Sentences with phrase «prosecute criminal charges»

Madeline Singas would have broad powers to subpoena, investigate and, if warranted, prosecute criminal charges against former state Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman.

Cuomo said the Singas would have broad powers to subpoena, investigate and, if warranted, prosecute criminal charges against Schneiderman, who, until he announced his resignation Monday night was the state's top law enforcement official.

She will have broad powers to subpoena, investigate and, if warranted, prosecute criminal charges against the ex-AG.

There are many forms of abuse and neglect and many governments have developed their own legal definition of what constitutes child maltreatment for the purposes of removing a child or prosecuting a criminal charge.

There are many forms of abuse and neglect and many governments have developed their own legal definition of what constitutes child maltreatment for the purposes of removing a child or prosecuting a criminal charge.

There are many forms of abuse and neglect and many governments have developed their own legal definition of what constitutes child maltreatment for the purposes of removing a child and / or prosecuting a criminal charge.

Not exact matches

Bill Miller, a spokesman for the U.S. attorney's office, said the office would not prosecute Anouar Habib Trabelsi, and a top D.C. police commander held a news conference outside police headquarters to announce the criminal charge.

PRNigeria gathered that the Federal Government was infuriated by the action of Magu in engaging Keyamo as a private counsel to prosecute the CCT boss in purported corruption charge because, the same Keyamo is the counsel to Rasheed Taiwo Owolabi who is standing trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal and who made the allegation in the course of his trial on criminal offence.

He also made a thinly - veiled call for Blair to face war crime charges as he called on Britain to support moves to give the International Criminal Court «the power to prosecute those responsible for the crime of military aggression».

Badeh, who is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, alongside Iyalikam Nigeria Limited on a 10 - count charge bordering on money laundering, criminal breach of trust and corruption to the tune of N3.97 billion, had on March 7, 2016 pleaded not guilty to the charges.

A source close to Cuomo said, «This is another pathetic effort by a disgraced Eliot Spitzer — a guy who admitted frequenting prostitutes when he was prosecuting pimps, and who is lucky to have escaped not one but several criminal charges, including federal money - laundering — to rehabilitate himself.»

«As if the palpable odium of intiating a vacuous criminal charge against a whistle - blower, no less a person than a distinguished senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria was not bad enough, the prosecuting authority, obviously urged on by the Inspector General of Police, threw pretension to adherence to democratic tenets of the rule of law when it sought from the court, albeit most illegally, to obtain summons against Senator Misau, while deliberately witholding service of the copy of the charge on the Senator, an obvious stratagem conceived to frame up all manner of false allegations tailored to suit the obvious purpose of yet another gestapo strategy to use state powers to swoop on the Distinguished Senator and keep him out of circulation»

She says Spota's possible failure to prosecute possible criminal activity and the release of six suspected gang members last week who were arrested on felony charges is alarming.

Badeh, who is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, alongside Iyalikam Nigeria Limited on a 10 - count charge bordering on money laundering, criminal breach of trust and corruption to the tune of N3.97 billion was on March 10, 2016 granted N2 billion bail.

This news excerpt was taken from an article posted January 16, 2009 by Mike on the CRIME AND FEDERALISM website, «A lawyer facing criminal charges for advising 10 nurses they could quit their jobs at a Long Island, N.Y., nursing facility gave «objectively reasonable» advice and can not be prosecuted, a Brooklyn appeals panel has ruled.»

If you are wrongfully arrested or prosecuted for criminal charges, contact the police department and the court in the jurisdiction of the arrest.

The Identification of Criminals Act allows for the fingerprinting of those charged with tax evasion offences which may be prosecuted by indictment.

This is illegal and if you are caught using this social security number, you could be prosecuted and sent to jail charge with a criminal felony and fraud charges.

And even if this isn't prosecuted under criminal charges, it's still a heck of a cause of action for a civil suit.

While a DUI charge is a criminal charge that focuses on prosecuting the driver, we work to help the victims.

While the majority of criminal charges are brought in state courts (DUI's, battery, traffic, etc.), there are some criminal charges that are prosecuted by the federal government.

Alexander Kirkpatrick has been engaged in healthcare law since 1978 when as a deputy attorney general in the California Department of Justice in the Criminal Law Division, he was invited to join a newly - formed team of attorneys prosecuting Medi - Cal fraud charges against a broad range of providers.

Because federal crimes are both investigated and prosecuted differently than state crimes, and because the court procedures in federal court are different than in state court, it is absolutely vital that, if charged with a federal crime, you have an attorney that has experience defending federal criminal charges.

As a result, it may be difficult to win a civil case or have your abuser successfully prosecuted on criminal charges.

In addition, we can see that certain types of criminal charges are more likely to be prosecuted in federal court:

They are prosecuted under provincial and federal legislations like the Traffic Safety Act, Gaming and Liquor Act, Fisheries Act, Aeronautics Act, Fair Trade Act, and numerous other acts and regulations unlike criminal charges which are laid under the Criminal Code of Canada or the Drugs and Substancriminal charges which are laid under the Criminal Code of Canada or the Drugs and SubstanCriminal Code of Canada or the Drugs and Substances Act.

«There's nothing wrong with wanting to defer to Parliament, but it's problematic in criminal cases where you have the possibility of people being arrested, charged, prosecuted, and perhaps even jailed for a law that has already been declared unconstitutional.»

As a former prosecutor, I understand that the government attorneys who charge and prosecute criminal offenses are overworked and desensitized to the personal element of their job.

Many criminal charges are brought under California law and are prosecuted in state courts.

With the way the Immigration Act treats criminal inadmissibility, it is very important if you have been charged with a criminal offence and are a permanent resident or foreign national to understand how your sentence and the way the offence is prosecuted will affect your immigration status.

This essentially means that a victim's word despite serious evidence is more than enough to bring you into the criminal justice system and prosecute you with an assault charge.

He acts for companies and individuals faced with serious criminal charges, often brought by the prosecuting authorities of different jurisdictions simultaneously.

In each of the 20 judicial circuits, a State Attorney is elected for a term of four years to prosecute persons charged with criminal conduct.

Pursuant to section 20a Code of Criminal Procedure (StPO), the WKStA is in charge of prosecuting economic crimes and corruption.

Whether you are facing a serious criminal charge, defending or prosecuting a private lawsuit, dealing with a matrimonial case, facing a regulatory or professional discipline tribunal, or you require advice and assistance on an Wills and Estates matter, our lawyers can provide the advice and legal representation that you require.

As a former Senior Deputy District Attorney, criminal defense attorney Ambrosio E. Rodriguez has experience both prosecuting and defending criminal charges.

And while normal criminal offences are prosecuted by provincial crown attorneys, drug charges are prosecuted by the Federal Crown, except when specifically delegated to the province, usually in situations where individuals are charged with several other criminal code offences, and the drug charge (s) is considered as being less significant in the particular case.

For criminal contempt, the court must give notice to the party that it is being charged (with criminal contempt) and must ask the government to prosecute the contempt.

Criminal charges are filed and prosecuted by the government, on behalf of the public, and there is no requirement for approval or cooperation by the victim.

Then the prosecutor's office and / or CPS (Child Protective Services) would do an investigation and, if warranted, refer the matter to the jurisdictional prosecuting attorney's office who could file criminal charges and pursue a prosecution.

As used in this subsection, the term «criminal prosecution» includes arresting, detaining in custody, and charging or prosecuting the defendant.

The charges are all based on ancient provisions of the Criminal Code that use imprecise or old - fashioned language, and they involve crimes that are not prosecuted very often.