Sentences with phrase «in ethics investigations»

To respondents in ethics investigations, it seems that regulators view billing for our time to make a living practicing our profession as disdainful conduct.

«I have represented members of the United States Congress, military commanders in ethics investigations and never before have I not been given the charges that have been placed against my client and never before have I been told that I'm not allowed to investigate it.»

There are new developments in an ethics investigation and a criminal probe in the ongoing sexual harassment scandal in the New York State Assembly.

The congressman's formal trial in the ethics investigation is not expected to start until after the September primary, meaning that the controversy might not be receiving as much attention when voters head to the polls.

Many people will say that representing yourself in an ethics investigation is incredibly foolish, but I have a different view.

Not exact matches

The server investigation put such political strain on the FBI in large part because of the environment of ethics stories that surrounded it — the business and philanthropic empire that arose out of and was hopelessly intertwined with the Clinton political operation, the high - dollar paid speeches, the political aides who were somehow getting so rich off this enterprise that one of them just bought David Rockefeller's mansion.

In a report published May 20, RBC analysts Sara O'Brien and Elaine Lae questioned how long it would take for SNC to improve their future earnings, «given recent management reorganization, focus on ethics & compliance as well as practical distraction created by management changes and external investigations.»

Norm Eisen, who served as an ethics lawyer in the Obama White House and now chairs the left - leaning Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics, which has repeatedly challenged Trump, said it might have to do with the fact that Cohen is under criminal investigation in New York.

He agreed to pay a $ 300,000 fine for misleading the committee during the investigation, and in the process dodged conviction on the actual charges through a combination of finessing some legal definitions, sheer self - confidence and raw political power (as Speaker of the House at the time of the complaints, he appointed the ethics committee.

Though some pro-life activists praised these efforts to expose a practice that critics of Planned Parenthood — and abortion in general — find immoral, the investigation itself raised many questions about the ethics of the so - called «sting.»

The only Speaker of the House that ever had to pay $ 300,000 for an investigation in reference to his ethics violations and you think he should be President?

- February 24, 2014 Following the increase of internet - based co-ops for cloth diaper imports, the San Diego - based nonprofit Real Diaper Association issued a report this week following our investigation into the legality, ethics, and sustainability of such co-ops on the long - term practice of cloth diapering in the US and Canada.

Gillibrand last week declined to call for Franken's resignation, saying in a WCNY interview that the ethics investigation into the allegations should be played out and that whether he stays in office is up to him.

Panepinto is leaving office under a cloud of a potential ethics investigation, though he recently would not confirm he has hired an attorney in the matter.

Even without investigations dominating the headlines, lawmakers were likely to contend with growing calls for ethics and campaign finance reform measures following the sentencing of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver to 12 years in prison.

«From the pending ethics investigation against him to his decision to ignore his district in favor of his wealthy donors, people were fed up with Chris Collins and his cronies,» Zellner said.

Still, the amount of money raised is eyebrow - raising for good - government advocates, who have been pushing for a host of ethics reforms in the wake of the corruption scandals, arrests and convictions, with still more investigations ongoing.

The announcement coincides days after the departure of former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, who had led the investigation into de Blasio as well as Gov. Andrew Cuomo's closure of the Moreland Commission following an agreement on ethics reform changes in the state budget.

Two female employees at the state Division of Criminal Justice Services who were punished following their testimony in a sexual harassment investigation have not been contacted by the ethics commission that was asked more than a month ago by Cuomo to conduct an expedited review of the case.

In 2013, Micah Z. Kellner, a Democratic assemblyman from Manhattan, was barred from leadership posts, stripped of his interns and forced to cut his staff after an Assembly ethics investigation found that he had sexually harassed aides.

Other question topics included how Cuomo's love of cars and motorcycles affects his actions on mass transit, the ongoing investigations of Mayor de Blasio's fundraising efforts in the 2014 senate elections and whether Cuomo has been questioned in those investigations, current legislative efforts at retroactively extending the statute of limitations in child sex abuse cases, the developing troubles of Suffolk County District Attorney Tom Spota and whether Cuomo will act to remove Spota, the likelihood of «ethics reform» passing in this legislative session, the timing of an inspector general's report on the 2015 Dannemora prison escape and Cuomo's planned trip to Italy.

interested enough in finding out what the Commission had discovered that he has launched an inquiry, in part, to get to the bottom of whether «investigations potentially significant to the public interest have been bargained away as part of the negotiated arrangement between legislative and executive leaders,» as he wrote in a letter to the Commission's members on April 3 — a reference to the ethics deal struck between the governor and the Legislature as part of their budget agreement at the end of March, which coincided with Cuomo's announcement that he was shutting down the Commission.

Two female employees at the state Division of Criminal Justice Services who were punished following their testimony in a sexual harassment investigation have not been contacted by the ethics commission that was asked more than a month ago by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to conduct an expedited review of the case.

ALBANY — A state assemblywoman from suburban Buffalo was punished on Wednesday after an ethics investigation found that she had had a sexual relationship with a staff member in her office, then retaliated against him when he complained about her behavior.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — WGRZ has confirmed that an ethics investigation is underway looking into Congressman Chris Collins» role in luring investors to an Austrailan biotech company.

An ethics bill signed this past summer puts ethics investigations for both the legislative and executive branches in the hands of the Joint Commission on Public Ethics.

Unfortunately, the Grand Jury accepted the politically charged testimony of this legislator and claimed «Financial Disclosure forms were used by a county official in a failed attempt to end the legislature's investigation into the ethics commission.»

Update 3:45 p.m. Rep. Edward Whitfield, R - Ky., under a cloud of an ethics investigation, announced Tuesday he will not seek a 12th term in Congress.

When he faced questions about a pending state ethics probe back in March, State Sen. Marc C. Panepinto insisted he knew of no investigation and cited the need for an official notice from the Joint Commission on Public Ethics.

Former Rep. Paul Broun announced he's running for Congress in Georgia's 9th District, and he faces not just a primary against an incumbent fellow Republican but the haze of an ethics investigation dating back to his last term in the House.

As for Rangel, Tasini predicted the scandal - scarred congressman, who was forced to give up his Ways & Means Committee chairmanship in the wake of a critical ethics committee report and remains under investigation, will «cost Democrats seats all across the country» if he's the nominee.

Evidence of the backroom deal began to emerge on Fri., Aug. 24, when Assemblyman Vito Lopez, of Brooklyn, was implicated in the sexual harassment of two female employees following an internal investigation by the Assembly's ethics committee.

One of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo» s political opponents is calling on Governor Cuomo to hold an explanatory press conference, and another is demanding that Cuomo to resign after an in depth account in The New York Times reports that the governor's top staff repeatedly interfered in an ethics commission investigation.

The investigation also found that Ponte, in violation of city ethics rules, drove his city - issued car 18,500 miles on trips to and from coastal Maine and billed taxpayers for gas and tolls.

The ethics bill was the latest attempt by Cuomo and legislators to respond to the wave of investigations, arrests and convictions that have tainted state government for nearly a decade, starting with the arrest of former state Comptroller Alan Hevesi in a probe that revealed state pension fund bribes and kickbacks.

The ethics board launched the non-criminal investigation in January of last year, alleging she acted improperly by accepting help from the Advance Group — a lobbying firm which has business dealings with the city.

«Our only knowledge of the reported investigation by the District Attorney, the State ethics enforcement body, or U.S. Attorney's Office of the mayor is what has been reported in the news,» Azzopardi said.

Prime Minister David Cameron first intimated in early July 2011 that an investigation by Parliament on media ethics and standards will be carried out.

The favorable ratings for Cuomo come after weeks of negative news stories about the governor's alleged interference in an ethics panel and an ongoing federal investigation.

Embattled Rep. Charlie Rangel has lost clout in Washington after being forced to give up his powerful Ways & Means Committee chairmanship and faces both an ethics investigation and multiple primary challenges, but he still has support in his Harlem district.

On Tuesday, it was revealed members of the state Legislature were asked to preserve all records relating to the investigation of the now defunct anti-corruption panel Gov. Andrew Cuomo disbanded in April following an agreement on ethics legislation in the state budget.

A House investigative committee is charging Rangel with ethics violations, stemming from a nearly two - year investigation into his finances, his failure to report rental income from a villa he owns in the Dominican Republic, his use of multiple rent - stabilized apartments, and his efforts to fundraise for a City College center named after him.

Despite an ongoing ethics investigation into his fundraising — a point the GOP has repeatedly sought to exploit — Bishop has a strong favorable rating in his district, 54 - 39.

The budget proposal also includes more money to fund sexual harassment investigations in an oft - criticized state ethics oversight panel.

Bulgaro is not giving any reason for his departure, but he was one of the few commissioners in the ethics board's two - year history to speak out publicly at a meeting last September, when he complained about leaks from the commission to the media on the Silver investigation.

Heller was appointed by Republican Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval to fill the seat vacated by Sen. John Ensign, who resigned in April amidst a Senate ethics investigation.

The paper reports that the letter may be precedent - setting, in that it could result in the first investigation of a sitting legislator concerning activities that may or may not have happened before the creation of the state's ethics commission.

A government reform group is considering filing a complaint with a New York state ethics panel over a story in the New York Times that says the Assembly Speaker is under federal investigation for failing to disclose pay he received from a law firm.

A government reform group is considering filing a complaint with a state ethics panel over a report in the New York Times that the Assembly Speaker is under federal investigation for failing to disclose pay he received from a law firm.

Spokesman John Milgrim says while the ethics commission can not comment on whether or not an investigation is being conducted «To the extent a problem is identified in any individual's financial disclosure statement, the Commission will seek full compliance with the law.»