Sentences with phrase «indictment of»

It's a sad indictment of the modern media that Labour's upcoming doomsday in Glasgow East is only really viewed through the prism of Gordon Brown's premiership.

«The announcement by Attorney General Schneiderman on the indictment of Joel Abelove is unprecedented and a huge deal for those of us that have called for fairness and action on police - related crimes,» Sharpton said.

«It's a damning indictment of this government that, half way through this parliament, a former Conservative Cabinet minister is still calling for a plan for growth,» shadow chief secretary to the Treasury Rachel Reeves said.

Aldrich and Cormac's damning indictment of Blair was that he was «an incompetent intelligence consumer and poor manager of secret service.»

This is already being written about as a great indictment of Labour members.

The indictment of aides close to Governor Cuomo and Competitive Power Ventures executive Galbraith Kelly validates what residents of Orange County New York have long suspected, that the CPV Valley Power Plant and its related facilities would never have been approved absent undue influence.

Special prosecutor Roger Adler announced yesterday that his investigation of the WFP's involvement in Councilwoman Debi Rose's campaign resulted in the indictment of two former aides to the Staten Island Democrat, but no allegations of wrongdoing against the party itself or any of its officials.

«The indictment of a defunct corporation that has been out of business for more than three years is bizarre.

Last year we all heard of the indictment of his chief of staff Asquith Reid and Joycinth Anderson, a former staffer.

Hempstead is typically a GOP stronghold, but the party has been rocked by recent infighting on the town board and the indictment of Councilman Edward Ambrosino on federal wire fraud and tax evasion charges.

Former Senate Democratic Leader John Sampson turned himself in to federal authorities Monday, after being accused in a nine - count indictment of embezzling nearly half a million dollars from mortgage foreclosure accounts, and then trying to cover it up.

Though Mr. Donovan's inability to secure an indictment of a NYPD officer in the death of Eric Garner, a black man, sparked protests nationwide, the otherwise low - key prosecutor is popular on Staten Island.

«We are aware of the recent indictment of Dean and Adam Skelos.

The recent indictment of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is simply the latest in a series of scandals involving the conflicts created by allowing sitting legislators to earn unlimited, unrestricted income from outside jobs.

After dozens of lawmakers were sanctioned due to ethical misconduct, a new low was hit earlier this year with the arrest and indictment of the now - former Assembly Speaker.

Scheiderman, a Democrat, signed the indictment of Abelove, a Republican, that a special grand jury handed up in December.

The governor regarded the incident as the failings of a few individuals, not an indictment of the system.

The reforms come weeks after the federal indictment of former Chief of Department James Burke for allegedly beating a handcuffed prisoner and covering it up.

It would have taken a good NY GOP leadership to have had a Congressional Candidate somewhere here in NY State to be the guest speaker at todays breakfast today... Today was a disgrace and clear indictment of a dysfunctional NY GOP Party which has lost its Moral Compass

For as much as Churchill's Secret War seems to zero in on decisions taken by the war - time prime minister and his adviser Lord Cherwell, the racism and sheer odium of both of whom is on stark display in the evidence presented by Mukerjee, this book is much more of an indictment of what colonialism was really about than the title suggests.

The state's comptroller has a plan to reduce corruption in the awarding of economic development contracts that has led to the indictment of former associates of Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman today announced the indictment of 19 people charged with conspiring to transport large amounts of narcotics from New York City to the Capital Region, for distribution purposes.

Other question topics included reports that the governor's staff tried to have him bumped from the conference schedule, whether he expected or sought an endorsement from the Council and the federal indictment of Sam Zherka, who is a plaintiff suing Astorino.

Donovan was the Staten Island district attorney who failed to secure an indictment of NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo, who had killed the African - American Eric Garner.

ALBANY, N.Y. — With the recent indictment of New York politicians like Senator Malcolm Smith and Assemblyman Eric Stevenson, many wonder, can they trust state lawmakers?

His piece is an extraordinary indictment of the leadership's failings.

Croci, who is running for re-election this fall, was appointed chair of the Senate Ethics Committee in June 2015 during a leadership shake - up following the indictment of then - Majority Leader Dean Skelos.

A year before the indictment of top Cumo aides and important Upstate business leaders, leading transparency and fiscal watchdog groups warned that the state's use of a mixture of non-profit groups like Fort Schuyler Management Corporation, SUNY Polytechnic and SUNY Research Foundation to award business subsidy contracts «[b] lurred responsibility and reduced the accountability for decisions worth hundreds of millions of dollars.»

On Thursday, Schneiderman — now the state attorney general — flew to Buffalo to announce a nine - count indictment of Pigeon.

While Lipton and activist organizations — like Make the Road Action, a leading immigrants» rights group that endorsed Nixon on Friday — were careful to blame the crack - up on Cuomo, at least one labor leader offered a more scathing indictment of the WFP.

Her departure came in the wake of a federal subpoena served on Cuomo's executive chamber that eventually led to the indictment of Joe Percoco, a top political adviser whom the governor has called a surrogate brother.

In her first few weeks, «there was a change in leadership in the senate,» she said, referring to the indictment of state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and the selection of state Sen. John Flanagan as his successor.

A federal grand jury in Manhattan Tuesday returned a 14 - count indictment of Joseph Percoco, a former top aide to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, and seven others on corruption charges in two wide - ranging bribery schemes to rig bids and wield influence on upstate development projects.

Adam Libserg notes the connection between Manhattan DA Cy Vance Jr. and John Catsimatidis and wonders what that might have to do with the indictment of John Haggerty.

Roger Stone this morning came to the defense of John Haggerty, calling Manhattan DA Cy Vance's indictment of the Queens operative «outrageous» and insisting that Mayor Bloomberg would have faced a $ 15 million to $ 20 million GOP primary last year had it not been for Haggerty's efforts.

Here are examples of the social media posts allegedly used in the Russians» influence campaign of the 2016 election, which resulted in the Department of Justice's indictment of 13 individuals and three companies on Friday.

The Liberal Democrats, however, said the report was a damning indictment of the government's attempts to curb binge drinking.

Their existence is a terrible indictment of the Better Together campaign, which has pursued a relentlessly negative campaign while failing to address the real danger.

The courtroom drama of the Joe Percoco corruption trial has served as a stinging indictment of Albany, a city of back - room dealings and back - scratching, fund - raisers and favors, where money talks and Cuomo administration officials have listened.

Wake up... read 37 page indictment of Russians.

The fact that foodbank use continues to grow is a damning indictment of the UK government's record which should leave the Tories deeply ashamed.

Federal officials today released an 11 - count superseding indictment of Sen. Carl Kruger and Assemblyman William Boyland, along with those in what law enforcement has described as «broad - based bribery ring.»

Notably, their indictment of wage - labour took place in the language of the revolutionary republicanism of their forefathers.

A federal judge has rejected a conservative group's lawsuit demanding the release of drafts of a criminal indictment of Clinton prosecutors prepared, but never issued, during the Whitewater investigation in the 1990s.

«This report is a damning indictment of HMRC and the way its senior officials handle tax disputes with large corporations,» PAC chair Margaret Hodge said.

Republican Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan celebrates his one - year anniversary for assuming the leadership post following the indictment of Dean Skelos.

«This report is a damning indictment of HMRC and the way its senior officials handle tax disputes with large corporations.

It's a sad indictment of Labour's recent performance, that Miliband's attempts to make light of the incident were probably the highlight of his week, if not his summer.

Stunned by the indictment of state Sen. John Sampson, charged with embezzling $ 440,000 from sales of foreclosed properties, the state Office of Court Administration launched a review of how foreclosure sales are handled.

And it's an indictment of decades of government policies that we are.