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Currently, the FBI is investigating the bidding process and the SEC has launched an informal inquiry into whether the district complied with legal guidelines in the use of bond funds for the devices and curriculum.»

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The Southern District of New York reportedly initiated the Cohen raids after receiving a referral from Mueller, most likely because he uncovered evidence of wrongdoing related to Cohen that fell outside the purview of his investigation into Russia's meddling in the 2016 US election and whether the Trump campaign colluded with Moscow.

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ROLLING MEADOWS — More than 75 people, almost all of them residents of unincorporated Plum Grove Estates, turned out at Plum Grove Park Wednesday night to hear final arguments before voting on whether to annex their subdivision into the Rolling Meadows Park District.

The district also is studying whether to renovate Vogelei Park on Higgins Road into a passive recreational area.

Barliant is set to decide whether to lift the ban so the Park District can move forward with its plans to condemn the land and turn it into a park or approve Maryknoll Restoration's request to sell it to Red Seal.

No substantial vote tallies were available for a proposal for voters in unincorporated Plum Grove Estates, who were asked whether they wished to be annexed into the Rolling Meadows Park District.

Schultz asked the committee to determine whether Joliet should help the Park District build a facility, how much a complex might cost, where it could be built and what amenities to put into it.

The Cohen investigation has since been reassigned to federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York (SDNY), providing some indication that the Cohen matter may be unrelated to the core of Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, although it remains unclear whether the case was wholly transferred to the SDNY or if Mueller retains certain aspects of it that are related to the Russia investigation.

Nearly six weeks after the corruption trial began, jurors Thursday afternoon were dispatched by U.S. District Court Judge Valerie Caproni to begin deliberations into whether Percoco, a longtime confidante of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, used his top government post to enrich himself via bribes paid by two companies with business before the state.

The FBI, the U.S. Attorney's office and the Manhattan District Attorney were looking into whether NYPD brass received gifts and expensive trips in exchange for favors from wealthy businessmen with ties to the mayor.

«Everybody else who travels into the central business district — whether be it subways, bus, ferries, Citi Bike — pays to do that.

After weeks of silence on whether he would run again for the 21st congressional district, Republican Matt Doheny is jumping into the ring.

He said counsel had advised him not to meet until an Erie County District Attorney's Office investigation into whether the Nation eavesdropped on a state gaming official concluded.

«Both attorneys were recommended to us by individuals who reside in the 21st congressional district,» Varonis said, an apparent response to an inquiry into whether Silver recommended O'Keefe.

Two developers who serve on the Buffalo School Board have questioned whether LPCiminelli overcharged the district to manage a massive schools reconstruction program, yet neither the attorney general or comptroller can bring themselves to look into the matter.

«The comptroller is really looking at, as we move into next year, whether or not the tax cap, which is at its lower point ever for school districts for the upcoming fiscal year, for 2016 - 17, to see the impact of that and whether or not if forces more districts to spend down that fund balance, to rely on borrowing, and if the impact does push anybody else into fiscal stress next year,» Butry says.

Federal authorities and the Manhattan district attorney's office are looking into whether de Blasio's solicitation of Catsimatidis and other donors violated campaign - finance laws.

The probe is also exploring other cases involving investigations into Robert Stricoff, Donald Rodgers and Justin Meyers — figures associated with the administration of Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone — and whether the distribution by the district attorney's office of millions of dollars in asset forfeiture money was improperly used by the DA's office as a reward for favorites or for the office's own political benefit.

At least three investigators with the Suffolk district attorney's office have been subpoenaed as a federal investigation has expanded into whether county investigators and prosecutors engaged in federal civil rights violations by illegally using a wiretap on Oliva.

Questions during the off topic portion of the press Q&A included the NYPD's proposed expansion of it's use of tasers, a fine levied by the Campaign Finance Board against de Blasio ally and pro-carriage horse ban advocate NYCLASS, de Blasio's recent comments on the City's long drop in crime being attributable to former mayor David Dinkins and former city council speaker Peter Vallone Sr., a city council proposal to allow filing in City Council district offices of NYPD - related complaints with the Civilian Complaint Review Board, the proposed bill which would ban carriage horses and resulting loss of jobs, an attempt by a staff member of the Fox News show The O'Reilly Factor to goad the mayor into agreeing to appear on that show, a possible tax on non-resident apartment owners, the mayor's planned meeting tonight with Jewish community leaders in Crown Heights and whether the mayor has concerns about the «secrecy» of the NYPD's disciplinary process.

Separately, Manhattan district attorney Cy Vance has been looking into whether de Blasio's operatives improperly funneled campaign dollars through party committees to help Democratic candidates for the New York State senate.

The long - stalled Suffolk district attorney's investigation into whether Babylon Democratic chairman Robert Stricoff took as much as $ 120,000 in unauthorized raises and personal expenses has moved to the state Board of Elections.

A federal investigation into corruption in Suffolk County law enforcement has expanded, as the Justice Department examines at least a half - dozen cases to determine whether political considerations influenced decisions made by the local district attorney's office.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Erie County Legislator Peter Savage, Senator Tim Kennedy and Delaware District Councilman Joel Feroleto joined neighbors in the City of Buffalo to call on the State Inspector General to investigate whether New York violated the terms of a conditional permit issued by the City of Buffalo when recently relocating two sex offenders into their neighborhood.

But in his district, where the 81 - year - old, 21 - term congressman heads into a June primary looking increasingly vulnerable, the question of whether his fund - raising efforts have crossed the line is joined by another: Has he simply stayed too long?

But the district does not know whether it can tap into a reserve fund to close the deficit, officials said.

NYSUT, meanwhile, backed a study to determine whether any changes to the funding formula is necessary, which would also take into consideration the impact on a small school district when a resident receives a windfall through inheritance or winning the lottery — a factor that throw aid formulations out of whack in areas with few wealthy people.

The main investigation into team de Blasio, jointly run by the U.S. attorney's office for New York's Southern District and by Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance Jr., is examining de Blasio's efforts to help Democrats win the state Senate in 2014 and whether donors to his campaign or the Campaign for One New York nonprofit received city benefits in exchange for donations.

On Monday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the state's most powerful Democrat, directed Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to look into whether Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. bungled a 2015 investigation in which a model accused Weinstein of groping her breast.

Currently, the incumbent's residence and whether the district is a «safe» district for one of the political parties are factored into the process.

Mr. Espada, whose long - running battles with prosecutors and election officials are the stuff of political legend, also faces criminal investigations by federal prosecutors into possible money laundering and by the Bronx district attorney, who is looking into whether Mr. Espada actually lives in his Bronx Senate district, as required by law.

Since Mr. Burke was arrested, investigators have been looking into whether he received help or advice from the district attorney's office during the cover - up, three of the people said.

In separate statements, the Manhattan district attorney's office and the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District announced they had concluded their months - long investigations into whether the mayor or his aides had acted illegally in soliciting donations and providing special access to donors who gave to de Blasio or his nonprofit group, the Campaign for One Ndistrict attorney's office and the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District announced they had concluded their months - long investigations into whether the mayor or his aides had acted illegally in soliciting donations and providing special access to donors who gave to de Blasio or his nonprofit group, the Campaign for One NDistrict announced they had concluded their months - long investigations into whether the mayor or his aides had acted illegally in soliciting donations and providing special access to donors who gave to de Blasio or his nonprofit group, the Campaign for One New York.

A federal investigation into corruption in Suffolk County, N.Y., law enforcement has expanded, as the Justice Department examines at least a half - dozen cases to determine whether political considerations influenced decisions made by the Suffolk district attorney's office, according to two people in law enforcement and three who have been questioned by the Justice Department.

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance simultaneously aborted his own inquiry into whether de Blasio and his aides deliberately circumvented state campaign finance laws in their 2014 bid to flip the State Senate Democratic.

In the summer of 2014, after a series of news stories came out describing Cuomo secretary Larry Schwartz's alleged interference in the management of the governor's Moreland Commission to investigate corruption in the Legislature, Albany insiders wondered whether Schwartz might give up information about the governor to federal investigators in the Southern District U.S. attorney Preet Bharara's office, as part of a probe they had begun into the circumstances surrounding the commission's demise.

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 Bellone.

Charles J. Hynes, the former Brooklyn district attorney, has reached a settlement agreement with the city's Conflict of Interest Board to end its inquiry into whether he improperly used his city email account during his unsuccessful 2013 re-election campaign.

There have also been investigations into possible misuse of state grants, failure to file financial statements and whether he lives in his district.

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Teachers decide whether to remain at a school for a multiplicity of reasons, which can be divided into four main categories: 1) characteristics of the job, including salary and working conditions; 2) alternative job opportunities; 3) teachers» own job and family preferences; and 4) school districts» personnel policies.

Under a fiscal 1998 appropriations bill passed shortly before lawmakers left Washington last month, the path that money from the largest federal K - 12 program follows into district coffers will be essentially unchanged next year, regardless of whether they are experiencing a population boom or bust.

DOE soon came to believe that what mattered most was whether districts themselves «bought into» the choice and tutoring provisions and launched aggressive outreach campaigns.

Whether digital learning is blended into the classroom or offered online, or both, districts have to be part of the action.

In considering whether Arizona was meeting the requirements of the EEOA, Justice Samuel Alito's majority opinion faulted the district court and the Ninth Circuit for focusing on the «narrow question» of funding, and ignoring whether managerial and instructional reforms had brought the state into compliance.

If school reform is to move forward, it will occur via new forms of competition — whether they be vouchers, charters, home schooling, digital learning, or the transformation of district schools into decentralized, autonomous units.

It depends on whether they avoid the same financial traps that school districts have fallen into.

A family weighing which school district to move into considers whether to delay its decision until after scores from the annual state assessment tests are released.

On Election Day, voters in 31 school districts around the state will decide whether to raise property taxes to pump an additional $ 1 billion into the school system in the form of bond issues for buildings or mill levy overrides for operating budgets.