Sentences with phrase «not prosecuted»

Those dads suspected of faking paternity tests will now be added to the DNA database in a huge fraud crackdown, yet mothers involved in paternity fraud are not prosecuted.

He also alleges that a third action was not prosecuted diligently, resulting in a judgment that could not be executed as the defendant had filed for bankruptcy.

The charges are all based on ancient provisions of the Criminal Code that use imprecise or old - fashioned language, and they involve crimes that are not prosecuted very often.

In some jurisdictions there was a difference in the time of banning between state (public) and private schools; an interesting anomaly is that corporal punishment is still legal in Northern Territory state schools but is prohibited by departmental policies - a teacher who used it could be sacked but not prosecuted.

Yet it was not prosecuted, as the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) thought the company was worthy of a DPA.

As for the business lawyer, I've seen numerous examples where lawyers are not prosecuted for giving their clients potentially illegal advice.

So far, the government has not prosecuted Peter Gleick.

Unfortunately, the perpetrator was not prosecuted for the sexual assault because of a heartbreaking loophole in WA's animal cruelty laws.

Eighty percent were not prosecuted or were dismissed.

But the case against Saraki was not prosecuted diligently enough.

The city has not prosecuted undocumented immigrants since the resolution was first passed in 1986.

He stressed: «People have threatened to kill judges, which is a criminal offence, which is there in the criminal code and the Attorney General has not prosecuted them and he [President Mahama] wants to go and pardon?

He was also part of a federal investigation, which was not prosecuted.

The man he admitted to bribing, Mayor Bill de Blasio, was not prosecuted.

Partially why Hirohito was not prosecuted was to ensure Japan had a non-communist and strong state icon to ward off communism.

Acting on a request from Cuomo, state AG Eric Schneiderman's office said it would name a special deputy soon to review the interactions between the NYPD and the Manhattan DA, Cyrus Vance Jr., regarding the handling of a 2015 sexual assault allegation against Harvey Weinstein that was not prosecuted.

Saban also discussed Cam Robinson and Hootie Jones, who were not prosecuted after an arrest in May on drug and gun charges.

To imply that he was not persecuted, if not prosecuted, for his work on heliocentrism is not correct.

Priests molest children and are not prosecuted but shipped away where they can molest again.

It also called on Member States which still have unaccountably restrictive abortion laws to not enforce them: to ensure that healthcare professionals who perform abortion and abortion - related services were not prosecuted or penalized.

Statute of limitations is the primary reason many of these priests were not prosecuted, not the coverup so many claim, though there were certainly some coverups.

Bishop Vilnet was not prosecuted, not even ticketed.

In today's «derivative» stage of finance capitalism, large Wall Street banks make money off their customers and counterparties by betting which way the economy will go, much like betting on a horse race — except that «fixing» the financial race is not illegal, or at least is not prosecuted.

Indeed, the impetus for our book, «JP Madoff: The Unholy Alliance Between America's Biggest Bank and America's Biggest Crook» was Holder's refusal as Attorney General to prosecute a single criminal banker for the litany of indisputable crimes committed in the last eight years and his sale of get - out - of - jail - free cards to senior officers of JPMorgan Chase so that they were not prosecuted for their complicity in Madoff's crimes and for their dishonesty with respect to the «London Whale» scandal.

Anthony W. Pereira, a professor and the Director of the Brazil Institute at King's College London, described a disturbing scenario in a piece for Fortune where former President Lula takes advantage of the political chaos to run for president in 2018 (provided he is not prosecuted or otherwise barred from running).

With the past as our guide, we need to ask ourselves, why is there so little controversy over the J.P. Morgan CEO's tête - à - tête with the U.S. A.G., the same attorney general who hasn't prosecuted any financial chiefs post-crisis.

It is illegal for Americans to purchase foreign drugs online, but the government will not prosecute people buying drugs with a prescription that they would have trouble affording at home.

Because he perceived that her independence was compromised by a private talk with Bill Clinton, Comey nudged aside Obama's Attorney General Loretta Lynch to make the call about not prosecuting Hillary.

They're fed up - the Aransas County District Attorney says she won't prosecute new cases brought by the Rockport Police Department and, for seven months, hasn't.

Bill Miller, a spokesman for the U.S. attorney's office, said the office would not prosecute Anouar Habib Trabelsi, and a top D.C. police commander held a news conference outside police headquarters to announce the criminal charge.

His lawyers tried to argue that because officials in Pennsylvania struck a deal to not prosecute him more than a decade ago, he should now be excused from standing trial.

The World Court hears only lawsuits between governments and can not prosecute individuals.

«I will tell you who violated the sabbath by curing me if you won't prosecute me for doing the same by carrying my pallet.»

Why don't they prosecute this predator?

And the courts won't prosecute because they feel he's paid his punishment (literallly) and can't be bothered.

Why in the hell do nt we prosecute these scumbags like any other corporation breaking the law?

Don't prosecute.

Now, Obama claims he won't prosecute the torturers because they were following proper legal advice and orders.

Now the question is, are they not prosecuting because the perpetrators are Christians?

That is what pressure to not prosecute looks like.

They believe their flagbearer is not prosecuting a vigorous campaign expected of him and that he has also failed to keep the party together.

The rules that we have about who we don't prosecute allow things to happen but there's a good argument that we should be a bit more honest about it.»

«Moreland Act can be useful, but it can't prosecute and pass laws,» Spitzer said, adding that it's likely U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara may have «plumed those depths» when it comes to illegal activity in the Legislature.

In a statement, Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) said he agreed with the decision to not prosecute McDonnell further.

The protesters would also accuse Mr. Buhari government of committing grave human rights violations across the country, and for not prosecuting those who perpetrated them.

«It's two sentences in our penal code saying that you can't prosecute doctors — nothing about what your legal rights are.»

A women's advocacy group will rally to denounce Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. for not prosecuting disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein for the alleged groping of a model in 2015.

So if the government can't prosecute criminals with all those advantages that would be extraordinary.

The call from Cuomo comes after women in Hollywood, including actresses Brie Larson, Reese Witherspoon and others, pressed the governor on Twitter to have Vance's decision to not prosecute Weinstein three years ago based on allegations made by Ambra Battilana.

In turn, Soares» office sent the judge letters saying he would not prosecute.