Sentences with phrase «in a position of trust»

In particular, white collar crimes involve a violation by a person in a position of trust in order to achieve financial gain.

A situation in which someone in a position of trust has competing professional and personal interests which could make it difficult for them to remain impartial.

An individual in a position of trust may not benefit himself or herself at the expense of the company or other owners.

The same is true of public officials, engineers, health practitioners, and other professionals in positions of trust.

This individual will have access to production numbers, profit and loss responsibility, have some investor relations duties, and is clearly in a position of trust.

Moreover, persons in positions of trust can not legally have sex with a person under the age of 18 years.

In my last church I shared about mistreatment to someone in a position of trust who then treated me as the one doing the mistreatment claiming that she was being prophetic and speaking as she was because «men have the power and God deals with those in position of power in the first instance».

Penal Code 368 PC defines a caretaker as «any person who has the care, custody, or control of, or who stands in a position of trust with, an elder or a dependent adult.»

«The UK already has one of the most advanced systems in the world for carrying out checks on all those who work in positions of trust with children and vulnerable adults.

«If you serve in a position of trust for an ethics watchdog or committee, then you have to lead by example,» said John Kaehny, executive director of Reinvent Albany.

«If you serve in a position of trust for an ethics watchdog or committee, then you have to lead by example,» John Kaehny, executive director of Reinvent Albany, told the Post.

The Intervenor submits that such principles are all the more applicable in circumstances where the person found guilty of committing the offence was a medical doctor who stood in a position of trust over a vulnerable victim.

In a decade or so, there will have been a sea change — we will have become used to a compliance orientated environment, in which we are expected to think about our duties of good faith and impartiality, ask whether we are in a position of trust in business, employment or public office and to be in a position to evidence proper performance — by systems, process and procedures.

If money talks, a case like this should have companies running to sign up for employment screening services and to secure the services of a risk management consultant to ensure proper controls are in place to avoid the losses that can occur when the wrong people are placed in a position of trust.

He said that «no matter the level of perception, corruption is a canker in our society, which if not nipped in the bud, would eat away the very fabric of society, resulting in enrichment of a few in positions of trust and abjectly impoverishing the masses of our people,» adding that to check the impunity, it is imperative for us, as a nation, to revisit the lessons of probity and accountability which June 4th sought to teach us.»

«Every Ghanaian politician is a potential thief, put the Ghanaian in a position of trust or political leadership and the next thing he or she will start thinking of is how to steal to enrich themselves,» he revealed.

We would recommend anyone who is in a position of trust undergoes a DBS Check.

Fiduciary: An individual or entity in position of trust who has accepted the duty of acting for the benefit of another.

Within this, James looks for particular moments where balances of power, control and manipulation are brought into question: moments that result in positions of trust, vulnerability and fear being compromised.

A person who is in a position of trust owes a duty of care to the alleged victim and has breached that duty.

While in a position of trust and authority with respect to cadets he interacted with, he engaged in inappropriate sexual relationships with two cadets.

[and] Condition B... impartially... [and] Condition C... is in a position of trust by virtue of performing it...».

• The nature of the conduct prevents the employee from continuing to perform his or her duties (e.g., loss of credibility in a position of trust)

However, if you are genuine and sincere in your request for information and advice, you place the person in the position of trusted advisor, a concept that is very flattering to many people.

If we place someone in a position of trust and they steal from us today we are told it is our fault.

Persons in positions of trust who abuse or misuse that trust may have violated their fiduciary obligation.

The Intervenor submits that a denunciatory sentence for a violation of Section 241 (1)(b) is particularly called for in circumstances wherein the offender stood in a position of trust over his victims.

County Executive Poloncarz will continue to insist that only those qualified and ready to fully perform their duties be in positions of trust in the Department of Social Services.

I conclude that the evidence proves, beyond a reasonable doubt, that Mr. Olson was in a position of trust with respect to the complainant.

Elder financial abuse or exploitation is defined as the unauthorized, illegal or inappropriate use of an aging adult's financial resources by a person in a position of trust.

All that's required is for someone in a position of trust to make some decision in a situation in which he or she has some personal interest that could reasonably be seen as influencing his or her judgment.

Rhoades, for example, quotes the NASD (now FINRA), as saying «essentially a broker, or agent, is a fiduciary, and he thus stands in a position of trust and confidence with respect to his customer or principle.»

Except in my situation, not only was my mitreatment not taken seriously fomr someone in a position of trust, but I was treated as the one who had been doing the mistreatement, which not only addres additional burdents to the one I was carrying, making tings unbearable, with slanderous remarks that harmed my reputation.

«The court finds the defendant was in a position of trust and he abused that position,» said McHenry County Judge Sharon Prather in sentencing Marcus Sabo.

This training will be of invaluable assistance to any person viewed as being in a position of trust and guidance.

Soldiers and other army personnel are in a position of trust and authority.

The fiduciary is in a position of trust and must act accordingly.

Depending upon what you do for a living this might be a non-issue; however, if you are in a position of trust, walking away from a mortgage payment will reflect negatively upon your character unless you have a very good reason for it.

Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, morsel given to a beggar, bribe, from Anglo - French, morsel 1: money or favor given or promised in order to influence the judgment or conduct of a person in a position of trust 2: something that serves to induce or influence.

I think there are folks with an agenda on both sides of this argument and history shows repeatedly that those in positions of trust (presidents, governments, doctors, transmission repair shops) frequently withhold information to make their case more convincing.

Factors including whether or not you were in a position of trust (ie.

The personal representative is in a position of trust and confidence.

The age difference between them, the evolution of their relationship, Mr. Olson's status in relation to the complainant, and the expectations of, in particular, parents of students who attend boarding schools such as the one that this complainant attended, as well as the expectations of the accused, who believed that his conduct would attract criminal culpability if discovered, all lead inevitably to the conclusion that he was in a position of trust.

The prosecution argued that being a trust family friend of the two young ladies and a teacher at the school with some teaching contact with the young ladies, J.C.H. was in a position of trust and / or authority and there thus guilty.

After focused cross-examination by Joseph Neuberger of the two young ladies at the preliminary hearing and argument in line with the law, the preliminary hearing judge found that there was no evidence to conclude, given the facts are elicited in cross-examination, that J.C.H. was in a position of trust or authority.