Sentences with phrase «issue of jail time»

I am somewhat conflicted on the issue of jail time — it seems a harsh penalty, particularly if a business has gone bankrupt for «legitimate» reasons (that doesn't seem to be the case in this particular issue).

Not exact matches

Weldon J. Rougeau, a long - time civil rights activist, has considered the issue of diversity from many perspectives — as director of the office of federal contract compliance programs at the U.S. Department of Labor during the Carter administration, as president of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation and even as a prisoner for 78 days (58 of them in solitary confinement) in a Baton Rouge, La., jail cell when he was a student activist.

The Office of Congressional Ethics was formed in 2008 as a bipartisan measure after three members of Congress where convicted and served jail time for issues of corruption.

Joey Barton is a controversial football player that has had a history of being involved in legal issues due to his own actions and this has seen the English performer having to spent time in jail back in 2008 after being entangled in a street fight.

Republican Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro says the issue of new jail construction has been in front of county taxpayers since 1995 and the time to act is now.

Cuomo criticized de Blasio's record, especially on the issue of closing the jail at Rikers Island, calling the 10 - year time table «repugnant to me.»

Those plans include charging Suffolk County up to $ 3 million a year to house as many as 100 of its inmates at a time in the Nassau jail in East Meadow, a surcharge on traffic tickets issued on the Long Island Expressway to raise $ 5 million and an increase in ambulance fees, charged to patients, to bring in $ 5 million.

These drug - related issues often go hand in hand with other health factors to compound the likelihood of further jail time.

Instead of issuing fines or even jail time to agencies with «underweight» models (based on BMI) like France, Denmark's regulations are a little more subjective — or, shall we say, human.

HollywoodNews.com: Lindsay Lohan could be facing some serious jail time as a result of her recent legal issues, but now she might be making a last ditch effort to avoid jail.

In recent years, scammers have been impersonating official agents, issuing threats of court charges, jail time and even deportation for failure to pay a fake outstanding tax debt.

But as failing to repay a loan is a civil rather than a criminal issue (assuming you did not take the loan under fraudulent circumstances, such as with the plan of not repaying the payday loan from the start), jail time is simply not a possible punishment.

I think it would be interesting to go to court over this issue, catch some jail time and point out the discrepancy of the consequences, for both the lender (jail time, fines?

Mexican cops love to stop rental cars full of tourists and issue a ticket, which most often result in either immediate jail time or a paying bribe.

While it is the role of criminal courts to punish the negligent driver responsible for the accident by revoking their license, issuing fines and even sentencing the drunk driver to jail or prison time, these rulings do nothing to compensate victims and their families for injuries and damages.

Criminal convictions can have major consequences, from loss of employment to jail time to child custody issues.

RT @ManishaKrishnan: Ontario will issue fines of up to $ 500k a day — and jail time — to crack down on weed dispensaries https://t.co/gxFp38Y83K

Last month, a Mississauga employer was sentenced by the court to thirty (30) days of jail time and fined $ 20,000 after failing to comply with an order issued by the Ministry of Labour (the «Ministry») to pay over $ 140,000 of unpaid wages to forty - three (43) of his staff employees, along with administrative fees to the Ministry.

Time spent in the common stockades of the Muscogee County jail will, indeed, change one's mind on the issue of prompt child support payments.

One way lawyers pass the time (as we wait for the lawyer in front of us to plead his case, or wait for the court probation officer or a client to complete paperwork, or wait to be let into the jail, etc.) is to talk about interesting current cases we have pending, and various legal issues raised by our clients» cases.

For instance, NJ DUI points may not be assigned upon conviction of such offense, but other penalties, including steep fines, fees and surcharges, immediate license suspensions, jail time, community service and more will be issued.

If you get into accident and are found to be impaired, you could face a host of difficult issues, from the loss of your driving privileges to stiff fines and possibly even jail time.

So the traditional way to wholesale (find a discounted property, get it under contract and market it to a cash buyer) is starting to get the attention of state regulators especially in California, Ohio and Florida and fines and jail time are being issued to those who are marketing / selling properties they don't own without a license.