Sentences with phrase «launched criminal investigation»

The RCMP in Calgary has launched a criminal investigation into the matter.

The SFO launched a criminal investigation in December 2013, after a whistle - blower claimed that the aerospace and defence brand had bribed the son of a former Indonesian president with a # 13m Rolls - Royce car.

As I dug deeper I was struck by the sense of outrage and loss this painting aroused in so many people: The family of Lea Bondi, determined to reclaim the stolen portrait she had failed to recover in her lifetime; the Manhattan District Attorney who sent shock waves through the international art world and enraged many of New York's most prominent cultural organizations when he issued a subpoena and launched a criminal investigation following the surprise resurfacing of Portrait of Wally; the New York art dealer who tipped off a reporter about the painting during the opening of the Schiele exhibition at MoMA; the Senior Special Agent at the Department of Homeland Security who vowed not to retire until the fight was over; the art theft investigator who unearthed the post-war subterfuge and confusion that ultimately landed the painting in the hands of a young, obsessed Schiele collector; the museum official who testified before Congress that the seizure of Portrait of Wally could have a crippling effect on the ability of American museums to borrow works of art; the Assistant United States Attorney who took the case to the eve of trial; and the legendary Schiele collector who bartered for Portrait of Wally in the early 1950s and fought to the end of his life to bring it home to Vienna.

Authorities, who immediately launched a criminal investigation, believed the intense heat was a factor.

It launched a criminal investigation shortly afterwards.

The Tory MP who attended a Nazi - themed party at an Alpine ski resort could face jail after French authorities launched a criminal investigation.

He would not say then whether all of the victims lived on the second floor, citing a newly launched criminal investigation.

The search for Yoo's replacement may have already begun now that the U.S. Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into Uber's software practices and Google's parent company Alphabet has filed a lawsuit over allegedly stolen self - driving car technology.

Greece's Parliament was to vote late Thursday on whether to launch criminal investigations into two former prime ministers and two finance ministers over how leaked data on Greeks who banked in Switzerland was handled.

But Onondaga County Judge Thomas Miller found them not guilty after a non-jury trial, faulting the bus company for launching a criminal investigation that could have been avoided.

The source said no decision has been made as to whether to launch a criminal investigation.

Later in the day, Investigative Post reported the Acting District Attorney Michael Flaherty is reviewing the audit to determine if there are grounds to launch a criminal investigation.

After a surge of complaints about MPs» expenses, police officers will meet prosecutors to decide whether to launch a criminal investigation.

Lamont's long list of grievances included being elbowed aside during Miliband's Beria - style takeover of the Falkirk selection process in 2013, [32] The process of selecting a new Labour parliamentary candidate for Falkirk began after sitting mp Eric Joyce launched a drunken assault (headbuttings, etc.) on fellow members of the House of Commons and rapidly descended into a turf war, with skullduggery on both sides, between the Mandelson faction and local union officials, culminating with Miliband's decision to call in the police to deal with his party comrades, only to be told there was insignificant evidence to launch a criminal investigation.

This past summer, the Natural Resources Defense Council persuaded the agency to launch a criminal investigation of Syngenta for suppressing data on the herbicide's potential risks to the environment and to human health.

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U.K. Serious Fraud Office launches criminal investigation into accounting practices at Tesco, Reuters

«This is the first time we have taken this action and it shows that we will not hesitate to use our powers to protect consumers, including launching criminal investigations where appropriate.»

Swiss president says he would approve prosecutors launching criminal investigation into Snowden case, Reuters

That will launch a criminal investigation and the prosecutor will act more or less as your advocate.

Not exact matches

Opposition politicians are increasing calls for a criminal investigation into the proxy donor row as the Labour party launches its own internal investigation.

Federal law enforcement authorities are collecting information from the State Elections Enforcement Commission in their newly launched criminal grand jury investigation of whether Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's 2014 re-election campaign was financed illegally by the state Democratic Party.

Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance Jr. has launched an active criminal investigation of former NARAL President Kelli Conlin, who allegedly misappropriated nonprofit funds for personal use, two sources briefed on the DA's probe confirmed.

The Metropolitan Police launched their own investigation into Lord Bhatia's expenses, but took no further action because there was «insufficient evidence of criminal intent».

The Gloucestershire police inquiry comes after the Electoral Commission met police and prosecutors on Wednesday in an attempt to ensure they do not run out of time to launch possible criminal investigations into Tory funding of the 2015 general election campaign.

The commission believes its investigation into alleged breaches of reporting obligations will take at least another month, potentially taking it past the one - year time limit for launching criminal proceedings.

For an official criminal investigation to be launched by the state attorney general, the comptroller would need to make a formal referral to the attorney general.

While the Thruway faces a relatively straightforward budgetary issue and the gaming commission is shepherding the launch of a new casino industry, the nano narrative has become one of criminal investigations and indictments as much as technological advances.

The routine encounter had giant repercussions, launching a landmark criminal investigation in which more than 10 western archaeologists teamed up with law enforcement agents to form a federal task force devoted to combating looting of archaeological sites.

By the end of the week, the government had launched 109 criminal investigations into academics based in Turkey.»

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr is set to launch a City investigations and criminal litigation practice with the hire of Kingsley Napley heavyweight Stephen Pollard.

An experienced criminal defense attorney will launch an independent investigation into your alleged crime and work to uncover information that helps to support your defense.