Sentences with phrase «public corruption investigations»

In criminal matters, Mr. Cooper handles white collar criminal cases, including the defense of organizations and individuals targeted for prosecution in federal and state court in false claim, environmental, tax or public corruption investigations.

Haverstick's litigation practice focuses primarily on representing government officials and entities in the Supreme and Commonwealth Courts of Pennsylvania, as well as other state and federal appellate courts, in matters ranging from public corruption investigations to the Right - to - Know Law to the constitutionality of state laws.

Mr. Bharara, whose office has won the convictions of about a dozen current and former state legislators in his six - year tenure, said his public corruption investigations were continuing, but he would not discuss them.

After Barack Obama won the presidency, Holding was asked to remain in office to complete ongoing public corruption investigations.

«We have a number of public corruption investigations going on,» he said.

Over the past few weeks, a series of loosely related public corruption investigations coordinated by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara have spilled into public view, with targets including high - ranking New York Police Department officials, the union representing city jail guards, and the political fundraising activities of several people with ties to New York City's mayor.

Maureen McDonnell was charged with obstructing the government's public corruption investigation.

The criminal case grew out of a public corruption investigation by the FBI and the NYPD's Internal Affairs Bureau.

This is the culmination of a long and well - documented public corruption investigation by the state attorney general's office.

Of course, their fundraising tactics during that election cycle led to complaints that opened the door to a wide - reaching public corruption investigation.

He later gave it, in the context of a Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption investigation that ended up causing problems for Cuomo when his aides tried to steer its work and cut a legislative deal to shut down its ongoing work.

Sloan said U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, who is spearheading the Albany probe, could issue a letter to Cuomo ordering him to preserve all documents that could be relevant to the public corruption investigation.

«As I prepared for this race, I could not believe the attorney general of New York could not pursue a public corruption investigation without permission,» he said.

Here's a timeline showing the history of the Buffalo Billion and the public corruption investigation involving officials in Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration and executives with LPCiminelli, a Buffalo contracting firm.Jan.

In his criminal litigation practice, he has successfully represented clients involved in high - profile matters such as the U.S. Secret Service prostitution scandal, a federal fraud investigation involving environmental law violations, campaign finance irregularities in the 2010 District of Columbia elections, a CEO involved in a federal public corruption investigation in Michigan, and a company accused of mortgage and credit card fraud.

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.

With approval rating in the low teens just five months into her second term, Rousseff's also struggling to win back the public trust amid Brazil's biggest corruption investigation, an inquiry into a massive kickback scheme at state - run oil company Petrobras.

The RCMP now has more than 30 ongoing investigations into violations of Canada's Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act.

The corruption investigation is looking at buses bought during his administration for a large public transport program.

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.

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

Anderson and I both testified before the NY Senate Judiciary Committee headed by Hon. John Sampson in ongoing public office corruption investigations into the very courts Judith Kaye was head of.

The Nigerian government has an obligation to balance whether the risk of harm to the legitimate aim (that is secrecy of ongoing corruption investigation and presumption of innocence) from disclosure of the names of public officials is greater than the public interest in accessing the information.»

«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.»

In this regard, a number of major interventions have been undertaken, including but not limited to the following: • Enhanced oversight responsibility for public procurement with the appointment of a Minister of State for Public Procurement • The introduction of e-procurement by the Public Procurement Authority • Implementation of a paperless system at Port • Implementation of smart vehicle registration and drivers license by the DVLA • Enhanced investigation of corruption in the public service by the Office of the Auditor General, EOCO, National Security, and other State Investigative Institupublic procurement with the appointment of a Minister of State for Public Procurement • The introduction of e-procurement by the Public Procurement Authority • Implementation of a paperless system at Port • Implementation of smart vehicle registration and drivers license by the DVLA • Enhanced investigation of corruption in the public service by the Office of the Auditor General, EOCO, National Security, and other State Investigative InstituPublic Procurement • The introduction of e-procurement by the Public Procurement Authority • Implementation of a paperless system at Port • Implementation of smart vehicle registration and drivers license by the DVLA • Enhanced investigation of corruption in the public service by the Office of the Auditor General, EOCO, National Security, and other State Investigative InstituPublic Procurement Authority • Implementation of a paperless system at Port • Implementation of smart vehicle registration and drivers license by the DVLA • Enhanced investigation of corruption in the public service by the Office of the Auditor General, EOCO, National Security, and other State Investigative Institupublic service by the Office of the Auditor General, EOCO, National Security, and other State Investigative Institutions.

The Governor's Moreland Commission wrote in its December 2013 preliminary report that New York is suffering from an «epidemic of public corruption that has infected this State» and «it is clear already from the Commission's ongoing investigations, -LSB-...]

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.

year period without identifying what exactly he purchased, according to an investigation by the now defunct Moreland Commission on Public Corruption — by far the most of any state lawmaker.

The Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption had begun an investigation into tax breaks like these and their connections to campaign contributions, but canceled a planned subpoena of REBNY's records after Cuomo's top adviser called one of the commission's chairs «in a fury,» according to the New York Times.

The Governor's Moreland Commission wrote in its December 2013 preliminary report that New York is suffering from an «epidemic of public corruption that has infected this State» and «it is clear already from the Commission's ongoing investigations, the (political) system itself truly is «all about how much.»

New York Times Investigation Sheds Light on Moreland Commission's Operations According to an extensive investigation by the New York Times, the office of Governor Cuomo allegedly tried to control the operations of the Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption, by steering its investigations away from groups that were politically connected to Investigation Sheds Light on Moreland Commission's Operations According to an extensive investigation by the New York Times, the office of Governor Cuomo allegedly tried to control the operations of the Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption, by steering its investigations away from groups that were politically connected to investigation by the New York Times, the office of Governor Cuomo allegedly tried to control the operations of the Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption, by steering its investigations away from groups that were politically connected to the governor.

The Westchester County executive, meanwhile, continued to blast Cuomo for closing down the Moreland Commission on Public Corruption and seized on his office's reported involvement in the panel's investigation.

Instead, Cuomo should be discussing hot - button issues such as the ongoing investigation into the Moreland Commission To Investigate Public Corruption.

In fact, the absolute corruption in Ulrich's brief political life alone is so egregious and unconscionable, that it demands an investigation that concludes with impeachment from public service — and banished for life.

With potential campaign finance law violations under scrutiny, one person said, the Cohen investigation was assigned to career prosecutors in the office's elite public corruption unit, which has a track record of convicting politicians on both sides of the aisle.

The New York story began as a state investigation initiated by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who created a panel called a Moreland Commission to investigate public corruption.

To conduct special investigations and prosecute cases of public corruption, white - collar crime, tax fraud and arson.

«Every investigation, arrest and conviction of a public official has sounded an alarm on corruption.

Bharara's investigation of the «pay - to - play culture» of state government intensified last April, when he inherited the files of the Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption.

DeFrancisco — a 23 - year Senate veteran praised by Democrats and Republicans alike for intelligence and toughness but seen by some as disengaged — decided to seek Skelos» job after it became clear Friday that Skelos and his son, Adam, faced arrest as soon as Monday on public corruption charges after a long investigation by US Attorney Preet Bharara.

«On July 31, 2009, I was indicted by a Bronx County Grand Jury for committing perjury in a 2008 civil matter, held prior to my election to the Assembly... Thereafter, I agreed to cooperate with the Bronx District Attorney's Office and, later, the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, in conjunction with various investigations aimed at rooting out public corruption,» Castro said.

Beset by corruption, backroom deals and voter scorn, New York received a score of 61, a D -, placing it in 31st place nationwide in the State Integrity Investigation, a data - driven assessment of state government accountability and transparency conducted by the Center for Public Integrity and Global Integrity.

The new chief of investigations for Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Moreland Commission on public corruption has spent the last seven years working for entities controlled by the governor: Robert Addolorato worked as an investigator for Cuomo during his years as attorney general, and in 2011 jumped to the Inspector General's office.

De Blasio has ordered his staff to review ways to fire his investigations chief amid a tug - of - war over control of an office that monitors corruption in the public - school system, sources 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.

Then there is corruption — from the police officer demanding cash to ignore a minor driving offence, to the massive sums mentioned in investigations into allegations of graft involving senior public figures.

Michigan Rep. John Conyers, 88, has dealt with various ethics investigations and a public corruption case that landed his wife in prison during a U.S. House career spanning more than five decades — longer than any other current member.

Multiple state public authorities hired law firm Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP to represent them amid a Manhattan U.S. Attorney's investigation that led to corruption charges against a former top Cuomo aide and seven other individuals, according to an engagement letter for a separate contract obtained Tuesday by The Alt through a Freedom of Information Law request.

Those contributions were reportedly initially under investigation by Cuomo's Moreland Commission to investigate public corruption.

«Our investigation thus far reveals a pay - to - play political culture driven by large checks, anemic enforcement of the weak laws we have on the books, and loopholes and workarounds that make those laws weaker still,» says the report, which was released today at 6:05 p.m. by the Cuomo - appointed Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption.