Sentences with phrase «special prosecutors if»

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has called for a comprehensive overhaul of legislative ethics, and used Thursday's news to remind lawmakers of his threat to convene a panel of special prosecutors if they do not act before June.

The governor pledged to sign an executive order appointing a special prosecutor if the Legislature did not act.

A reporter asked the special prosecutor if she's received any formal complaint against Schneiderman.

Updated: Cuomo spokesman Rich Azzopardi reiterates the governor's vow to appoint a special prosecutor if reforms aren't approved in the Legislature.

Not exact matches

If Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein does not appoint an independent special prosecutor, every American will rightly suspect that the decision to fire Director Comey was part of a cover - up.

Prosecutors proposed that the jury be presented with a special verdict form that would have revealed on which theory, if either, the jury convicted on.

If Trump does abandon his campaign vow to appoint a special prosecutor for Clinton, it will be a reversal of a position he mentioned almost daily on the campaign trail, when he dubbed his rival «Crooked Hillary,» and crowds at his rallies often chanted: «Lock her up.»

In a filing Wednesday, federal prosecutors reiterated that they would prefer not to have a special master, but offered three names of their own to fill the position if necessary.

If Holder hadn't been so political, special prosecutors would've found just as much criminality in the Obama white house, you can bank on that.

Obvs nobody believe McConnell's bullshit, but if it's comical to think of Congress appointing a special prosecutor or creating a special committee, it's equally as comical to pass a bill about «protecting» Mueller.

Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer said, «If we don't get a special prosecutor, every American will rightfully suspect that the decision to fire #Comey was part of a cover - up,» in a Twitter message.

A special prosecutor in the case of Lindsay Henry, a Babylon Town attorney charged with assaulting his girlfriend, said he expects the case to be dismissed tomorrow if the alleged victim continues not to appear in court.

«If the special prosecutor really is going to rise up, we think that charity begins at home.

«If it's not passed, he would give us the special prosecutor that we asked for,» said Gwen Carr, the mother of Eric Garner.

I also asked Heastie if he's concerned about the governor's increased reliance of late on his executive powers to circumvent the Legislature on key policy issues like a minimum wage increase for the state's fast food workers and creation of a special prosecutor to handle cases in which unarmed civilians die at the hands of law enforcement officers.

Carr also said, describing her understanding of what the governor had told her, «At the end of seven weeks there's going to be legislation that he's presented and if it's not passed, he would give us the special prosecutor that we asked [for], and we think that was a very good meeting.»

ALBANY — Following a meeting with the mothers and relatives of 10 men and women who died in interactions with police officers, Governor Andrew Cuomo indicated for the first time that he would unilaterally appoint a special prosecutor to review such cases if the Legislature didn't act on his proposal for an independent police monitor.

«He made it clear that if these reforms were not approved by the Legislature, he would sign an order creating a special prosecutor for police - involved fatalities.»

ALBANY — The head of the Assembly codes committee says he doesn't understand the governor's threat to appoint a special prosecutor to review police incidents with civilian fatalities if the Legislature doesn't act on his proposal to enact an independent monitor.

«If there's a shooting up in Buffalo, New York, a young unarmed guy is killed by the police up there, a special prosecutor is supposed to swoop down and deal with it but what happens if something breaks out in Brooklyn a week later and it breaks in Syracuse — how is this person supposed to tell the folks up in Buffalo, «Hold on, I'll be back, I've got ta go to Brooklyn?»&raquIf there's a shooting up in Buffalo, New York, a young unarmed guy is killed by the police up there, a special prosecutor is supposed to swoop down and deal with it but what happens if something breaks out in Brooklyn a week later and it breaks in Syracuse — how is this person supposed to tell the folks up in Buffalo, «Hold on, I'll be back, I've got ta go to Brooklyn?»&raquif something breaks out in Brooklyn a week later and it breaks in Syracuse — how is this person supposed to tell the folks up in Buffalo, «Hold on, I'll be back, I've got ta go to Brooklyn?»»

If any of the women do want to proceed with a criminal complaint, it would be handled by the special prosecutor that Gov. Andrew Cuomo named on Tuesday.

They say the governor promised them he would issue an executive order to name a special prosecutor to investigate the deaths of their relatives, but only if the legislature does not approve Cuomo's plan to create an independent monitor to look at such incidents.

«As we've previously said, if these reforms are not passed by the legislature, the governor will sign an executive order appointing a special prosecutor for police - involved fatalities.»

«If the reason for passing the special prosecutor office is to prosecute only NDC members then I think it's a waste of time because corruption has not political powers to want to prosecute only NDC members» he stated on Accra - based Okay FM Thursday.

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NEW YORK CITY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he would issue an executive order appointing a special prosecutor to investigate police killings if the legislature fails to approve his plan to create an independent monitor.

And that's what I think the system needs: inspector generals, special prosecutors... [A] nd if you try to treat it as an audit problem, that means you're avoiding what it really is, which is a problem of fraud and criminality.

The governor's special advisor on people with disabilities, Clarence Sundram, says the bill creates a new special prosecutor and inspector general to look into allegations of abuse and neglect, and prosecute if there's evidence of criminal activities.

«It is our belief that the establishment of the office of the special prosecutor will be a major step towards strengthening the anti-corruption regime in this country and thereby substantially reduce the canker if not eliminate it.»

I don't believe the best approach is to have one special prosecutor for the entire state,» he said, acknowledging that he had promised to install Mr. Schneiderman in the role if the Senate and Assembly failed to merge their competing proposals by the summer.

«There appears to be a cover - up unless and until the truth is realized and the only way that's going to be accomplished is if the Justice Department appoints a special prosecutor.»

«Upstate members wanted a person who would be appointed regionally, so if there was a situation in upstate New York, you would have an upstate person,» appointed as the special prosecutor.

After meeting in April with relatives of New Yorkers who have died during interactions with police officers, Cuomo said that if the Legislature failed to come to an agreement on his proposal for an outside monitor, he would go a step further and enact a special prosecutor by executive action.

The Nassau County Democrats have selected Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky, a former federal prosecutor, to run if Gov. Cuomo calls a special election.

«I certainly teach my students that I think prosecutors should take the position that if there is something that would undermine the confidence of the community in a verdict, undermine the confidence of the community in the independence of a prosecutor, that is a good reason to request a special district attorney or a special prosecutor.»

The case is one of the first Schneiderman's office has examined since Gov. Andrew Cuomo named him special prosecutor earlier this month, granting him the power to investigate and if necessary prosecute police officers involved in the death of an unarmed civilian.

«If any district attorney believes he or she is unable to prosecute a particular case, there is a well - established judicial process for recusal and the appointment of a special prosecutor.»

Tuesday evening, Cuomo appointed Nassau District Attorney Madeline Singas as a special prosecutor «to investigate, and if warranted, prosecute, any and all matters concerning the public allegations against Mr. Schneiderman.»

Could you imagine, dear reader our Governor, the former State Attorney General, the one who is supposed to be above everybody else, better than Caesar's wife, being associated, according to the New York Times, in a situation that, if it were anybody else, this same Governor would be the first one to request an investigation by the Joint Commission on Public Integrity or appoint a special prosecutor?

The monitor would then recommend to the governor if it is appropriate to appoint a special prosecutor.

A former Attorney General, Martin Amidu has suggested that the government's efforts to create a special prosecutor office will be a wasted venture if sections of the draft Bill currently before Parliament are not removed.

Soares could still appeal to the governor if he wants to give the case to a special prosecutor.

The number probably will grow if criminal charges are brought: Special prosecutor [Paul F.] Ware, brought into the case last month from the law firm Goodwin Procter LLP, has said he may recruit lawyers from his firm to assist if indictments are issued.»

Public prosecutors may exceptionally inform the public about pending proceedings if this is required so that the public may assist in enquiries into offences or in locating suspects, to warn or reassure the public, to correct false or misleading information or due to the special importance of a case (article 74 (1) of the Swiss Criminal Procedure Code 5 October 2007 (SCP)-RRB-.

On this week's If Then, Slate's April Glaser and Will Oremus dig into special prosecutor Robert Mueller's recent indictment of 13 Russian nationals and three Russian companies for their role in tampering with the 2016 election.