Sentences with phrase «official misconduct»

The complainant says «this is not justice,» and filed a state charge of official misconduct, a crime carrying a mandatory minimum five - year sentence.

In addition to lawsuits, they say clerks could face criminal charges for official misconduct.

Winning a trial order of dismissal at the close of the prosecution's proof, successfully dismissing all criminal charges against a police officer charged with official misconduct.

That protection hasn't yet been tested in corruption cases, but the commission planned to use the hearing to focus on new rules to crack down on official misconduct.

The complainant argued all citizens in the state are equally injured by official misconduct.

A school board can remove one of its own for official misconduct after bringing charges and having a hearing.

Is official misconduct simply the act of «abusing public office» (or close to that)?

He is also charged with one count of official misconduct.

The Lizzas and their company face among the most serious charges in the case, with husband and wife each charged with 19 felony counts of bribery, 18 felony counts of rewarding official misconduct in the second degree, and two felony counts of defrauding the government in addition to one count each of a misdemeanor conspiracy charge.

Oliva pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of official misconduct in September 2014 for providing reports of reckless endangerments reported to the Third Precinct to Newsday, not to providing leaks on the serial robberies, sources said.

The jury, which deliberated just over two days, additionally found Liang guilty of misdemeanor official misconduct for the improper use of his weapon while patrolling the stairwell.

A Tennessee sheriff and one of his high - ranking employees have been indicted on official misconduct charges.

October 27, the day the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office filed charges of rape, kidnapping, bribery, and official misconduct against Martins and Hall, who face up to 25 years in prison: «GODBLESSSSSS»

Fonvil faces an additional charge of official misconduct as a public official.

Their more secular self - conception, their less xenophobic outlook, and their concerns about official misconduct towards minorities pre-dated significant Muslim immigration and was not motivated by Muslim concerns in the first place.

Wu says while a grand jury will have to determine whether any actual crimes were committed, he says alleged interference by Cuomo's staff in an ethics commission sending out subpoenas is potentially in violation of several state statutes, including conspiracy to perform official misconduct and the hindering of prosecution.

The charge of official misconduct alleges that Taggard was aware that sexual crimes were being committed, in an adjoining jurisdiction, and failed to take any steps to prevent same, or to notify the appropriate authorities, responsibilities clearly part of his obligation as a police officer, particularly one in a supervisory capacity.

Abelove is charged with felony perjury and two misdemeanor counts of official misconduct following a grand jury investigation into the handling of the fatal police shooting of a DWI suspect.

BROOKLYN — A jury found NYPD Officer Peter Liang guilty of manslaughter and official misconduct Thursday evening in the fatal shooting of unarmed father Akai Gurley in the stairwell of an East New York housing complex in November 2014.

Corbin this year began serving a 2 - to 6 - year prison sentence for his bribery and official misconduct conviction tied to a scheme to steer an $ 80 million New Cassel redevelopment project to a favored developer.

Lt. Robert Sung, who was fired for refusing to participate in the IAB probe, pleaded guilty to attempted official misconduct in September.

Former Broome County Executive Debbie Preston was arrested today and charged with three counts of official misconduct connected to her use of a Town of Conklin credit card while she served as the town's supervisor, and carried over to her time as county executive.

At the end of January 2017, Romanian Government adopted an emergency ordinance late Tuesday to decriminalize official misconduct, dealing a blow to a yearslong drive to curb corruption in the...

Going one step further, she told him that «any public officer» could be committing the crime of official misconduct if he refused to remove Ippolito.

For the board to oust Paladino itself, without the commissioner's help, it would have to prove during a hearing that Paladino committed official misconduct.

Sgt. Ron Epstein pleaded not guilty to the charges, which include official misconduct, falsification of records, offering a false instrument for filing and other offenses that carry a maximum penalty of a year in jail.

Lisa Page, who was implicated in the Department of Justice Inspector General's probe into official misconduct...

Liang was charged with manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, assault, reckless endangerment and official misconduct earlier this year.

But the commission's primary role seems aimed at developing new laws to address official misconduct, which has dogged New York politics for decades.

«It makes much more sense if you are trying to steal an election by either manipulating results on the back end through election official misconduct or to use absentee ballots, which are easier to control and to maintain,» said Hasen, the UC, Irvine, professor of political science.

FBI Director James B. Comey told reporters he doesn't think official misconduct is more prevalent in Albany than in other statehouses.

Those allegations prompted an investigation by the District Attorney's Office which culminated Monday, Oct. 22 when the decorated former lawman pleaded guilty to a single misdemeanor count of official misconduct inSaugerties Village Court.

The extensive alleged «bribery, money laundering, influence peddling and official misconduct [was] eye - opening even to seasoned investigators,» said FBI Assistant Director - in - Charge Janice Fedarcyk.

DiNapoli's bill also imposes a penalty of up to twice the amount of money a public official garnered as a result of a crime committed while in office and elevates Official Misconduct to a felony — which, in the case of the Senate and Assembly, would also result in the lose of one's seat.

In another of the alleged schemes, Antetomaso and Cecere face official misconduct and theft of services charges — all misdemeanors.

The stunning news was revealed as Officer Peter Liang pleaded not guilty to manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, assault, reckless endangerment and official misconduct during the hearing on the indictment at Brooklyn Supreme Court.

Brennan alleges that Christie's failure to end the closures constitutes second - degree official misconduct, a charge punishable by five to 10 years in prison.

Officer Peter Liang, the rookie police officer who shot unarmed 28 - year - old Akai Gurley at the Brooklyn Pink Houses, was convicted of manslaughter and official misconduct Friday.

Specific topics include the use of path analysis to uncover the causes of wrongful conviction; the application of a behavioral ethics framework to better understand official misconduct; and an experimental study of the effects of wrongful convictions on public opinion.

A public servant is guilty of official misconduct when, with purpose to obtain a benefit for himself or another or to injure or to deprive another of a benefit:

Rule 15 (a) of the Procedural Rules for Removal or Retirement of Judges on the website of the SCJC allows the Commission to suspend a judge «charged with a misdemeanor involving official misconduct».

Attorney Larry Weissmann is charged with official misconduct in connection with an alleged ticket - fixing scam as Spring Valley violations prosecutor.

Pigeon, 56, the former Erie County Democratic chairman, was charged in June with two counts of bribery, one count of theft by extortion and six counts of rewarding official misconduct.

On Thursday, Hevesi's fall from top financial watchdog to convicted felon brought him to a Manhattan courtroom, where he pleaded guilty to a felony corruption charge: receiving reward for official misconduct.

The jury is currently deliberating on charges of second degree manslaughter and official misconduct against Liang.

Singas in 2015 charged Edward Korona Jr., Nassau's deputy commissioner of emergency management, with four counts each of felony perjury, felony offering a false instrument for filing and felony making a false sworn statement and misdemeanor official misconduct for lying on civil service applications.

He worked as an Assistant District Attorney and for the Special Narcotics Prosecutor for the City of New York before joining the Investigations Commission on official misconduct and organized crime.

Wu says while a grand jury will have to determine whether any actual crimes were committed, he says Cuomo's staff's alleged interference in an ethics commission sending out subpoenas is potentially in violation of several state statute, including conspiracy to perform official misconduct, and the hindering of prosecution.