Sentences with phrase «public investigation into»

1996 — Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples recommends public investigation into violence and abuses at residential schools.

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A memo that Comey wrote after the meeting, which became public May 16, says Trump asked him to shut down the FBI investigation into Flynn and his Russia ties.

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.

May 19 - The Malaysian Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) begins an investigation into 1MDB, according to reports.

Apple on Monday urged the creation of a government panel on encryption, the latest salvo in a standoff over a locked iPhone linked to the San Bernardino shooting that has escalated into a public relations battle between the technology company and the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation.

An investigation from Sky Sports took public transit upgrades into account and pegged the budget as high as # 24 billion.

In public hearings, Comey has declined to answer when asked if Trump is under investigation, urging lawmakers not to read anything into that statement.

Trump later called Comey twice to complain about «the cloud» the Russia investigation was casting over the presidency and him personally, and asked Comey to make public statements that Trump was not personally being investigated into order to «lift the cloud.»

Fortune's Aaron Pressman has argued that undermining the public comment system would give a tactical edge to industry opponents of net neutrality, and that seems to be the thinking of the Trump FCC itself, which has refused to cooperate with an investigation into the fake comments by the New York Attorney General.

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.

Thursday's sanctions target Russians indicted last month as part of the special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russia's election meddling on charges of conspiracy to interfere in the election by waging a social - media influence operation to sow discord and sway public opinion in the US in favor of Trump.

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

Rosenstein wrote a memo to Sessions recommending Comey be fired for the way he handled the investigation into Hillary Clinton's private email server last year, arguing the FBI would be «unlikely to regain public and congressional trust» until Comey was dismissed.

And while Xi is riding high after consolidating power at a twice - a-decade Communist Party Congress last month, Trump comes to China saddled with low public approval ratings and dogged by investigations into Russian links to his election campaign.

The papers, made public last week by a federal court in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, provide a window into the Federal Bureau of Investigation's probe of what would amount to the largest collection of stolen user names and passwords.

Outside the House, several states have launched investigations into the company's contracting practices with school districts and public health programs for potential fraud.

The Cuban government's own investigation into the incidents has been another central piece of its public relations counteroffensive.

«Mr. Speaker, Canadians» confidence in our public office - holders has been shaken by the opening of a criminal investigation into the Prime Minister's own office,» Mr. Trudeau had declared with his first question this afternoon.

In the case of the investigation into Rettenmaier's computers, the documents released to EFF do not appear to have been made public in that prosecution.

The disclosures have caused a public furor, with Stumpf facing heated questions before two congressional committees and other U.S. authorities launching investigations into the bank's sales practices, including the Justice Department and the Labor Department.

«Apple wasn't satisfied with shifting its profits to a low - tax offshore tax haven,» said Senator Carl Levin, a Michigan Democrat who is chairman of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations that is holding the public hearing Tuesday into Apple's use of tax havens.

There is already evidence that the #ReleaseTheMemo campaign to make public the now - infamous Nunes memo — which alleges abuses of power by the FBI during its investigation into the Trump campaign's ties with Russia — was amplified by Russian bots and trolls online.

A company - wide investigation into allegations of sexual harassment, discrimination and sexism being conducted by former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, is expected to conclude by the end of April and will also be made public.

Sen. Marco Rubio, R - Florida, also called for the House and Senate to conduct investigations into how the FBI reviews public tips in similar instances.

After those claims were made public, Kalanick hired former Obama administration Attorney General Eric Holder and his law firm Covington and Burling to conduct an investigation into Fowler's claims.

After the Russia investigation closes, the Mueller Risk Index will likely morph into an impeachment index, which will measure the political risk to Trump based on Mueller's conclusions and Congress» and the American public's response.

If the case does go to trial, there is also the potential that the Holder report — which came out of an investigation into the company's overall cultural and workplace issues — will become public as part of discovery.

But it spilled into public view following the release of the investigation report, when Shulkin told reporters the political appointees were undermining him.

Dara Khosrowshahi, Uber's newly appointed CEO, will inherit a company that has been wracked with public scandal, infighting among its board members, an investigation into workplace harassment and a slew of lawsuits.

Billionaire Vincent Bollore is being held for questioning by French judicial police Tuesday as part of an investigation into possible bribes of public officials in two African countries.

The Milan public prosecutor has opened an investigation into Vivendi Chairman Vincent Bollore for market manipulation in Vivendi's dealings with Mediaset over pay - TV, Corriere della Sera reported on Feb. 24.

Former Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey resigned as honorary assistant bishop in the Diocese of Oxford after the public inquiry into child sex abuse last year heard he delayed a «proper investigation» into Ball's crimes for two decades by failing to pass information to police.

The church responded informing the public that they had conducted an investigation into the allegation long before the report was published and found that there was no wrongdoing.

When the story was made public in November, the school postponed the pre-scheduled disciplinary hearing, and initiated further investigations against Sutcliffe, alleging breach of confidence and bringing the school into disrepute.

The Catholic Herald reported it fairly straight, giving the bare facts with what seemed at first (and still seems to most) the inevitable conclusion: «Pope Benedict XVI has told the 86 year old founder of the Legionaries of Christ, one of the Church's most dynamic new orders, to stop saying Mass in public following an investigation into charges of sexual abuse.

Stuart says the money will help pay for more events to put the issue in the public eye, as well as fund the group's investigations into where waste occurs throughout the food chain.

Bowen had been suspended by Louisville after an FBI investigation into the program (and other college basketball programs) was made public.

A second - grade teacher and an assistant principal have been removed from student contact at Jordan Elementary Community School in the Rogers Park neighborhood while Chicago Public Schools conducts an investigation into their conduct.

He is the author or co-author of numerous reports including the Wasting of Rural New York State - Factory Farms and Public Health, Volatile Vinyl - the New Shower Curtain's Chemical Smell, Baby's Toxic Bottle - BPA Leaching From Popular Baby Bottles, No Silver Lining - An Investigation Into BPA in Canned Foods, and Toxic Toys R Us.

«While the members of the public will be updated on progress of investigation into this case, they are advised to go about their normal activities and resist any temptation to capitalize on the incident to threaten national security as any such attempt will be firmly dealt with.

Political parties in Belfast are in dispute over whether to hold a public inquiry into the scandal - which would have the power to compel witnesses to give evidence - or an investigation which would allow Stormont to set the terms and procedures.

De Blasio and NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer collided again over the administration's $ 6.4 million contract video recording devices to be mounted on NYPD officers, as de Blasio accused his potential Democratic primary rival of pulling a «cheap stunt» by calling public attention to a city Department of Investigation probe into the deal.

It seems clear that professional journalists are the ones that have translated the investigation into a recognisable sequence of events, into a public, external, collective narrative.

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.

Klein on Thursday called for an investigation by the Joint Commission on Public Ethics into the claim, made by former staffer Erica Vladimer.

«By pulling out of these talks following the collapse of the police investigation into the alleged abuse of the honours system earlier this year, the message of the major parties to the public is clear: it is business as usual.

The Public Relations Officer submitted that the Commissioner of Police in the state; Mr Fimihan Adeoye has ordered a full scale investigation into the matter.

Subsequently, Mr. Paul Afoko instituted internal party investigations into the matter and made some harmless public comments on the same issue.

The London assembly's investigation into the attacks on the capital's transport system, in which 52 people died, praised the «incredible acts of courage» by ambulance, police and fire service staff, and members of the public.

Klein on Thursday sent a letter to the Joint Commission on Public Ethics asking they conduct an investigation into the allegation by Erica Vladimer, the then - aide who accused him of the sexual misconduct.