluding an employee specified in subsection (4), may be suspended or dismissed at any time during the term of the contract; however, the charges against him or her must be based on immorality, misconduct in office, incompetency, gross insubordination, willful neglect of duty, drunkenness, or being convicted or found guilty of, or entering a plea of guilty, regardless of adjudication of guilt, any crime involving moral turpitude, as these terms are defined by rule of the State Board of Education.

In the sentencing hearing that followed his guilty plea, the Crown sought a fine of $ 40,000 against Mr. Nagra.

DUI: In 2010, Mr. Jurdem was able to achieve a «nonalcohol» resolution of charges of driving under the influence and reckless driving pending against a 19 - year - old man arising from a rollover crash by a plea of guilty to a four - point careless driving charge.

It is concerning if companies (often those smaller businesses that are right in the SFO's «Sweett spot») are feeling pressurised to indicate that they will enter a guilty plea before sight of the final case against them.

A charge against director Michael McGowan, under HSWA 1974, which he had denied, was ordered to lie on file following the company's guilty plea.

Monavon received a reduction of # 50,000 against each corporate manslaughter charge for pleading guilty on 9 May 2016, which falls close to the 10 % usually allowed for a plea «at the door of the court», rather than the maximum one - third reduction allowed for a plea at the earliest opportunity.

The firm has broken ground in competition and market manipulation cases involving the financial services industry, developing major collusion claims against the world's largest banks — often without the benefit of regulatory settlements or criminal guilty pleas.

In addition, as a condition of the guilty plea, charges against a supervisor at Fiera were dropped.

This evidence raises concerns that the jury overlooked legitimate credibility issues about Ms. Scott's testimony, because it was bolstered by her apparent admission against interest: her own guilty plea to the same crime.»

The discount for the assistance provided by the defendant should be assessed first, against all other relevant considerations, and the notional sentence so achieved should be further discounted for the guilty plea.

If an accused person enters a guilty plea in the criminal context because the crown does not disclose material information relevant to the case against the accused, the accused may succeed in having the guilty plea withdrawn.

The US plea bargaining system is in the dock after the NatWest Three pleaded guilty to one of the seven charges of wire fraud against them, lawyers say.

The insurer strongly opposed the plea, saying that Mr. Pandey was guilty of negligence in safeguarding the vehicle against loss or damage.

You have three options to choose from in order to resolve the ticket: pay the civil penalty and allow points to be assessed against your license, enter a plea of guilty or no contest where you will request a hearing before a county judge, or elect driving school.

The only real benefit to a no contest plea today is that, unlike a guilty plea, it can not be used against you as an admission of guilt in a civil lawsuit (this would apply mainly where you are cited for an accident causing property damage or injury to another person).

Entering a «not guilty» plea essentially means you believe you are innocent of any charges against you, and you're accepting your right to prove so in court.

According to the document, a written plea of not guilty was filed before formal charges were brought against the 19 - year - old.