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A US Attorney who indicts someone under RICO has the option of seeking a pre-trial restraining order or an injunction to temporarily seize a defendant's assets and prevent the transfer of potentially forfeitable property as well as to require the defendant to put up a performance bond. An injunction or performance bond ensures that there is ...
The federal bribery statute, 18 U.S.C. § 201(b), criminalizes the corrupt promise or transfer of any thing of value to influence an official act of a federal official, a fraud on the United States, or the commission or omission of any act in violation of the official's duty. [33] 18 U.S.C. § 201(b)(1)–(2) provides: (b) Whoever –
Alec Baldwin’s manslaughter case is finally over. On Monday, special prosecutor Kari Morrissey announced she has withdrawn her appeal of a judge’s order dismissing the case. The decision came ...
(The Center Square) – Several of Michael Madigan’s former associates have testified at the former Illinois House speaker’s bribery and racketeering trial in Chicago. Former Madigan aide ...
Nolle prosequi, [a] abbreviated nol or nolle pros, is legal Latin meaning "to be unwilling to pursue". [3] [4] It is a type of prosecutorial discretion in common law, used for prosecutors' declarations that they are voluntarily ending a criminal case before trial or before a verdict is rendered; [5] it is a kind of motion to dismiss and contrasts with an involuntary dismissal.
MADISON – Three county prosecutors are declining to pursue felony charges against a fundraising committee for Donald Trump and a Republican state lawmaker in an alleged scheme to evade campaign ...
Although the order following the extradition hearing is not appealable (by either the fugitive or the government), the fugitive may petition for a writ of habeas corpus as soon as the order is issued. [15] The district court's decision on the writ is subject to appeal, and the extradition may be stayed if the court so orders. [15]
Special prosecutor’s findings. When it came to potentially charging Mullen for making a false statement to a public servant, the Snohomish County deputy prosecutor wrote that he appeared to make ...