Spota resigned effective last Friday after being indicted
on federal obstruction of justice charges.
The ex-police commissioner replaces Thomas Spota, who resigned after being indicted
on federal obstruction of justice, witness tampering charges.
Bellone and Sini: DA Spota should resign immediately On Thursday, Oct 26, 2017, Suffolk County Police Commissioner Timothy Sini and Suffolk County executive Steve Bellone called for Thomas Spota to resign immediately in the wake of his indictment
on federal obstruction of justice charges.
Sini, 37, was elected Tuesday to succeed Thomas Spota, who is leaving office Friday after his indictment
on federal obstruction of justice charges.
Spota announced two weeks ago after his indictment
on federal obstruction of justice charges that he would be leaving office.
Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota announced Thursday he will leave office as a result of his indictment
on federal obstruction of justice charges.
Not exact matches
Noor Salman, the widow of Pulse Nightclub shooter, Omar Mateen, was arrested yesterday
on federal charges of aiding and abetting by providing material support to a terrorist and
obstruction of justice.
Linda Mangano was charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice,
obstruction of justice of making false statements to
federal investigators
on three separate occasions.
Mangano, his wife, Linda, and former Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto were indicted in October 2016
on federal charges of extortion, bribery, fraud and
obstruction.
A state lawmaker from Brooklyn was indicted
on Tuesday
on 11 counts of fraud and
obstruction charges, in what
federal prosecutors allege was a variety of schemes to defraud both the city of New York, the
federal government and a bankruptcy proceeding.
Suffolk District Attorney Thomas Spota, right, with deputy Christopher McPartland, who sources say is being investigated by a
federal grand jury
on possible
obstruction of justice charges.
A
federal grand jury in New York indicted Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota
on Wednesday
on obstruction of justice charges connected to a 2012 assault by the county's former police chief.
In closing arguments at his
obstruction of justice trial, a Brooklyn
federal prosecutor called state Sen. John Sampson a crook who instinctively relied
on criminal tactics to avoid law enforcement...
Dozens of New York politicians have faced legal or ethics charges since 2000, including John Sampson, who replaced Smith as the Senate's Democratic leader and who is currently
on trial in Brooklyn
federal court for alleged
obstruction of justice.
A
federal grand jury indicted Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota
on obstruction of justice charges connected to a 2012 assault by the county's former police chief.
If any of those potential criminal offenses were
federal crimes, such as mail or wire fraud, then interference with the investigation could conceivably be construed as
obstruction of justice, or even aiding and abetting the commission of such a crime or serving as an accessory after the fact to the criminal offense, said several legal experts who declined to speak
on the record because of the sensitivity of the investigation.
A Brooklyn
federal judge
on Friday denied former state Sen. John Sampson's bid for acquittal
on the two top charges against him —
obstruction of justice and lying to the FBI.
The indictment also accuses Harris of
obstruction for allegedly interfering with the
federal investigation and asking witnesses to lie
on her behalf.
Federal prosecutors previously asked St. Eve, who presided over Black's four - month trial earlier this year, to sentence the silver - haired press lord to federal prison for as long as 24 years for his July 13 convictions on three counts of mail fraud and one count of obstruction of j
Federal prosecutors previously asked St. Eve, who presided over Black's four - month trial earlier this year, to sentence the silver - haired press lord to
federal prison for as long as 24 years for his July 13 convictions on three counts of mail fraud and one count of obstruction of j
federal prison for as long as 24 years for his July 13 convictions
on three counts of mail fraud and one count of
obstruction of justice.
Its mishandling of a legal hold resulted in the
federal indictment of six current and former employees
on charges of perjury and
obstruction of justice.
The Blog of the Legal Times (BLT) reports that Scooter Libby was sentenced to 30 months of jail time for his March 2007 conviction by a
federal jury
on four counts of false statements and
obstruction of justice.