Sentences with phrase «over the district attorney»

Singas took over the district attorney's office on an acting basis at the start of 2015 after Democrat Kathleen Rice was elected to Congress.

«The cloud that hangs over District Attorney Vance and his office is creating a crisis of confidence in the criminal justice system in perhaps the busiest and most high profile district attorney's office in the nation,» Malliotakis wrote.

Not exact matches

Then, in 1992, a disgruntled associate who had recently shot Buari in an attempt to take over the corner implicated him in the murder of two brothers and turned state's witness for the Bronx district attorney.

Masih might have been ready to start over, but the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Northern District of West Virginia hadn't quite let go of his case.

«Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that ANDREW CASPERSEN pled guilty to defrauding investors of over $ 38 million and misappropriating over $ 8 million from his former employer.

Comey's firing is all the more disturbing because it comes on the heels of Trump's firing of another law enforcement official whose demonstrated independence was a threat to Trump and his circle: Preet Bharara, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, who had jurisdiction over events happening in Manhattan, where Trump Tower happens to be relocated.

Last week, the U.S. attorney of the Northern District of California notified the judge presiding over the case, Judge William Alsup, that there was some evidence that Uber hadn't disclosed either to the court or to Alphabet's self - driving arm, Waymo.

Simmons, who solicited over $ 6 million in investments for a hedge fund, misappropriated nearly $ 2 million of these funds for his own use and that of a co-conspirator, said Geoffrey Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York.

Since his last re-election, Clarke has openly supported Republican causes on local and national right - wing media outlets; proudly trumpets on official Milwaukee County letterhead his 2013 award from the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association, whose leader suggested using women and children as human shields during Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy's standoff with federal agents; accused Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele of having «penis envy» and being on heroin when crafting the county budget and needing to be drug tested; blasted Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm and Chief Judge Jeffrey Kremers for being «soft on crime»; provided minimal protection for President Obama during his 2012 visit; employs former Scott Walker spokeswoman Fran McLaughlin, who was given criminal immunity over her role in Walker's mixing of campaign and county business; and created pro-gun public service announcements.

The Enrollment Program also authorizes a superior court to have jurisdiction over enrollees by allowing it to «appoint a receiver, monitor, conservator, or other designated fiduciary or officer of the court for a defendant or the defendant's assets,» as well as authorizes the Commissioner of Business Oversight to «include in civil actions claims for ancillary relief, including restitution and disgorgement, on behalf of a person injured, as well as attorney's fees and costs, and civil penalties of up to $ 25,000» for up to four years after the purported violation occurred and «refer evidence regarding violations of the bill's provisions to the Attorney General, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the United States Department of the Treasury, or the district attorney of the county in which the violation occurred, who would be authorized, with or without this type of a reference, to institute appropriate proceedingsattorney's fees and costs, and civil penalties of up to $ 25,000» for up to four years after the purported violation occurred and «refer evidence regarding violations of the bill's provisions to the Attorney General, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the United States Department of the Treasury, or the district attorney of the county in which the violation occurred, who would be authorized, with or without this type of a reference, to institute appropriate proceedingsAttorney General, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the United States Department of the Treasury, or the district attorney of the county in which the violation occurred, who would be authorized, with or without this type of a reference, to institute appropriate proceedingsattorney of the county in which the violation occurred, who would be authorized, with or without this type of a reference, to institute appropriate proceedings.»

Leaders from the Episcopal, Methodist and Catholic churches of Alabama sued the state's governor, its attorney general and a district attorney this month over the law, which is to go into effect September 1.

«The victimisation appeared to intensify over time,» Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin said in announcing charges.

Although providing inaccurate or incomplete information on a birth certificate is a class C misdemeanor in Texas, it is unlikely that a county or district attorney would actually bring a physician to court over such an issue.

In December 2000, Austin was allegedly run over by windsurfer Dane Barnhard, who left a six - inch gash in Austin's shin and now faces prosecution by the Maui district attorney.

State prosecutors took over the case against Kerrick early on, when it came to light that Mecklenburg district attorney Andrew Murray had once been a law partner of a member of Kerrick's defense team.

A settlement of a federal lawsuit over trapshooting in Naperville's Sportsman's Park may be coming, but an attorney for the Naperville Park District said it's likely the activity will be a casualty of the deal.

The attorney for a Naperville resident suing the city's Park District over trapshooting in Sportsman's Park said he plans to try to delay the issuance of a federal permit that would permit the sport to resume.

Attorneys grappling over trapshooting in Sportsman's Park in Naperville continue to put their own spin on the Naperville Park District's effort to secure a permit for the suspended blasting of clay pigeons on the site.

Thomas Burke, an attorney for the park district, said there was «nothing unique about a park district taking over a golf course.

If the firm has financial problems or reneges on the deal, the bank that lent the company money to build the ice arena would take over the sublease agreement, said Bryan Mraz, Park District attorney.

Gerald Brooks, an attorney for the Park District, said the Illinois Department of Transportation plans to transfer authority over Belmont Road to DuPage County, which will require the center turn lane.

«For over five years, the Dixmoor Park District has been nothing but a sham,» Assistant State's Atty. Donna Lach said in her opening argument, while Dirk Van Beek, the attorney for Dixmoor's voters, said in his opening statement that «residents would have been better off if those taxes had not been levied at all.»

The office of Rensselaer County District Attorney Joel Abelove says the DA has reached a settlement with Attorney General Eric Schneiderman over a lawsuit related to a recent shooting.

A spat over how to deal with subway fare evaders has unexpectedly united NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio and Joseph Lhota, his 2013 Republican rival and the MTA chairman, against the Manhattan district attorney, Cyrus Vance

«The criminal assault trial of Kevin S. Parker, a state senator from central Brooklyn, was thrown into turmoil on Thursday, as a judge granted the Brooklyn district attorney's office's request to have two special prosecutors appointed — one who would take over the case, and another who would investigate possible improprieties by an assistant district attorney.

A war of words escalated on Wednesday between Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office and Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance over empowering Nassau County DA Madeline Singas to serve as special prosecutor to review the alleged actions of ex-Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.

The governor and Manhattan district attorney are putting aside a squabble over who should investigate abuse allegations against former Attorney General Eric Schneattorney are putting aside a squabble over who should investigate abuse allegations against former Attorney General Eric SchneAttorney General Eric Schneiderman.

Thompson's chief assistant, Eric Gonzalez, took over as District Attorney and is now running for a full term but faces a crowded field of challengers.

Cuomo, saying there is a «crisis of confidence» in the criminal justice system, signed an executive order to have the state's attorney general take over from local district attorneys, anytime a unarmed civilian is killed in an encounter with police, and there are questions about what happened.

That year, he supported then - incumbent District Attorney Charles Hynes over Thompson in the Democratic primary, then switched his allegiance to Thompson after the challenger triumphed in September and Hynes carried on his campaign on the Republican line.

Over a week in mid-February, an ad hoc team of FBI agents, state troopers, Kingston cops and Investigators with the Ulster County District Attorney's Office relied on a combination of old - school police work and cutting - edge technology to identify and capture four gang members wanted in connection with the October 2017 murder of a suspected informant in Saugerties and the Feb. 2 slaying of a rival gang member in Queens.

Syracuse, N.Y. — A showdown looms Tuesday between the Onondaga County District Attorney's Office and the Syracuse Police Department over the records relating to the sexual abuse allegations against Associate Syracuse University Coach Bernie Fine.

On Monday, Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick went to court and obtained a subpoena requiring the police to turn over the records from 2002 to the present for presentation to a grand jury today, he said.

Bellone's praise of Sini, whom he appointed in 2015 to overhaul the scandal - plagued department, comes as Suffolk Democratic Party leaders mull over a roster of contenders interested in running for district attorney, including David Calone, a former county planning commission chairman.

She's been active in politics for over a decade — serving as Deputy National Operations Director for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign, as counsel in Governor Cuomo's Office, working for Congressman Crowley, the Kings County D.A.'s Office, and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of NY.

Still, before Cuomo shut down the Commission, information from the personal use investigation was turned over to Albany County District Attorney David Soares, with the hope that he would pursue potential criminal charges.

According to sources, officials from Nassau District Attorney Madeline Singas» office have been in the hospital building over the past two weeks.

They have replaced Silver with Carl Heastie, the longtime Bronx Democratic boss who just fixed the selection of the new district attorney, orchestrating resignations and sidestepping voters so the local party plutocrats, including Heastie, don't have to look over their own shoulders.

The Moreland Commission had begun numerous investigations, and they turned the cases over to Preet Bharara — then the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York — after Bharara requested the records.

The party executive committee, at a nominating convention at Wisdom Lane School in Levittown, backed Blakeman, a former presiding officer of the county legislature, over Frank Scaturro, a New Hyde Park attorney who is making his third run in Nassau's 4th District.

Over the weekend, de Blasio campaign lawyer Laurence Laufer, sent a seven - page letter to Sugarman and Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr., who is investigating the issues raised in the letter, calling the leak of the memo a «highly prejudicial and perhaps politically - motivated act,» according to a copy of the letter obtained by DNAinfo.

A state Supreme Court justice has thrown out a petition by Rensselaer County District Attorney Joel E. Abelove that sought to undo the state attorney general's power to take over cases in which unarmed civilians are killed byAttorney Joel E. Abelove that sought to undo the state attorney general's power to take over cases in which unarmed civilians are killed byattorney general's power to take over cases in which unarmed civilians are killed by police.

«Kasowitz's initial contribution was returned to avoid the appearance of conflict as DA Vance said [to WNYC], not because there was a conflict,» Joan Vollero, communications direct for the Manhattan District Attorney's office, told IBT over email.

In the political realm, Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore has struggled over the last week to convincingly refute allegations that he sexually assaulted teenage girls as young as 14 when he was a district attorney in his 30s.

Drager used to preside over criminal cases, and once ran the rackets bureau at the Brooklyn district attorney's office.

Updated 3:26 p.m. The criminal assault trial of Kevin S. Parker, a state senator from central Brooklyn, was thrown into turmoil on Thursday, as a judge granted the Brooklyn district attorney's office's request to have two special prosecutors appointed — one who would take over the case, and another who would investigate possible improprieties by an assistant district attorney not directly involved in the proceeding.

MANHATTAN — The state's top prosecutor should investigate Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr.'s decision not to prosecute Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump, Jr. over evidence they tried to sell condos by using inflated sales figures, one state lawmaker says.

The governor's chairwoman of the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE), Westchester District Attorney Janet DiFiore, presided over the hearing, which took public input on how much lobby groups should be required to disclose about political donations.

Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance has clashed with Gov. Andrew Cuomo over his decision to appoint a special prosecutor over him to investigate former New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.

Timothy D. Sini, a 37 - year - old Democrat serving as the Suffolk County Police Commissioner, handily won the race for Suffolk District Attorney Tuesday night, and said he would prepare quickly to take over an office marred by political scandal in the...