Sentence examples for misuse of office from inspiring English sources

The accusations led to Mr. Looper's indictment in March on charges of theft and misuse of office -- charges he denied.

Mr. Boutros-Ghali, a nephew of the former United Nations secretary general Boutros Boutros-Ghali, has been abroad since February and was earlier sentenced to 30 years in absentia for misuse of office equipment.

His crusade is a measure of the pent-up anger, especially among the young, springing from the manner in which politicians of all hues are taking the country for a ride through misuse of office and naked corruption.

Anyone in possession of the keys or entrance codes to a polling booth could be considered a collaborator to crimes of disobedience, misuse of office and misappropriation of funds, the order said.

Currently under guard in a hospital, she was convicted of misuse of office for a natural-gas deal she negotiated with Russia when she was prime minister in 2009.

When Ukrainians, disillusioned by reformers, elected Yanukovych president a year later in a fairly honest vote, he used the gas deal as the basis for prosecuting her on charges of misuse of office.

Both sides call the other "undemocratic". Spanish prosecutors warned Catalan mayors last week that any official participating in preparations for the vote would be charged with civil disobedience, abuse of office and misuse of public funds.

In a statement, the lawyer, Oscar Michelen of Sandback, Birnbaum & Michelen, said his client "has always maintained his innocence" and "vehemently denies any misuse of the office or his position".

He was prosecuted: misuse of municipal office and resources.

The index focuses on the misuse of public office for private gain.

They have been charged with money laundering, misuse of public office and corruption.