Newsday wrote in an editorial about government reform that, «newly elected reformers such as Todd Kaminsky of Long Beach, a former U.S. attorney who
prosecuted public corruption cases, are demanding new standards of behavior.»
Reformers such as Todd Kaminsky of Long Beach, a former U.S. Attorney who
prosecuted public corruption cases, are demanding new standards of behavior
And newly elected reformers such as Todd Kaminsky of Long Beach, a former U.S. attorney who
prosecuted public corruption cases, are demanding new standards of behavior.
«Strikingly, these successes have come even though the Office of the Attorney General has long requested — and long been denied — original criminal jurisdiction to
prosecute public corruption cases without first obtaining a specific referral from the Governor, Comptroller, or another State agency,» he wrote.
Thelegislation is part of a broader package of laws designed to improve enforcement of election laws, ease voter registration, strengthen anti-bribery laws, and provide district attorneys with greater power to
prosecute public corruption cases.
The Supreme Court decision in the McDonnell case is expected to make it more difficult for the federal government to
prosecute public corruption cases, a prospect Chief Justice John Roberts challenged in his majority opinion.
Percoco's attorney, Barry Bohrer of New York City, told news outlets there that Percoco not only denies breaking any laws, a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in July, which made it more difficult to
prosecute public corruption cases, should help him.
Scotto has experience
prosecuting public corruption cases and as an «independent Democrat» has no ties to the political establishment and as district attorney would be accountable only to Nassau residents, Cohn said.
Not exact matches
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.
The NPP presidential candidate, further explained that the Special Prosecutor, would be established by Act of Parliament, to be independent of the executive, and to possess «an exclusive remit to investigate and
prosecute certain categories of
cases and allegations of
corruption, including those involving alleged violations of the
Public Procurement Act and
cases implicating political office holders and politicians.»
In 2011, Attorney General Schneiderman and State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli formed «Operation Integrity,» a first - of - its - kind joint task force using the State Comptroller's power to refer
cases involving the abuse of
public funds to the Attorney General's office to investigate and
prosecute public corruption.
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.
The Bill defined the modalities for the appointment and operations of the Special Prosecutor, which will have the mandate to investigate and
prosecute cases of alleged
corruption under the
Public Procurement Act 203 Act 63, and other corruption - related offences implicating public officers, political office holders and their accomplices in the public s
Public Procurement Act 203 Act 63, and other
corruption - related offences implicating
public officers, political office holders and their accomplices in the public s
public officers, political office holders and their accomplices in the
public s
public sector.
But Bharara himself — who is making headlines probing a real estate deal involving the administration of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and successfully
prosecuted leaders of both the state Assembly and Senate — has suggested he would continue to be active in pursuing
public corruption cases.
Assistant District Attorneys assigned to this unit investigate and
prosecute corruption and
public integrity
cases.
To conduct special investigations and
prosecute cases of
public corruption, white - collar crime, tax fraud and arson.
«How can we expect a president who has spent four years to protect his friends who were found to have allegedly stolen
public funds through instruments such as GYEEDA and SADA to allow any
case of
corruption to be
prosecuted?
Following the passage of the bill, the Special Prosecutor has an exclusive remit to investigate and
prosecute certain categories of
cases and allegations of
corruption, including those involving alleged violations of the
Public Procurement Act and
cases implicating political office holders and politicians.
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.
The Office of the Special Prosecutor has been tasked to investigate and
prosecute certain categories of
cases and allegations of
corruption and other criminal wrongdoing, including those involving alleged violations of the
Public Procurement Act, 2003 (Act 663) and cases implicating public officers and politically - exposed pe
Public Procurement Act, 2003 (Act 663) and
cases implicating
public officers and politically - exposed pe
public officers and politically - exposed persons.
As Attorney General I
prosecuted numerous
public corruption cases, including putting former Senator Espada and Comptroller Hevesi behind bars, and believe firmly that anytime the
public's trust is violated, we must act quickly and aggressively to hold the guilty parties accountable,» Cuomo said.
«The alleged spokespersons of the former President say that facts long in the
public domain, some even being used to
prosecute several
corruption cases are lies and that those of us in government restating these well known facts are liars.
The AG does not have subpoena power in
public corruption cases, which has caused Schneiderman to get creative, teaming up with his fellow statewide Democrat, Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, whose office does have that power, to
prosecute the misuse of
public funds.
The Bill defines the modalities for the appointment and operations of the Special Prosecutor, which will have the mandate to investigate and
prosecute cases of alleged
corruption under the
Public Procurement Act 203 Act 63 and other corruption - related offenses implicating public officers, political office holders and their accomplices in the public s
Public Procurement Act 203 Act 63 and other
corruption - related offenses implicating
public officers, political office holders and their accomplices in the public s
public officers, political office holders and their accomplices in the
public s
public sector.
The office of the Special Prosecutor will have the mandate to investigate and
prosecute cases of alleged
corruption under the
Public Procurement Act 203 Act 63 and other corruption - related offenses implicating public officers, political office holders and their accomplices in the public s
Public Procurement Act 203 Act 63 and other
corruption - related offenses implicating
public officers, political office holders and their accomplices in the public s
public officers, political office holders and their accomplices in the
public s
public sector.
Most notably, the AG lacks subpoena power in
corruption cases, which hamstrings him considerably — so much so that AG Eric Schneiderman has resorted to teaming up with state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, who does have suboena power, to
prosecute the misuse of
public funds.
Governor Cuomo and the state's district attorneys are pushing for laws to make it easier to
prosecute bribery and
public corruption cases, in the wake of recent scandals in Albany.
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Prosecute all
public corruption offenses as felonies and seek original jurisdiction over all
public corruption cases in the state.
The office of the Special Prosecutor has the mandate to investigate and
prosecute cases of alleged
corruption under the
Public Procurement Act 203 Act 63 and other corruption - related offences implicating public officers, political office holders and their accomplices in the public s
Public Procurement Act 203 Act 63 and other
corruption - related offences implicating
public officers, political office holders and their accomplices in the public s
public officers, political office holders and their accomplices in the
public s
public sector.
With the appointment, Mr Amidu's office will have the mandate to investigate and
prosecute cases of alleged
corruption under the
Public Procurement Act 203 Act 63 and other corruption - related offences implicating public officers, political office holders and their accomp
Public Procurement Act 203 Act 63 and other
corruption - related offences implicating
public officers, political office holders and their accomp
public officers, political office holders and their accomplices.
But this outsized role for the New York Attorney General, the head of the Law Department and the chief lawyer representing the state, hasn't always been so — in fact, the move to law enforcement leader
prosecuting major
public corruption, financial industry malfeasance, and other
cases is a new phenomenon largely ushered in by Spitzer.
The New Patriotic Party in the election manifesto said, the office will «be independent of the Executive, to investigate and
prosecute certain categories of
cases and allegations of
corruption and other criminal wrongdoing, including those involving alleged violations of the
Public Procurement Act and
cases implicating political officeholders and politicians.»
New York Governor Cuomo and the state's district attorneys are pushing for laws to make it easier to
prosecute bribery and
public corruption cases, in the wake of recent scandals in Albany.
As Attorney General I
prosecuted numerous
public corruption cases, including putting former Senator Espada and Comptroller Hevesi behind bars, and believe firmly that anytime the
public's trust is violated, we must act quickly and aggressively to hold the guilty parties accountable.
Shapiro cites
cases such as McDonnell v. United States, decided in 2016, in which the court unanimously reversed the conviction of a former Virginia governor on the basis that meeting with constituents who seek favors is not one of the «official acts» that can be
prosecuted under
public -
corruption statutes.
While there, Muthyala directed grand jury investigations and
prosecuted white - collar
cases involving securities fraud,
public corruption, bank fraud, money laundering, perjury, and other crimes.
During her 13 years as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, Michelle investigated,
prosecuted, and tried
cases involving allegations including complex fraud,
public corruption, tax violations, racketeering, violent crimes and firearms offense.