Sentences with phrase «other than corruption»
Other lawmakers have raised issued with the original amendment's wording as well, saying it could impact officials convicted of crimes other than corruption.
http://www.nystateofpolitics.com/ Not exact matches
It's important for the developing world, where bribery and other forms of corruption are far more common than they are here.
It's just a shame that we haven't come to the point in society where it should be required that those who make decisions must meet certain, more highly regulated, fool proof, corruption resistant criteria proving their intellect and open mindedness as well as weeding out individuals with preconceived notions, racist, sexist or religiously or other discriminative views (even if they themselves don't believe they are discriminative in their beliefs... this happens more than many people realize) and overall ignorant minds.
Organized religion has been the cause of more war, fear, and corruption than any other source in all of history.
Any reasonable educated ones among these levels that differ in mentality, morals, ethics than others, would not be able to stand up against any waves and tides of corruption's and jungle laws, therefore are left out speechless with fears
Al - Maeda sura 05: In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful For that cause We decreed for the Children of Israel that whosoever killeth a human being for other than manslaughter or corruption in the earth, it shall be as if he had killed all mankind, and whoso saveth the life of one, it shall be as if he had saved the life of all mankind.
It is unclear that other socioeconomic arrangements do a better job at reducing alienation, curbing corruption, and promoting virtue than do markets, and yet, markets alleviate material poverty better than any other system of which we are aware.
After 1941 investigations revealed corruption in horse racing, several states broadened their statutes to include sports other than baseball.
Set against this new landscape, a few encouraging speeches beg more questions than they answer — above all, about whether the government has a strategy for tackling corruption, or whether the approach will consist of a few departments doing piecemeal things while others do nothing or, even worse, allow inexperienced ministers to take Britain backwards not forwards.
«Senate Democrats are desperate to get voters to pay attention to something other than the breathtaking corruption and criminal activity that exists within their own conference, after the State Inspector General turned over the findings of his cash for casinos investigation to the U.S. Attorney's Office so Democrats could be prosecuted for wrongdoing.,» said Reif.
Defense lawyers have recommended that a federal trial be scheduled no earlier than January 2018 for Joseph Percoco, the former top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo charged with corruption, and three other defendants including Cor Development executives Steven Aiello and Joseph Gerardi.
Any other proof that Jonathan, despite his personal fecklessness, was only the logical victim of an irredeemable system of corruption and rot fated to collapse, sooner than later?
Through testimony, photographs and emails, prosecutors in Joseph Percoco's ongoing federal corruption trial have sought to portray him as having more sway in the Cuomo administration than anyone other than Cuomo himself.
Note: I tried other datasets than CPI but seems most (e.g. Defence corruption risk index) exclude Israel, either specifically or because they focus on OECD.
The reason, he believes, is that fighting corruption is less important to Cuomo than other initiatives he appears to more readily spend his political capital on, like same - sex marriage and a $ 15 minimum wage — among signature accomplishments that Cuomo highlighted by having dozens of guests who benefitted from the laws.
In the other four categories, job creation, fighting corruption, public education and government efficiency, the governor received more bad marks than good marks.
Greg Ball can be a bull in a china shop but he was four years ahead of everyone else exposing this corruption, as were many Conservatives in Westchester.Leibell's pleas for leniency were nothing more than window dressing to protect others guilty of far worse things.
But Silver was saved by none other than the U.S. Supreme Court, which paved the way for the former Assembly Speaker's appeal with a 2016 ruling that narrowed the definition of what constituted official corruption.
Opening arguments began this week in the federal corruption trial of Pedro Espada, Jr., and his son Pedro Gautier Espada, who are accused of using the Soundview Healthcare Network as «their own taxpayer - funded piggy bank» by funneling more than $ 500,000 from the organization and spending it on cars, spa treatments, and other personal luxuries.
In other climes, fine for monopoly is as heavy if not heavier than fine for corruption.
U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, who has said there is a «crisis of corruption» at the state Capitol in Albany, had asked Caproni to send Silver to prison for longer than any other previous New York state lawmaker convicted of public corruption, which would be at least 14 years.
«There's zero need to do this other than to cover somebody's tracks or to cover up corruption,» McLaughlin said.
Through testimony, photographs and emails, prosecutors in Percoco's ongoing federal corruption trial have sought to portray him as having more sway in the administration than anyone else other than Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo himself.
In August, Newsday reported that at least 13 former state elected officials who were convicted of corruption and other charges are eligible to collect state pension checks totaling more than $ 604,000 a year.
Prosecutors in former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's public corruption case have asked for him to be sentenced to prison for longer than any other state legislator guilty of public corruption.
The memo cited «the egregiousness of Silver's conduct and the need for deterrence» in suggesting a sentence «greater than any sentence imposed on other New York state legislators convicted of public corruption offenses.»
«The Public Trust Act recognizes that crimes of public corruption should be treated more seriously than other white - collar crimes because when they break the law, they also break the public trust that the people have placed in government.»
«Now it is common to find governments using the so - called, Corruption Perception Index to compare their own levels of corruption with others, thus implicitly admitting that they are corrupt but perhaps doing better than others,» Mr Spio - GarCorruption Perception Index to compare their own levels of corruption with others, thus implicitly admitting that they are corrupt but perhaps doing better than others,» Mr Spio - Garcorruption with others, thus implicitly admitting that they are corrupt but perhaps doing better than others,» Mr Spio - Garbrah said.
«I think you're seeing more aggressive pursuit by the attorney generals office and other prosecutors of issues related to public corruption than you've ever seen before,» the AG said.
Send the SOB to the slam, if for no other reason than to make an example that official corruption simply will NOT be tolerated.
«So, I never subscribed to that notion to start with, and there has been no conversations inside the Moreland Commission to do anything other than address public corruption and these instances that are outlined in this report, which are all legislative.»
But that disagreement morphed into open warfare yesterday as Commission Co-Chair Kathleen Rice lashed out at one of the dissenters, Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney, all but accusing her of lying when it comes to the commission's ability — and willingness — to include anyone other than state legislators in its public corruption probe.
The move is expected to have little practical effect other than the political theater and also attempt to get Senate Republicans formally on the record when it comes to supporting their leader as he faces federal corruption charges.
Michigan Rep. John Conyers, 88, has dealt with various ethics investigations and a public corruption case that landed his wife in prison during a U.S. House career spanning more than five decades — longer than any other current member.
They asked that he receive a sentence greater than the terms that had been «imposed on other New York State legislators convicted of public corruption offenses.»
The prosecution, he said, «is absolutely right that what makes this case different than the others is the corruption of the process and that's the heart of Mr. Smith's role in this case.»
Meanwhile, despite Cuomo's alternative solutions being riddled with problems, the attorney general never got the public corruption referrals he sought — and, to his discredit, appears to have given up publicly trying (other than a different referral he received from the comptroller's office).
LOWER MANHATTAN — Prosecutors want disgraced ex-Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver to spend at least 14 years in prison — more than any jail term given to other convicted New York state legislators — for his conviction on corruption charges, according to papers filed in federal court Wednesday.
When it comes to corruption in Rockland — in particular, the Town of Ramapo — Zugibe told listeners the seizure of computers, files, taped recordings and other materials in 2013 amounted to more than a million pieces of evidence to be examined and catalogued before any conclusion could be reached — and one that would stand up in court.
More than 80 percent of those polled said government corruption in the city was a «very» or «somewhat serious» problem, though most said others cities are just as corrupt as New York.
In the court documents, prosecutors said that a range of 22 to 27 years in prison would not be «unreasonable» and asked the federal judge to impose prison time «greater than any sentence imposed on other New York state legislators convicted of public corruption offenses.»
What made this legislative session different than any other was that the shock from the corruption convictions of the two legislative leaders earlier this year was still loudly reverberating.
But prosecutors did recommend a prison term «greater than any sentence imposed on other New York state legislators convicted of public corruption offenses.»
The trial began less than two weeks after prosecutors in Manhattan unleashed one of their broadest attacks ever on political corruption by bringing conspiracy charges against a state senator, a state assemblyman and a city councilman, among others.
«Crimes of public corruption should be treated more seriously than other white collar crimes because when they break the law, they also break the public trust that the people have placed in government,» Cuomo said.
Opening statements could get underway later Monday at the trial, which comes less than two weeks after prosecutors in Manhattan unleashed one of their broadest attacks ever on political corruption by bringing conspiracy charges against a state senator, a state assemblyman and a city councilman, among others.
He added that Schneiderman has filed more than 100 lawsuits at taxpayer expense against the Trump administration and the federal government while being «totally invisible» when it comes to taking on the Buffalo Billion scandal and other Albany corruption.
U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara wants Caproni to send Silver to prison for longer than any other previous New York state lawmaker convicted of public corruption, which would be at least 14 years.
According to Transparency International's Corruption Perception Index, Nigeria is more corrupt today under Buhari than at any other time since Transparency International started keeping records!
They also urged the sentence be longer than any imposed on other New York State legislators convicted of corruption charges.