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The corporation is now under criminal investigation in New York for not telling their investors and the public about these findings.

Eisen suggested it might have something to do with the fact that Cohen is under criminal investigation in New York.

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.

Cohen is under criminal investigation in New York City, where FBI agents raided his home, hotel room and office on April 9, and seized files that include ones related to a $ 130,000 payment he made to porn star Stormy Daniels.»

Not exact matches

Cohen is under federal criminal investigation by prosecutors in New York.

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.

Herbalife spokesman Alan Hoffman said this was «just another stunt by Bill Ackman in his campaign, a campaign that is under criminal investigation by the FBI and the Department of Justice, to drive down the stock price in an effort to enrich himself and his investors.»

The specific focus of the investigation and possible federal crimes have not been disclosed by the U.S. attorney's office, but in a filing on Friday they do confirm that Cohen is under federal criminal investigation.

One reason: In 2012, the company paid a $ 3 billion fine to US authorities for various illegal marketing activities, but remained under investigation for fraudulent sales practices in China and elsewhere, and could have faced criminal prosecution, according to the lawsuiIn 2012, the company paid a $ 3 billion fine to US authorities for various illegal marketing activities, but remained under investigation for fraudulent sales practices in China and elsewhere, and could have faced criminal prosecution, according to the lawsuiin China and elsewhere, and could have faced criminal prosecution, according to the lawsuit.

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.

The portion of the program that likely galvanized the White House was the startling report by prosecutors that had worked under Breuer in the criminal division of the DOJ that there wasn't even a pretense of a real investigation against the major Wall Street firms: no subpoenas, no document reviews, no wiretaps.

The DNC may have concerns about exactly how much justice and / or transparency it is going to obtain under the criminal probe into the same matter by Special Counsel Robert Mueller and wants its own civil RICO action to move forward in case the former turns out to be a dud investigation.

In a statement, the DORH said: «State Attorney's Office in Osijek opened the investigation against Croatian citizen (1985) due to the existence of reasonable doubt that when giving testimony before the County Court in Osijek committed a crime against justice by giving false testimony under Article 305, paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code / 1In a statement, the DORH said: «State Attorney's Office in Osijek opened the investigation against Croatian citizen (1985) due to the existence of reasonable doubt that when giving testimony before the County Court in Osijek committed a crime against justice by giving false testimony under Article 305, paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code / 1in Osijek opened the investigation against Croatian citizen (1985) due to the existence of reasonable doubt that when giving testimony before the County Court in Osijek committed a crime against justice by giving false testimony under Article 305, paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code / 1in Osijek committed a crime against justice by giving false testimony under Article 305, paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code / 11.

While the government in some limited cases can legitimately place restrictions on the public's right to access certain information, attempts of the Nigerian authorities to justify the total closure of information related to the names of public officials from whom funds were recovered on the basis of «ongoing criminal investigation» and «presumption of innocence goes far beyond the limitations allowed under international law, and would promote secret recoveries.»

At the time of the meeting, Cohen was under criminal investigation by federal prosecutors in New York, who still are probing a $ 130,000 payment Cohen made to porn star Stormy Daniels in exchange for her silence about an alleged affair with Trump.»

More than half the money given to the candidates in last month's special election to replace former state Sen. Dean Skelos was transferred by political party committees, a long - standing practice that is under new scrutiny following criminal investigations into New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's fundraising operation.

The NYS Committee on Open Government has formally reaffirmed that public records compiled in the normal course of government activity have to be disclosed under the Freedom of Information Law, even if those records are later the subjects of an ongoing criminal investigation.

«He's spent millions running the nastiest campaign for governor in New York's memory because he is under criminal investigation and has a record of the highest taxes in the nation and worst economic outlook.

Cohen is under federal criminal investigation for, among other things, a $ 130,000 payment to the porn star Stormy Daniels in exchange for her silence about an alleged affair with President Trump in 2006.

The group alleged that its investigations into the activities of BSS have sadly revealed the stark reality that the unregistered and illegal «security» organization is an assemblage of hitherto scattered IPOB's marksmen in isolated criminal gangs, who are now fused to congregate under a single umbrella.

Paterson has been accused by many of not being up to the task and is under criminal investigation by Cuomo's office into whether he improperly involved himself in a domestic abuse case and perjured himself over World Series tickets.

«We have the highest taxes in the country, the worst economic outlook, the governor is under criminal investigation and this is what they're talking about?

«The potential violations under investigation include violations of NYPD rules and policies, the city conflicts of interest rules and the federal criminal laws,» Bratton said in the release.

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.

It's important to note that the Senate Democrats were the subject of a very serious criminal referral and remain under investigation for an illegal scheme they hatched with Mayor de Blasio to circumvent the state's campaign finance limits and steal the elections in 2014.»

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.

Criminal charges against a sitting district attorney are rare, but Spota and his office have been under scrutiny for years, and the indictment was the latest turn in a federal investigation that has transfixed Long Island and led to the downfall of the county police chief, James Burke.

Law enforcement sources told the NY Daily News that Weiner, 51, was not currently under criminal investigation because the photo in question didn't rise to the level of endangering the welfare of a child.

«It is disturbing to imagine that somebody under investigation by the attorney general's office would have been in a position to have information that would be damaging to the attorney general,» according to Harry Sandick, a former federal prosecutor in Manhattan who is now a white - collar criminal defense attorney.

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.

On Friday, April 25 I sent a letter to the United States Attorney General after the verdict in the Sean Bell case was announced seeking an investigation of the facts of this case under federal criminal civil rights laws.

Last winter, Sinema's campaign found new recipients for roughly $ 53,000 she had taken in from people with ties to Backpage.com, many of whom are under criminal investigation for conspiring to facilitate prostitution through the website, The Republic reported.

In addition to the Burke - Loeb case, Newsday has reported that the comprehensive federal scrutiny of Spota's office has included whether there was anything unlawful in the handling of the investigation into the shooting of Huntington Station taxi driver Thomas Moroughan by an off - duty Nassau County police officer; the circumstances under which former Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy gave up a $ 4.1 - million - dollar campaign chest to the district attorney's office, and also agreed not to run for re-election; the legality of a wiretap placed on the phone of former Suffolk detective John Oliva; the resolution of the criminal case against well - known Suffolk criminal lawyer Robert Macedonio; the office's distribution of asset - forfeiture money; and the investigation into a number of political associates of Suffolk County Executive Steve BellonIn addition to the Burke - Loeb case, Newsday has reported that the comprehensive federal scrutiny of Spota's office has included whether there was anything unlawful in the handling of the investigation into the shooting of Huntington Station taxi driver Thomas Moroughan by an off - duty Nassau County police officer; the circumstances under which former Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy gave up a $ 4.1 - million - dollar campaign chest to the district attorney's office, and also agreed not to run for re-election; the legality of a wiretap placed on the phone of former Suffolk detective John Oliva; the resolution of the criminal case against well - known Suffolk criminal lawyer Robert Macedonio; the office's distribution of asset - forfeiture money; and the investigation into a number of political associates of Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellonin the handling of the investigation into the shooting of Huntington Station taxi driver Thomas Moroughan by an off - duty Nassau County police officer; the circumstances under which former Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy gave up a $ 4.1 - million - dollar campaign chest to the district attorney's office, and also agreed not to run for re-election; the legality of a wiretap placed on the phone of former Suffolk detective John Oliva; the resolution of the criminal case against well - known Suffolk criminal lawyer Robert Macedonio; the office's distribution of asset - forfeiture money; and the investigation into a number of political associates of Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone.

In the New York of 2006, a Democrat running for a law - enforcement position against a Republican under criminal investigation shouldn't have a hard time differentiating himself.

Every 5 years after obtaining initial certification, each person who is required to be certified under this chapter must be rescreened in accordance with s. 1012.32, at which time the school district shall request the Department of Law Enforcement to forward the fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for federal criminal records checks.

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.

The acceptance of responsibility by the iconic US company under a «criminal enforcement agreement» marks the end of the first investigation under the groundbreaking Lacey Act of 2008, which makes importing or dealing in illegal overseas timber a criminal offence.

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.

[8] In particular, OLAF's future role needs to be limited to administrative investigations regarding conduct which does not fall under the competence of the EPPO, in order to avoid a duplication of administrative and criminal investigations at EU leveIn particular, OLAF's future role needs to be limited to administrative investigations regarding conduct which does not fall under the competence of the EPPO, in order to avoid a duplication of administrative and criminal investigations at EU levein order to avoid a duplication of administrative and criminal investigations at EU level.

She has experience in handling investigations and prosecutions brought under a wide variety of federal criminal statutes, including banking fraud, health care fraud, bitcoin schemes, computer crimes, securities fraud, mail and wire fraud schemes, Ponzi schemes, insider trading, government contracting fraud, commercial bribery, Anti-Money-Laundering violations, and conspiracy offenses.

The applicant in Kvasnica v Slovakia (application no 72094 / 01) is a practising member of the Slovak Bar Association who represented a group of companies under investigation for large scale organised criminal activities.

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.

When HMRC is considering whether a case should be investigated under the Civil Investigation of Fraud procedures or is the subject of a criminal investigation, one factor which HMRC will take in to account is whether the taxpayer (s) has made a complete and unprompted disclosure of the offences which HMRC suspect have beInvestigation of Fraud procedures or is the subject of a criminal investigation, one factor which HMRC will take in to account is whether the taxpayer (s) has made a complete and unprompted disclosure of the offences which HMRC suspect have beinvestigation, one factor which HMRC will take in to account is whether the taxpayer (s) has made a complete and unprompted disclosure of the offences which HMRC suspect have been committed.

«Although the SIR referred to multiple assaults with more than one victim, the investigation by the CFNIS resulted in identifying one complainant for charges under Criminal Code,» Mercier said in an email.

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.

6 This approach is further reflected in the DOJ's FCPA pilot programme, announced in April 2016, under which significant rewards may be available for voluntary disclosure and full cooperation.7 Companies and their advisers who are conducting multi-jurisdictional investigations therefore face a difficult task in attempting to balance the competing demands of multiple different interested criminal authorities and regulators when determining how to approach internal interviews.

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 field.

The court noted that defendant Ingomar had been accepted into the U.S. Department of Justice's amnesty program based on cooperation in the criminal investigation under the Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Act of 2004 (criminal investigation under the Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Act of 2004 (Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Act of 2004 (ACPERA).

Represented a company in a criminal investigation of alleged illegal seafood importation under the Lacey Act.

If you are under investigation or have been charged with a white collar crime, it is crucial to have an experienced criminal defense attorney in your corner.