Sentences with phrase «well as the prosecutor»

Cohen's attorneys as well as prosecutors recently submitted their own recommendations for special master.

Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office says the group will include members of the New York State police working with the state's Division of Human Rights as well as prosecutors and local school and law enforcement officials as needed.

When I began my term as president I set out my goals to increase the professional relationship between the Bench and the Criminal Defence Bar in this state, as well as the prosecutors in both the state and federal systems.

Not exact matches

He also served as a Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property (CHIPs) prosecutor in the Major Crimes Unit, handling complex fraud prosecutions involving computer technology attacks, data security and intellectual property theft, as well as crimes involving corporate insurance, bank, tax and investment fraud.

Prosecutors say Napout collected millions of dollars in bribes as well as gifts — such as $ 10,175.88 worth of tickets to a Paul McCartney concert in Buenos Aires.

Prosecutors began to uncover a string of corruption scandals in 2014 and 2015, involving both private and state - controlled companies, like Petrobras, the nation's oil and gas champion, as well as current and former elected officials — namely, the former president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

The FBI was acting as part of a probe related to Cohen by federal prosecutors in Manhattan, who were acting on a referral from special counsel Robert Mueller, who is investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 election as well as potential collusion between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin.

Other targets of the U.S. penalties are Gambia's former president, as well as the daughter of Uzbekistan's late dictator and the son of Russia's prosecutor general.

To no one's surprise, Sarah Paulson took home the Emmy for best actress in a miniseries for her performance as Marcia Clark, head prosecutor in the O.J. Simpson case, in «American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson.»

Prosecutors might have another good reason to keep the Flores brothers as far away from a courtroom for as long as they can.

(Chicago constructed this story from thousands of pages of federal court records, police reports, and court testimony from related cases, as well as from official government reports and dozens of interviews with federal and local law enforcement officials and attorneys for some of the defendants; through a spokesman, prosecutors in the Zambada case declined comment.)

The good news for Cohen is that Trump could pardon him for violating federal campaign finance or banking laws, a step that would keep him out of the crosshairs of New York state prosecutors as well.

US prosecutors describe Ali Sadr Hashemi Nejad, known as Ali Sadr, as «a sophisticated, well - connected, international businessman with immense wealth and influence... [and] a history of duplicity».

The previously unreported testimony from the onetime senior Uber official, as well as interviews conducted by Reuters with five current and former Uber employees, rebuts statements made in an explosive 37 - page letter last year that triggered the internal probe and drew the attention of federal prosecutors, who are still investigating.

If fornication was the pretext for Meriam's arrest, prosecutors decided to charge her as well with a still more serious crime: irtidad, or apostasy.

I have talked to prosecutors around the country, and this was my own experience as well, that just about every time we saw a pastor come to court in a supportive role, he was there on behalf of the perpetrator.

Pre-trial intervention is not unusual for first - time and non-violent offenders — with good representation, anyway — and can be compared to deferred prosecution, as both paths allow those accused of crimes to pay lesser penalties and avoid convictions and incarceration while satisfying other conditions asked for by prosecutors and set by courts.

In addition to the long prison sentence, prosecutors want Silver to pay a $ 5.1 million forfeiture penalty — termed «crime proceeds» — as well as a $ 1 million fine.

At the same time, Bohrer revealed details of the interview between prosecutors and Cuomo, as well as Linda Lacewell, the governor's now - chief of staff.

Melvin Lowe, a former top political aide to the indicted Sen. John Sampson whose job was nebulous — at best — is being eyed by federal prosecutors as part of a mushrooming corruption probe.

The committees discussed Iran's attempts to expand its influence in Latin America during the last 30 years, as well as the * Islamic Republic's alleged involvement in attacks in Peru and Uruguay and the mysterious death of Argentine prosecutor Alberto Nisman.

In short, as good as Spitzer was at being attorney general, the job of prosecutor and investigator didn't translate over to chief executive of the state.

Rice, a former Nassau County district attorney, touted Kaminsky's work as a federal prosecutor as well as his support for victims of Superstorm Sandy.

The measures include long - sought bills such as raising the age of criminal responsibility to 18 and enhancing grand jury transparency as well as enshrining a special prosecutor for cases in which civilians die in encounters with police.

Federal prosecutors have separately subpoenaed several top officials in the Mayor's office as well as in Mayor de Blasio's campaign fundraising apparatus.

Mohr, a former county legislator, is currently town prosecutor in Holland and has served in that position in Marilla and Wales, as well.

On Sept. 2, Senate Democratic leaders wrote to federal and state criminal prosecutors, as well as other government watchdogs, seeking investigations into a Texas - based firm with a $ 100,000 - a-year contract to run the Senate Republicans» official government website: Align Media LLC, and its owner, Justin Gargiulo, along with his other consulting firm, VoterTrove.

Linda Rosenthal, Assembly District 67, Upper West Side, Hell's Kitchen (Incumbent)-- Running for her fifth term in the Assembly, Rosenthal has sponsored legislation that would allow prosecutors to seek enhanced penalties against repeat dangerous and reckless drivers, as well as legislation regarding the misguided «rule of two» that would hold drivers accountable for their actions in crashes that injure or kill.

Running for her fifth term in the Assembly, Rosenthal has sponsored legislation that would allow prosecutors to seek enhanced penalties against repeat dangerous and reckless drivers, as well as legislation regarding the misguided «rule of two» that would hold drivers accountable for their actions in crashes that injure or kill.

These small but significant reforms will give law enforcement and prosecutors the ability to utilize eavesdropping warrants to further fully investigate crimes involving the distribution of controlled substances, as well as empower law enforcement to further prosecute organized activity related to prescription drug trafficking in New York State.

I thank the career investigators and prosecutors in my office, as well as FBI Assistant Director Diego Rodriguez and his entire team for their tremendous work in these two landmark prosecutions.

Prosecutors say the Manganos and Venditto were involved in a scheme to illegally get Singh Nassau County contracts as well as more than $ 20 million in indirect loan guarantees from Oyster Bay.

Sampson, 47, whose district covers Crown Heights and East Flatbush as well as parts of Brownsville and Canarsie, was charged with using his position as a court - appointed lawyer in foreclosure proceedings to siphon off nearly half a million dollars from real estate escrow accounts that he controlled on four Brooklyn properties, prosecutors allege.

Federal prosecutors are seeking to use the evidence at the upcoming trial of Percoco and two executives of the Syracuse firm COR Development, as well as Peter Kelly, a former official at Competitive Power Ventures, which is based in Maryland.

Mr. Bharara's office, as well as state prosecutors, have now also issued subpoenas to Nyclass, a group that donated to the mayor's campaign, and had spearheaded an effort to ban horse carriages in the city, according to Michael McKeon, a spokesman for the group.

The prosecutor said jurors could impute that state of mind from other factors in the case, including the perception of other people involved in the exchanges as well as what he called Silver's «lies» on required disclosure forms and in response to press inquiries.

«He screened very well and has a great grasp of the issues, but what really pushed him over the top is his background as a former prosecutor and head of the [District Attorney's] East End Bureau.,» Mr. LaValle said.

Among the associates, prosecutors sought phone records connected to Thomas Giordano, the former finance director of Cuomo's election - campaign committees (as well as phones connected to the committee) and John Regan, who worked under Howe and Glaser at different times.

But Singas, who has worked as a prosecutor in Queens and Nassau and served as former District Attorney Kathleen Rice's chief deputy, contrasted her 24 years of trying criminal cases with Murray's record, and said she was best suited to tackle public corruption.

He said «the most important thing for all of us to look forward to is that whoever is appointed as the special prosecutor would be the type of good person we are talking about.»

He is currently standing trial in France on corruption charges and agreed to relinquish the home, as well as his car and extensive collection of Michael Jackson memorabilia, to settle federal prosecutors» claims.

Batra, an attorney, said he's known DiFiore in her role as prosecutor, judge and head of JCOPE, and that she's a good pick to the lead the state court system and head the seven - member Court of Appeals.

The defense attorneys as well as Eastern District prosecutors Catherine Mirabile and Raymond Tierney all declined to comment.

Skelos» prosecutor, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, unsealed a 43 - page complaint based on the testimony of a real estate executive, officials at the environmental consulting firm that hired Skelos» son, Adam, as well as emails and taped phone conversations.

In another, the two Skeloses dissected the position of Nassau and Mangano, referring to him as «that guy» — one of a series of «codes» that prosecutors said showed they knew they were up to no good.

A well - spoken former prosecutor, she has been floated several times as a potential congressional candidate.

The lack of an agreement comes after Assembly Democrats sought a number of measures designed to change criminal justice procedures, including a special prosecutor to handle certain cases as well as new requirements for grand jury transparency when an indictment is not issued.

Criminal justice issues are expected to figure prominently this legislative session as Cuomo has suggested he plans to recommend changing the grand jury process as well as create a special prosecutor to handle police brutality cases.

Cuomo has said he backs more transparency in the grand jury process as well as potentially appointing special prosecutors with deaths that involve police officers.

Bob McManus: «Certainly an intense gubernatorial focus will be on two federal courtrooms in Manhattan next month, as a pair of former confederates in state government go on trial for their freedom — and the chief federal prosecutor makes no secret of his interest in Cuomo as well.»