Once federal charges are actually filed, it can be difficult for even the most experienced attorney to «catch up» to the months or
years of federal investigation.
But when Walker learned last
year of a federal investigation into potential corruption in Nassau County government, including circumstances surrounding the payment, he spoke to the contractor several times «in an attempt to convince the contractor to conceal the existence of the $ 5,000 payment from the grand jury,» according to authorities.
After
a year of federal investigation and complaint resolution, CPS changed the Policy to include consideration of grades and parental requests for reviews.
Not exact matches
At the time
of his termination, Comey had been leading a
federal investigation into whether the president's campaign advisors had colluded with Moscow in order to influence last
year's election.
Apple has been casting itself as a protector
of user privacy in recent
years, particularly earlier this
year when it battled the
Federal Bureau
of Investigation in a high - profile case involving accessing encrypted data stored on an iPhone used by one
of the San Bernardino terrorists.
Airlines» customer service practices have come under fire in recent months, and just last
year, U.S. carriers were cleared in a
federal investigation regarding exorbitant fare mark - ups in the wake
of a deadly Amtrak derailment that drove up demand for air travel on some routes.
At the beginning
of the
year, the
Federal Bureau
of Investigation warned that such attacks are on the rise.
A corporate financing expert who worked for the
Federal Bureau
of Investigation for nearly 30
years claims the U.S. corporations and bank accounts were not designed to deceive.
State and
federal prosecutors often begin
investigations because
of consumer and whistleblower complaints, several civil and antitrust attorneys said, and gripes about rising insulin prices have been roiling the online diabetes community for the past few
years.
For instance, James Comey, who heads the
Federal Bureau
of Investigation (and who is often painted as an encryption bogeyman), told the Senate last
year that «it is important for our global economy and our national security to have strong encryption standards.»
Although one underwriter was investigated by the
Federal Bureau
of Investigation and the SEC last
year, on the whole the bankers
of our small - company group behaved better than that: as
of the spring
of 1997, not one
of their issues had gone under.
Among her greatest hits were the prosecution
of a pair
of rogue
federal agents who were stealing bitcoin while investigating the illicit marketplace Silk Road in 2015, and settling a criminal
investigation into Ripple later that same
year.
In a move that mirrors Apple's legal tussle with the
Federal Bureau
of Investigation last
year when it asked for help unlocking an iPhone that belonged to the San Bernardino shooter, Apple has been served yet again with a similar warrant, and it asks for the same thing: access to a shooter's iPhone.
Conservative foundations, multinational oil companies and a prescription drug maker were the most frequent sponsors
of more than 100 expense - paid educational seminars attended by
federal judges over a 4 1/2 -
year period, according to a Center for Public Integrity
investigation.
Insys stock was hammered throughout much
of last
year, with sales for its opioid painkiller Subsys tanking and
federal investigations into its promotional practices.
that's too funny - and they also have been over the
years on the receiving end
of many state and
federal investigations int copyright / trademark infringement and labor law violations.
It's perfectly fine if this is the end: A-Rod is one
of the greatest players in baseball history, a lightning rod in the industry well before PEDs ever came up, and he did his time when he was caught with them, anyway — well, when MLB obstructed a
federal investigation to make sure he was caught with them so Bud Selig could use his last
year as commissioner as a victory lap, but who remembers such unimportant details?
The NYT tells the story
of the 2011 bootlegging case that turned out to be the tip
of a criminal scheme that within three
years would be used as evidence in an unimaginably larger case, a
federal corruption
investigation that would ultimately reach deep into New York City's highest offices
of power.
The assemblymember who represents Hoosick Falls is calling for a
federal investigation after revelations that Governor Andrew Cuomo's administration knew about elevated levels
of a toxin in the village's water for a
year and a half before residents were warned.
Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration offered the testing after a Department
of Investigation probe last
year found the city's housing authority had failed to conduct lead inspections for four
years, violating city law and
federal rules.
In a statement after former Senate Leader Dean Skelos was sentenced to five
years in
federal prison on May 12, Bharara said that the «most effective corruption
investigations are those that are truly independent and not in danger
of either interference or premature shutdown sentencing».
Two decades after he was sodomized by an NYPD officer, touching off one
of the biggest police misconduct
investigations in city history, Abner Louima is living a quiet but productive life in Miami, while the officer who attacked him, Justin Volpe, has eight
years left on his
federal prison sentence.
In recent
years, the sheriff's office was involved in a
federal investigation into political corruption in Suffolk that led to the conviction
of Edward Walsh, the former corrections lieutenant under the outgoing sheriff, Vincent DeMarco.
It has been a difficult
year for the WFP after its heady success
of the 2009 NYC elections, thanks largely to a
federal investigation and a protracted legal battle with former Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro.
The past
year has seen Liu's campaign weather a number
of legal problems related to the Comptroller's campaign finance reports, including an ongoing
federal investigation, as well as the arrest
of both his former treasurer Jenny Hou and a campaign fundraiser, Oliver Pan, who was indicted for his role in a straw bundling scheme.
Yet the initial surge
of «Buffalo Billion» investment was clouded last
year by
federal indictments in a «pay - to - play»
investigation led by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, whose office had registered high - profile corruption convictions against former state Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver and former state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos.
After working in New York politics in a variety
of City Council and state legislative campaigns and on the staff
of US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Rivera came on strong four
years ago, defeating Democratic Senator Pedro Espada, long a target
of criminal
investigation and now serving a
federal prison term for theft
of hundreds
of thousands
of dollars from a health care non-profit he controlled.
During the Jurczynski
years, Schenectady's police department was the target
of a
federal corruption
investigation.
Over the past few
years, various members
of that team have figured in
federal investigations stretching from Newark in the north, to Asbury Park on the Jersey shore, to Camden at the state's southern tip, and across the Delaware River into the sullied administration
of Philadelphia Mayor John Street.
After a
year and a half
of investigations by state and
federal prosecutors, SUNY Polytechnic Institute finds itself on the verge
of something new.
It appears to be driven by several factors, including the disappearance
of a couple
of major donors,
federal investigations, a dearth
of competitive off -
year elections, the increased significance
of independent expenditure committees and a reduction in the totals
of the state's most active fundraiser.
Liu's run for mayor was upended last
year when his campaign treasurer was convicted
of attempted wire fraud and other charges in a
federal investigation of his fund - raising practices.
Attorney William McGinley says Friday that
federal prosecutors intend to charge his client after more than two
years of investigation plagued by «malicious leaks, violations
of grand jury secrecy, and strong - arm tactics.»
Cuomo served for four
years as HUD's assistant secretary for community planning and development, then took over the agency after previous Secretary Henry Cisneros resigned amid a
Federal Bureau
of Investigation probe.
Ethics reform is being discussed, but in a
year where both former leaders
of the legislature have been sentenced to prison, and there's on going state and
federal investigations of the governor's economic development programs, it's unclear what will ultimately be agreed upon.
The agreement comes after a five -
year federal investigation into the murder
of Ecuadorian immigrant Marcelo Lucero in 2008.
The targets came to light during the two -
year investigation of the powerful state Assembly leader — during which
federal corruption fighters found «numerous new tentacles» to pursue, sources said.
Maple Street Charter School, the for - profit charter school hoping to open in Rochester next
year, has paid tens
of thousands
of dollars to a lobbying firm at the center
of a rapidly expanding
federal investigation into improper influence in Albany.
De Blasio said that he had conversations «over the course
of 2014» and into the next
year with two financial backers who are now at the center
of a
federal investigation, acknowledging more extensive contact with the men than he had previously.
To top it off, former Assemblymember Anthony Seminario was recently sentenced to six
years on
federal corruption charges, and a number
of legislators are under
federal investigation for their relationships with nonprofits.
As Howe emerged earlier this
year as a focus
of the
federal investigation, Cuomo downplayed his relationship with the lobbyist.
The personal and professional ties connecting Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the two men at the center
of an ongoing
federal investigation of upstate development projects reach back over many
years.
Silver (D - Manhattan) is the subject
of a
federal investigation into 10
years» worth
of payments from a Manhattan law firm that he allegedly did not disclose.
For Moreland's chief
of investigations, the governor selected Danya Perry, who had been a
federal prosecutor for 11
years in the Southern District, for a time under Bharara.
The
investigation, which is being led by the U.S. Department
of Labor, was revealed last month when a
federal grand jury subpoena was sent to the Rockland County PEF union formerly headed by Deborah J. Lee, whose purchases first drew scrutiny within her union's ranks two
years ago.
In recent
years, his
investigation of Buffalo Common Council Member Brian Davis triggered a criminal
investigation that resulted in his conviction on both state and
federal charges.
Harrington, who comes from a long line
of respected officers, served previously as the right - hand man for then - Chief
of Department Philip Banks, who was the initial target
of the now 2 1/2 -
year federal investigation.
Kinderhook, NY... October 28, 2016 — Zephyr Teachout, the liberal New York City professor who moved Upstate this
year to run for Congress, is standing with Hillary Clinton, the candidate she had previously denounced for her «four big corruption problems,» despite the
Federal Bureau
of Investigation reopening its criminal probe into Clinton's use
of a private email server while she was secretary
of state.
Even after a grand jury decided not to indict NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo in the death
of Eric Garner, sparking nationwide protests, the case promised to drag on for
years thanks to a
federal civil rights
investigation, internal NYPD probe, and civil suit from Garner's family.
Former assemblymember William Scarborough has not filed since the
Federal Bureau
of Investigations raided his office last
year.