Sentences with phrase «made public corruption»

And he'll be running at a time when the Skelos conviction, and ongoing federal and local probes of Nassau County officials, have made public corruption a leading issue in the Senate district.

Certain candidates, like Anndrea Starzak who is challenging Senator Thomas Libous for his seat in the 52nd Senate District, are making public corruption a centerpiece of their campaign platforms.

Soon after taking office, Christie let it be known that his office would make public corruption a high priority, second only to terrorism.

Making public corruption cases is always tough for prosecutors — there generally isn't tangible evidence like drugs waiting to be seized, quips Nyhan, the Dartmouth government professor — but elected officials still make tempting targets for ambitious prosecutors — particularly those as prominent as a state House speaker.

Not exact matches

The new center - left government wanted to implement judicial changes that would reduce prison sentences for crimes involving corruption and make it more difficult to charge public officials.

They also note that in a monarchy like Saudi Arabia, the blurry lines between public and private money make it unclear what exactly qualifies as corruption.

The culture of consumerism and the chase for material symbols of wealth and security have sometimes come to be dominant; the pursuit of spiritual fulfillment in many has slowly begun to degenerate into empty and sterile ritualism; the legitimate thirst for education has often become perverted into an obsessive drive to acquire with the greatest speed the formal diplomas necessary to gain entry to jobs offering the easiest opportunities to make the quickest rupees; political statesmanship in some areas has begun to depreciate into an opportunities race for power and position; the spirit of SEVA (Service) to the nation has intermittently begun to be suffocated in many, by the abuse of discretions, sometimes mediated by a bloated bureaucracy itself enmeshed in a vast network of multiplying paper and self - proliferating regulations; menacingly many good and decent people even in public life, have come to be corroded by a culture of demanding corruption; and some potentially creative lawyers, have begun to take perverted pride in mere «cleverness», rendering themselves vulnerable to the prejudice that they are a parasitic obstruction in the pursuit of substantive justice.

But he said the gist of the call was that Cuomo had created a commission to investigate public corruption by elected officials, and made specific mention of Assemblywoman Carmen Arroyo, alleging she has bilked taxpayers out of more money than «some of us take home in a year.»

Cahill has sought to make the election a referendum, in part, on Schneiderman's efforts to combat corruption, as well as his involvement in the Moreland Commission To Investigate Public Ccorruption, as well as his involvement in the Moreland Commission To Investigate Public CorruptionCorruption.

Meanwhile Justice Moro — so far largely seen as an impartial individual heading up a serious and comprehensive operation exposing corruption practices of mainstream politicians and powerful business figures — had made a critical move when he decided to make public the contents of a series of tapped phone calls intercepted by the police while investigating Lula.

So far, every single act of alleged corruption labeled against any member of my administration has been or is in the process of being investigated by independent bodies, and the findings so far made public.

It is fuelled by a great many legitimate grievances such as poor administration and the evidence of corruption made public by the Car Wash Operation, but it is also led by the prejudices of a privileged social class which discourages more widespread support for the movement.

The president indicated that so far, «every single act of alleged corruption labelled against any member of my administration has been or is in the process of being investigated by independent bodies and the findings made public.

If a Private Members Bill seeks to make a law that will tighten the strangle - hold on corruption, how can that per se be a charge on the public purse?

«But I want to say that that task has already begun and that task is being done consistently and I believe that going forward in the next few years, no matter how we are criticized, if we stick to policy especially controlling excesses and corruption in public finance, this country will make the kind of progress that it deserves to make with all the resources at our disposal.

Former United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Benito Romano said, «Attorney General Schneiderman understands that New Yorkers not only need stronger enforcement tools for fighting corruption, but also systemic reforms that make public service more transparent and ethical, allowing honest, hard - working public servants to thrive.

Along with vigilant enforcement of the law, disclosure of contributions, and lower contribution limits, public financing of elections can «end the mad chase for campaign cash that starts some elected officials down the road to corruption and... make candidates dependent on ordinary voters rather than special interests.»

Guest speakers included: Frank Anechiarico, Maynard - Knox Professor of Government and Law, Hamilton College, author of The Pursuit of Absolute Integrity: How Corruption Control Makes Government Ineffective; Blair Horner, Executive Director, New York Public Interest Research Group; Zephyr Teachout - Associate Professor of Law, Fordham University, author of Corruption in America; Jimmy Vielkind, POLITICO, New York's Albany Bureau Chief; Moderator: Thomas Bass, Professor of English and Journalism at SUNY Albany

«This decision illustrates the rapidly changing legal landscape which is making it increasingly difficult to obtain and sustain federal public corruption convictions,» said Hartunian, who will start next month as a partner at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips.

Kemmerer, who is making his first run for public office, said a vote for him would be a vote to help get rid of corruption in Albany.

But Bharara himself — who is making headlines probing a real estate deal involving the administration of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and successfully prosecuted leaders of both the state Assembly and Senate — has suggested he would continue to be active in pursuing public corruption cases.

GOP Staten Island DA Dan Donovan pledged to make fighting public corruption the focus of his AG campaign.

He said the government is only making frantic efforts to cause public disaffection towards the previous NDC administration by smearing former state officials with allegations of corruption and initiating legal action against them for same.

Speaking during the first public hearing of the ad - hoc committee, Mr. Owusu, who was speaking as the first witness revealed that, when he initially raised the matter for discussion, Mr. Ablakwa trivialized the issue, saying the Minority made the allegation to equalize Mr. Agyarko's corruption allegations leveled against former President Mahama during his vetting.

In a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, the governor said; «As it still appears, the statement made by the Federal Government on the Halliburton and Siemens corruption scandals may not be more than another decoy to shift the attention of Nigerians from the selective nature of President Buhari's fight against corruption.»

Nobody emerges from Marty's private room — not him, nor Chairman LaValle, nor Fred Towle, the former legislator who pled guilty to corruption in the «90's, whose involvement in the campaign was not to be made public.

(Reuters)- Lawyers for once - powerful former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver asked a judge on Tuesday to throw out federal corruption charges against him because a top prosecutor made «prejudicial» public statements about his guilt.

Prosecutors made their closing arguments Monday in the public corruption case against Sheldon Silver, the former state Assembly speaker with extremely close ties to the real estate industry.

The remarks followed claims by former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's lawyers that he had made «improper statements» that will bias the public against Mr. Silver in his fight against corruption charges, and a Slate piece by Pace University Professor Bennett Gershman that Mr. Bharara's critiques of New York's state government are inappropriate for his role.

«This decision illustrates the changing legal landscape which is making it increasingly difficult to obtain and sustain federal public corruption convictions,» Hartunian said.

«If it's a reversal, it's going to make it more difficult for these cases in the future,» said Randall Eliason, a former federal prosecutor specializing in public corruption and government fraud.

«The Senators and House of Representatives members should first make corruption or stealing of public funds attract death sentence, they should introduce a strict law on asset forfeiture for persons who corruptly and criminally enrich themselves.

But one of its central characters is based on crusading U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara (left), who made a name for himself with his relentless pursuit of public - corruption cases, taking down some of New York's top elected officials in the process.

CNPP conference while demanding that the federal lawmakers apologise to Nigerians for wasting public funds in pursuit of a Social Media Bill meant to shield their dirty dealings from public knowledge, also challenged the federal lawmakers to first pass a legislation that makes corruption a capital offence before trying to secure perpetual immunity for themselves using the Social Media Bill as a cover.

If a donor makes public statements about a policy they want, and a legislator accepts their campaign contribution and later votes in favor of that policy, does that imply corruption?

Staten Island DA Dan Donovan picked up his second tabloid endorsement this morning, landing the support of the Daily News, which said the Republican's years of prosecutorial experience and lack of political ties to Albany make him «best suited» to clean up public corruption in state government.

By making the public aware of the funding source, opportunities for corruption are fewer, and the public awareness of why certain people say certain things is more obvious.

Texas» Perry indicted for coercion for veto threat AUSTIN, Texas — A grand jury indicted Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Friday for abusing the powers of his office by carrying out a threat to veto funding for state prosecutors investigating public corruption — making the possible 2016 presidential hopeful his state's first indicted governor in nearly a century....

AG - elect Eric Schneiderman pledged during the campaign to make fighting public corruption a central focus of his tenure as the state's top attorney.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, making his first public comments since U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's bombshell yesterday charging nine men with ties to the governor with corruption in connection to upstate economic development projects, insisted he had «no idea» about anything untoward taking place in his administration.

Ghana's laws make corruption a high - risk venture, but, in reality, many see it as a thriving venture where businesses evade tax, public officials receive bribes to facilitate transactions and ordinary citizens are compelled to offer bribes before basic services — including birth certificates, passports, driving licences, electricity meters — are delivered.

«He understands how abuse of power undermines our democracy and has made it a top priority to uphold the integrity of our government by removing bad actors, bringing corruption cases against 40 New York public officials,» she wrote of Schneiderman.

As for the claim that is widely made by good government groups and left leaning reformers that establishing a public campaign finance system would go a long way toward getting big money out of the political system and reducing corruption, New Yorkers aren't really on board.

In this regard, he enjoined the citizenry to desist from promoting and tolerating corruption through their action of encouraging corrupt officials to live above their legitimate means by making requests of them that they can not meet within their legitimate income as public officials.

Mr Batidam said NACAP had become even more relevant in view of the government's commitment to making corruption unattractive to public officials and the society at large.

Cash - strapped ex-Cuomo aide Joe Percoco, now at the center of a federal corruption probe, submitted resignation papers when he left the public payroll to run the governor's re-election campaign, but then didn't go through with leaving, making his decision to take private consulting clients problematic upon his return.

Judge Caproni said that there had been an «incalculable, intangible harm» to the people of New York, and that the cumulative effect of public corruption «makes the public very cynical.»

The Supreme Court decision in the McDonnell case is expected to make it more difficult for the federal government to prosecute public corruption cases, a prospect Chief Justice John Roberts challenged in his majority opinion.

Although Preet Bharara, the United States attorney for the Southern District of New York, has made Albany corruption a staple of public speeches and news conferences, his prosecutors kept the broader issue out of their opening argument, while Mr. Silver's lawyer touched on it more to suggest that the government had criminalized longstanding political actions that were not crimes.

The group spent an additional $ 7,700 opposing the candidacy of Chrissy Voskerichian, a Democrat who worked for Halloran but quit shortly after the corruption allegations were made public.