A string of prosecutions and the chilling effect of the post-Leveson era have plunged relations between British police forces and crime reporters into a deep freeze, according to new research.
For the US justice department, the convictions tie up a loose end from a string of prosecutions arising from Enron's collapse in late 2001 which left 21,000 people jobless.
TBILISI, Georgia — In the first major conviction to result from a string of prosecutions of former high-level officials in the Georgian government, a judge on Monday found a former head of the country's prison system guilty of abuse of power in connection with the deaths of seven inmates in a prison riot.
Baca's plea in a downtown courtroom capped a string of prosecutions that began with low-ranking officials and worked up the chain of command.
The case is likely to be the last in a string of prosecutions arising from the messy turf battle that erupted in August 2011, when sheriff's officials learned of the secret FBI investigation into widespread allegations that deputies were beating inmates and visitors at the nation's largest jail system.
The creation of the Federal Office for the Prosecution of Nazi Crimes in 1958 marked a breakthrough, resulting in a string of important prosecutions and trials.
The threat itself is undeniable, as proven by a string of successful prosecutions, including two that I wrote about last year: the case of Chi Mak, an émigré from Hong Kong who was sentenced for conspiring to transfer export-controlled defense technology to China, and that of Greg Chung, a Boeing engineer found guilty of stealing trade secrets with the intent of helping the Chinese government.
With more than 30 years' experience he has a string of successful prosecutions under his belt and is no stranger to high-profile cases.
Investigations by these units, such as that into the 2002 Kikambala Bombings, stretch on for years, swiftly become completely diffused from any specific offence and are characterized by a failure to catch any offenders and a string of botched prosecutions.
Already banned from travel for several years and facing a series of charges, including "disobeying the rightful ruler" and "inciting international hostility against the kingdom," he was remanded in custody on April 15th.These two cases are among a string of arrests and prosecutions of human-rights defenders, would-be reformers and various other critics.
