Sentences with phrase «public corruption as»

A number of insiders see Bharara's announcement in January that he did not have enough evidence to indict anyone on the untimely end of The Moreland Commission on Public Corruption as a way to take some pressure off of Cuomo to allow him to take the initiative on ethics in his State of the State address.

So the governor is defining public corruption as using public service for private gain, so much as asking us to see if that definition would fit him.

The governor's office itself is now operating under a cloud as the U.S. Attorney's office examines the governor's deal to shutter his Moreland Commission Investigating Public Corruption as part of a budget agreement in 2014.

When Governor Cuomo unceremoniously pulled the plug on the Moreland Act Commission Investigating Public Corruption as part of a deal with legislative leaders in exchange for weak ethics reforms, even the most optimistic New Yorkers were left depressed.

These revelations were uncovered by the Moreland Commission on Public Corruption as part of a broad investigation into the spending of campaign funds by state lawmakers that was shut down when Gov. Andrew Cuomo abruptly disbanded the Commission last month.

In a statement of his own, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara took a veiled swipe at Cuomo's now - shuttered Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption as well as the internal effort to oversee Buffalo Billion contracting.

Not exact matches

Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

And in a turn that is likely to be most significant for his campaign, in 2014 he was indicted for corruption, on charges stemming from his veto of a $ 7.5 million appropriation for a public integrity unit, seen as a bid to pressure a district attorney to step down.

«Jokowi,» as he's known, cleaned up the city and rooted out corruption, thrilling an Indonesian public weary of the status quo.

Recently former president Fernando de la Rúa was charged with bribing senators in the 2000 election and current president Cristina Kirchner has faced harsh public criticism over rampant corruption as well.

Former Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom and a former finance minister who is now chairman of Oxfam International were arrested on Tuesday as part of a local corruption investigation, the public prosecutor's office said.

I answered the door and was surprised to meet a well - dressed man and woman who introduced themselves as agents of a well - known American federal agency that investigates terrorism, counterintelligence, cybercrime, public corruption, civil rights, organised crime, white - collar crime, violent crime and weapons of mass destruction (and which shall remain unnamed here).

They also note that in a monarchy like Saudi Arabia, the blurry lines between public and private money make it unclear what exactly qualifies as corruption.

I believe Prime Minister Narendra Modi's scheme to combat black money and public corruption, while admirable, has only reinforced Indians» faith in the yellow metal as a store of value.

He analyzes institutional corruption in the pharmaceutical sector, regulatory capture of public institutions, innovation policies and intellectual property in the knowledge - based economy, as well as comparative regimes of health insurance and pharmacare.

No to Privatization «red in tooth and claw»; yes to Public Sector without political corruption; no to Liberalization, with market exploitation; yes to Liberation from exploitative coercion; no to globalization as domination of world market with deprivation of the developmental directive of «Small is Beautiful»; yes to Universalism in sharing and caring for the suffering humanity and Good Samaritan ethic - these should be evolved and situated in Third World conditions and perspectives.

The petition states: «Ricardians (those who believe Richard was wrongly accused of usurping the crown by murdering his way to it, but that he was actually one of our most just and enlightened kings) are clearly aware that Shakespeare's play was fiction and probably written as a satire on the corruption of power, but members of the general public often believe that Shakespeare was accurate, so each time the play is produced it only adds to the unfair reputation that Richard has been given.

He's not under investigation for corruption as far as we know, but he might be after admitting this in public.

I don't think Asians or Africans are as reluctant to call out corruption as the English are when it comes to their refs, and that the American public don't like games being decided by the refs rather than the players.

But the growing list of complicated plots and shady deals can be boiled down easily: Prosecutors allege that the Dixmoor Park District has served as more of a theme park for public corruption than a place for public recreation over the last five years.

As former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son, Adam, gear up for sentencing in their respective public corruption convictions today, the elder Skelos has hired noted appeals lawyer Alexandra Shapiro to help him argue his way out of prison.

Although the introduction of the UK Bribery Act has no doubt improved the UK's ranking since 2010, recent events such as the phone hacking scandal have shown that there are still too many areas of corruption vulnerability in the UK public sector.

And of course, the use of public power for private gain is unequivocally condemned as corruption.

The AG reportedly sought more power in public corruption cases — the exact same thing Cuomo wanted as AG — but was rebuffed.

It is striking that, although public sector corruption is generally seen as a greater problem in the developing world, there are some significant exceptions - this year, Hong Kong, Barbados, Bahamas, Chile and Qatar are ranked higher than the US and France.

(private prison industry is a great example) While there can be corruption by state officials as well, i feel better when public services are non-profit.

«Significantly, Proclamation 7750 underscores that it is in the interests of the United States to act to restrict the international travel and to suspend the entry into the United States, as immigrants or non-immigrants, of certain persons who have committed, participated in, or are beneficiaries of corruption in the performance of public functions.

Section 1 allows suspension of the entry into the US, as immigrants or non-immigrants of public officials or former public officials accused of grand corruption, which has or had serious adverse effects on the national interests of the United States.

I will argue that the primary purpose of economic governance in a republican economy should be to promote the independence of economic actors as a means of preventing the abuse of economic power and the corruption of public life.

Cahill has sought to make the election a referendum, in part, on Schneiderman's efforts to combat corruption, as well as his involvement in the Moreland Commission To Investigate Public Ccorruption, as well as his involvement in the Moreland Commission To Investigate Public CorruptionCorruption.

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Word spread Friday evening of a potential deal that could have also included ethics - related measures such as more oversight of procurement procedures — a discussion sparked by the latest public corruption scandal that reached into the governor's inner circle — and a public financing system for judicial campaigns.

At least Christie had amassed an impressive record of public corruption convictions as U.S. Attorney in Newark before running for Governor.

Transparency International's most recent Corruption Perception Index (measured in 2010) ranked Iraq as having 175th most public sector corruption, out of 178 Corruption Perception Index (measured in 2010) ranked Iraq as having 175th most public sector corruption, out of 178 corruption, out of 178 countries.

Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, declared: any court ruling on present corruption cases should take cognisance of law as it takes of public opinion.

He added that corruption, such as voter fraud and bribing public officials was present among all races including the «Anglo - Saxon» community but insisted the problem was found «mainly [in] the Pakistani community».

The Vice President who queried the fact that most Nigerians for some reason do not discuss the role of grand corruption in crippling the nation's economy, admitted that though corruption is not easy to stamp out, said if the country sticks to the policy of ensuring that as far as public finance is concern, there is no impunity, people are held into account, then the economy will soar in no time.

Bharara had risen to prominence as a federal prosecutor in part for his aggressive pursuit of public corruption in city and state government.

Meanwhile Justice Moro — so far largely seen as an impartial individual heading up a serious and comprehensive operation exposing corruption practices of mainstream politicians and powerful business figures — had made a critical move when he decided to make public the contents of a series of tapped phone calls intercepted by the police while investigating Lula.

«There's no way that you have a system such as ours that has consistently thrive on corruption and proceeds of corruption and public financing in particular, that will give up and say guys, the problem has been solved.

Cuomo's handling of the Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption, as well as the decision to shut down the commission last year, is part of an ongoing inquiry by the U.S. attorney's office.

«SERAP also argues that Nigerians are entitled to the right to truth derived from the obligations of the government to carry out an investigation of violations of human rights and crime of corruption committed within its jurisdiction; to identify, prosecute and punish those responsible; and to ensure that victims have the simple and prompt recourse for protection against violation of fundamental rights, as well as to ensure transparency in public administration.»

That is as much corruption of the public space, as unbridled stealing of public funds is corruption of the polity.

Mr. Speaker, as we are all aware, a major source of corruption has been with malfeasance in public procurement and the extensive human inter-face in the provision of public services.

It is fuelled by a great many legitimate grievances such as poor administration and the evidence of corruption made public by the Car Wash Operation, but it is also led by the prejudices of a privileged social class which discourages more widespread support for the movement.

NEW YORK (AP) A jury has convicted former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver of public corruption charges, dashing the 74 - year - old Democrat's second attempt to avoid prison after a decades - long career as one of the most powerful politicians in state government.

And Cuomo, who still hasn't told the public about what he knew of Silver's and Skelos» illegal activities as he shuttered the doors on the corruption - fighting Moreland Commission, is clearly the runner - up as Loser of the Year — with talk increasing that he'll face a challenge in the Democratic primary should he seek re-election in 2018.

Mount Vernon — Accusations of impropriety continue for Mayor Richard Thomas, who is already facing corruption charges as the Mount Vernon Board of Ethics has accused Mayor Richard Thomas of collecting more than $ 100,000 as a trustee of the Amani Public Charter School in violation of state education law.

We now have public corruption here as well and it sends a very bad message to the people of Broome County this is happening here.»

Commonsense reforms were passed, such as a new rule forbidding County Committee from providing support to any politician or candidate who has been convicted of a felony due to corruption or malfeasance related to their public or party office.