Sentences with phrase «up allegations against»
The senior Espada, who had long cast himself as an underdog fighter, had blamed his political foes for stirring up the allegations against him.
http://www.gothamgazette.com/ Not exact matches
In an interview with Business Insider, Akshay Kumar — one of the most famous actors in Bollywood — said sexual misconduct is «everywhere» and that the allegations against entertainment stars in the US may encourage other women around the world to speak up.
The Republican nominee offered up coverage of a spate of recent sexual - assault allegations against him as supposed evidence the media was rigged against him.
«Requiring the banks to pay treble damages to every plaintiff who ended up on the wrong side of an independent Libor ‐ denominated derivative swap would, if appellants» allegations were proved at trial, not only bankrupt 16 of the world's most important financial institutions, but also vastly extend the potential scope of antitrust liability in myriad markets where derivative instruments have proliferated,» the U.S. Court of Appeals in New York said in the ruling.A U.S. appeals court on Monday revived private antitrust litigation accusing major banks of conspiring to manipulate the Libor benchmark interest rate, in a big setback for their defense against investors» claims of market - rigging.
State Department spokesman Mark Toner called the allegation against Kennedy inaccurate, saying it «does not align with the facts» and noting that the email in question ended up being marked as classified when released, with redactions, to the public last year.
So far stocks are up since the United States launched a limited military strike against Syria, over allegations it used poison gas on civilians.
We don't know why Trump decided to fire Flynn (the stated reason that he «lied to Mike Pence» doesn't pass the laugh test), whether he was told of the domestic abuse allegations against then - White House staff secretary Rob Porter, what's on the Apprentice outtake footage that producer Mark Burnett is keeping locked up, why exactly Trump handed some choice Israeli intelligence to the Russian foreign minister, who financed the hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels, or any of a dozen other major questions about Trump.
AUSTRAC will up the ante in its case against the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, with the transactions regulator expecting to file fresh allegations on Thursday that it breached the law 100 additional times while facilitating banking by criminal syndicates involved in money laundering and terrorist financing.
This reaction isn't just sexist — it's also dangerous, because it has led many in the country to ignore a very serious allegation against the president: that he has used his money and power to shut up women who might embarrass him.
It remains to be seen whether the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's allegations against Navient will hold up in court.
In the run - up to the «60 Minutes» broadcast, Michael Avenatti, Daniels» attorney, said repeatedly on cable news programs that his client would talk about threats she received because of her allegations against Trump.
A Mexican resident who says he was sexually abused by a priest as a child is suing the Roman Catholic Cardinal of Los Angeles and Mexico's top - ranking Catholic cleric, alleging they aided and abetted the abuse by moving the priest between dioceses as allegations piled up against him.
But allegations of sexual abuse related to BJU and the school's response have been ongoing at least since 2010, when former board member and former Trinity Baptist Church pastor Chuck Phelps was accused of helping to «cover up repeated instances of sexual abuse committed more than a decade earlier by an older male parishioner against his step - daughter.»
Allegations against Bill Cosby have been piling up for the past year, as more than 50 women accused the comedian of rape, sexual assault and sexual misconduct in incidents dating...
Then on top of this have been added vicious allegations against the Pope, hyped up before the Church has had a chance to respond.
Apparently Cam doesn't like when people bring up the allegations made against him when he was at Auburn, that he was willing to play for the highest bidder after leaving junior college.
Recently he's been called a «strong contender» to buy the Carolina Panthers, who are now up for sale after stalwart Jerry Richardson announced he would sell the team following sexual harassment allegations against him.
«Even after a state ethics report criticized him for covering up allegations of sexual harassment against a powerful assemblyman, even after a prosecutor said his failure to act might have put other women at risk, even after a number of editorial boards called for his ouster, Mr. Silver is still standing strong.»
The speaker, Mr. Chikwendu Kalu, while reading the resolution, set up 8 - man ad - hoc committee to investigate allegations of misconduct against the judge, and mandated Governor Ikpeazu to appoint an acting chief judge pending the completion of the investigation by the committee.
On the question of how he would be dealing with allegations of corruption against members of his own government, President Akufo - Addo answered, «I have made it publicly known that anyone who has information about acts of corruption against any of my appointees should bring it forward and should be prepared to back it up with evidence.»
Labour's suspension of avuncular Kelvin Hopkins over suggestive texts and allegations he rubbed himself up against a female student young enough to be his granddaughter was a reminder Jeremy Corbyn's party also faces penetrating scrutiny.
Femi Makinde The Governing Council of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State, has set up a joint investigative panel with the senate of the institution to further probe the sex - for - mark allegation levelled against Prof. Richard Akindele by a female post-graduate student of Business Administration, Monica Osagie.
Another of the women speaking up was Rep. Kathleen Rice, the first Democrat to call on Conyers to resign once the long - buried allegations against him were made public, even as other Democratic leaders, including Leader Nancy Pelosi, defended Conyers publicly.
Mr Paul Afoko, who has since gone to court to reverse the decision of the party but failed, was suspended for refusing to appear before a Disciplinary Committee set up to investigate allegations that had been leveled against him.
«In view of these allegations, the Chief of Army Staff, ai set up a 10 - man Panel comprising senior Army officers (both serving and retired) and members from the National Human Rights Commission, Nigerian Bar Association and other Civil Society Organizations, to investigate the veracity of the allegations made against the Nigerian Army.
Galloway's questioning of the Swedish womens» allegations against Assange was backed up by former UK ambassador to Uzbekistan Craig Murray on Newsnight.
«Now the APC - led federal government suddenly realized the corruption allegation levelled against the SGF; and instead of arresting and detaining him as the government has been doing to PDP members and other Nigerians, he was rather suspended and a committee set - up to investigate him.
The controversy over former President Goodluck Jonathan's campaign funds cropped up on Monday when a nominee to the board of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission, Hajia Maimuna Aliyu, denied allegations levelled against her.
As allegations of sexual harassment and assault against disgraced movie producer and major Democratic political donor Harvey Weinstein piled up earlier this month, women around the world took to social media to share stories of abusive behavior using the hashtag #MeToo.
In addition, given the gravity of the allegations against Ms. Li brought up in the challenge to her petitions, it was prudent for Ms Li to step aside.
Reports from the National Assembly said the Senate has set up an adhoc committee to probe the allegations bordering on insubordination and contract scam against Baru.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has defended himself against allegations of corruption by bringing up the Westminster expenses scandal.
Idris also faulted the constitutionality of the committee set up to probe him, seeking, «A declaration that the committee set up by the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to investigate the allegations against Mr. Ibrahim Idris is unconstitutional, null and void.
Rebecca Asamoah later expressed shock over Delali's comment during her allegation against the beauty pageant that she does not know how her runner - ups raised their funds.
«Introducing a legal provision to provide anonymity for school staff up to the point of conviction would safeguard the health and welfare of individuals against whom allegations are made and enable these staff to return back to school life with some professional and personal dignity.
«An order restraining the President of the Senate and the entire Senate from receiving and discussing any report submitted to it by the committee set up to investigate the allegation against Mr. Ibrahim Idris pending the determination of this suit.
Alaka had made weighty allegations against the police then saying he was merely a victim of a set up.
Galloway also refused to apologise for the Assange comments and insisted the allegations against the Wikileaks founder were part of a «set up» by the US government.
Marjean «Carrie» McLaughlin will leave her post as dean of students at Niagara University, although an investigation concluded she did not attempt to cover up a rape allegation against a member of the university's men's basketball team.
The wells of real estate company largesse are drying up for politicians and political organizations, following corruption allegations against former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver involving bribery and kickback schemes.
They followed it up with an allegation against a policewoman that she is hoarding weapons.»
The adhoc committee set up to investigate the allegations against me invited me to the Government House and not the assembly.
The most damaging allegation to emerge against News International today was that its directors took part in an orchestrated cover - up of criminal wrong - doing and sought to destroy incriminating evidence.
Laolu Akande, spokesman to Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has responded to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, over the party's attack on the Vice President, for reportedly bringing up corruption allegations against the then Goodluck Jonathan - led administration.
Silver sent Lopez a letter, dated August 24, that enumerated the specific allegations against the lawmaker:» [Y] ou put your hand on her leg, she removed your hand and you then put your hand between her upper thighs, putting your hand as far up between her legs as you can go.»
McLaughlin is the latest state lawmaker to face allegations of sexual harassment, a wave that began in 2012 with accusation against then - powerful Democratic Assemblyman Vito Lopez, ultimately sweeping up other lawmakers from both parties.
«Except for interests other than the ends of justice underlying the pending charge against Senator Hamma Misau, we hereby call on the prosecution to play its prosecutorial cards face up, as we shall gladly love to meet them in court to articulate our robust defence against the obviously spurious allegations against the distinguished senator.
The allegations against now former Hollywood studio mogul Harvey Weinstein keep piling up, with claims now including not «just» sexual harassment, but also rape.
«As if the palpable odium of intiating a vacuous criminal charge against a whistle - blower, no less a person than a distinguished senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria was not bad enough, the prosecuting authority, obviously urged on by the Inspector General of Police, threw pretension to adherence to democratic tenets of the rule of law when it sought from the court, albeit most illegally, to obtain summons against Senator Misau, while deliberately witholding service of the copy of the charge on the Senator, an obvious stratagem conceived to frame up all manner of false allegations tailored to suit the obvious purpose of yet another gestapo strategy to use state powers to swoop on the Distinguished Senator and keep him out of circulation»
Nwankwo added that while INEC had responded effectively to the emergent issues in the Rivers rerun by setting up a panel to probe the allegations against its personnel, Nigerians were interested in moves being made by the commission to address the issue of security interference by the agencies.