Sentences with phrase «of prosecution in»

There has been speculation about the prospect of a prosecution in the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Krausz claimed Dalton allowed his case to be dismissed by the Illinois Industrial Commission for lack of prosecution in August 2005, and then she failed to timely file for its reinstatement.
Even large European public and private organisations, from banks to telecoms operators, are unaware that many of their current contracts and products could put them at risk of prosecution in 2018.
Players will encounter a different kind of prosecution in these courts, where suspects are accused based on the final memories of murder victims.
«Ms. Rollins might have been the primary target of the prosecution in these matters, but she has paid the ultimate price,» he added.
The statement reads in part: «The morning of 17th of October, 2017, however resolved every unlikely doubt that could have inured in favour of the prosecution in this saga when on being briefed by the distinguished Senator to represent him at the trial.
She was appointed by Putin in 2008 and according to Openspace.ru, a publication which has analysed her rulings over three years, she agrees with the arguments of the prosecution in 90 % of cases.
The possibility of a prosecution in the Lawrence case was widely mentioned at the time of the change.
«The norm of the prosecution in Nigeria today is either for the police or prosecuting agencies such as the EFCC and ICPC to make arrests and thereafter shop for prosecution.
My Bill mandates the establishment of a separate Directorate of Prosecution in each state with administrative control over all prosecutors in the state.
There have so far only been a handful of prosecutions in Ireland.
«These are cases that can give rise to complex issues, but to avoid the potential chilling effect that might arise from high numbers of prosecutions in cases in which a communication might be considered grossly offensive, we must recognise the fundamental right to freedom of expression and only proceed with prosecution when a communication is more than offensive, shocking or disturbing, even if distasteful or painful to those subjected to it.»

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Specifically, Defendants made false and / or misleading statements and / or failed to disclose that: (i) BRF employees paid bribes to regulators and politicians to subvert inspections in order to conceal unsanitary practices at the Company's meatpacking plants; (ii) the foregoing conduct, when it came to light, would foreseeably subject the Company and its officers to heightened regulatory enforcement and / or prosecution; and (iii) as a result of the foregoing, BRF's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
This concerns local police who say they need the cooperation of all people in the community, including lawful and undocumented immigrants, in reporting crime and aiding criminal prosecutions.
What did strike me about this matter is that it seems to confirm a feeling that I have long had: Progressive Democrats who get caught with their pants down appear to pay a steeper price in terms of impact on their career prospects — if not criminal prosecution — when compared to similarly compromised corporate - friendly Republicans.
While prosecutions are rare, women who are hospitalized for abortion complications frequently face criminal and civil action, and even run the risk of spending up to three years in jail.
MOSCOW, March 31 - Russian authorities on Saturday arrested billionaire Ziyavudin Magomedov on charges of embezzling more than $ 35 million, in one of the highest - profile prosecutions of a Russian tycoon in years.
In 2014, Toyota also paid a whopping $ 1.2 billion fine, the largest ever paid by an automaker, to avoid criminal prosecution; as part of the settlement, Toyota admitted that it «misled U.S. consumers by concealing and making deceptive statements.»
On top of the risk of federal prosecution, IRS targeting and asset seizure, cannabis entrepreneurs have to cope with the hazards of conducting a business that deals mostly in cash, since a majority of traditional financial institutions — banks, credit card issuers, and payment transaction companies — won't provide services to the industry.
Assange, who denies the rape allegations, fears that if he is arrested he will be handed over to the United States to face prosecution over WikiLeaks» publication of thousands of classified military and diplomatic documents in one of the largest information leaks in U.S. history.
In the mid-1980s, Sessions was criticized over the prosecution of three civil rights activists on charges of vote tampering in Perry County, AlabamIn the mid-1980s, Sessions was criticized over the prosecution of three civil rights activists on charges of vote tampering in Perry County, Alabamin Perry County, Alabama.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Christine I. Magdo is in charge of the prosecution
The price of the Angola 5 prosecution has figured prominently in an ongoing study of death penalty costs by a committee of Louisiana lawmakers, which is expected to conclude by the end of the year.
«But, because the business is so highly regulated on a state level and the threat of federal as well as state prosecution for violation remains, potential investors will want to take a long, hard look at the operations and the people involved in any investment opportunity.»
Since its formation, the task force has made great strides in facilitating increased investigation and prosecution of financial crimes; enhancing coordination and cooperation among federal, state and local authorities; addressing discrimination in the lending and financial markets; and conducting outreach to the public, victims, financial institutions and other organizations.
Rousseff has not been implicated in any of the scandals, although she may have made one all on her own when she created a cabinet position for Lula da Silva in an effort to shield him from prosecution.
They included evidence of what Manning later described as «missteps» and «misguided policies» in the prosecution of the war in Iraq.
MOSCOW, March 31 (Reuters)- Russian authorities on Saturday arrested billionaire Ziyavudin Magomedov on charges of embezzling more than $ 35 million, in one of the highest - profile prosecutions of a Russian tycoon in years.
«The typical state prosecution is for a standard common - law crime,» explains Philip A. Feigin, an attorney with Rothgerber Johnson & Lyons in Denver and a former commissioner of the Colorado Securities Division.
He meets Afghan President Hamid Karzai at the White House this week and is expected to press for immunity from prosecution as a condition for allowing even a relatively small contingent of U.S. troops to stay behind in Afghanistan after the 2014 drawdown.
The president's credibility has also been tainted by her sometimes erratic response to the shocking death of prosecutor Alberto Nisman as he was investigating an alleged cover - up deal between her government and Iran to shield the Islamic Republic from prosecution in the 1994 bombing of Jewish center.
Glenn Greenwald of The Intercept, who has also worked closely with Snowden, said the newspaper had «achieved an ignominious feat in U.S. media history: the first - ever paper to explicitly editorialize for the criminal prosecution of its own source.»
Any prosecution of Assange would be «incredibly dangerous for the First Amendment and pretty much every reporter in the United States,» Trevor Timm, executive director of the Freedom of the Press Foundation, told Wired.
Hernandez's defense, led by Michael Fee, however, spun the conversation as proof of a close friendship between the men, which could lead the jury to question Hernandez's motive for murder, a significant element in the burden of proof for the prosecution.
In criminal trials, the burden of proof lies on the prosecution, meaning the jury will have to find Hernandez guilty «beyond a reasonable doubt.»
Canadian companies have been operating in some of the most corrupt countries in the world for decades, but guess how many successful prosecutions there have been under foreign bribery laws in the history of our nation.
On the other hand, in his persistence he successfully crushed most of the prosecution's charges at trial, and knocked three years off his sentence.
He faced a sixth deportation in 2015, and was in Justice Department (DOJ) custody that March after serving 46 months in prison for a felony re-entry into the US, but instead of transferring him into the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for deportation, the department transferred him to the San Francisco County Jail for prosecution of a 1995 marijuana charge.
Michelle Carter, 20, is charged with involuntary manslaughter after sending hundreds of texts that the prosecution says encouraged her 17 - year - old boyfriend Conrad Roy III to kill himself in 2014.
Prosecutors who specialize in terrorism, narcotics trafficking and organized crime, led by the acting head of the Justice Department's criminal division, will bring prosecutions designed to restrict the flow of money to terrorist groups, Sessions said.
The documents, which Fortune has not seen directly, were entered into evidence by a defense attorney in the troubled prosecution of a California doctor accused of possessing child pornography.
She attracted global attention early in her tenure for the corruption prosecution of high - level officials at FIFA, international soccer's governing body.
The decision to allow Boehmermann's possible prosecution was awkward for Merkel as she sought Ankara's help in reducing Europe's migrant influx but also expressed concern about the state of media freedom in Turkey.
Chancellor Angela Merkel in April granted a Turkish request to allow the possible prosecution of Jan Boehmermann for insulting a foreign head of state.
In Colorado, CEO Andy Williams said the announcement that he's open to prosecution could turn years of work and millions of dollars of investment in his store Medicine Man Denver into a criminal enterprisIn Colorado, CEO Andy Williams said the announcement that he's open to prosecution could turn years of work and millions of dollars of investment in his store Medicine Man Denver into a criminal enterprisin his store Medicine Man Denver into a criminal enterprise.
In the case of the investigation into Rettenmaier's computers, the documents released to EFF do not appear to have been made public in that prosecutioIn the case of the investigation into Rettenmaier's computers, the documents released to EFF do not appear to have been made public in that prosecutioin that prosecution.
She has deep experience in regulatory compliance, and crisis prevention and management, including the transportation of dangerous goods by all means of transportation, the defence of environmental litigation, and the avoidance and defence of environmental related prosecutions.
This season of In the Dark, back Tuesday, is about the prosecution of a Mississippi man who's been tried six times for the same crime and the prosecutor who's spent two decades trying to execute him.
He faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted in a pending criminal case — one of several prosecutions brought against him.
MOSCOW Russian authorities on Saturday arrested billionaire Ziyavudin Magomedov on charges of embezzling more than $ 35 million, in one of the highest - profile prosecutions of a Russian tycoon in years.
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