Sentences with phrase «over public corruption cases»

* Prosecute all public corruption offenses as felonies and seek original jurisdiction over all public corruption cases in the state.

Not exact matches

These five measures, as outlined by the NPP flagbearer, include providing the requisite leadership to tackle corruption; the scrupulous enforcement of the teachings of the Public Procurement Act (Act 663); the establishment by Act of Parliament of an Office of Independent Prosecutor to investigate and prosecute certain categories of cases and allegations of corruption; the devotion of more resources to enhance the capacity of anti-corruption agencies; and supporting all moves to give Parliament greater oversight capability over the activities of the Executive.

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.

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.

That puts New York first for the number of public corruption cases, followed by Pennsylvania, where 24 cases have been filed over the past decade.

«Unfortunately, there have been a number of public corruption cases over the past several years.

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.