Sentences with phrase «if convicted politicians»
All New York voters will decide on 3 propositions on the back of the ballot regarding a constitutional convention, if convicted politicians should lose their pensions, and if forest land... Continue reading →
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«Last year, the Republican led Senate passed legislation that would allow the voters of this state, who are paying for these pension, to decide if stripping a politician convicted of corruption of their pensions is warranted,» McGrath said.
He says he's already filed papers in two of the cases he's prosecuting to require the politicians, if convicted, to forfeit the amount of money they would receive in the future in taxpayer funded retirement benefits.
He says he's already filed papers in two of the cases he's prosecuting to require the politicians, if convicted, to forfeit the amount of money they would receive in the future in tax payer funded retirement benefits.
Politicians elected after 2011 are already subject to pension forfeiture if they are convicted of serious crimes.
Even if he wanted to transfer some of these funds, it would be fair to assume the political baggage of accepting money from a convict would be so deleterious that few politicians would choose to accept it.
He talked about the need for ethics reform, enacting legislation that would take away a politician's pension if they are convicted of a crime and term limits.
N.J. politicians, public workers could lose pensions if convicted of these sexual offenses Public workers and elected officials convicted of certain sexual offenses in connection with their public employment could be stripped of their pensions under a bill lawmakers approved Thursday.
It's based on the story of a persistent Chicago Times reporter (James Stewart)-- initially skeptical, but finally convinced — who digs into an 11 - year - old murder case to find out if a man (Richard Conte) convicted of murdering a policeman is really guilty of the crime, or is the victim of overzealous prosecutors and dishonest politicians.