Sentences with phrase «use political office»

$ 4 - $ 5 million for nothing gained by using his political office is going to doom him.

However, inside the Flagstaff House and within the NPP, many feel that the President is using his political office to assuage the pains of an estranged old lover.

Not exact matches

Trump, a political neophyte then inside his first 100 days in office, attacked an ally of Russia and Iran after intelligence services concluded that Assad's forces had used chemical weapons on Syrian civilians, many of them children.

«This is just one part of a larger investigation into the use of personal data for political purposes,» the office said in a statement after a judge granted the request for a warrant.

(Incidentally, the UK's data protection watchdog is conducting just such an audit of Cambridge Analytica right now, after obtaining a warrant to enter its London offices last month — as part of an ongoing, year - long investigation into social media data being used for political ad targeting.)

Last month the UK's data protection agency obtained a warrant to enter and search the offices of Cambridge Analytica — as part of an ongoing investigation into the use of data analytics for political purposes which it kicked off in May 2017.

Earlier this month Denham told MPs on the DCMS committee that's investigating fake news that her office would be pushing for increased transparency around data flows and disclosure rules for digital political advertising — suggesting a code of conduct is needed to regulate the use of social media in political campaigns, referendums and elections.

Last year, the Ethics Commissioner found that Jim Prentice's hand - picked and unelected Minister of Education used his office for «blatant political opportunism,» awarding modular classrooms to help his election campaign - and Jim Prentice remained silent.

The Guardian reports the U.K. Information Commissioner's Office is launching an investigation into the collection and use of voters» personal data in political campaigns.

Today, Bibles are published by the church and their use is promoted, priests are not allowed to hold political office, and members are encouraged to read the Bible and worship in their native language.

I will never vote for a candidate who uses his religion and personal beliefs in their political office to then enforct it onto others.

Any faith he has will no doubt be used primarily as political leverage in his main goal, higher political office and greater personal power.

If we start preaching the gospel again, we will have to get used to ethnic, theological, and political diversity because we will share our lives with people whose ultimate allegiance lies with something greater than a political party, greater than a ballot measure, greater even than the highest office in the world.

If he wants to be a politician then he shoud run for office and stop using the pulpit to promote his political agenda.

As an average person, I WOULD NOT want you to stand or sit anywhere near me in places including, but not limited to, a PTA meeting, a children's soccer game, a restaurant, an office cubicle, an amusement park, a bus, an airplane, a political rally, and pretty much all other public spaces, because your attitude and UNNECESSARY USE OF CAPS LOCK totally suck.

Shah, we found out, used to think Israelis should be relocated en masse to America, compared Israelis to Hitler, issued a public warning that «the Jews are rallying» (to take part in an opinion poll) and tweeted a link to an article which compared Zionism to al - Qaeda, and fretted that the Zionists are «grooming» Jews to «exert political influence at the highest levels of public office.»

The story of continuity also ties to perceptions of impunity — no one in Burundi has thus far been prosecuted for political murder -, to lack of progress on questions of justice and memory, lack of trust in the newly established Truth and Reconciliation Commission (which interestingly only appeared on the scene months before the election, in December 2014), and perceptions of corruption, abuse of office, the sense of being «used» by those in authority (people speak of being their «bridge» to other objectives).

The latter, aged 66, may well lead the party, but most important offices of the state are now in the hands of his younger colleagues using a different language and relying on different political advisers than Kaczyński.

Cuomo noted that his office has gone after some very powerful people who have contributed political cash to him, using this as proof that he can't be swayed from acting in the best interest of the «people of New York State» just because someone throw some money in his direction.

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued Patent No. 8,763,033 to Audience Partners for its proprietary technology allowing political campaigns to target digital advertising using voter registration records and a host of other data....

They both calculated that if they became the attorney general they could use and abuse that office for political gain.

«** CONSV can be used only by a political office holder to better serve constituents or better serve the office.»

Kellyanne Conway, a top strategist for Trump, violated federal law when she used her White House position to weigh in on political races — and the Office of Special Counsel recommended she be disciplined.

In his first public appearance after the corruption conviction of a former top aide, Joe Percoco, Cuomo acknowledged he had known that Percoco was using government offices while working for the governor's 2014 campaign team, but said he believed the work was not political and related to the transition.

The head of the state Republican Party, Chairman Ed Cox, has filed a complaint alleging that Cuomo and his former closest aide, Percoco, broke laws meant to prevent government offices from being used to run political campaigns.

«We have seen the office of the mayor enter onto a new level of political terrain in using a nonprofit to advance his political agenda — with a nonprofit that also was raising money from people who do business before the city, which amounts to more or less being a political committee, and not just a nonprofit organization.»

Buffalo News Political Reporter Bob McCarthy says some politicians also used the event to position themselves for runs at key statewide offices.

According to New York law, state - level campaign contributions can be used for «any lawful purpose,» but they «shall not be converted by any person to a personal use which is unrelated to a political campaign or the holding of a public office or party position.»

-- MOUNT VERNON MAYOR ARRESTED — Journal News» Jonathan Bandler and Jorge Fitz - Gibbons: «Mayor Richard Thomas was arrested Monday, accused of stealing more than $ 12,000 from his political campaign and diverting more than $ 45,000 from his inaugural committee in what the state Attorney General's Office called a wide - ranging scheme to use those funds as his «personal piggybanks.»

Twitter as Campaign Tool The increased use of Twitter by political office holders, candidates, and issue advocacy organizations and campaigns was arguably the most important — if not hyped — advancement in digital politics in 2009.

But because Mr. Schneiderman has repeatedly shown himself time to be more interested in political grand - standing and his own self - aggrandizement than he is in pursuing justice, I do not believe there is any doubt that he or his office would be able to fairly investigate these allegations of misogynistic assault, death threats, and drug use,» he said.

«Andrew Cuomo uses his economic development office for political gain.

She added that a bill is being brought forward on data protection that will give tougher powers to the Information Commissioner's Office - which scrutinises the use of the public's private data for political purposes - to ensure organisations comply.

And please don't misunderstand me, I'm not saying we shouldn't check corruption, but if we come to office and to power — I've been preaching for 40 years in this country and I've seen governments come and go, from CPP, my father's government, and NDC and NPP, they are here, I've seen them over the 40 years — and this thing where we come into office with vindictiveness and bitterness because of the way we've been mishandled and mistreated, and we target people to go after them, settle scores, I pray that during the reign of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo - Addo, because of the fight and the betrayals and the suffering and the pain he went through to become president, he will not allow his presidency to be used by people who have problems with others and their opponents to settle scores, but that during his watch and his reign, that vicious cycle would be broken in the name of Jesus; that every Ghanaian, irrespective of your political party, if you're doing the right thing, you'll prosper», the founder of Action Chapel International (ACI) told his congregation on Sunday, 22 April.

The problem is, Clegg says, he didn't understand the importance of the political symbols, from the Rose Garden press conference with Cameron (which came across as more bromance than business) to his acceptance of a nothingy office with no front entrance (Cameron refused to allow him to use Downing Street as a backdrop for media interviews).

«Now we know why Joe Percoco was allowed to operate out of the Governor's office while no longer serving on the state payroll — Andrew doesn't believe in a separation between political campaigns and the use of government resources,» he said.

ECDC Executive Director Quinn Bushen explained that the committee believes Republicans in the clerk's office have violated the county's social media policy, which states employees, interns, and others working on behalf of the county can not use official social media handles for political purposes.

Such funds shall not be converted by any person to a personal use which is unrelated to a political campaign or the holding of a public office or party position.»

While the taxpayer - funded mailers can not officially be used for political purposes, incumbent legislators like Felder — who spent $ 67,177.50 on mail expenses between April 1, 2017 to September 30, 2017 — use the funds to promote their office's activities which helps stave off challengers.

«The use of the governor's physical offices during that politically crucial period by Mr. Percoco allowed the Cuomo for Governor Campaign to utilize and conveniently access key governmental decision makers and the governor himself for political strategy and decision,» Cox wrote in a letter Wednesday to the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE).

Other names in the frame are Lisa Johnson of the GMB, and Anneliese Midgley, the political director of Unite who used to work in Mr Corbyn's office.

In a more extensive use of a wiretap by Spota's office, the federal investigators are seeking to determine if information gleaned on a wiretap on Macedonio was used only to convict Macedonio of drug possession, while other information involving possible fraud by Macedonio, political corruption in the county and possible illegal activities by a member of Spota's staff, was ignored, sources said.

Such personal use will be defined as expenditures that are exclusively for personal benefit of the candidate or any other individual, not in connection with a political campaign or holding of a public office or party position.

The probe is also exploring other cases involving investigations into Robert Stricoff, Donald Rodgers and Justin Meyers — figures associated with the administration of Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone — and whether the distribution by the district attorney's office of millions of dollars in asset forfeiture money was improperly used by the DA's office as a reward for favorites or for the office's own political benefit.

The Office of Congressional Ethics found «substantial reason» to believe Honda and his staffers used official resources to advance his campaign, and tied official events «to past or potential campaign or political support.»

Recall the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday arraigned Bello and his son, accusing them of collecting about N300m meant for procurement of arms for political campaigns but was received from the Office of the National Security Adviser under the guise of using it for «safe houses».

Jones, who has not held any political office but used to serve as a member of School Board 29's community council, lost to White in the 2009 Democratic primary.

The rise of female political donors parallels a similar surge in the number of women running for elective office and has prompted a change in campaign finance rules allowing candidates to use their political money for child care in some cases.

Cuomo hasn't really done much with the party since he took office, although he used it to run the coordinated campaign during the 2010 race, installing HTC political director Neal Kwatra (now working for AG Eric Schneiderman as his chief of staff) to oversee that effort.

Does anyone else see a corrupt element to the fact that he is using the Attorney Generals office as his political election tool?