Sentences with phrase «of ethics allegations»

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WASHINGTON, April 18 - Dozens of Democratic U.S. Senators on Wednesday introduced a resolution calling for Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt to resign on allegations of ethics lapses.

In this effort I hope to show that Hartshorne's thought is an improvement with respect to some of the weaker features of virtue ethics as it has been defended by some recent philosophers, in particular regarding the allegation made by virtue ethnicians that deontology and utilitarianism are defective because they depend on abstract rules.

The ethics committee of the Cameroonian football association will look into allegations of «fraud» by «seven bad apples» in their three group games.

«In view of the facts alleged in this report, which include bribery allegations, Fifa secretary general Jerome Valcke, in compliance with article 16 of the Fifa code of ethics, yesterday requested the Fifa ethics committee to open ethics proceedings.»

European football's control, ethics and disciplinary body acknowledged that the allegation was made in good faith by the 17 - year - old but, after a number of extensive interviews with players and match officials, it came down to Brewster's word against that of Spartak captain Leonid Mironov.

Ethics Violations Allegations of violation to this code of ethics brought - forth on any good - standing member of the IACSC should be submitted in writing to the IACSC Ethics Committee.

«Even after a state ethics report criticized him for covering up allegations of sexual harassment against a powerful assemblyman, even after a prosecutor said his failure to act might have put other women at risk, even after a number of editorial boards called for his ouster, Mr. Silver is still standing strong.»

Panepinto is now not running for re-election after a single term amid allegations of ethics improprieties in his office.

At the EPA, Pruitt is under investigation for allegations of unchecked spending, ethics lapses and other issues, including his interactions with lobbyists.

At the time, Rangel was still the subject of other ethics probes focused on his misuse of rent - controlled apartments, failure to disclose income from a villa in the Dominican Republic and allegations that he misued his office to land a $ 1 million gift to CUNY's Charles Rangel Center.

Klein also faces an allegation of forcibly kissing a former staffer, a charge he denies and is now being investigated by ethics regulators, a move supported and sought.

The most recent allegation comes at a time when Northern Manhattan elected officials — including Rangel who has been charged with 13 ethics violations and Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez who is accused of improperly «touching» a Council staffer — are already doing their fair share of fighting back.

The four - term Republican will serve out the remainder of his term, which means an ethics probe into allegations of his misconduct will continue.

The lawmakers had last week summoned US Envoy, Mr James Entwistle to appear before its ethics, priviledges and foreign affairs committee in futherance of allegations leveled against its three members who were on official programme in Cleveland, Ohio last April

A state senator from Buffalo who announced he would not seek re-election is the subject of an inquiry by state ethics officials amid lurid allegations including sexual harassment, according to a report.

«Someone who may know [how to file an ethics complaint] is a person who has had allegations made against them for threatening to throw a reporter off the rotunda after the State of the Union address, for FEC filings,» he said.

The field of candidates eyeing northeast Queens» 19th City Council District seat grew larger this week as its embattled incumbent, who will not seek re-election, faces an ethics probe on allegations that he had affairs with a former intern and former deputy chief of staff.

The head of the state ethics commission, Janet DiFiore, says she has «done nothing wrong,» after allegations she used her influence as Westchester County DA to obtain welfare benefits for her maid.

The House Committee on Standards and Official Conduct — which has been investigating the allegations levied against Rep. Charlie Rangel — has charged the so - called Dean of the New York Delegation with several ethics violations.

MANHATTAN — Harlem Rep. Charles Rangel appears headed for a full - blown ethics trial after making little apparent progress in negotiations to settle a host of allegations he violated Congressional ethics rules before they were officially unveiled at a rare public hearing.

Lerner says it appears the Assembly may have violated its own policies against sexual harassment, which require that any allegations of sexual harassment against an Assembly member be sent to the ethics committee.

(CNN)- Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell's spokesman hit back at rumors this weekend that the Republican governor will resign over a slew of recent allegations involving possible ethics violations.

After multiple women accused Assemblyman Vito Lopez of sexual harassment, such as groping them and making sexual remarks at work, a 2013 state ethics report found Silver failed to investigate and tried to cover up the allegations.

Washington (CNN)- The House ethics committee will hold trial - like hearings on allegations against two Democratic members - Rep. Charles Rangel of New York and Rep. Maxine Waters of California - after the November 2 congressional elections in which both are running, the panel's chairwoman announced Thursday.

The chair of the city's ethics board said this week she provided a written opinion dismissing conflict of interest allegations

Kolb is a leading legislative supporter of ethics reforms to address a corruption problem that has seen more than 30 lawmakers leave office facing criminal or ethical allegations since 2000.

He even went so far as to lay out his mistakes: «The Assembly (1) should not agree to a confidential settlement, (2) should insist that the basic factual allegations of any complaint be referred to the ethics committee for a full investigation and (3) should publicly announce the existence of any settlement, while protecting the identity of the victims.»

The Suffolk Board of Ethics did not investigate County Executive Steve Bellone's letter raising a conflict of interest complaint against a district attorney bureau chief because the allegations occurred before the ethics board was created in 2012, the board's counsel said.

Two women who say their sexual harassment allegations were not followed up on by top leaders of the then - Senate Democratic majority are filing an ethics complaint with the Joint Commission on Public Ethics.

Common Cause, along with the National Organization for Women, asked the state ethics panel to conduct a wider probe of sexual harassment and other possible misconduct in the Assembly, as well as the Assembly leadership's response to any allegations.

The ethics office — an independent, nonpartisan entity charged with reviewing allegations of misconduct against members, officers and staff — is concentrating on his investments in Innate Immunotherapeutics.

But House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said Wednesday night that Massa was also facing an ethics investigation over allegations of misconduct.

The report accuses Mr. Silver's senior staff members of ignoring the Assembly's own internal rules by failing to investigate and refer the initial harassment allegations to an Assembly ethics committee.

He resigned in 2010 in the face of a House ethics investigation into allegations that he groped several male aides.

Assembly Speaker Silver's leadership in question The ethics commission inquiry by the organization known as JCOPE is expected to probe how the Assembly handles allegations of sexual harassment.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is looking to give the state's lobbying and ethics ombudsman additional funding to investigate sexual harassment complaints amid sexual misconduct allegations against the leader of a group of breakaway Democrats.

Last month, Assemblyman Charles D. Lavine, a Democrat and ally of Speaker Silver, and Senator Andrew J. Lanza, a Republican from Staten Island, told the ethics commission to extensively edit sections delving into how Mr. Silver's staff handled the allegations.

The Legislature must now decide whether Mr. Lopez will be disciplined further for allegations of ethics violations.

The allegations come on the heels of an earlier round of sexual harassment allegations last year, which led to the Assembly's ethics committee to recommend that Kellner be removed from leadership positions and be barred from hiring new staff members or working with interns.

Silver warned in a letter on Wednesday that he is implementing further sanctions against Kellner due to additional allegations of sexual harassment and other violations, including trying to interefere with an ethics survey and continuing to employ an intern.

The seat had been held by Republican Rep. Pat Meehan, who resigned amid an ethics investigation into his use of taxpayer money to settle sexual harassment allegations by a former aide.

According to the statement, CDHR is deeply concerned with the failure of the House to investigate allegations of «budget padding» raised by Honourable Jubrin, while the motion on abuse of members» privileges was raised, debated and referred to ethics and privileges committee of the House for investigation later resulting in the suspension of Jubrin from the green chamber for 180 siting days and sealing off his office.

Unless tentative decisions are reversed, the final budget will not include an expansion of the statute of limitations in child abuse civil and criminal cases, nor will it include new ethics provisions to address ongoing pay - to - play allegations in Albany or close loopholes that allow certain donors to skirt campaign contribution limits.

Lerner says it appears the Assembly may have violated its own policies against sexual harassment, which require that any allegations of sexual harassment against an Assemblymember be sent to the ethics committee.

Silver's staff failed to refer the allegations to the ethics committee, and approved secret financial settlements with two of the women Lopez allegedly harassed, according to reports.

Rangel temporarily stepped down as Ways and Means Committee chairman earlier this year following the announcement of an ethics investigation of several allegations, including failure to pay taxes on the Dominican Republic residence.

UPPER MANHATTAN — A transcript of a private City Council ethics committee meeting held on Aug. 4 regarding allegations against Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez will be made available on Aug. 23, according to Council spokesman Jamie McShane.

On Tuesday, in response to an earlier version of this article, House Minority Leader John Boehner called on the ethics committee to delve deeply into how such allegations could continue for a year with no relief for staff.

ALBANY — The state ethics watchdog has forwarded a report of its findings to two legislative panels for possible sanctions after ending its probe of the Assembly's handling of sexual harassment allegations involving a senior member.

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said Tuesday it is up to Democratic Rep. Charles Rangel of New York to decide whether to resign over pending ethics allegations.