Sentences with phrase «secured guilty pleas»

VICTORIA: New Democrat leader Carole James is asking the B.C. Liberals to address public concerns they used $ 6 million in taxpayer dollars to secure a guilty plea to sweep the B.C. Rail corruption trial under the rug.

Last month, his office secured a guilty plea from former Assemblywoman Gabriela Rosa for misreporting her tax returns and for entering into a sham marriage to secure a green card.

Mr. Bharara also secured a guilty plea against SAC Capital, the hugely successful hedge fund founded by Mr. Cohen.

After securing guilty pleas and cooperation agreements from former Trump aides Michael Flynn and George Papadopoulos — with reportedly another coming from indicted Trump campaign official Rick Gates — Mueller has targeted 13 people affiliated with a Kremlin - connected troll farm, the Internet Research Agency.

Not exact matches

Mueller has so far secured two guilty pleas and two indictments in the investigation.

Mr. Bharara's office secured convictions or guilty pleas against more than 70 hedge fund traders, analysts and consultants in insider trading cases.

His office also secured big fines against banks, as well as a record penalty and guilty plea from BNP Paribas.

Raj Rajaratnam, billionaire hedge - fund manager In his first two years on the job, Bharara charged 46 people with insider trading and secured 30 guilty pleas, which earned him a Time magazine cover with the headline «This Man Is Busting Wall Street.»

The use of plea bargains is particularly insidious, because the accused typically don't have the money to make bail or mount a vigorous defense, so even the innocent are willing to plead guilty just to secure their freedom.

Often times, though not every time, our experienced injury lawyer, Jamie Butler, is able to secure a plea negotiation for a substitutional charge to be added so that you plead guilty to a Motor Vehicle Act offence (such as «undue care and attention» or «failing to remain at the scene» or being charged as an «owner» rather than a «driver» to a Motor Vehicle Act charge) instead of a criminal hit and run charge.