Sentences with phrase «misuse of public funds»

The East Ramapo School Board has been publicly criticized for alleged abuses of its own power, culminating in a lawsuit filed by almost 200 parents in August against the school board for misuse of public funds to support private religious institutions.

A community group sued the School Board alleging misuse of public funds and property.

A number of well - publicized recent incidents of ethical failures by politicians, ranging from charges of misuse of public funds to conflicts of interest and even fraud that may have coloured such results.

This investigation needs to examine the funds that Governor has raised - and spent - for various party and independent committees that he has controlled, as well as the potential misuse of public funds to promote his candidacy.

Four days after Pai's op - ed appeared, Smith declared that «this one appears to be worse than a simple misuse of public funds.»

There are restraints on jurisdiction in certain areas, but the [attorney general] has broad authority over misuse of public funds,» said Schneiderman.

St. Lawrence and his cronies allegedly made their own Muni - Monopoly money to cover misuse of public funds.

Until now, Judge Pablo Llarena of the Supreme Court had only been in charge of the investigation for alleged rebellion, sedition and misuse of public funds involving members of Catalonia's parliament.

This blatant misuse of public funds shows that there is substantially more that needs to be done to clean up Albany.

As tax payers and electricity consumers, we have a right to complain about this scandalous misuse of public funds to our elected representatives.

Perhaps I am unduly sensitive to administrative law deference, but I find it disturbing that a judge not only does not defer to LAO's determination that a person is financially and legally eligible for legal aid, and as to what type of legal aid is appropriate for that person, but instead assumes that determination was an unjustified misuse of public funds.

One of the more noteworthy controversies surrounding charter schools occurred here in Connecticut when Jumoke Academy came under investigation for misuse of public funds and it was revealed that the company's CEO didn't have the academic degree he claimed but was living the high - life in a brownstone purchased and renovated by the charter school company.

As Florida's for - profit charter sector has ballooned, the media have been relentless in their coverage, much of it focused on alleged misuse of public funds.

The organization was raided for documents in March by city investigators looking for evidence of misuse of public funds.

Smith declared this work «worse than a simple misuse of public funds.»

Dinallo also announced a six - point agenda for investigating public corruption, which includes stringent new disclosure requirements for charities (like, say, the Bronx - based Soundview, which Cuomo says Espada looted of more than $ 14 million), using the Tweed Law to investigate the misuse of public funds, and pursuing election law violations under the existing Executive Law.

The head of the European Union delegation, Marietje Schaake, said her team had seen no signs of «centralised or localised manipulation» of the voting process but that there were concerns about the misuse of public funds at local and national levels by all parties.

This misuse of public funds places a serious question mark over her fitness for office.

«We must, therefore, be efficient and effective not only in mobilising resources, but also in eliminating pervasive revenue leakages, and addressing misallocation and misuse of public funds.

NEW YORK — John Catsimatidis, the billionaire Gristedes supermarkets owner, has joined an outraged group of grocers who object to the nearly $ 130 million subsidy package that FreshDirect is likely to receive from the city, calling it a misuse of public funds that puts smaller competitors at a disadvantage.

«We must, therefore, be efficient and effective not only in mobilising resources, but also in eliminating pervasive revenue leaks, and addressing misallocation and misuse of public funds.

The subpoena indicated the case involved suspected mail fraud and misuse of public funds, and instructed leaders of the union, Local 235, to produce the records for a federal grand jury in White Plains.

The AG does not have subpoena power in public corruption cases, which has caused Schneiderman to get creative, teaming up with his fellow statewide Democrat, Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, whose office does have that power, to prosecute the misuse of public funds.

Accused of allowing the misuse of public funds, rather than actual corruption, she could potentially have been sentenced to a year in prison.

The separatist leaders, who were axed by Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on October 27 after the Catalan parliament declared unilateral independence, are also charged with rebellion, sedition and misuse of public funds.

For those who don't know or have very short memories, Hector was part of Yudelka Tapia's team a few years back, where there were allegations of misuse of public funds and people getting paid and not even being part of the campaign.

Most notably, the AG lacks subpoena power in corruption cases, which hamstrings him considerably — so much so that AG Eric Schneiderman has resorted to teaming up with state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, who does have suboena power, to prosecute the misuse of public funds.

«Frequently we'll find one individual in control of the purse strings, and far too often, that has led to misuses of public funds,» Butry said.

Garcia has prosecuted several (now former) lawmakers for misuse of public funds, but is probably best known for the wiretaps that led to the prostitution scandal that forced former Gov. Eliot Spitzer from office.

«It undercuts the integrity of the campaign finance penalty system for gross violations and misuse of public funds.»

The first thing it does obviously is it brings notice that we'd like to have the election overturned for many reasons of irregularities, illegalities, voter packing, misuse of public funds, a whole laundry - list of violations.

Subjecting voucher - eligible schools to similar requirements would provide some minimal protection against the misuse of public funds in inappropriate school environments.

Justice and Beyond, a community group that opposes the school maintenance tax because it says the tax will siphon money away from the locally elected school board, sued the School Board alleging misuse of public funds.

In response, PIACS has hired its own lobbyists and lawyers and is suing the Princeton Regional School Board for misuse of public funds.

Beyond academic performance issues, some virtual school operators have been subject to governmental investigations alleging the misuse of public funded or financial irregularities.

was also an outspoken proponent of the FUSE / Jumoke Academy charter school enterprise until that charter school chain collapsed amid revelations about the criminal past of its CEO, his lying about his academic credentials and an FBI investigation into the potential misuse of public funds.

We meet such characters as Nian Guangjiu, an aspiring entrepreneur who sold melon seeds, and was arrested for «corruption,» «misuse of public funds,» and «hooliganism» over the course of his career, before finally being named in 1998 as one of ninety - six «Heroes of Reform»; and Li Xiaohua, the first man in China to buy a Ferrari, who was arrested for peddling watches before a hair - restoring potion made him a millionaire.

Daphne Romney QC: instructed in a judicial review of a decision by the National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) to bar a headteacher for misuse of public funds; also representing a pharmacist at an eight - day hearing before the General Pharmaceutical Council late 2015.