Sentences with phrase «prosecute cases against»

Our lawyers practice on both sides of the «v,» giving them deep insights into how to successfully prosecute cases against corporate defendants.

Embattled Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. may be running for reelection unopposed, but that doesn't mean he's off the hook for declining to prosecute cases against Harvey Weinstein and President Donald Trump's eldest children and accepting campaign cash from lawyers linked to those would - be defendants in the process.

Gerald McDermott has been prosecuting a case against a certain version of evangelical theology over the past few years (see here and here).

Ms. Clark's predecessor, Robert T. Johnson, had been criticized by Mayor Bill de Blasio and the Correction Officers Benevolent Union for delays in prosecuting cases against inmates, even as slashings and assaults continued to rise.

In prosecuting their case against Saraki, the government through its prosecutors called for only 4 witnesses and tendered 48 exhibits during the trial.

And while Silver and Skelos deserve their prison sentences, the people of New York deserve better,» Bharara, whose office prosecuted the cases against both legislative leaders, said in a statement.

I know an author named Rachel Ann Nunes fell victim to a clever one, and had a very difficult time prosecuting the case against her plagiarist.

Railroad Accidents — We have prosecuted cases against railways, railroad companies and the METRO or MTA lines.

Silver Miller prosecutes cases against wayward cryptocurrency exchanges and misleadingly presented crypto - investment offerings.

Not exact matches

As one expert explained, the Justice Department's case against Cohen, and possibly Trump, is «much stronger» than the case against Edwards, which he said was «rightly» prosecuted.

The law also requires a civilian review when commanders decline to prosecute, requires dishonourable discharge or dismissal for those convicted, eliminate the statute of limitations for courts - martial in rape and sexual assault cases and criminalizes retaliation against victims who report an assault.

Farrow also claims that the only reason why the molestation case against Allen didn't go to court, though the prosecutor had «probable cause» to prosecute Allen, was due to «the fragility of the child victim.»

Among his other accomplishments, he led a group of 20 law firms that prosecuted cutting - edge class action cases against financial institutions, such as Countrywide, Wells Fargo, and JPMorgan Chase, concerning destructive negative amortization loans that unknowingly caused borrowers to assume tens of thousands of dollars of additional debt.

Two lead prosecutors handling the case — Thomas McKay and Nicolas Roos — are part of the public corruption unit of the U.S. Attorney's Office in Manhattan and prosecute public officials and people engaged in conspiracy or fraud against the government.

It will hear cases of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity that national governments are unable or unwilling to prosecute.

John Kennedy repeatedly appointed segregationist judges to the federal bench in the South, and the civil rights case that Robert Kennedy most vigorously prosecuted involved charges brought against Albany, Georgia, activists for violating the rights of a white storeowner by boycotting his business because he had served on a jury that cleared the sheriff who had shot a black man three times in the neck at point - blank range.

The ICC, based in The Hague, tries cases of crimes against humanity, war crimes, and genocide when a country's own courts fail to prosecute.

While the Crown Prosecution Service admitted that evidence did exist to bring a case against the two doctors, it decided it was not in the public interest to prosecute.

Matthew Harrison Brady, populist icon, three - time Democratic presidential candidate, and leader of the crusade against evolution, arrives in Hillsboro to prosecute the case, where he is greeted by the mayor and a large, enthusiastic crowd singing «Give me that old - time religion.»

He reiterated that «current office holders are as likely to be investigated and prosecuted by the Special Prosecutor if a case is made out against them as past office holders.

Howard Master, who prosecuted the Manhattan U.S. attorney's case against longtime New York state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, is...

Azibaola and his wife told the court that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the prosecuting agency, had failed to establish a prima - facie case against them.

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.

She previously led Nassau County's Special Victims Bureau and has prosecuted corruption cases against several politicos and public officials.

«We look forward to proving our felony corruption charges against Mr. Maziarz in court next month,» said Amy Spitalnick, a spokeswoman for Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, whose office is prosecuting the case.

With the civil case ended Marriette Brew Oppong was to prosecute the criminal case against Woyome case at the High court and called eight witnesses, including former Deputy Minister of Finance, Kwaku Agyemang Manu and staff of the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning as well as the former Minister of Education, Youth and Sports, Yaw Osafo - Maafo.

Rather than put your «Fuji House of Commotion» in order, you always shamelessly declare that «corruption is fighting back» and that the courts are against the anti corruption fight, as if the courts owe the executive a sacred duty and obligation to help it trample on citizens» rights and win badly prepared and lousily prosecuted cases at all cost.

In an exclusive interview with The Post, Greenberg said that all three attorney generals who've prosecuted the 10 - year accounting - fraud case against him — Eliot Spitzer, Andrew Cuomo and now Eric Schneiderman — have either used or are currently using their office as a springboard for the governorship.

«We would like to thank Team Schneiderman for producing an ad with a courtroom setting, which only serves to highlight that D.A. Donovan has spent the better part of the last 15 years prosecuting cases in actual courtrooms while State Senator Schneiderman was busy voting to raise taxes, proposing legislation to line trial lawyers» pockets, voting against civil confinement for sex offenders and cutting deals to keep Pedro Espada and Hiram Monserrate in the majority fold in Albany,» Shapiro said.

United States Attorney Preet Bharara, who prosecuted both cases, has now won convictions against 11 lawmakers in the past six years.

During his 13 - minute speech, Bharara also bragged about not only bringing cases against «Albany's bad apples,» but also prosecuting «municipal miscreants.»

The absence of a police officer prosecuting the assault case against 13 members of Delta Force has caused the Kumasi Circuit Court to adjourned the case to August 8.

In 2007, Donovan recused himself from prosecuting an assault case against Molinaro's 17 - year - old grandson.

But the case against Saraki was not prosecuted diligently enough.

SERAP, therefore, urged the Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, «to urgently and proactively pursue the establishment of a UN-backed International Commission Against Corruption and Impunity to assist our criminal justice system to effectively and efficiently investigate and prosecute high - level corruption cases in the country, like it happened in Guatemala, for example.

«Further, to end a culture of corruption and impunity of perpetrators, we urge the Attorney General of the Federation and the Minister of Justice Mr Abubakar Malami, SAN to urgently take over the prosecution of the corruption case against Mr Saraki by ensuring that the CCT decision is urgently appealed and that the case is diligently prosecuted within the limits of the rule of law.

In addition, Underwood said her office will continue prosecuting high - profile cases of election law violations such as those Schneiderman brought against former Erie County Democratic Chairman G. Steven Pigeon, former Niagara County Republican Chairman Henry F. Wojtaszek, and former State Sen. George D. Maziarz, R - Newfane.

The federal case against Scarborough is being prosecuted by the office of U.S. Attorney Richard S. Hartunian, while the state charges are from the office of Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.

It keeps you entertained the entire time and really gives you some great insight into the criminal justice system and the lives of detectives as they work the most important case of their careers prosecuting a burglary case against OJ Simpson.

Now, Monsanto, leader in the production of genetically modified seeds, maintains a $ 10m budget for investigating and prosecuting «seed savers», and has won cases against farmers whose only crime is that, due to the birds, bees and wind, some of their plants have been pollinated by plants containing patented Monsanto genes.

The SEC's primary compliance mechanism is prosecuting civil cases against companies and individuals that commit fraud, disseminate false information or engage in insider trading.

The vehicle will be available to travel to assist national and local law enforcement in their efforts to build cases against and prosecute animal cruelty offenders.

When a dog warden encounters any animal who exhibits signs or symptoms of animal abuse, cruelty or neglect that warden has an obligation to contact a humane officer. It is the responsibility of the humane officer to investigate cases of suspected abuse, cruelty or neglect and, if substantiated, press charges against and prosecute the alleged animal abusers.Â

In cruelty cases, FIR provides expertise to help investigate and prosecute crimes against animals.

This time, Miles is investigating a series of cases and seeking the people who are actually guilty — rather than the innocents he's usually prosecuting when facing off against Phoenix Wright.

When, suddenly, thanks to a whistle - blower (whom the prominent Illiberals in Congress want prosecuted [thehill.com], BTW), we learn of the massive prosecutorial misconduct (some of it, such as deleting files after receiving Freedom of Information requests, outright criminal), that affects a substantial amount of evidence against us, we move for the «court» to dismiss the entire case.

The prosecuting attorney will begin to prepare the case against you immediately and evidence may disappear or fade with time.

In a recent case highlighting care home negligence, the registered providers of a South London care home have been prosecuted by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for failing to provide safe care and treatment after a 79 - year - old resident suffered serious burns as a result of falling against an uncovered radiator -LSB-...]

For over nine years as Assistant State's Attorney at the Cook County State's Attorney's Office, he prosecuted financial crime, fraud, and racketeering cases against corporate executives and business owners, union and government officials, and organized crime figures.

Can Arpaio be compelled to testify against co-defendants in the same case (s) he was being prosecuted for that were nullified by the pardon?