Sentences with phrase «more federal prosecutions»
I am inclined to call much of this a «Sessions effect» because the signals from the top of the current Justice Department would seem to be urging more and more federal prosecutions across the board (while also urging tougher approaches to sentencing).
http://sentencing.typepad.com/ Not exact matches
Arlo Devlin - Brown, a veteran federal prosecutor in Manhattan who led a string of prominent Wall Street cases and more recently oversaw the prosecutions of two of New York's most powerful state politicians, is departing for the private sector.
Hizzoner also downplayed the impact of the epic, federal prosecution that forced Silver to relinquish the power he wielded in Albany for more than two decades.
This would help the DA get more federal dollars for drug prosecutions as well as keep the black people in the town from voting him out of office since much of the community would be felons, even if they were innocent.
Nonbanks have stepped into the void, and that shift is not expected to reverse until bank executives feel more comfortable with the credit profiles of many FHA borrowers and determine the odds of further federal prosecutions have fallen.
However in practice the overloaded state justice systems are more than happy to leave prosecution of crimes to federal prosecutors wherever possible.
It is a tactic being used more often by the federal and provincial prosecution agencies in Canada.
Federal prosecution attorneys seek, and often gain, mandatory maximum fines and penalties under the law upon conviction, including lengthy prison terms, harsh fines, life - long criminal registration, and more.»
Federal Green Party leader Elizabeth May is facing criminal prosecution for taking part in a protest against the Trans Mountain pipeline in Burnaby ea... More
If the Secretary also committed some crime by doing more than simply failing to act in some respect (e.g. engaging in espionage), the process would be the same as any other federal criminal prosecution.
Consistent with the Federal Court of Appeal's reluctance to review procedural actions of the Patent Office during prosecution once a patent has successfully issued, more recent decisions on fees further support the court's somewhat benevolent attitude in working to avoid invalidating applications and issued patents for what may be considered «technical violations».
A prosecution document unsealed last Friday purports to show that convicted former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver had two extramarital affairs that further corrupted state government, one with a lobbyist who frequently represented clients interested in pending legislation and another with a woman who was hired at a succession of state jobs for which critics say she was under qualified... → Read More: Federal Prosecutors Allege Silver's Corruption of Albany Included Government Favors for Mistresses
If a non-custodial parent refuses to pay court - ordered child support for more than a six - month period or owes more than $ 5,000, DCSS may request state or federal prosecution of the parent for non-payment of child support.