Sentences with phrase «of taxpayer money from»

A former New York State senator pleaded guilty on Wednesday to falsifying evidence in an attempt to cover up the theft of taxpayer money from a nonprofit agency that she founded, ending a prominent corruption case that included charges in federal and state courts.

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A couple of years later, Congress made exceptions to the loss rules, for example, allowing taxpayers to report losses from real estate investments even when their own money wasn't at risk.

As a result, the bank will need further capital, part of which will come from a government loan — meaning that taxpayers» money will be used once again to support the banking system.

Hensarling and other Dodd - Frank critics have called that ability — known as «orderly liquidation authority» — a bailout, even though any taxpayer money used is supposed to be recouped from the sale of the company's assets or an assessment on the financial industry.

I speak, of course, of the sponsorship scandal in which millions of dollars was stolen from Canadian taxpayers, and that money was then diverted into Liberal bank accounts.»

Current provisions could constitute a blank check at taxpayer expense to broadcasters so that they could fund new equipment for the transition from the U.S. Treasury, as the legislation creates a new Treasury Fund in an undisclosed amount of money.

Alberta's premier threatened trade retaliation against British Columbia for standing in the way of the pipeline, Canadian premier Justin Trudeau hinted that he could complete the project with taxpayer money, and BC's premier dug in his heels, recommitting his government to defending the coast from the risk of an oil spill.

5) When the banks, flush with the huge profits stemming from the carry - trade opportunities provided by many years of limitless access to near - zero - cost short - term credit, pay back the TARP money with a smidgen of interest, declare the whole exercise to be a resounding success for taxpayers and the economy.

In other words, Quebec and federal taxpayers are being asked to pony up to protect the financial well - being of the family, which, incidentally, received approximately $ 150 million in dividend payments from Bombardier over the last decade, even as the company has yet to repay all the money its borrowed from the federal government in the past.

The effect of financing these expenditures by bonds rather than taxation or by printing money resulted from creating a flow of payments from taxpayers to creditors.

A deduction from a taxpayer's taxable adjusted gross income that is made up of deductions for money spent on certain goods and services throughout the year.

A tax credit is an amount of money a taxpayer is able to subtract from taxes owed to the government.

Dr Edwards said: «I am at a loss to understand why Nottingham City Council used taxpayers» money to try to prevent me from expressing my point of view in a peaceful way.»

It is also incredibly lucrative for the owners and operators of so - called private military companies — and the money to pay for their activities ultimately comes from taxpayers through government contracts.

This all started because some whacko from Texas was trying to justify the candidacy of a corrupt governor from Texas, one who gave millions and millions of taxpayer money to his friends in exchange for personal campaign donations.

For one, the price of conventional food is artificially lowered by production - oriented subsidies drawn from taxpayer money.

Veeck is also part of a Twin Cities group that has offered $ 80 million to $ 90 million to buy the Twins from Pohlad, the eightysomething billionaire banker who has 1) said he won't sell the team and 2) demanded a $ 200 million ballpark be built with taxpayer money, lest he 3) move his franchise.

Plans filed by the Hollywood Park Land Co. — a development group that includes St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke — call for a stadium that would be built with probably more than $ 1 billion in private money, but which would eventually recoup tens of millions from Inglewood taxpayers once it opens.

The money, of course, comes ultimately from he very taxpayers and consumers who stand to lose the most from this systematic annihilation of the nation's fauna.

The debt service on the bonds is to be paid with fees from boaters and any delay would result in loss of revenues from that source, which Park District officials said would have to be made up by taxpayer money.

Parents make the critically necessary sacrifice without which society would collapse like Jeb Bush's presidential campaign: We shell out vast sums of money on everything from diapers to chess camp to prepare the next generation of taxpayers, who will be funding the retirement of people like the childless / childish Meghann Foye, whose pay - me - even - if - I - didn't - do - anything attitude says not «imaginative social thinker,» but «squeegee man.»

Not only are they spending taxpayer money to pay for advertising, consulting, billboards, etc in their attack on cosleeping, effectively shifting the limelight away from the real issue, but they also blamed smoking and maternal obesity for the extreme numbers of deaths due to stillbirth and prematurity.

One of my colleagues, the comedian that he is, got into work early the next day, took a screen grab from the internet and proceeded to print out the image 20 times and plaster our office — a good use of taxpayers» money, ahem.

Following reports that the del Lago Casino & Resort in Seneca County is struggling with revenue and is seeking a bailout from the state, Sen. Joseph Griffo sent a letter to Cuomo and the state Budget director, indicating he doesn't believe a bailout is appropriate use of taxpayer money.

The latest update from Margaret Hodge, chair of the Commons» public accounts committee, is despairing about the «unacceptably poor management» of universal credit, which she says has «wasted time and taxpayers» money».

At the heart of the government's case is Dr. Robert Taub who received $ 500,000 from Silver in taxpayer money for his Mesothelioma Center at Columbia University.

It is important to note that under Speaker Sheldon Silver's bill, (1) receiving public funds depends on the candidate's ability to raise money from numerous small donors, so only donations up to $ 250 are matched with taxpayer dollars and that (2) candidates are limited to a maximum amount of public funds ($ 400,000 for Senate candidates and $ 200,000 for Assembly candidates in the general election race).

Most of the money, $ 103,080, came from the taxpayer - funded Assembly — and Lopez was forced to pay the remaining $ 32,000 out of his own pocket.

«We have always warned that the privatisation of Surrey and West Midlands police forces was a dangerous experiment which is wasting taxpayers money and now we have damming advice from the respected Home Affairs committee backing up our claims.

And he backed a «straightforward» ten per cent levy on the profits of all banks which had benefited from taxpayers» money.

But on Thursday, the New York Times revealed that Peralta, along with colleagues in the IDC, got thousands of dollars in taxpayer money from the state after GOP officials submitted fraudulent paperwork claiming they were the chair of committees that were actually led by Republican senators.

Thanks to a new state law, East Hampton taxpayers will have the right to force a vote on whether the town should accept money for East Hampton Airport from the Federal Aviation Administration, which imposes rules on how airports function as a condition of providing funding.

The make up of the state Senate has not changed from last year, and the GOP still opposes public financing of campaigns, calling it a waste of the taxpayer's money.

Among its changes, AEG dramatically increased the amount of money it expected to raise for taxpayers with its proposal — jumping from last to first in that critical category.

«We have spent millions of dollars of taxpayer money that has resulted in a failed implementation of the Common Core, a flawed policy with a lack of input from experts and most importantly — parents,» said Assemblyman Michael P. Kearns.

State Sen. Shirley Huntley desperately tried to cover up the theft of $ 30,000 in taxpayer money from her «sham» nonprofit as a grand - jury probe bore down on her, sources claimed and documents indicated yesterday.

You have been screwing that people of this state for many decades, and in my opinion should not only removed from the senate, and may to repay the money they can prove you screwed that state taxpayers out of, but you should be thrown in jail for fraud and / or theft like the criminal that you are.

And Skelos suggests he's open to some sort of compromise on the issue, as long as the money doesn't come directly from taxpayers (such as funds designated «off - budget»).

May's decision to appeal, which was criticised as a waste of taxpayers» money in legal quarters, came despite the judges hearing from legal teams in three separate cases.

Double standards As an MP, I was asked what sexism I'd experienced in politics, and gave an example from before I was elected, when I was a political assistant and an MEP had offered me # 10,000 of taxpayers» money if I'd sleep with him.

LITRG's guide is available from the Group's website via the link: http://www.litrg.org.uk/News/2011/2011-repayments The guide includes: An explanation of who will be getting letters from HMRC Guidance on how to check if HMRC's calculations are accurate Information on what to do if you think the calculation is wrong or incomplete, or you do not understand it Information about how to claim money owed from previous tax years Examples of the letters taxpayers could write in response to receipt of a tax calculation Additionally, a question and answer guide on the 2011 PAYE reconciliation process is available on the website of the Chartered Institute of Taxation: http://tinyurl.com/taxqa2011 LITRG Chairman John Andrews said: «Taxpayers receiving letters from HMRC need to check their calculations carefully — even if the letter says they are getting taxpayers could write in response to receipt of a tax calculation Additionally, a question and answer guide on the 2011 PAYE reconciliation process is available on the website of the Chartered Institute of Taxation: http://tinyurl.com/taxqa2011 LITRG Chairman John Andrews said: «Taxpayers receiving letters from HMRC need to check their calculations carefully — even if the letter says they are getting Taxpayers receiving letters from HMRC need to check their calculations carefully — even if the letter says they are getting a refund.

Such a project could cost in the hundreds of millions of dollars - money that might come from SU, a private developer and, like the Carrier Dome, a big, long - term investment from state taxpayers.

With public financing of campaigns WE would allot a finite amount of money which could only come from the taxpayers instead of corporate donors thus they would automatically be working for the voters only which would beholden them to the public automatically forcing them to do our will versus others.

But several aspects of the plan — including the use of $ 25 million in taxpayer money to turn public property into a stable for the private carriage industry, the move to curtail the pedicab industry, the loss of carriage driver jobs and the resulting shuttering the current stables on the West Side — have aroused considerable opposition from various corners, most recently from 68 owners of horse carriage medallions, who blasted their union for agreeing to the deal.

So far, he's not getting any traction on that, but he said today that he will continue to advocate for using taxpayer dollars to fund campaigns to «remove the power of money» from the process and «keep access to the system available to everyone.»

In the past many of the problems that the European Court of Auditors have found with the spending of European taxpayers money have come from these parts of the Commission that are located away from Brussels, and escape some of the media and Parliamentary scrutiny that the centralised administration attracts.

The governor has said he'd prefer to set up a separate source of funding, not from taxpayer money, to pay for a matching grant system.

Called Open New York and culled from his list of campaign promises, the initiative aims to «harness technology to show how taxpayer money is being spent, showcase the great resources of the state, and foster productive engagement with government,» Cuomo promised in his prepared remarks.

Donald Trump and Paul Ryan's proposal to repeal the Affordable Care Act would have ripped out a big chunk of money from Medicaid and also transferred more of those costs to New York State and New York City taxpayers with the so - called «Buffalo Bribe».

So, in 2005, Silver awarded Taub's research center a $ 250,000 research grant from an $ 8.5 million pool of taxpayer money established by the state Health Care Reform Act — which was disbursed at the speaker's sole discretion with no public disclosure, court papers state.