Sentences with phrase «than the attorney general»

On Saturday, the AP reported that Hevesi had a larger security detail than Attorney General Eliot Spitzer.

If the governor has done something illegal than the attorney general should investigate and charge him with a crime as well as all other parties involved.

Whatever his positions on the issues compared to Obama, the 2014 Republican gubernatorial nominee must be (ever so slightly) better than out - going Deval Patrick, and significantly more so than Attorney General Martha Coakley.

A well - respected Democrat with better net approval ratings than Gov. Jerry Brown, Chiang has managed more successful political campaigns and earned more votes than Attorney General Kamala Harris.

New York AG claims Chase fee victory — Chase Card Services insists «customer feedback» — rather than attorney general or pending lawsuits — prompted company to rescind $ 10 fee.

You would also prefer an endorsement from the prior treasurer of that city rather than the attorney general of San Bernardino, California.

Not exact matches

State lawmakers in New York and Washington recently passed measures restricting the use of so - called non-disclosure agreements for sexual harassment claims after the attorneys general of all 50 states urged legislative action in February to ensure that victims can bring lawsuits before judges rather than being forced into arbitration.

The Dow, S&P 500 and Russell 2000 hit record highs this week as investors put the congressional testimony of former FBI Director James Comey and Attorney General Jeff Sessions on the back burner and await what could be the fourth rate hike in more than a decade on Wednesday.

«It's clearer than ever now that the attorney general can not, in good faith, oversee an investigation at the Department of Justice and the FBI of the Trump - Russia connection, and he must recuse himself immediately,» Franken said.

On Monday and Tuesday of this week, Attorney General Sessions said that marijuana sale and use is still against federal law and said he does not think that cannabis is something that should be legalized, despite the fact that more than half of all states have some form of a regulated market already in place and the majority of Americans agree that marijuana prohibition should end.

Second, the Attorney General's argument for season - long fantasy sports being legal does not hold water — if season - long fantasy is legal, than daily fantasy is legal, and vice-versa.

The FSTA is also disappointed that the New York Attorney General has chosen the path of hurried litigation after years of watching daily fantasy sports thrive and entertain in New York rather than pursuing the path of common sense regulation or legislation as Massachusetts, Illinois and Florida have done.

In New York, the Attorney General's office has recovered more than $ 330,000 in penalties and costs from gas stations that gouged customers after Sandy.

This prompted several investigations at Uber, including one headed by former Attorney General Eric Holder, which led to the recent firing of more than 20 employees.

He won fame and bipartisan respect during the George W. Bush administration when, as Deputy Attorney General, he threatened to resign rather than agree to re-authorize the illegal warrantless wiretapping program.

As Reuters notes, Equifax has said it is under investigation by every state attorney general and faces more than 240 class action lawsuits.

More than 50 complaints have been filed with the Texas Attorney General's Office dating back to 2012.

The decision — which involved Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. and Robert S. Mueller III, the director of the F.B.I. — was one of the most crucial turning points in a remarkable crowd - sourcing manhunt for the plotters of a bombing that killed three people and wounded more than 170.

In April, the New York attorney general, Eric T. Schneiderman, sent a letter to more than a dozen retailers, including Abercrombie & Fitch, Gap, J. C. Penney and Victoria's Secret, requesting more information about on - call scheduling and questioning whether such practices were legal.

For more than two weeks, the Trump White House has engaged in an unprecedented assault on the president's own Justice Department, and in particular on Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and the FBI.

A joint statement this week from more than 60 conservatives, including former attorney general Edwin Meese and Family Research Council President Tony Perkins, demanded that Facebook and other tech giants «rectify their credibility with the conservative movement» by explaining why content is taken down and accounts deleted and by including more conservative groups on its list of advisers.

The emotional scene at the Capitol came on a day when more than 100 more students from the school were headed to Tallahassee by bus to meet with Gov. Rick Scott, Attorney General Pam Bondi and legislative leaders.

Comey was the general counsel for Lockheed Martin Corp. from when he stopped serving as Deputy Attorney General in 2005 to 2010, and then he was counsel for Connecticut - based hedge fund Bridgewater Associates from 2010 to 2013, both lucrative positions with his last year at Lockheed Martin alone earning him more than $ 6 mgeneral counsel for Lockheed Martin Corp. from when he stopped serving as Deputy Attorney General in 2005 to 2010, and then he was counsel for Connecticut - based hedge fund Bridgewater Associates from 2010 to 2013, both lucrative positions with his last year at Lockheed Martin alone earning him more than $ 6 mGeneral in 2005 to 2010, and then he was counsel for Connecticut - based hedge fund Bridgewater Associates from 2010 to 2013, both lucrative positions with his last year at Lockheed Martin alone earning him more than $ 6 million.

The two first female attorneys - general in BC history were appointed, Our 125,000 + civil service, finance ministry and largest Crown corporation were run by women, and more than a third of our government board appointees were women.

More than 150 organizations spanning consumer advocates, civil rights and faith organizations across the country as well as 20 state attorneys general agree with Congresswoman Waters.

Kraken's CEO pointed out the short turnaround time requested by the Attorney General's office, and the public nature of the request, making it clear that the Attorney General's request is more of a public relations campaign directed towards cryptocurrency exchanges rather than an honest attempt at getting information about the companies» operations.

No less than three times in the opinion Nino insisted that the interpretation of the Attorney General in applying the laws on «controlled substance» — the interpretation guided by the Hippocratic Oath — was the «most natural interpretation.»

U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft rounded up more than 1,200 non-citizens in November, most of Middle East backgrounds, and held a number of them incommunicado for weeks and months so they could not be contacted by attorneys or their families.

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's re-election campaign is set to report having more than $ 8.5 million in cash on hand, his biggest war chest ever.

«Our contests are no less legal than season long fantasy sports, which the Attorney General has repeatedly conceded are legal.

«Senate Democrats are desperate to get voters to pay attention to something other than the breathtaking corruption and criminal activity that exists within their own conference, after the State Inspector General turned over the findings of his cash for casinos investigation to the U.S. Attorney's Office so Democrats could be prosecuted for wrongdoing.,» said Reif.

Nearly 23 million private records of New Yorkers have been exposed in data security breaches reported by more than 3,000 businesses, nonprofits and governments over the past eight years, New York's attorney general reported.

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced the sentencing of Clement Gardner, a former aide to Bronx Sen. Ruben Diaz, after he pleaded guilty to charges he embezzled more than $ 500,000 from taxpayer - funded charities in the Bronx during an eight - year period.

Today, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and public officials from our community meet with him behind closed doors to decide the fate of our Puerto Rican Day Parade (which is less than 4 months away) and we in the Puerto Rican community are being double - crossed by our elected officials, once again.»

With this year's tax day less than a month away, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman provided taxpayers with tips to help avoid fraudulent tax schemes.

State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has reached a settlement with what he termed a «shell» breast cancer charity that was raising lots of money but keeping 92 percent of the proceeds rather than administering medical care.

Turner has argued that his big win against Democratic Assemblyman David Weprin in Weiner's old Democrat - dominated Brooklyn / Queens district, which drew national attention and made him an overnight GOP sensation, afforded him more name recognition than his two primary opponents, attorney Wendy Long and Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos, and makes him a better general election challenger to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.

After a pair of would - be burglars tried to steal more than 50 crowing pieces of his office's evidence, state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman tweeted puns about it.

Since 2013, The New York State Attorney General has committed more than $ 30 million through the Land Bank Community Revitalization Initiative (Land Bank CRI), with funding secured through settlements with the nation's largest banks over misconduct that contributed to the housing crisis.

The Attorney General's proposed legislative changes go further than any package previously proposed by a statewide elected official or legislative leader.

Gianaris is among easily more than a dozen potential candidates for the New York attorney general seat abandoned by Scheiderman.

As with Dinapoli, the governor did his best to foul up the attorney general's election, informally backing a primary opponent and then declining to endorse his ticket - mate in the general election until more than a week after the primary.

In a letter to Congress on Tuesday, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo confirmed that AIG paid 73 employees bonuses of more than $ 1 million each this year after it received federal bailout money.

State lawmakers held a second round of interviews of candidates for New York attorney general Wednesday more than a week after Eric Schneiderman abruptly resigned over allegations of sexual abuse.

«Early on in the investigation, as soon as the district attorney had contacted the attorney general's office, I issued a directive until such time as the jurisdiction was established that there would be no discussion with anyone on evidence other than anyone with the Rensselaer County district attorney's office,» Tedesco said.

«We have more vigorous cops on the beat, defending the public trust, than ever before — but prosecutors can only respond to the symptoms of a system that is very, very ill,» said Attorney General Schneiderman.

This is a far more vexing and dangerous political threat than the governor faced in the likes of other rivals, like Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and Mayor Bill de Blasio, each of whom he has bullied and belittled without much trouble.

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said Maziarz, who held the Senate seat before Ortt for more than two decades, concocted a scheme to secretly funnel money from his campaign funds to a former staffer.

In January, state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman issued a report that said that more than 50 percent of the tickets to Fleetwood Mac, Steely Dan, Jay - Z and other performers» shows at New York state venues were reserved for insiders and not available to the public.

Wills was elected in 2010, and used public matching funds from his 2009 City Council campaign to pay more than $ 11,000 to a shell company that was supposed to translate and distribute campaign literature, the state attorney general said.