Sentences with phrase «official criminal investigation»

But, of course, lying to law enforcement officers in an official criminal investigation, or lying to a court during a court proceeding, is a crime, even by a victim of that crime, even though lies of that type are rarely prosecuted.

For an official criminal investigation to be launched by the state attorney general, the comptroller would need to make a formal referral to the attorney general.

Not exact matches

Khairullozhon Matanov, a 23 - year - old taxi driver who lives in Quincy, Massachusetts, faces one criminal count of destroying records and three counts of lying to officials in a terrorism investigation, according to court papers filed in U.S. District Court in Boston.

The confrontation that followed lasted just a few minutes, but it was long enough to spark a class - action lawsuit, a criminal investigation spanning at least three states and a major regulatory crackdown in the U.S.. Now, for the first time, Canadian officials have confirmed they too are investigating the issues at the heart of the dispute.

On Saturday, Trump lashed out on Twitter over a New York Times report that reported speculations that Cohen, his longtime personal lawyer who is under criminal investigation by the Department of Justice, could end up cooperating with government officials.

Park District commissioners spent much of the last year dealing with the repercussions of financial and criminal investigations that led to the dismissal of former director, Kim Paetschow, and other park officials.

Hip - life musician and sympathizer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), A-Plus, has failed to honour an invitation by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service for questioning over his allegations of corruption against some government officials.

Neither the National Offender Management Service nor the Youth Justice Board were able to supply information on the number of official complaints of sexual abuse in custody or the number of investigations, criminal charges or convictions following a complaint.

President Trump yesterday evening fired the director of the FBI, James Comey, abruptly terminating the top official leading a criminal investigation into whether Trump's advisers colluded with the Russian government to steer the outcome of the 2016 presidential election.

While the government in some limited cases can legitimately place restrictions on the public's right to access certain information, attempts of the Nigerian authorities to justify the total closure of information related to the names of public officials from whom funds were recovered on the basis of «ongoing criminal investigation» and «presumption of innocence goes far beyond the limitations allowed under international law, and would promote secret recoveries.»

On Sept. 2, Senate Democratic leaders wrote to federal and state criminal prosecutors, as well as other government watchdogs, seeking investigations into a Texas - based firm with a $ 100,000 - a-year contract to run the Senate Republicans» official government website: Align Media LLC, and its owner, Justin Gargiulo, along with his other consulting firm, VoterTrove.

While he defends himself against the civil complaint and a possible criminal investigation, Denenberg should recuse himself from official duties on the Nassau legislature.

BREAKING: FIRST CRIMINAL CHARGES FILED IN BENGHAZI ATTACK PROBE... Federal agents and prosecutors investigating the attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi have filed charges against Ahmed Khattalah, leader of a Libyan militia that officials believe was involved in the assault, people briefed on the investigation said.

Once the Moreland Commission is disbanded, Fitzpatrick said he would refer any criminal investigations that have to do with state officials to other prosecutors.

A state investigation of Brian Gestring, a senior official with the state Division of Criminal Justice Services, found that he had created an environment «rife with incidents of sexual harassment, ageism, racism, and threats of retaliation and physical violence.»

We write in our capacity as citizens of the Republic of Ghana invoking the powers of this Commission under Article 218 (a) of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana and section 7 (1)(i) of the CHRAJ Act 1993 (Act 456), as amended, which states «to investigate complaints of violations of fundamental rights and freedoms, injustice, corruption, abuse of power and unfair treatment of any person by a public officer in the exercise of his official duties», to investigate a case of professional misconduct bothering on official corruption and corruption - related activities involving ACP Mrs. Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo Danquah, the current acting Director - General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service.

The AG said the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) and the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) have been tasked to prepare an appropriate docket on 10 other officials suspected to be the brains behind the act for interdiction and prosecutions.

The Nassau County DA's office has determined jail officials and the county executive's staff mishandled an internal investigation involving a jail nurse accused of smuggling contraband into the facility, but the failures didn't rise to the level of criminal behavior.

In this position, he conducted investigations of alleged criminal activity, fraud, and abuse by individuals and company officials who deal with state agencies in a region stretching from Buffalo to Syracuse to the Pennsylvania border.

Federal officials say all but one are subjects of on going criminal investigations.

BREAKING... FEDS CLOSE TO GRIMM CHARGES: Federal prosecutors are preparing criminal charges against two - term New York GOP Rep. Michael Grimm, capping a two - year FBI investigation that ranges from his business dealings to his first campaign for Congress in 2010, U.S. officials briefed on the matter said.

Sheriff Vincent DeMarco in a Newsday opinion piece Monday called on Spota to step down following criminal convictions of officials including Burke and investigations into county law enforcement.

New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, and musician, A-plus, have been invited by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), to answer questions on some corruption claims they made against some government officials.

(CNN)- Federal prosecutors are preparing criminal charges against Rep. Michael Grimm, capping a two - year FBI investigation that ranges from his business dealings to his first campaign for Congress in 2010, U.S. officials briefed on the matter said.

Mr. Espada, whose long - running battles with prosecutors and election officials are the stuff of political legend, also faces criminal investigations by federal prosecutors into possible money laundering and by the Bronx district attorney, who is looking into whether Mr. Espada actually lives in his Bronx Senate district, as required by law.

Two of the city's top law enforcers blasted Apple over its privacy stance Thursday, saying scores of criminal investigations — including one into the shooting of two cops — have been stymied because officials can't unlock seized iPhones and iPads.

Three former officials of the John Mahama government whose homes were raided in search of documents on the AMERI power agreement have been questioned by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service over the involvement in the agreement.

The public often learns a state lawmaker is under investigation when the official uses campaign funds to pay for a criminal defense attorney.

Washington (CNN)- Federal prosecutors can no longer obtain search warrants for information obtained by journalists unless reporters are the subject of a criminal investigation, a Justice Department official said Friday.

The statement dated April 12 and signed by Eugene Arhin, Director of Communications at the presidency said the officials have been recalled to assist in investigations currently being undertaken by the Criminal Investigation Department of the Police Service.

Board of Elections officials say while they have the authority to pursue investigations, they have never been organized as a criminal investigative unit.

Lamont's long list of grievances included being elbowed aside during Miliband's Beria - style takeover of the Falkirk selection process in 2013, [32] The process of selecting a new Labour parliamentary candidate for Falkirk began after sitting mp Eric Joyce launched a drunken assault (headbuttings, etc.) on fellow members of the House of Commons and rapidly descended into a turf war, with skullduggery on both sides, between the Mandelson faction and local union officials, culminating with Miliband's decision to call in the police to deal with his party comrades, only to be told there was insignificant evidence to launch a criminal investigation.

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As I dug deeper I was struck by the sense of outrage and loss this painting aroused in so many people: The family of Lea Bondi, determined to reclaim the stolen portrait she had failed to recover in her lifetime; the Manhattan District Attorney who sent shock waves through the international art world and enraged many of New York's most prominent cultural organizations when he issued a subpoena and launched a criminal investigation following the surprise resurfacing of Portrait of Wally; the New York art dealer who tipped off a reporter about the painting during the opening of the Schiele exhibition at MoMA; the Senior Special Agent at the Department of Homeland Security who vowed not to retire until the fight was over; the art theft investigator who unearthed the post-war subterfuge and confusion that ultimately landed the painting in the hands of a young, obsessed Schiele collector; the museum official who testified before Congress that the seizure of Portrait of Wally could have a crippling effect on the ability of American museums to borrow works of art; the Assistant United States Attorney who took the case to the eve of trial; and the legendary Schiele collector who bartered for Portrait of Wally in the early 1950s and fought to the end of his life to bring it home to Vienna.

This week, government officials confirmed that a criminal investigation was under way, according to the Associated Press.

Vaughan Pratt, did you really just compare a criminal case where many facts were unknown or uncertain and under investigation to a scientific case where just about everything is known and documented despite no official investigation?

The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) has been investigating ivory trafficking out of Tanzania since the current upsurge in elephant poaching began in 2006 and in November 2014 released its landmark Vanishing Point report, which revealed that Chinese - led criminal gangs are conspiring with corrupt Tanzanian officials to traffic huge amounts of ivory.

Here's the Times: «In what officials say is the largest settlement ever in a government investigation of a mine disaster, Alpha Natural Resources agreed to pay $ 209 million in restitution and civil and criminal penalties for the role of its subsidiary, Massey Energy, in a 2010 mine explosion that killed 29 men in West Virginia.»

Also, Drinker Biddle bolsters its white - collar criminal defense and corporate investigations practice; Hogan Lovells adds to its litigation, arbitration, and employment practice with a former GC; and a former Justice Department official rejoins Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft in Washington, D.C..

On 22 July it announced that it had terminated its criminal investigation into Macmillan Publishers Ltd in connection with suspected corruption of government officials in African countries in relation to the award of contracts.

Fortune 500 companies, corporate executives and high - ranking public officials retain us for representation in internal corporate investigations; government investigations, including grand jury, congressional and inspector general investigations; criminal litigation, including trials and appeals; and related civil and administrative proceedings, including qui tam actions.

Fortune 500 companies, corporate executives and high - ranking public officials retain the firm's investigations attorneys for representation in federal and state criminal investigations; congressional and inspector - general investigations; criminal litigation, including trials and appeals; and related civil and administrative proceedings.

Law enforcement officials would have the «same criminal and civil forfeiture powers used in drug prosecutions,» and wiretapping would be permitted in criminal infringement investigations.

Represents individuals, including public officials, lobbyists, and high - level state administrators, as well as businesses, in state and federal criminal investigations and grand jury proceedings; clients accused by the government of fraud; students accused of sexual misconduct; Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers; Best Lawyers in America «Lawyer of the Year» in Non-White-Collar Criminal Defense; listed in Best Lawyers in White - Collar Criminal Defense and Civil Rights Law catcriminal investigations and grand jury proceedings; clients accused by the government of fraud; students accused of sexual misconduct; Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers; Best Lawyers in America «Lawyer of the Year» in Non-White-Collar Criminal Defense; listed in Best Lawyers in White - Collar Criminal Defense and Civil Rights Law catCriminal Defense; listed in Best Lawyers in White - Collar Criminal Defense and Civil Rights Law catCriminal Defense and Civil Rights Law categories.

Quinn Emanuel represents FIFA in connection with U.S. and Swiss criminal investigations against current and former football officials into allegations of bribery and corruption in the international soccer world.

Examples of such cases are Chandler v Cape Plc [2011] EWHC 951 (QB)(liability of non-employer for exposure to asbestos), Kynixa Ltd v Hynes and others [2008] EWHC 1495 (QB)(claims arising from alleged breaches of restrictive covenants in employment contracts), Romantiek BVBA v Simms [2008] EWHC 3099 (QB) a claim alleging that a public official had committed the tort of misfeasance in public office when discharging a licensing function, OOO and others v The Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis [20011] EWHC 1246 (QB)(claims by young foreign females that they had been trafficked into the UK by foreign nationals for the purpose of slavery and that officers of the Metropolitan Police Force breached their human rights in failing to investigate their complaints adequately or at all) and Mouncher and others v The Chief Constable of South Wales Police [2016] EWHC 1367 (QB)(claims by retired and serving police officers for false imprisonment, misfeasance in public office and malicious prosecution against South Wales Police arising from an investigation by officers of that force into alleged criminal conduct on the part of the claimants during the course of an investigation into a notorious murder in South Wales.

The definition in the final rule recognizes that law enforcement officials are empowered to prosecute cases as well as to conduct investigations and civil, criminal, or administrative proceedings.

Massachusetts software company, PTC, Inc. («PTC») agreed to pay a $ 14.5 million criminal penalty to resolve a Department of Justice («DOJ») investigation into payments for recreational travel by Chinese government officials that violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act «(«FCPA») and a civil settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission («SEC») by disgorging $ 11.8 million.

In the NPRM, for the purposes of this portion of the law enforcement paragraph, we proposed to define «law enforcement inquiry or proceeding» as an investigation or official proceeding inquiring into a violation of or failure to comply with law; or a criminal, civil or administrative proceeding arising from a violation of or failure to comply with law.