Sentences with phrase «on public corruption cases»

Since Silver was convicted in late 2015, the US Supreme Court issued a significant ruling on public corruption cases.

Since Silver was convicted in late 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a significant ruling on public corruption cases.

Not exact matches

Initially scheduled to report to prison on July 1, Silver's appeal has gained some ground in recent weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the case of ex-Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell that narrowed the definition of an official quid pro quo in public corruption cases.

Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, declared: any court ruling on present corruption cases should take cognisance of law as it takes of public opinion.

And the case left in its wake a new legal definition of what constitutes public corruption, based on the Supreme Court's ruling tossing the former governor's convictions.

Prosecutors drop the case against former Virginia governor Robert McDonnell and his wife after the Supreme Court overturned his public corruption conviction on June 27, 2016.

The roundtable will assess the on - going fight against corruption, and is expected to come up with key programme agenda for among others mobilising Nigerians to get involved in the fight against corruption, and agenda for increasing the tempo of the anti-corruption fight including by revisiting outstanding cases of high - level official corruption and prosecuting high - ranking public officials.

The decision, which overturned the conviction of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, has led to speculation in New York that convicting anyone on public corruption charges would become virtually impossible in all but the most explicit cases of favor - trading.

The charge against him read in part, «That you, Robert Obuoha, on or about the 12th day of February, 2016 in Port Harcourt at the Port Harcourt Judicial Division did corruptly give N150, 000 only to Mr. Ishaq Salihu, a public officer and Zonal Head of Operations, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, South - South Zone, for the purpose of recharge cards and with a view to influencing his decision in a case wherein you are being investigated and thereby committed an offence, official corruption, contrary to Section 13 (1)(a) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2003 and punishable under section 13 (1) of the same Act.»

In response to the recent corruption cases against public officials which continue to rock state and local offices, and perhaps in an effort to distance himself from the corruption which ensnared a member of his own small network of close colleagues, Senator David Carlucci (D - Rockland / Ossining) joined Executive Assistant District Attorney Itamar Yegeri to announce a comprehensive plan which aims to prevent campaign finance improprieties through new regulations on campaign spending and donations.

Master will be working on cases involve public corruption, affirmative federal litigation and complex civil litigation, while Haren will be responsible for providing expertise on federal law, federal agencies and internal Congressional workings, per The Daily News, which quoted the attorney general's office spokesman Eric Soufer.

On this much, most agree: That the Supreme Court took McDonnell's case means a good number of the justices think that U.S. public corruption law is worth examining.

«Indeed, a juror might assume from the display that a conviction in a public corruption case will later be celebrated, and this could encourage the juror, either consciously or on a subliminal level, to vote for conviction.»

Howard Master, who helped lead the CityTime payroll and Sheldon Silver cases, will now work for New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman as senior enforcement counsel, focusing on issues relating to the Trump White House and public corruption in general.

But one of its central characters is based on crusading U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara (left), who made a name for himself with his relentless pursuit of public - corruption cases, taking down some of New York's top elected officials in the process.

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.

Indeed, Bharara's legacy largely rests on the Supreme Court's interpretation of public corruption, which could toss out his most high - profile cases.

Federal prosecutors, bent on telling a story of public corruption, used cherry - picked evidence, untrustworthy witnesses and innuendo to build a case against former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son, Adam, lawyers for the men said in closing arguments yesterday.

Lawyers for the defendants deny the charges and have been seeking to toss the case on a number of grounds over the past year, including court decisions in unrelated public corruption cases.

That's according to Steve Cohen, a former top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who sat down with Liz on Capital Tonight Tuesday evening to discuss the governor's push to overhaul ethics in Albany in the wake of a stream of public corruption cases.

The same judge is presiding over both cases, and the Ciminelli defense lawyer want to see how Caproni handles a public corruption case, according to a source involved in the Buffalo Billion case who spoke on condition of anonymity.

The case also exposed many deficiencies in the Joint Commission on Public Ethics, a body that Cuomo touted in 2011 as an historic step toward fighting corruption.

He's currently being investigated by a certain US Attorney with a hard on for public corruption cases.

Though Albany is reeling from yet another corruption scandal, the ethics and lobbying regulators at the Joint Commission on Public Ethics didn't discuss the case at their meeting.

Calls on the Commission, by the end of 2013, to submit a legislative proposal establishing an effective and comprehensive European whistleblower protection programme in the public and in the private sector to protect those who detect inefficient management and irregularities and report cases of national and cross-border corruption relating to EU financial interests and to protect witnesses, informers, and those who cooperate with the courts, and in particular witnesses testifying against mafia - type and other criminal organisations, with a view to resolving the difficult conditions under which they have to live (from risks of retaliation to the breakdown of family ties or from being uprooted from their home territory to social and professional exclusion); calls also on the Member States to put in place appropriate and effective protection for whistleblowers.

The one in New York City, where the charity is based, headed by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, a prosecutor who made a name for himself in the midst of the the financial crisis by acting on fraud and public corruption cases.

The Joint Commission on Public Ethics fined Glenwood for its role in the pay - to - play corruption cases of Silver and Skelos, the New York Post reported.

Also, when Vice President Osinbajo says «These cases of grand corruption and open looting of public resources pauperized Nigeria and left us with little or no savings ``, he has forgotten that on October 28, 2017, he himself (Vice President Osinbajo) said «When we came in, we had a foreign reserve of $ 32 billion».

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has noted on several occasions that he stands ready and willing to do more public corruption cases, but that would require a referral from the governor, which is something Cuomo - while eager to get more power when he was AG himself - is now reluctant to grant.

Kaminsky said public corruption is an issue taken seriously by voters on Long Island following several high - profile cases.

The following table ranks each state based on total convictions and convictions per 10,000 residents of public officials in federal corruption cases between 1976 and 2010.

A day after former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's conviction, legal experts said Tuesday appeals are likely to focus in part on the government's aggressive use of «honest services fraud» charges in public corruption cases — the same issue ex-Senate leader Joe Bruno used to erase his corruption conviction.

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, a prosecutor who made a name for himself in the midst of the the financial crisis by acting on fraud and public corruption cases, is reportedly probing the Clinton Foundation

That case — one of his very first as the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan — foreshadowed a theme that Mr. Bharara harped on throughout his tenure pursuing a host of public corruption, terrorism, civil rights and Wall Street cases: Politics and prosecution do not mix.

The one in New York City, where the charity is based, is reportedly headed by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, a prosecutor who made a name for himself in the midst of the the financial crisis by acting on fraud and public corruption cases.

As the public corruption trial of State Assemblyman Sheldon Silver heads to closing arguments on Monday, the clash in the courtroom has been handled largely by well - staffed government and defense legal teams, each with a wealth of experience in handling corruption cases.

Lawyers for former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver are again pressing a federal judge to toss out an indictment on corruption charges due to U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's public comments about the case.

In a Tuesday meeting with the Times Union's editorial board, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman made his case for another four - year term and briefly discussed the controversy over the Moreland Commission on public corruption.

On less controversial matters, Schneiderman said his partnership with state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli has borne fruit in dozens of corruption cases against public officials.

He noted voters on the same ballot next month will have an opportunity to approve changes to the constitution — including stripping pensions from government officials convicted in felony corruption cases connected to their public jobs.

Shapiro cites cases such as McDonnell v. United States, decided in 2016, in which the court unanimously reversed the conviction of a former Virginia governor on the basis that meeting with constituents who seek favors is not one of the «official acts» that can be prosecuted under public - corruption statutes.

In the last several years, Jim has tried, on behalf of major corporations and their employees, complex criminal and civil cases involving antitrust, securities fraud, government contracting fraud, mail fraud, and public corruption.

Prior to joining our team of litigation attorneys as a partner in 2004, Curt spent five years as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of Florida in the Major Crimes, National Security and Public Corruption Sections taking on high profile cases, including one of the largest police corruption scandals in the history of the CityCorruption Sections taking on high profile cases, including one of the largest police corruption scandals in the history of the Citycorruption scandals in the history of the City of Miami.