Sentences with phrase «in federal criminal cases»

Check out the Congressional Research Report titled Statutes of Limitation in Federal Criminal Cases: An Overview for a more robust discussion of these issues.

For six years, Ms. Lloyd was a member of the Federal Criminal Justice Act panel, accepting court appointments to represent indigent defendants in federal criminal cases.

Experience is key in federal criminal cases as well as an attorney who understands your future is at stake.

We also represent clients in pre-indictment investigations and in federal criminal cases.

For example, in federal criminal cases, the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, rules assembled by the US Sentencing Commission that are, of course, non-binding, set a floor and ceiling on the years in prison one should be sentenced to in various circumstances with a formula used to make the calculation.

In the federal criminal case, Percoco and Howe, a lobbyist who previously was an adviser to Cuomo at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, used private email accounts that, according to a person involved in the case, are highly incriminating and on par with a wiretap in terms of their prosecutorial weight.

But, while making a cert grant more likely, it is hard to ever assert that a cert grant in a federal criminal case is «probable.»

Not exact matches

In more than 25 years of practice, he has tried 20 federal criminal and civil cases, almost all to juries that returned verdicts.

Last year, the U.S. Federal Reserve earned about $ 70 billion just by providing its citizens (or, in the case of the C - note, a global criminal elite) with physical money.

The criminal case follows a Sept. 18 order by a federal judge in Texas that Shavers and his company pay a total of $ 40.7 million comprising illegal profit, interest and fines in a related U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission civil lawsuit.

A Texas man who operated Bitcoin Savings and Trust was charged on Thursday with bilking his investors, in what prosecutors called the first federal criminal securities fraud case arising from a bitcoin - related Ponzi scheme.

The federal government has seized at least $ 1 billion worth of Bitcoin after busts in criminal cases.

That article landed Manafort in hot water with prosecutors and the judge presiding over the federal criminal case against him.

The company also said it had been served with a subpoena in a federal criminal probe linked to norovirus cases in California last year.

«Based on the advice of counsel, I will assert my 5th Amendment rights in connection with all proceedings in this case due to the ongoing criminal investigation by the FBI and U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York,» Cohen wrote in the filing in Los Angeles federal court.

The Post's Spencer Hsu: «The federal judge overseeing the criminal trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and business partner Rick Gates imposed a gag order in the case Wednesday, ordering all parties, including potential witnesses, not to make statements that might prejudice jurors.

It's a fairly interesting challenge that Wynne is making, having a provincial government coming out against federal legislation in this sense, but as the province has the duty to enforce the Criminal Code, her asking for options so publicly is an interesting case.

The federal judge overseeing the criminal trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and business partner Rick Gates imposed a gag order in the case Wednesday, ordering all parties, including potential witnesses, not to make statements that might prejudice jurors.

That suit is expected to go to trial in the fall, and the judge in the case recently recommended that federal officials look into whether criminal charges should be filed.

October 13 — In a stunning twist to their anti-corruption football probe, Swiss federal prosecutors have opened a criminal case against the Qatari boss of Paris St Germain, Nasser Al - Khelaifi, for suspected bribery linked to World Cup broadcasting rights.

Federal prosecutors said NXIVM founder Keith Raniere's «decades» long history of abusing women and girls» is among the reasons he should remain in custody without bond while his criminal case is pending.

The NYT tells the story of the 2011 bootlegging case that turned out to be the tip of a criminal scheme that within three years would be used as evidence in an unimaginably larger case, a federal corruption investigation that would ultimately reach deep into New York City's highest offices of power.

Jacobs is seeking adjournment on the grounds that Wetkas is giving evidence in another criminal case involving former Governor of Jigawa, Sule Lamido and his son, Aminu, in the Federal High Court, Abuja.

Glenwood has been embroiled in the federal criminal corruption cases against former Democratic Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and former Republican Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos.

Federal criminal case No. 18 0087 filed Thursday against Rob Walker is just the latest entry in Long Island's culture of corruption sweepstakes.

The criminal prosecutions spawned by the CityTime case reached a quiet denouement when a federal judge in Manhattan sentenced Carl Bell, a computer specialist at the center of the scheme, to three years» probation, showing leniency because he had given crucial help to investigators.

Finding by PRNigeria revealed that the action of Magu in instituting criminal charges against Umar has caused serious confusion and embarrassment to the Federal Government because the EFCC reports had made clear that the CCT boss had no case to answer.

Silver, who was indicted on a host of federal fraud charges in February, appeared in Manhattan Federal Court Tuesday to plea not guilty to all charges, including additional criminal charges related to his corruptiofederal fraud charges in February, appeared in Manhattan Federal Court Tuesday to plea not guilty to all charges, including additional criminal charges related to his corruptioFederal Court Tuesday to plea not guilty to all charges, including additional criminal charges related to his corruption case.

«Right now, the way they're in the law isn't actually the strongest and we rest a lot on court cases and we want to make sure that now matter what happens on the federal level ever, no matter what happens anywhere else, New York has the strongest, clearest protections as it relates to reproductive protections and right now, oddly, those provisions are in the criminal code.

Prospective jurors in the upcoming federal criminal trial of Joseph Percoco, a former top aide to Cuomo, are being asked to note any potential conflicts with dozens of individuals whose names or testimony may be part of corruption case.

Federal investigators subpoenaed the Suffolk DA's office, seeking all records related to its 2008 prosecution of criminal defense attorney Robert Macedonio, whose drug possession case remains shrouded in secrecy and involved unusual legal maneuvering.

(State and federal prosecutors announced last month they do not plan to bring criminal charges in those cases.)

Based on evidence gathered so far in the matter, a case of Criminal Conspiracy and unlawful possession of prohibited firearms was filed by the Nigeria Police Force at Federal High Court Lokoja on 16th March, 2018 against the two principal suspects (i) Kabiru Saidu a.k.a Osama (ii) Nuhu Salisu a.k.a Small, Senator Dino Melaye and Alhaji Mohammed Audu.

A key prosecution witness in a federal corruption case against a former top aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo testified Wednesday to his own yearslong criminal résumé that included fraud, embezzlement and lawsuits involving friends, family, his lawyers, a gym, a tutor and even a dog walker.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork / AP)-- Already hit with criminal charges alleging that he took bribes in a federal corruption case, New York City Councilman Daniel Halloran (R - 19th) is now facing an investigation by his own colleagues.

«The legal strategy that we decided was optimum from our point of view was to file the civil suit yesterday, lay out the entire case in a civil suit, seek certain remedies in the civil suit and commence a criminal investigation today on the same basic underlying facts and proceed with the criminal investigation jointly with our federal counterparts.»

«And finally, in pending and future cases, to the extent any public official has a pension interest that accrued while engaging in criminal conduct, we will use federal forfeiture law to claw back an appropriate dollar amount commensurate with that pension where appropriate.»

On Friday, April 25 I sent a letter to the United States Attorney General after the verdict in the Sean Bell case was announced seeking an investigation of the facts of this case under federal criminal civil rights laws.

In addition to the Burke - Loeb case, Newsday has reported that the comprehensive federal scrutiny of Spota's office has included whether there was anything unlawful in the handling of the investigation into the shooting of Huntington Station taxi driver Thomas Moroughan by an off - duty Nassau County police officer; the circumstances under which former Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy gave up a $ 4.1 - million - dollar campaign chest to the district attorney's office, and also agreed not to run for re-election; the legality of a wiretap placed on the phone of former Suffolk detective John Oliva; the resolution of the criminal case against well - known Suffolk criminal lawyer Robert Macedonio; the office's distribution of asset - forfeiture money; and the investigation into a number of political associates of Suffolk County Executive Steve BellonIn addition to the Burke - Loeb case, Newsday has reported that the comprehensive federal scrutiny of Spota's office has included whether there was anything unlawful in the handling of the investigation into the shooting of Huntington Station taxi driver Thomas Moroughan by an off - duty Nassau County police officer; the circumstances under which former Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy gave up a $ 4.1 - million - dollar campaign chest to the district attorney's office, and also agreed not to run for re-election; the legality of a wiretap placed on the phone of former Suffolk detective John Oliva; the resolution of the criminal case against well - known Suffolk criminal lawyer Robert Macedonio; the office's distribution of asset - forfeiture money; and the investigation into a number of political associates of Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellonin the handling of the investigation into the shooting of Huntington Station taxi driver Thomas Moroughan by an off - duty Nassau County police officer; the circumstances under which former Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy gave up a $ 4.1 - million - dollar campaign chest to the district attorney's office, and also agreed not to run for re-election; the legality of a wiretap placed on the phone of former Suffolk detective John Oliva; the resolution of the criminal case against well - known Suffolk criminal lawyer Robert Macedonio; the office's distribution of asset - forfeiture money; and the investigation into a number of political associates of Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone.

During the discovery stage of the civil lawsuit, Antonacci is asking for access to email records about Mahoney supporter Steven Aiello, a Cor Development Co. executive who faces federal corruption charges in an unrelated criminal case.

A federal court in Tennessee heard arguments yesterday and today on whether lie detection technology based on fMRI scans of brain activity should be admitted in a criminal case involving a psychologist accused of defrauding Medicare.

Over the course of her career in Criminal Defense, Eboni represented clients in murder, rape, drug, sex crime and federal offense cases.

As a trial attorney, he handled all sorts of criminal cases in state and federal court and he has represented approximately 30 people charged with homicide, including several who have faced the death penalty.

He has been retained by numerous public offices, courts and private attorneys as a forensic psychiatrist and has consulted in more than 2,700 civil and criminal cases in both state and federal jurisdictions.

In cases with the potential to significantly improve legal protections for companion animals, the legal advocacy department will bring legal proceedings corollary to the criminal prosecution including writs, declaratory judgments and petitions for injunctive relief, and will initiate or support civil litigation on the state and federal level to promote those heightened legal protections.

B&G has a notably anti-environmental legacy, lobbying for major corporate polluters and defending white - collar criminals in cases of federal enforcement lawsuits.

They also cover recent antitrust class action lawsuits and issues that arise in other federal criminal cases.

The answer in the case of criminal charges in the federal system and in the vast majority of U.S. states is that you can almost never recover legal fees you incur defending a criminal action.

At the urging of the U.S. Justice Department, the federal judiciary is considering whether to close Internet access to plea agreements and related docket notations in criminal cases.

We have more news this morning that FIJA's educational outreach efforts are paying off through the hard work of activists nationwide, this time from San Diego, California: Filner Urges «Jury Nullification» In Medical Pot Dispensary Case San Diego Mayor Bob Filner has injected himself into a federal criminal case against the operator of a medical -LSB-Case San Diego Mayor Bob Filner has injected himself into a federal criminal case against the operator of a medical -LSB-case against the operator of a medical -LSB-...]