Sentences with phrase «on a criminal charge of»

In 2001, he was convicted on criminal charges of «spreading false information intended to disturb the public order» for circulating a private paper that was critical of Tunisia's human rights practices during a regional meeting of human rights defenders in Morocco.

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A federal jury found Edwards not guilty on one count of violating campaign finance rule, and the judge declared a mistrial on the five remaining criminal charges.

Interviewing noted legal thinkers like Michelle Alexander (author of The New Jim Crow), the documentary argues that this «loophole» — allowing forced labor for criminals — enabled resentful white society to imprison black citizens on minor charges and put them to work.

In the first such criminal case targeting Russia, the Department of Justice is charging a pair of Russian spies with directing the 2014 attack on Yahoo.

News that Canadian engineering giant SCN - Lavalin is facing new criminal charges caused a stir last week, not least because of the penalties that are on the table.

U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday unveiled expanded criminal charges against three men in connection with a massive 2014 cyberattack against JPMorgan Chase & Co and the hacking of several other major financial companies and financial news publishers.

Martin Shkreli, unaffectionately known as the «pharma bro» — and infamous for his decision to hike the list price of Daraprim, a drug used by HIV / AIDS and cancer patients to combat infections, by more than 5,000 % in 2015 under his former company Turing Pharmaceuticals — was convicted on three criminal securities fraud and conspiracy charges by a Brooklyn jury on Friday.

On March 28, after a seven - year investigation, the RCMP's commercial crime section filed criminal charges against three of the firm's principals: former CEO Daniel Potter, who built the software developer into a TSE - listed firm with a market value of $ 100 million at the height of the dot - com bubble; Halifax securities lawyer Blois Colpitts, 48, a former director and the firm's legal adviser; and Bruce Elliott Clarke, a 65 - year - old former broker with National Bank Financial.

Since then, the company's had to weather such self - inflicted wounds as a pretexting scandal in which a board member, an executive and HP - paid investigators faced criminal charges for spying on journalists; the $ 1 billion acquisition of Palm Computing in 2010 to beef up HP's mobile capabilities; then the sale of Palm's intellectual property.

Greg Reyes Former CEO Brocade Communications Charges: In 2007, Reyes was convicted on 10 criminal counts of conspiracy and fraud.

Croatian police said that a 19 - year - old Croat, whom they described as the owner of webstresser.org, was detained on charges of «serious criminal acts against computer systems, programs and data» that carry a possible sentence of one to eight years in prison.

«The determination of the PSD - led government to charge ahead with the contentious criminal justice reform in disregard of widespread public discontent and political opposition sets a scene for tumultuous period ahead, highlighting a risk of further deteriorating operating environment,» Andrius Tursa, advisor on central and eastern European issues at Teneo Intelligence said in a note last week.

The six students, aged 18 to 25, were arraigned yesterday in Manhattan Criminal Court on charges of obstruction of governmental administration, riot, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct, according to the New York Daily News.

The suspected operator of the underground website Silk Road was convicted on Wednesday on narcotics and other criminal charges for his role in orchestrating a scheme that enabled around $ 200 million of anonymous online drug sales using bitcoins.

I think that charging a small business that much is borderline criminal, and most of the companies will go bankrupt before they'll see a return on that investment.

One of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's (D) criminal justice directors was arrested Saturday night with two others on gun charges after a loaded firearm was found inside their car.

On April 21, 2015, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that it would press criminal charges against Mr. Navinder Singh Sarao, a 36 - year - old small - time British day - trader.

Lefcourt said that the way the judge who handles Shkreli's criminal case views his public conduct could affect the judge's decision on pretrial motions and arguments, which in turn can affect Shkreli's chances of beating the charges.

NEW YORK — What do you do if you're one of the most criticized defendants in the nation awaiting a jury verdict on the criminal fraud and conspiracy charges filed against you?

The CBC reported on November 4, 2014 that a Justice Department internal review concluded Ms. Redford could face criminal charges if allegations about her use of government airplanes are proven by an RCMP investigation.

His criminal trial on felony invasion of privacy charges begins May 14, four days before the special session.

A federal grand jury from the District of Columbia has indicted Firoz Patel, age 43, and his brother, Ferhan Patel, age 37, on multiple charges of using their payment processing company, Payza, to launder money from various criminal enterprises.

Because many of the alleged victims did not sue within three years of turning 18, a judge recently had to dismiss much of the lawsuit, though the pastors and churches charged in the lawsuit could still face criminal charges because there is no statute of limitations on felonies.

An Anglican bishop who was present at Hillsborough on the day 96 people died has told Premier that we need to be praying for the families of the victims following the announcement that six people will face criminal charges in connection with the disaster.

A couple of years ago, British hoteliers Ben and Sharon Vogelenzang, who are Christians, were charged with the criminal offense of using «insulting words» after a Muslim guest complained about their breakfast conversation on the merits of their respective faiths.

This week, two of the individuals responsible for making and releasing a series of undercover, covertly recorded videos of Planned Parenthood employees were indicted on criminal charges.

Part of Mark Dantonio's statement on the criminal charges against 3 Michigan State football players.

Bryant was arrested on Sunday in Miami for a misdemeanor charge of criminal mischief for allegedly going to a neighbor's house drunk and causing a disturbance.

Although Johnson himself was cleared of criminal wrongdoing, he was fired in the wake of an academic credit - laundering scandal that led to the conviction of three of his assistants on federal fraud and conspiracy charges.

The very fact that we are all devided means that AW has to go for the better of the club, But it should be done with honer grace and class after all he has served us well for most of his time in charge, he is still tring his best but unfortunately football has moved on from his ways, so guys come on we are not going to throw him out like his some kind of criminal or traitor, we are the Arsenal not spuds or Chelsky.

Sought By the Queens County (N.Y.) District Attorney, the extradition from Pennsylvania of Jerome Brandl, 34, on charges including criminal impersonation and grand larceny.

Grant Perry, a sophomore wide receiver from Royal Oak, was arraigned in East Lansing District Court on one felony count of assaulting, battering, resisting or obstructing an officer, two misdemeanor counts of fourth - degree criminal sexual assault and an underage drinking charge.

Harry Redknapp has gained greater than ever popularity since he won his criminal court case on a charge of tax evasion.

Brown's arraignment was postponed until April 6 on charges of assault likely to cause great bodily injury and making criminal threats.

The prosecution and defense differed sharply Wednesday over whether a videotape that captured an infant's traumatic birth showed criminal incompetence on the part of a midwife charged in his death or a valiant effort to save the baby's life.

Willie Moore, 28, of the 3600 block of West Douglas Boulevard is being held on a $ 400,000 bond and faces a charge of aggravated criminal sexual assault for a July 19 attack on a woman in the 1300 block of North Wicker Park Avenue, police said.

A midwife has been indicted on criminal charges in the death of a baby after a complicated home delivery in Alexandria last September.

At 9:30 a.m., NYC Councilman Ruben Wills, arrested this week on charges he filed false documents with the NYC Conflicts of Interest Board between 2011 and 2013, appears in Queens Criminal Court, 125 - 01 Queens Blvd., before Judge Kron.

Gbagbo was eventually defeated by pro-Ouattara forces, backed by the UN and France, and is now awaiting trial before the International Criminal Court in The Hague on charges of crimes against humanity.

In statement after statement on Monday afternoon, Senate Republicans took a tough - on - crime posture when it came to raising the age of criminal responsibility in New York, blaming Assembly Democrats for pushing for an expansive number of charges that would be tried in Family Court.

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.

Navalny has been barred from standing in the election due to a conviction on corruption charges, and because of his outstanding criminal record by Russian law this means he can not run for president.

Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta cited the Tory attack on human rights just days before appearing before the International Criminal Court in the Hague on charges of crimes against humanity.

Two days later Kenyatta would become the first serving head of state to appear before the International Criminal Court in the Hague on charges of crimes against humanity.

The mayor of Muttontown, LI — who ran in the past on the slate of the Concerned Taxpayers Party — and her physician husband surrendered this morning to prosecutors to face criminal charges for allegedly failing to file tax returns for five years.

In looking back at our investigations into mishandling or removal of classified information, we can not find a case that would support bringing criminal charges on these facts.

«After careful deliberation, given the totality of the circumstances here and absent additional evidence, we do not intend to bring federal criminal charges against the Mayor or those acting on his behalf relating to the fundraising efforts in question,» said Joon Kim, the acting U.S. attorney.

Former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani has for the first time acknowledged the contours of his unusual effort in representing Reza Zarrab, a Turkish gold trader jailed in Manhattan on charges of conspiring to violate the American sanctions on Iran: In a newly unsealed court affidavit, he makes it clear that he is trying to turn a criminal case into a matter of international diplomacy.

Former Attorney General Loretta Lynch claims she and former President Bill Clinton spoke of only «innocuous things» during their tarmac meeting in Arizona days before the FBI opted not recommend criminal charges against Hillary Clinton for her handling of classified information on her private email server in 2016.

A trio of former aides to former Rep. Rand Paul, R - Texas, and Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul are not out of the woods yet on criminal charges related to Ron Paul's 2012 presidential campaign.