Sentences with phrase «public corruption case involving»

It is preparing to try a major public corruption case involving former aides and associates of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and is looking into allegations of pay - for - play around Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York.

However, several other California lawmakers have been cited in the ongoing public corruption cases involving Senators Yee and Calderon.

The government's star witness in public corruption cases involving two NYPD cops and a city union official may have been involved in criminal activity — including extortion — while he was cooperating with the feds, The Post has learned.

Not exact matches

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.»

The Second Circuit found that a new Supreme Court decision narrowing public corruption laws in a case involving former Virginia Gov. Robert McDonnell required different instructions than those used by Manhattan U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni.

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.

He's also called for ethics reform in the aftermath of several public corruption cases, including one involving Cuomo's former aide Joe Percoco.

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.

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.

Commission members, Cuomo and legislative leaders are negotiating to craft a new package of ethics laws that would include some parts of an anticorruption bill known as the Public Trust Act that the governor proposed after several corruption cases involving state lawmakers.

Bill Mahoney, with the New York Public Interest Research Group points out that even though the case involves the New York City mayoral ballot, it's still fundamentally a state government based example of alleged corruption.

«The exhibit as a whole may be interpreted by potential jurors as the Court's celebration of criminal convictions in significant cases, and particularly cases involving allegations of public corruption,» said the letter filed by Daniel Gitner, a lawyer for former energy company executive Peter Kelly, a co-defendant.

Master will be working on cases involve public corruption, affirmative federal litigation and complex civil litigation, while Haren will be responsible for providing expertise on federal law, federal agencies and internal Congressional workings, per The Daily News, which quoted the attorney general's office spokesman Eric Soufer.

The talks are centered around reviving some parts of an anticorruption bill known as the Public Trust Act that Mr. Cuomo proposed in the spring after several corruption cases involving state lawmakers, these people said.

We write in our capacity as citizens of the Republic of Ghana invoking the powers of this Commission under Article 218 (a) of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana and section 7 (1)(i) of the CHRAJ Act 1993 (Act 456), as amended, which states «to investigate complaints of violations of fundamental rights and freedoms, injustice, corruption, abuse of power and unfair treatment of any person by a public officer in the exercise of his official duties», to investigate a case of professional misconduct bothering on official corruption and corruption - related activities involving ACP Mrs. Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo Danquah, the current acting Director - General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service.

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.

«She's been a prosecutor her whole career, has an amazing record of success in important and difficult legal cases, cases involving sexual predators, drunk drivers, public corruption..

The same judge is presiding over both cases, and the Ciminelli defense lawyer want to see how Caproni handles a public corruption case, according to a source involved in the Buffalo Billion case who spoke on condition of anonymity.

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 pePublic Procurement Act, 2003 (Act 663) and cases implicating public officers and politically - exposed pepublic officers and politically - exposed persons.

Eight more names of lawmakers and others potentially involved in corruption were made public Wednesday, when a judge ordered prosecutors in the case of convicted ex - Senator Shirley Huntley to make public the names of her colleagues that she secretly recorded.

The objective of the Bill is to establish a specialized agency to investigate specific cases of corruption involving public officers,...

Eventually, the FBI became involved when former Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara inherited the case from Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's disbanded Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption.

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.»

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.

In the last several years, Jim has tried, on behalf of major corporations and their employees, complex criminal and civil cases involving antitrust, securities fraud, government contracting fraud, mail fraud, and public corruption.

Mr. Wade has tried complex criminal and civil cases involving antitrust, securities fraud, government contracting fraud, mail fraud, and public corruption.

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.

He has extensive experience in cases involving securities fraud, antitrust offenses, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, health care fraud, public corruption, government fraud and environmental crimes.

He supervised an office of more than 200 Assistant U.S. Attorneys, who handled a high volume of cases involving terrorism, narcotics and arms trafficking, financial and healthcare fraud, cybercrime, public corruption, gang violence, organized crime, and civil rights violations.