Sentences with phrase «under criminal investigation as»

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In a heated interview on «Fox News Sunday,» the attorney, Jay Sekulow, insisted — as he did on the other Sunday political talk shows — that the president was not under criminal investigation, despite reporting from The Washington Post and the president's own tweet that suggested he was a target of the probe.

Valeant shares are down 85 % this year, and 95 % since their peak price in summer 2015, as accounting errors have led to a criminal investigation of its practices and its drug - price increases have come under fire with regulators.

Norm Eisen, who served as an ethics lawyer in the Obama White House and now chairs the left - leaning Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics, which has repeatedly challenged Trump, said it might have to do with the fact that Cohen is under criminal investigation in New York.

Michael Cohen, the personal lawyer and fixer for Trump who is under criminal investigation, named Hannity as a client this week.

The MDU will continue to support all GP members with other medico - legal issues such as assistance with the GMC, criminal investigations, inquests or disciplinary hearings on its traditional basis, regardless of whether this relates to work under an NHS England contract.

Additionally, as the investigation is currently ongoing, it may mask identities that are either informing on a criminal action or are under a criminal investigation.

It would be recalled that the headquarters of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service arrested Peter Sowatey, who posed as a National Security operative at the Flag Staff House and defrauded a Chinese of GHC36, 000 — under the pretext of securing her a mining license.

she bizarrely bizarrely exclaimed outside Nassau County Criminal Court, as she joined the ranks of several Democrats who have recently been arrested, been convicted, or come under investigation.

Now those donations, solicited in part by the mayor's campaign apparatus, are under scrutiny as part of a multipronged criminal investigation being conducted by federal and state authorities, several people briefed on the matter have said.

He described the payments as criminal and charged the Speaker of Parliament, Edward Doe Adjaho, the president, John Mahama to conduct an investigation into the circumstances under which the payments were made.

We write in our capacity as citizens of the Republic of Ghana invoking the powers of this Commission under Article 218 (a) of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana and section 7 (1)(i) of the CHRAJ Act 1993 (Act 456), as amended, which states «to investigate complaints of violations of fundamental rights and freedoms, injustice, corruption, abuse of power and unfair treatment of any person by a public officer in the exercise of his official duties», to investigate a case of professional misconduct bothering on official corruption and corruption - related activities involving ACP Mrs. Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo Danquah, the current acting Director - General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service.

«The state comptroller's office was run as a criminal enterprise under Alan Hevesi, and the current unelected comptroller, Tom DiNapoli, is under investigation by Attorney General Cuomo, too,» Wilson said.

New Yorkers for Growth has targeted the WFP for some time (Feld referred to the party as a «criminal enterprise,» noting its for - profit arm, Data & Field Services, is under investigation by the US attorney's office), and has been calling for the AG not only to sever his ties to the party, but to investigate it.

Many political operatives thought Senate Republicans might replace Larkin on the ballot as he's recently come under attack for taking two state pensions; writing a letter of support for Skelos during his trial; and controversy over a criminal investigation into the treasurer of his campaign committee.

Dirschberger abruptly resigned on Dec. 28 as commissioner of Erie County Department of Social Services at the request of the county executive after it was learned he was under criminal investigation for an incident that allegedly occurred earlier in December involving a subordinate employee at a conference in Albany.

Giving the «particulars» of the said error, the lawyer argued, «The powers given to the first appellant (the IGP) under the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) and the Nigeria Police Act, Laws of the Federation 2004, sufficiently make the «Special Joint Investigation Panel» lawful and supportable under the Nigerian criminal justice system.

It was revealed last week that the Criminal Investigation Department of the police has been on the case of at least 20 MPs who served under the Mahama administration as ministers and allegedly receiving double salary.

For the past couple of days, Roy «Bullet» Craig has come under much public scrutiny as he is in the center of a criminal investigation.

On the top ten list were the five refineries that surround Wilmington as well as the notorious Chevron refinery in Richmond, California, which is currently under criminal investigation.

If you are facing a criminal charge or under a criminal investigation, it is vital that you hire the perfect attorney such as an Marietta criminal defense lawyer — DUI lawyer.

Suppose a party in a civil case is independently under criminal investigation, and evidence relevant to the civil case — evidence we'll stipulate would have otherwise been subject to discovery — is seized as part of the criminal investigation.

While it promotes the supposed advantages of DPAs, it is important during the consultation period which ends in early August, to consider their potential drawbacks, namely: under - investigation of egregious corporate crime, lack of transparency and, as the MoJ accepts has happened in the US following the advent of DPAs, a shift of power and responsibility concerning criminal justice from the judiciary to the prosecutor.

The Law Office of Mark J. Sacco routinely provides advice and counsel to clients who are under criminal investigation by federal authorities as well as those who have been named as persons of interest or are being interviewed as witnesses.

If you are under a federal criminal investigation, it is crucial to seek legal representation as soon as possible to best protect your rights and your freedom.

As soon as you realize that you are, or may be, under federal investigation, you should take steps to contact a skilled criminal defense attorney who has extensive experience in the fielAs soon as you realize that you are, or may be, under federal investigation, you should take steps to contact a skilled criminal defense attorney who has extensive experience in the fielas you realize that you are, or may be, under federal investigation, you should take steps to contact a skilled criminal defense attorney who has extensive experience in the field.

Mr. Hart represents clients from all walks of life who have been charged with serious state and federal criminal offenses, as well as clients who have been placed under investigation by law enforcement agencies.

It also covers The Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (as amended by the Criminal Justice Act 2003), The Code of Practice issued under section 23 of the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996, and The Attorney General's Guidelines on the disclosure issued in April 2005 and much more.

A criminal lawyer, also known as a criminal defense lawyer, helps to defend persons and entities under investigation or accused of a crime.

Trump's longtime personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, is also named as a defendant in the California case, but Cohen is under criminal investigation and successfully asked for the California court to put Daniels» case there on hold while the criminal investigation proceeds.

As to criminal proceedings, investigations are secret until the end of the preliminary investigations (except for certain limited acts that the person under investigation has a right to assist in, which are therefore disclosed only to that person but not to the public).

In criminal investigations, the person under investigation (as well as any other formal party to the proceeding, such as a victim of the crime duly constituted) will be given an opportunity to comment on the completeness of the investigation before its formal closure.

The proposed rule would have defined «health oversight agency» as «an agency, person, or entity, including the employees or agents thereof, (1) That is: (i) A public agency; or (ii) A person or entity acting under grant of authority from or contract with a public agency; and (2) Which performs or oversees the performance of any audit; investigation; inspection; licensure or discipline; civil, criminal, or administrative proceeding or action; or other activity necessary for appropriate oversight of the health care system, of government benefit programs for which health information is relevant to beneficiary eligibility, or of government regulatory programs for which health information is necessary for determining compliance with program standards.»

The major implications for banks targeted by HMRC will be the administrative burden of producing the information requested; the risk of breaching confidentiality laws in the countries where the offshore accounts are held — for example under Swiss and Cayman Islands law there are criminal sanctions for breaching client confidentiality — and other conflict of laws issues; and the risk of Financial Services Authority investigations if it seems that the bank had encouraged the use of offshore accounts in a misleading way, eg by advertising them as tax - free, or by suggesting that HMRC would never know about the income earned on sums in the accounts.

If a prospective adoptive parent or adult household member has a criminal history or is currently under investigation for an alleged crime, the home study provider agency shall determine on the basis of the information it has available whether to approve or reject the individual as an adoptive parent.

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