Sentences with phrase «of criminal charges by»

A potential policy that law societies could enact would be cooperating with law enforcement, reporting newly discovered issues to law enforcement and cooperating fully and completely with the pressing of criminal charges by law enforcement after disbarment has been instated.

It was the above alleged conduct that necessitated the filing of criminal charges by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) against the Appellant at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.

Characterized as «the unlawful use of criminal charges by payday loan businesses to collect debts,» the practice has been denounced by the trade association for short - term lenders, as well as by state legislatures.

The accusation has been made by state GOP Leader Ed Cox and Cuomo's 2014 campaign opponent and Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, but was not part of the criminal charges by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara last month.

Not exact matches

Martin Shkreli, unaffectionately known as the «pharma bro» — and infamous for his decision to hike the list price of Daraprim, a drug used by HIV / AIDS and cancer patients to combat infections, by more than 5,000 % in 2015 under his former company Turing Pharmaceuticals — was convicted on three criminal securities fraud and conspiracy charges by a Brooklyn jury on Friday.

The indictment states that SAC has been charged «with criminal responsibility for insider trading offenses committed by numerous employees and made possible by institutional practices that encouraged the widespread solicitation and use of illegal inside information.»

They represent a 1984 charge, eventually dismissed, of theft by check; a 2001 charge of criminal mischief in the first degree, also dismissed; two disputes with clients; and a regulatory penalty.

Unlike Serial, which explored how a suspect's race and religion might have been held against him, The Jinx riveted viewers by exploring the role of privilege and how Durst's high - priced legal defense team could manage to help him evade the most serious criminal charges against him even when, in one case, he'd actually admitted to having dismembered a person's body.

The criminal charge related to using the cover of sham consulting agreements to funnel or agree to funnel payments in the amount of US$ 2 million to two entities owned and controlled by Chad's ambassador to Canada and his spouse.

The CBC reported on November 4, 2014 that a Justice Department internal review concluded Ms. Redford could face criminal charges if allegations about her use of government airplanes are proven by an RCMP investigation.

Were the television networks, the movie producers, and the editors of the prestige papers really in charge, there would be no pro-life movement, active euthanasia would be the uncontested law of the land, every school child would be indoctrinated in the joys of gay sex, home schooling would be prohibited, church schools would be run by state agencies, government day care for preschool children would be mandatory, churches would not be tax - exempt, and smoking anywhere would be a criminal offense.

Release a list of all the Archbishops, Bishops, and priests that molested their congregation, with a list of who was molested, as well as complete signed apologies from all the resulting offenders, and a signed confession by the Pope that these people will be charged in a criminal court for these crimes and will not ever be allowed to preach the word of God in a Catholic church, and then, MAYBE, I'll think you have a right to tell your followers they can't do with their bodies as they please.

A Brazilian businessman involved in the acquisition of farmland by US, Canadian, German and Swedish pension funds could face criminal charges for land grabbing.

Sought By the Queens County (N.Y.) District Attorney, the extradition from Pennsylvania of Jerome Brandl, 34, on charges including criminal impersonation and grand larceny.

July 28 — Two weeks after being cleared of racial abuse in a criminal prosecution, former England captain John Terry was charged by the Football Association (FA) yesterday for virtually the same offence.

We were inspired to make the film by the injustice happening to Anna's home birth midwife, Agnes Gereb, who had been imprisoned and at the time of filming was under house arrest and facing multiple criminal charges (and even today, four years later, Agnes is still facing multiple charges).

JOLIET — After dozens of students and teachers were sickened by a contaminated school lunch two years ago, the Will County state's attorney made headlines by charging two state education employees with reckless conduct, apparently the first criminal charges against government employees in a food - poisoning case.

Mueller was also empowered by Rosenstein to investigate Manafort's payments from Ukrainian politicians, a cornerstone of the Trump adviser's decades - long lobbying career that has resulted in several financial criminal charges so far.»

The first three of 18 audits being conducted by the state comptroller, Tom DiNapoli, of the state's preschool special education program have resulted in criminal charges and will be released today.

All the available evidence, including the new material, has now been carefully considered by the CPS and we have concluded that there is sufficient evidence to bring criminal charges against Mr Huhne and Ms Pryce for perverting the course of justice.

«Why did he not go to the court to defend himself of the criminal charges preferred against him by the Oluwo Oke?

Gbagbo was eventually defeated by pro-Ouattara forces, backed by the UN and France, and is now awaiting trial before the International Criminal Court in The Hague on charges of crimes against humanity.

Meanwhile, Espada continues to be supported by Senate Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson, who has noted there's no precedent for any state lawmaker facing civil, not criminal, charges to be stripped of his or her title and lulu.

Navalny has been barred from standing in the election due to a conviction on corruption charges, and because of his outstanding criminal record by Russian law this means he can not run for president.

Singas said if she chooses to bring criminal charges, she would be constrained by the state's statute of limitations: A year for a violation, two years for a misdemeanor and five years for a felony.

Mount Vernon — Mount Vernon Mayor Richard W. Thomas was arrested and arraigned Monday morning on criminal charges including grand larceny as part of a corruption probe by the New York State Attorney General's Office into campaign finance irregularities.

Joseph Percoco, Cuomo's former executive deputy secretary, and Alain Kaloyeros, president of SUNY Polytechnic Institute, are among eight who face charges, according to a criminal complaint by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara.

«The charges brought against Mr. Aiello and Mr. Gerardi reveal how completely innocent business practices can be twisted by the government into allegations of criminal conduct, despite our clients» full cooperation from the start of this process,» the lawyers said.

In the application challenging the bench warrnt issued against him, Tompolo is arguing that the EFCC did not follow due process of law in applying for an order of substituted service of the criminal charge against him, adding that no service of the charge was effected as directed by the court before the EFCC applied for a warrant of arrest against him.

``... The results of the investigations conducted by both the DOI and KCDA into Tyess Crespo's actions, as well as the circumstances surrounding those actions, that were the subject of Justice Fisher's order, produced no actionable evidence of criminal conduct by any party beyond those charges contained in the complaint filed in court against Ms. Crespo.»

Soares, as you'll recall, issued two separate Troopergate reports, neither of which recommended any criminal charges for key players in the scandal — although the second suggested former Gov. Eliot Spitzer had perhaps been «not truthful» about his role in the failed plot by his administration to use the State Police to discredit his then - political nemesis, ex-Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno.

De Blasio faced investigations into his fundraising practices by federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York, but no criminal charges were filed.

Former militant leader, Chief Government Ekpemupolo (alias Tompolo), has challenged the warrant of arrest issued by a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, to compel his appearance in court to answer to the criminal charge preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

A day later, Espada's clinic was raided by federal and state authorities and law - enforcement sources said criminal charges of mail fraud and tax evasion were expected as soon as next month.

New Yorkers favor the passage of a bill to give child sex abuse victims more time to file criminal charges and civil lawsuits by a wide margin, yet that proposal — the Child Victims Act — has once again died in Albany.

Espada, who The Post disclosed yesterday may be indicted on criminal charges this summer as a result of Cuomo's probe, is expected to be put on trial at an administrative tribunal conducted by the Bronx Democratic organization.

Finding by PRNigeria revealed that the action of Magu in instituting criminal charges against Umar has caused serious confusion and embarrassment to the Federal Government because the EFCC reports had made clear that the CCT boss had no case to answer.

PRNigeria gathered that the Federal Government was infuriated by the action of Magu in engaging Keyamo as a private counsel to prosecute the CCT boss in purported corruption charge because, the same Keyamo is the counsel to Rasheed Taiwo Owolabi who is standing trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal and who made the allegation in the course of his trial on criminal offence.

Despite his frail health, the Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh on Wednesday showed up at the Federal High Court, Abuja, for his trial which borders on a seven - count charge of criminal breach of trust and money laundering to the tune of N400m brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

The charge read, «That you, Joachim Iroko, aka Joe, and others still at large, on Saturday, August 13, 2016, at about 5.30 pm at the Ketere area, Sango, in the Ota Magisterial District did conduct yourselves in a manner likely to cause breach of the peace, by writing a name, Buhari, on a dog and parading same in the Hausa section of Ketere Market, Sango, thereby, committing an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 249 (d) of the Criminal Law of Ogun State, Nigeria, 2016.»

BNP leader Nick Griffin has escape criminal charges for encouraging supporters to demonstrate outside the home of a gay couple barred from a B&B by its Christian owners.

For the past four months, the people of Manhattan have grappled with accusations of their District Attorney cultivating a pay - to - play culture in which the rich and powerful skate by serious criminal charges — if their lawyers contribute sizable donations to DA Vance's campaign.

JAMESTOWN - Two of the six suspects involved in the July 1 home invasion on Falconer St. that resulted in a shootout with police have been indicted by a Chautauqua County Grand Jury on several charges, including robbery, sexual assault and criminal... [Read more...]

E.J. McMahon with the Empire Center, a fiscal watchdog group, say there might be some positive political fallout if the attention on the criminal charges cause New Yorkers to look more closely at some of the big projects now financed with public dollars, like the $ 750 million subsidy to the Solar City factory in Buffalo, run by Tesla chair Elon Musk.

The defendants are variously charged with numerous counts of Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree, a class «B» Felony and Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree, a class «B» Felony, each punishable by up to nine years in prison.

Republican candidate for Governor Rob Astorino says Governor Cuomo «has a lot of explaining to do», and he should be doing it immediately», by holding a news conference to explain the charges in the story that Astorino says has a «strong likelihood of resulting in indictments and criminal charges».

The commission had earlier arraigned Olaniyan before Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the Federal High Court 7, Maitama - Abuja, but had to seek for the transfer of the case to another trial judge due to the criminal charges preferred against Ademola by the Federal Government.

Investigations by the Nigeria Police following a petition by the Bank in September 2013 also found Innoson and Chief Innocent Chukwuma culpable of the criminal allegations levied against them by the Bank, and Chief Innocent Chukwuma was accordingly charged to court by the Police.

By Tola Adeniyi Today I charge all of us in the Media with criminal silence and culpable complicity in the disappearance of Nnamdi Kanu's saga...

«I will make no comment now, or during the period of time that the grand jury is convened, regarding the days that the grand jury will be sitting; who may be called as a witness before the grand jury; what any witness has or will testify about before the grand jury; when the grand jury will conclude its investigation; what criminal charges will be considered by the grand jury, or against whom the grand jury might consider any such criminal charges,» said Mr. Donovan.