Sentences with phrase «public officers convicted»

A former Minister of National Guidance, Alhaji Yusuf Maitama Sule, has called for a ban on public officers convicted of looting public funds from participating in partisan politics and holding public office.

The State Assembly has passed legislation that would strip taxpayer - funded pensions from public officers convicted of corruption, as well as a resolution aimed at preventing conflicts of interest with regard to legislators» outside income.

Proposal 2: Allows judges to revoke the state pension of a public officer convicted of a felony related to officer's duties

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Question # 2, «Allowing the Complete or Partial Forfeiture of a Public Officer's Pension if He or She is Convicted of a Certain Type of Felony,» and question # 3 «Authorizing the Use of Forest Preserve Land for Specified Purposes» received unanimous approval at the October meeting.

New York police officer Peter Liang was convicted of manslaughter in February 2016 for shooting Akai Gurley in a stairwell in a public housing project in Brooklyn.

The former NYPD officer convicted of manslaughter for shooting an unarmed public housing resident as he entered a darkened stairwell in Brooklyn in 2014 does not pose a threat to the public and should not be sentenced to prison, according to Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson, who prosecuted him.

Off the top of my head the biggest ones are: (1) corruption within the Buildings & Grounds Department (2) corruption involving school district vendors over-billing and paying bribes and kickbacks that led to those two Federal indictments and convictions; (3) corruption involving police harassment of a woman on behalf of the manager of a local beach club; (4) a child rapist operating out of a public middle school; (5) an illegal gambling and pornography web site operated by members of the New Rochelle Police Department; (6) a retired police officer defrauding charities including St. Jude's Children's Research; (7) illegal asbestos handling and asbestos removal at an elementary school; (8) an effort to artificially inflate the salaries and pensions of senior police commanders; (9) the relationship between the New Rochelle Police Commissioner and a corrupt contractor, a man who has since been convicted on Federal corruption charges; (10) the sordid history of former New Rochelle Schools Administrator Freddie Dean Smith.

SOHO — Councilwoman Margaret Chin issued a statement requesting «leniency» in the sentencing of the former NYPD officer convicted of killing an unarmed black man in a Brooklyn public housing stairwell.

A government ethics reform bill, jointly passed by the state Legislature Monday for a second time, amends the state constitution and allows the state to reduce or revoke the pension of a public officer that has been convicted of a crime related to his or her official duties.

One day after an NYPD officer was convicted of manslaughter for fatally shooting an unarmed public housing resident while on patrol there, Mayor Bill de Blasio said those patrols are essential to protecting public housing residents.

Question Two on the ballot was an amendment proposal to allow the complete or partial forfeiture of a public officer's pension if he or she is convicted of a certain type of felony.

a) is of good character as attested to by two Ghanaians who are notaries public, lawyers, senior public officers or other class of persons approved of by the Minister; b) has not been convicted of any criminal offence and been sentenced to imprisonment for a term of twelve months or more; c) is of independent means; d) is in the opinion of the Minister capable of making a substantial contribution to the development of Ghana; and e) has attained the age of eighteen years.

This includes state and local elected officials, officers and appointees, including directors and members of public authorities and public benefit corporations who are convicted of a «job - related felony.»

If approved, the law would apply to elected officials and other government employees convicted of a felony that had a «direct and actual relationship to the performance of the public officer's existing duties.»

Elected officials, gubernatorial appointees, municipal managers, department heads, chief fiscal officers, judges, and several other policy - makers convicted of a felony, involving the breach of public trust, would all be subject to forfeiture of pension benefits.

Currently, a public officer in New York state can accept bribes, steal public funds or engage in numerous other forms of public corruption without the threat of pension forfeiture, even if convicted.

The former officer, 28 - year - old Peter Liang, was convicted in the November 2014 shooting death of Akai Gurley, who was unarmed, in a Brooklyn public - housing building.

Broadly, the bill would clear the way for voters to amend the state constitution to block «any state or local officer» from collecting a public pension if he or she is convicted of «a felony involving a breach of the public trust.»

A day after a Brooklyn jury convicted NYPD Officer Peter Liang of manslaughter in the killing of public housing resident Akai Gurley, Mayor Bill de Blasio defended the kind of routine stairwell search that precipitated the 28 - year - old unarmed man's death in 2014.

ALBANY — The state Legislature Monday gave the second and final passage of a measure permitting the forfeiture of pensions of top state and local government officials who are convicted of felonies related to their duties as public officers.

A former Leesburg animal control officer who shot and killed a poodle owned by an 11 - year - old disabled boy was charged Thursday with animal cruelty.Doug Berwick, 33, shot the 8 - year - old poodle June 19 with a.22 - caliber rifle after he was unable to catch it.Police Chief Jim Brown suspended Berwick for five days without pay and recommended he be transferred to another department, but Berwick resigned as public protest grew.Bruce Haldeman, investigator supervisor for the 5th Judicial Circuit state attorney's office, said Thursday that Berwick, if convicted, would face a maximum penalty of up to one year in the county jail, a $ 5,000 fine or both.

This police officer obtained confidential information not available to the public which was then used by the Judge to convict, sentence and imprison Mr. Best for contempt.»