Sentences with phrase «up to the district attorney»
But it's up to the district attorney whether the case makes it to a grand jury.
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The Queens District Attorney's Office has resisted any calls for substantive criminal justice system reform, because no elected official dares to stand up to District Attorney Brown or the powerful Democratic Party county committee that supports him.
«We've seen this in Columbia County where the DA chose not to press charges, so I leave it up to the district attorneys to do their jobs,» McLaughlin said.
Not exact matches
The U.S. Bureau of Prisons has not yet decided where Tsarnaev will go, but he is likely end up in one of two high - security detention facilities, Colorado's ADX or Indiana's Terre Haute, according to U.S. District Attorney for Massachusetts Carmen Ortiz.
It is up to the police department to recommend the case to the district attorney, who then decides whether the state pursues criminal charges using taxpayer money.
«Anyone who is driving down the freeway and lights up a doobie and waives at an officer is going to get a ticket,» Clatsop County District Attorney Josh Marquis, spokesman for the defeated «vote no» campaign in Oregon, told Reuters.
The Enrollment Program also authorizes a superior court to have jurisdiction over enrollees by allowing it to «appoint a receiver, monitor, conservator, or other designated fiduciary or officer of the court for a defendant or the defendant's assets,» as well as authorizes the Commissioner of Business Oversight to «include in civil actions claims for ancillary relief, including restitution and disgorgement, on behalf of a person injured, as well as attorney's fees and costs, and civil penalties of up to $ 25,000» for up to four years after the purported violation occurred and «refer evidence regarding violations of the bill's provisions to the Attorney General, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the United States Department of the Treasury, or the district attorney of the county in which the violation occurred, who would be authorized, with or without this type of a reference, to institute appropriate proceedingsattorney's fees and costs, and civil penalties of up to $ 25,000» for up to four years after the purported violation occurred and «refer evidence regarding violations of the bill's provisions to the Attorney General, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the United States Department of the Treasury, or the district attorney of the county in which the violation occurred, who would be authorized, with or without this type of a reference, to institute appropriate proceedingsAttorney General, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the United States Department of the Treasury, or the district attorney of the county in which the violation occurred, who would be authorized, with or without this type of a reference, to institute appropriate proceedingsattorney of the county in which the violation occurred, who would be authorized, with or without this type of a reference, to institute appropriate proceedings.»
By creating homes that emphasize compassion, empathy, and courage, we can raise up the next generation of coaches and pastors, police officers and district attorneys, teachers and doctors, men and women who are unable to turn away from sex abuse (suspected or confirmed) without doing something.
County leaders and district attorneys urged passage of a bill to have the state pick up the cost of a mandated pay raise for prosecutors, a standard practice for decades that Cuomo discontinued.
I have yet to decide which candidate to support in this race, but I am compelled to speak up on what I believe to be a distortion of District Attorney Rice's record.
Republicans in the state Senate are not racing to take up legislation that would cover county governments for the cost of a salary increases for locally elected district attorneys.
Richmond County District Attorney Michael McMahon is not on board with the push from Manhattan and Brooklyn to stop prosecuting marijuana smokers, sounding a note of caution and saying the issue should be left up to the state Legislature.
De Blasio — who has resisted including the «Fair Fares» (city - funded half - priced Metro Cards) measure in his budget — was massively outnumbered by an army of city elected officials, district attorneys and labor leaders who called on him to pony up $ 212 million for it in his executive budget.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said that the district attorneys in Manhattan and Brooklyn signed on to his administration's plan to open four safe injection facilities in three boroughs where addicts can shoot up under medical supervision.
District Attorney Soares must now act to force - feed integrity into the Public Integrity Commission as only a grand jury can, made up as it is of everyday New Yorkers!
Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota and one of his top aides were indicted in federal court on Wednesday for allegedly trying to cover up former Police Chief James Burke's beating of a suspect in 2012.
It's up to Cuomo to decide whether to appoint Singas, or someone else, as district attorney to fill in until November, when voters make a choice.
«I think we've had up to 20 officers involved in this case, and I can tell you there have been a lot of tears since Monday,» said Seneca County District Attorney Barry Porsch.
October 27, the day the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office filed charges of rape, kidnapping, bribery, and official misconduct against Martins and Hall, who face up to 25 years in prison: «GODBLESSSSSS»
A defense attorney says Nassau prosecutors are part of an attempted police cover - up, and told acting District Attorney Madeline Singas in a letter that letting his client's drug case go to trial would be «prosecutorial misconductattorney says Nassau prosecutors are part of an attempted police cover - up, and told acting District Attorney Madeline Singas in a letter that letting his client's drug case go to trial would be «prosecutorial misconductAttorney Madeline Singas in a letter that letting his client's drug case go to trial would be «prosecutorial misconduct.»
A Syracuse Police Department's decision to conduct background checks on up to 900 Pop Warner volunteers in 2015 is being criticized by a state watchdog and the Onondaga County District Attorney.
The United States Attorneys for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York have set up special telephone numbers to receive complaints of possible violations of federal election laws relating to the upcoming general elections in New York City and other counties in their dDistricts of New York have set up special telephone numbers to receive complaints of possible violations of federal election laws relating to the upcoming general elections in New York City and other counties in their districtsdistricts.
The office of the Queens District Attorney has been making a years - long argument to use the building to consolidate its offices which are currently split up into three different locations in Queens.
Spota, the longest serving district attorney in Suffolk history, and his key aide, McPartland, were charged in October with helping to cover up the 2012 beating of a man who had stolen a duffle bag from the SUV of a protégé of the district attorney's, former Suffolk police chief James Burke.
Senate Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco is sponsoring the bill in the Senate to beef up oversight of district attorneys.
The 31st District Senate seat, which also includes portions of the Bronx, opened up when state Sen. Eric Schneiderman decided to run for Attorney General.
Nassau District Attorney Madeline Singas said the proposed legislation should be a «wake - up call to parents that they will be held responsible.
Newsday reported in January that Spota's top corruption prosecutor, Christopher McPartland, is under federal investigation for possible obstruction of justice involving the case of James Burke, the former Suffolk police chief and district attorney's chief investigator who pleaded guilty in February to beating up a suspect and then arranging a cover - up.
During an interview tonight in Niagara Falls, Liz Benjamin asked the former New York City Comptroller, and Brooklyn District Attorney, if she would be able to catch up with better funded candidates like Eric Dinallo and Kathleen Rice.
Daniel Donovan, the Staten Island district attorney who most recently failed to secure an indictment in the Eric Garner case, is lining up support behind - the - scenes for a bid to replace Mr. Grimm.
Correction Officer Byron Taylor, 32, helped other officers cover up the true nature of Spear's death by coming up with a fake story that made Spear look like the instigator, filing false Use of Force reports with the Department of Correction and repeatedly lying to the Bronx District Attorney's Office, DOC investigators and a federal grand jury said.
Ali Najmi, an attorney and activist, Bob Friedrich, a local civic leader, Sally Frank, a staffer to Comptroller Scott Stringer, and Rebecca Lynch, a former Democratic district leader, are all said to be considering campaigns for the bucolic eastern Queens district, where public transportation options are limited and a booming South Asian population is changing the make - up of the once predominately white neighborhoods.
«Today's sentence holds accountable this defendant who tried to profit from Brooklyn's booming real estate market by developing this fraudulent scheme to illegally speed up work on properties and violate required safety protocols,» Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said in a statement.
Those federal corruption charges came from Preet Bharara, the U.S. Attorney General for the Southern District of New York, and may also have come from the Moreland Commission files, the commission Governor Andrew Cuomo set up to investigate corruption...
The announcement follows an open letter from Time's Up, the female - led organization formed in the aftermath of the Weinstein scandal, to «open an investigation» of District Attorney Cyrus Vance and his office «to determine the facts related to the decision not to prosecute Harvey Weinstein for sexual abuse crimes against one of his accusers, Ambra Battilana.»
District Attorney Division Chief Edward Heilig has said the bonuses were initiated to keep up with rapidly escalating county police salaries and were based on factors that included merit and working more than 35 hours a week.
The new district attorney would have to run for election in his or her own right next November, when the district attorney «ss term is ordinarily up.
NEW YORK — The Time's Up organization is calling on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to investigate Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance for failing to prosecute disgraced media mogul Harvey Weinstein.
Robert Clifford, a spokesman for Spota, who announced Thursday he is leaving office after his indictment on federal charges involving a cover - up of a former police official's assault of a suspect, said the district attorney's office «has not received federal subpoenas related to the payments you cite.»
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., ARC XVI Fort Washington and Riverstone Senior Centers have teamed up in a new campaign to keep seniors safe from scams...
Sigl was found to be climbing in and out of a large log - skidder tractor, wielding chainsaws and hoisting himself up and down trees despite claiming to the state and doctors to be completely disabled, Cayuga County District Attorney Jon Budelmann said in a news release.
One day after charging one of New York's leading lawmakers with exploiting his office to obtain millions of dollars in kickbacks and bribes, the United States attorney for the Southern District of New York delivered a stinging condemnation of the culture of corruption in Albany and said the system was set up to breed misdeeds.
Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick, a Republican like Mahoney, is investigating allegations that her brother and sister were illegally given positions on the county Republican Committee to help lock up her choice of a family friend for the county Legislature.
The criminal probe of former Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes — over allegations he used crime - fighting cash to pay a political consultant — is heating up, with authorities subpoenaing multiple...
A judge has appointed Columbia County District Attorney Paul Czajka as a special prosecutor in an ongoing investigation in which Troy detectives are suspected of fabricating a burglary report to cover up their unauthorized search of a private residence.
Erie County Republican leaders have selected a decorated Air Force veteran and registered Conservative to run for district attorney this year, setting up a rare minor party primary and injecting yet another twist into an already convoluted contest.
Matt and Sweat may have rehearsed their escape for up to five weeks before the actual breakout, according to Clinton County District Attorney Andrew Wylie.
The candidates for Nassau district attorney yesterday sought to shore up support on the final weekend before the election, with Republican Kate Murray rallying local GOP clubs while Democrat Madeline Singas courted a business group and party activists.
NYC Councilman Donovan Richards called for an investigation of the NYPD's handling of the case of a detective who made up dozens of names and addresses to close 22 felony investigations, while the Queens district attorney's office opened a review.
The criminal probe of former Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes — over allegations he used crime - fighting cash to pay a political consultant — is heating up, with authorities subpoenaing multiple witnesses in the past few weeks.