Sentences with phrase «investigating whether»

A former Rensselaer County assistant district attorney testified Friday before a special grand jury that's investigating whether District Attorney Joel E. Abelove violated any laws in his controversial handling of an April 2016 fatal police shooting in Troy.

JCOPE, which is filled with Cuomo appointees, is investigating whether de Blasio's nonprofit group, The Campaign for One New York, was involved in improper lobbying.

-- The visits come as the New York City Department of Education is investigating whether 39 ultra-orthodox all - boys yeshivas in Brooklyn failed to provide their students with adequate levels of non-secular education.

Cuomo's office is investigating whether Paterson and the state police interfered in a domestic violence complaint mom of two Sherr - una Booker brought against top Paterson aide David Johnson.

WASHINGTON - The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating whether a drone that shot spectacular video footage of New York Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney's swanky Hudson Valley wedding violated FAA rules.

Bharara has subpoenaed the Moreland Commission's evidence and is believed to be investigating whether Cuomo and his aides — by their actions — committed any federal crimes.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP)-- The state attorney general's office is investigating whether Mylan Pharmaceuticals unfairly limited competition for its emergency allergy treatment EpiPen, which has been criticized for steep price increases.

The EPA is investigating whether PFOA may have seeped into village wells when workers cleaned smokestack filters and other equipment at the Saint - Gobain Performance Plastics factory, which the company purchased in the 1990s.

Today we hear that the police are investigating whether the mobile phones of several of those who lost family members in those attacks were hacked by the News of the World.

People familiar with the investigation have said prosecutors are also investigating whether Cohen violated campaign finance law by working to squelch damaging information about Trump before the November 2016 election, including with a $ 130,000 payment to adult - film actress Stormy Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford.

According to the Daily News, «the feds are investigating whether the Queens pols used a web of nonprofit groups to benefit themselves, their families and their friends.»

United States Attorney Preet Bharara is investigating whether Cuomo's staff meddled in the commission's ethics probes.

The state inspector general is investigating whether former state fair Director Peter Cappuccilli received a benefit by having fair workers fix up the pond in 2004 in the weeks before one of his daughters held her wedding reception there.

The parliamentary standards watchdog is already investigating whether Fox breached the rules by allowing Werritty to run a right - wing charity from his Portcullis House office.

New York City police say they're investigating whether former Gov. Eliot Spitzer is tied to an alleged assault at a hotel in Midtown Manhattan.

House Republicans are investigating whether Schneiderman's investigation into the energy company and its claims of impacting the climate was influenced by environmental groups.

President Trump said he's not planning on firing special counsel Robert Mueller, whose been investigating whether Russian officials had colluded with the commander - in - chief's campaign during the 2016 election.

Thomas Libous, a former deputy majority leader of the state Senate who is dying of cancer, was sentenced to six months of home confinement and two years of probation for lying to federal agents who were investigating whether he used his political influence to get his son a job.

Prosecutors in Ukraine are investigating whether a member of Parliament committed treason by working with two associates of Trump's to promote a plan for settling Ukraine's conflicts with Russia.

President Donald Trump wanted to fire special counsel Robert Mueller, who is investigating whether his campaign colluded with Russian officials in the election, last June, but didn't after the White House counsel threatened to quit.

Western New York authorities are investigating whether fraternity hazing played a role in the death of a 21 - year - old Buffalo State College student from Brooklyn, the college said.

A Department of Health spokesman said it was investigating whether new tobacco laws were needed.

A grand jury was investigating whether Libous told a partner at the law firm that it would be able to «build a new wing» in order accommodate the business that would flow in once his son was hired.

It was an admittance, as clear as day: the Home Office is not investigating whether torture victims are finding their way into detention.

The NYT's Michael Barbaro follows his in - depth piece on Trump's empire (the facts of which he declined to debate with The Donald on CNBC) with a report that AG Eric Schneiderman is investigating whether a for - profit school founded by Trump has engaged in illegal business practices.

A Labour Party spokesman told PoliticsHome: «We are investigating whether he made the comments as reported.

Kent Police and the Electoral Commission are investigating whether the Tories broke the law by failing to properly declare expenses.

Feds have been investigating whether Skelos influenced Nassau County's decision to award the 2013 contract to Arizona - based AbTech, even though it did not submit the lowest bid for the project.

The Department of Buildings is also investigating whether a back room the restaurant owner constructed out of a ground floor apartment in the building is legal, according to Rodriguez.

PARIS — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was held in custody on Tuesday and questioned by magistrates investigating whether late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi helped finance his 2007 election campaign,...

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara is investigating whether donors to de Blasio's political nonprofit, the Campaign for One New York, received anything in return for their donations.

The D.A.'s office was specifically investigating whether de Blasio's aides had purposefully circumvented state campaign finance donation limits, by rerouting large donations through county Democratic campaign committees, which then funneled donations to campaign accounts for State Senate candidates as part of the mayor's push to flip the chamber to Democratic control.

Albany District Attorney David Soares, along with special prosecutor Dan Donovan, are investigating whether Lopez committed any sexual assaults.

Federal prosecutors are investigating whether the wiretap was mainly operated not to determine if Oliva was leaking information, but to keep tabs on a then - federal investigation into Chief Burke because Oliva had been working on a federal anti-gang task force with FBI agents.

The billionaire was interviewed by state and federal authorities investigating whether de Blasio violated campaign finance and election laws.

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara is investigating whether donors to de Blasio's now - defunct political nonprofit, the Campaign for One New York, received anything in return for their donations.

The US Attorney is investigating whether Cuomo's staff interfered with any of the probes.

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara is investigating whether donors to the nonprofit received anything in return for their donations.

Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance Jr. is investigating whether de Blasio's fundraising efforts to help elect a Democratic majority in the state senate violated campaign finance laws.

A month ago I interviewed Andy Wigmore, Leave.EU's director of communications, and as a result of what he revealed to me, the Electoral Commission is now investigating whether Leave.EU should have declared the donation of services by a company largely owned by Robert Mercer, the billionaire who bankrolled Trump, and who works closely with Steve Bannon.

Reports surfaced this year that the independent expenditure may have violated campaign finance laws, and the FBI is now investigating whether Mr. Levenson's group inappropriately coordinated with Mr. de Blasio's campaign, according to the Daily News.

According to reports in the New York Times and the New York Daily News, the U.S. Attorney's office is investigating whether Percoco had undisclosed conflicts of interest and participated in improper lobbying related to companies that won contracts in the Buffalo Billion program.

MIDTOWN — A nonprofit founded by Mayor Bill de Blasio to advance his political agenda said Friday it will not comply with a subpoena from the New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics, one of multiple federal and state agencies investigating whether the group broke the law.

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara is investigating whether donors to the Campaign for One New York received anything in return for their donations.

The civil division of Manhattan U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman's office has been investigating whether NYCHA management has lied to the feds about the poor conditions of its 172,000 aging apartments, including its failure to eradicate lead paint and mold infestations.

The US Department of Housing and Urban Development had been investigating whether those rules violated the Fair Housing Act.

At the urging of Senate Democrats, the State Comptroller, Tom DiNapoli, and other law enforcement agencies are investigating whether these payroll documents constitute fraud.

UPKNYC is the precursor to the Campaign for One New York, which U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara is investigating whether donors received anything in return for their donations.

The EPA is investigating whether that chemical may have seeped into village wells when workers cleaned smokestack filters and other equipment at the factory, which Saint - Gobain has owned since 1999.

Comey recently confirmed during a testimony before the House Intelligence Committee that the FBI is investigating whether members of President Trump's 2016 presidential campaign colluded with Russia to influence the election.