Lawyers say that the introduction of a compliance counsel reflects a wider trend: that the skill
sets of federal prosecutor and compliance officer are merging as the Justice Department uses compliance as a foundation stone of its Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement.
Azrack said the cases were different for three reasons: The de Blasio case involved only «campaign contributions» and not personal gifts, a fact that would increase the government's burden of proof for bribery; the defendants failed to demonstrate they are «similarly situated» to de Blasio; and, critically, the de Blasio matter was already reviewed by a different
set of federal prosecutors, who declined to move forward with a case against him.
Not exact matches
A
federal judge delayed sentencing
of Edward Walsh, and
set a date for a pre-sentencing hearing on whether new assertions by
federal prosecutors are accurate and should potentially increase the prison time faced by the former Suffolk Conservative Party leader.
An opinion by an Oyster Bay attorney that the town could not provide a loan guarantee legally for restaurateur Harendra Singh's businesses
set off a chain
of events in which former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano's law firm was hired to devise a way get around it,
federal prosecutors allege.
ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo will «
set aside» campaign contributions from COR Development and LPCiminelli, which
federal prosecutors allege came to the governor's purse at the urging
of a lobbyist involved in several bid - rigging schemes.
A
federal judge Friday delayed sentencing
of Edward Walsh, and
set a date for a hearing on whether new assertions by
federal prosecutors should potentially increase the prison time faced by the former Suffolk Conservative Party leader.
Brooklyn State Senator John Sampson, already facing corruption charges, is facing a new
set of allegations from
federal prosecutors this afternoon involving lying and a local liquor store.
Kaloyeros is
set to go on trial in
federal court in Manhattan next month, and
prosecutors are expected to paint a picture
of corruption despite Kaloyeros maintaining his innocence.
A
federal prosecutor challenged two crucial
sets of evidence submitted by defense attorneys for former...
The next
set of testing begins in a few weeks and will include
federal and district
prosecutors, regional and national law enforcement and multiple NGOs.
Apple senior vice president Eddy Cue offered only short answers in testimony Thursday in
federal court when questioned by U.S. Justice Department
prosecutors trying to solidify their case that Apple, along with five
of the largest book publishers, worked together to illegally
set the prices
of electronic books for the market.