Sentences with phrase «in federal criminal prosecution»

Defended Dr. Henry T. Nicholas, the founder and former CEO of Broadcom Corporation, in a federal criminal prosecution.

At NYU, Ed worked as a Research Assistant on Prof. Kenji Yoshino's book, Shakespeare's Law, and with Prof. Rachel Barkow on trends in federal criminal prosecution.

And yet Gov. Cuomo has sought to shut it down at the urging of — you guessed it — the Sierra Club, NRDC, EDF, and a natural gas company implicated in the federal criminal prosecution of a Cuomo aide.

Not exact matches

In the letter, Frerichs said that this has left the legal cannabis industry «with limited confidence it will not face criminal prosecution» from federal officials.

Among her greatest hits were the prosecution of a pair of rogue federal agents who were stealing bitcoin while investigating the illicit marketplace Silk Road in 2015, and settling a criminal investigation into Ripple later that same year.

Oregon's Supreme Court, which had already concluded that this question was irrelevant, dutifully answered that in its judgment criminal prosecution of Smith and Black would violate the federal Constitution.

Laufer reassures us, «The Obama administration and the DOJ have issued the Cole Memo, which deprioritizes federal criminal prosecutions of marijuana crimes, when commercial operators are operating in accordance with state laws.»

Shepard Kopp represents individuals and businesses in state and federal criminal investigations and prosecutions.

Judge Pamela K. Chen of the Federal District Court in Brooklyn ordered a postponement of the Republican congress member's criminal trial until Feb. 2 to give his defense team time to examine evidence gathered by the prosecution, including tape recorded conversations with potential witnesses.

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.

In May 2007, federal prosecutors brought a criminal prosecution of Purdue Pharma, the Stamford, Connecticut - based maker of OxyContin.

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.

Prosecutions and convictions for corruption have come from the federal government, like U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, who oversaw the conviction of the former legislative leaders and who has issued criminal complaints against nine people involved in Cuomo's economic development projects.

In a statement, Bharara's office said there was «insufficient evidence to meet the high burden of proof required for a federal criminal civil rights prosecution.»

Prosecutions and convictions for corruption have come from the federal government, like US Attorney Preet Bharara, who oversaw the conviction of the former legislative leaders and who has issued criminal complaints against nine people involved in Governor Cuomo's economic development projects.

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.

NY Times reports that a federal judge reduced the prison sentence of former Assemblyman Brian McLaughlin for his help in the criminal prosecutions of former state Sen. Carl Kruger and former Assemblyman Anthony Seminerio: http://goo.gl/7jT9mS

NY Times reports that a federal judge reduced the prison sentence of former Assemblyman Brian McLaughlin for his help in the criminal prosecutions of former state Sen. Carl... Continue reading →

We rely upon our full - time staff of attorneys, forensic accountants, research analysts, field investigators and computer forensics experts to staff these assignments, and we work collaboratively with our business clients to develop an investigative plan that is appropriate to the suspected misconduct... Since most of our investigative professionals have had experience in federal, state and local law enforcement — as prosecutors, auditors and agents — our investigative strategies are developed with an understanding of the evidence that may be needed to support an eventual criminal prosecution.»

Although the federal government has not pursued criminal prosecutions of bankers at the heart of the mortgage operations that collapsed in 2007, it has stepped up civil lawsuits against the largest originators and securitizers of home loans during the boom.

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.

It lists federal laws they may have violated and names 17 climate scientists — some of the most eminent in the world — who Inhofe's staff claim should be investigated for possible criminal prosecution.

There is considerable doubt that the Sixth Amendment itself, as originally drafted by the Framers of the Bill of Rights, contemplated any guarantee other than the right of an accused in a criminal prosecution in a federal court to employ a lawyer to assist in his defense.

He appears frequently in state and federal courts across Maryland and neighboring jurisdictions in cases involving every facet of criminal investigations and prosecutions.

She has experience in handling investigations and prosecutions brought under a wide variety of federal criminal statutes, including banking fraud, health care fraud, bitcoin schemes, computer crimes, securities fraud, mail and wire fraud schemes, Ponzi schemes, insider trading, government contracting fraud, commercial bribery, Anti-Money-Laundering violations, and conspiracy offenses.

In recent decades — in a malevolent trend we call «the federalization of criminal law» — the federal government has continuously expanded its power, including the exercise of its ultimate domestic power — criminal prosecution and the taking of life and liberty under color of laIn recent decades — in a malevolent trend we call «the federalization of criminal law» — the federal government has continuously expanded its power, including the exercise of its ultimate domestic power — criminal prosecution and the taking of life and liberty under color of lain a malevolent trend we call «the federalization of criminal law» — the federal government has continuously expanded its power, including the exercise of its ultimate domestic power — criminal prosecution and the taking of life and liberty under color of law.

This applies directly in the case of federal criminal prosecutions in the federal courts, and applies in state courts because it is incorporated to apply in state court cases through the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States under 20th century case law applying the «Selective Incorporation doctrine.»

These are special authority agencies in the nation set up to investigate federal criminal offenses for a prosecution at the Federal federal criminal offenses for a prosecution at the Federal Federal courts.

Dennis has expertise in advising and representing commercial institutions and individuals being investigated by the Australian Federal Police, the Austral - ian Securities Investment Commission, the Australian Trans - actions Reports and Analysis Centre Financial Reporting Centre, the Australian Tax Office, the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, the Commonwealth and State Director of Public Prosecutions, as well some of the larg - est law enforcement and financial regulators world - wide, including the US Department of Justice, the Securities Ex - change Commission, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the UK Serious Economic Fraud Unit.

When «Mandatory» Does Not Mean Mandatory: Failure to Obtain Criminal Restitution in Federal Prosecution of Human Trafficking in the United States, Wilmer Hale and The Human Trafficking Pro Bono Legal Center (September 2014)

The Firm handles a wide variety of criminal defense matters, with an emphasis in representing business - people and professionals in federal white - collar investigations, prosecutions and appeals around the country.

Following completion of the investigation, we represented the organization in a voluntary self - disclosure to federal and state law enforcement authorities arising from the investigation, which resulted in a favorable financial resolution and no prosecution of criminal or civil claim against individuals associated with the organization.

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Failure to Obtain Criminal Restitution in Federal Prosecution of Human Trafficking Cases in the United States

Criminal prosecutions can be brought before the superior courts in each province, as well as the Federal Court.

Students from both schools have teamed up to blog and tweet the federal criminal prosecution of W.R. Grace & Company and five of its executives and managers in U.S. District Court in Missoula.

As lead counsel in over 200 federal and state jury trials and numerous administrative proceedings, Peter Anderson helps public companies, their officers and directors, along with financial service companies, accounting and law firms and their principals, as they respond to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement actions, Department of Justice (DOJ) investigations and criminal prosecutions and complex civil litigation.

In criminal matters, Mr. Cooper handles white collar criminal cases, including the defense of organizations and individuals targeted for prosecution in federal and state court in false claim, environmental, tax or public corruption investigationIn criminal matters, Mr. Cooper handles white collar criminal cases, including the defense of organizations and individuals targeted for prosecution in federal and state court in false claim, environmental, tax or public corruption investigationin federal and state court in false claim, environmental, tax or public corruption investigationin false claim, environmental, tax or public corruption investigations.

The Federal criminal justice system has become bloated in recent decades, mounting many prosecutions for crimes that are essentially local.

I agree that the «Federal criminal justice system has become bloated in recent decades,» but that is not the result of too many capital prosecutions, but two many low - level drug prosecutions.

Federal Green Party leader Elizabeth May is facing criminal prosecution for taking part in a protest against the Trans Mountain pipeline in Burnaby ea... More

The article notes that the Gall case «could affect criminal sentences in every federal courtroom in America,» and the editorial calls for «Congress [to] eliminate the garden - variety drug prosecutions and return the federal courts to their original purpose of hearing major criminal cases that cut across state lines and exceed local authority and resources.»

It is both critical for criminal suspects to assert their right to remain silent under the Constitution's Fifth Amendment, to have a federal criminal lawyer advocating for them early on to work to avoid a prosecution in the first place, and to minimize being behind the eight - ball in defending against federal felony charges.

Dennis has expertise in advising and representing commercial institutions and individuals being investigated by the Australian Federal Police, the Australian Securities Investment Commission, the Australian Transactions Reports and Analysis Centre Financial Reporting Centre, the Australian Tax Office, the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, the Commonwealth and State Director of Public Prosecutions, as well some of the largest law enforcement and financial regulators world - wide, including the US Department of Justice, the Securities Exchange Commission, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the UK Serious Economic Fraud Unit.

But, federal criminal prosecutions were extremely rare in the first 90 - 150 or so years of the existence of the federal government because the scope of federal government activity relative to state government activity was much smaller, and because the combined scope of all government was smaller in a less complex economy.

If the Secretary also committed some crime by doing more than simply failing to act in some respect (e.g. engaging in espionage), the process would be the same as any other federal criminal prosecution.

Representing one of two defendants in the White River (Indiana) fish kill case involving federal, state and class action claims seeking civil damages and penalties exceeding $ 50 million and federal criminal prosecution under the Clean Water Act.

In both civil and criminal settings, if the person is given immunity eliminating the threats of criminal prosecution, then they can be compelled to give testimony (though it gets sticky when the same conduct can be classified as an offense under both state and federal law).

As detailed in this new Reason piece, headlined «Ross Ulbricht Files Appeal to the Supreme Court on His Life Sentence Without Parole: Silk Road founder's appeal stresses the dangerous Fourth and Sixth Amendment implications of his prosecution and sentencing,» a notable federal criminal defendant is bringing some notable issues to the Supreme Court via a new cert petition.

Yet it also allows for prosecution of those intermediaries under federal criminal law (such as federal anti-trafficking statutes that are already in place).