Sentences with phrase «federal authorities involved»

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Granting the CFTC's request for a preliminary injunction against the defendants who allegedly engaged in deception and fraud involving virtual currency spot markets, Judge Weinstein noted that» [u] ntil Congress clarifies the matter,» the CFTC has «concurrent authority» along with other state and federal administrative agencies and civil and criminal courts over transactions in virtual currency.

Europol said a host of organizations had been involved in the investigation, including the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the European Banking Federation (EBF), and the authorities in Spain, Romania, Belarus, and Taiwan.

According to Carlyle documents filed with the SEC, the proposed IPO «involves complex provisions of U.S. federal income tax for which no clear precedent or authority may be available.»

The discussions, which involved a potential sale to Bank of American and Barclays, failed (vetoed by the Bank of England and the U.K. Financial Services Authority), and efforts by potential acquirers to secure federal intervention were unsuccessful.

In September 2013, JPMC paid $ 920 million in fines to the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Reserve Bank, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority to settle claims of mismanagement with respect to its oversight of traders involved in the «London Whale» disaster which caused losses of approximately $ 6 billion.

On March 6, 2018, Judge Jack B. Weinstein of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York ruled that virtual currencies are commodities under the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and therefore subject to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) anti-fraud and anti-manipulation enforcement authority.1 Granting the CFTC's request for a preliminary injunction against the defendants who allegedly engaged in deception and fraud involving virtual currency spot markets, Judge Weinstein noted that «[u] ntil Congress clarifies the matter,» the CFTC has «concurrent authority» along with other state and federal administrative agencies and civil and criminal courts over transactions in virtual currency.2

To contain the spate of insurgency in Nigeria, the Federal government has adopted a multi-sectoral approach, involving relevant government agencies to address the socio - economic and political dimensions while the Armed Forces of Nigeria assist the civil authorities to provide security and maintain law and order.

Activists groups, like El Grito de Sunset Park, have highlighted such arrests — which statistics show primarily involve non-white residents — as the route by which undocumented residents become known to federal authorities, even in so - called sanctuary cities like New York.

Federal authorities have interviewed several individuals involved in the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office's 2007 wiretap investigation of politically connected defense attorney Robert Macedonio and are examining whether an alleged bribe to prosecutor John Scott Prudenti went uninvestigated.

Federal authorities plan to unseal charges against a former top aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo as early as Thursday in connection with an alleged bribery and kickback scheme involving the governor's signature economic - development program, according to people familiar with the matter.

Federal authorities plan to unseal charges against Joe Percoco, a former top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, as early as today in connection with an alleged bribery and kickback scheme involving the governor's signature economic - development program, according to people familiar with the matter.

Federal authorities have interviewed several individuals involved in the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office's 2007 wiretap investigation of politically connected defense attorney Robert Macedonio and are examining whether an alleged bribe to prosecutor John Scott Prudenti went uninvestigated, according to a source with direct knowledge of the ongoing federalFederal authorities have interviewed several individuals involved in the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office's 2007 wiretap investigation of politically connected defense attorney Robert Macedonio and are examining whether an alleged bribe to prosecutor John Scott Prudenti went uninvestigated, according to a source with direct knowledge of the ongoing federalfederal probe.

Federal and state authorities are involved in the search including New York State Police, state Department of Corrections officers, FBI, U.S. Marshals and state Department of Environmental Conservation forest rangers.

«My attorney has been in contact with federal law enforcement authorities and he has been informed that I am NOT the target of any investigation arising from proceedings involving Shirley Huntley,» the Queens councilman said in a statement.

«To contain insurgency in Nigeria, the Federal Government has adopted a multi-sectoral approach involving relevant government agencies to address the socio - economic and political dimensions, while the Armed Forces of Nigeria would assist the civil authority to provide security and maintain law and order.

The bankruptcy scheme involved assertions Harris made in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in which she claimed she was receiving $ 1,200 a month in financial assistance from the landlord that she falsely claimed she was paying $ 1,550 a month in rent because her home had been damaged in the hurricane, federal authorities said.

In a lawsuit, tenant leaders representing the 400,000 people living in public housing have asked a judge to appoint an independent monitor to oversee the New York City Housing Authority because it has failed to provide heat and hot water, keep residents safe from lead, involve tenants in policymaking and hire residents, as required by federal regulations.

The senior executive at Glenwood, who was deeply involved in the company's political activities and campaign contributions, was also cooperating with federal authorities, according to the complaint.

OMB's role in the budget process does not end when Congress passes and the President signs the annual appropriations bills (or, in more recent years, the continuing resolutions to provide funding for a limited period of time after the fiscal year until the appropriations bills are agreed upon).195 OMB is intimately involved in budget execution — the way federal agencies carry out their work under the budgetary authority they have been granted.196 OMB affects budget execution through two different levers: the formal specification lever, through which it «apportions» and otherwise defines how agencies spend the funds Congress has appropriated, and the informal monitoring lever, through which it oversees agencies» implementation of their programs.

The presenters discussed the federal legal authorities that apply to children with disabilities and shared case hypotheticals involving legal issues that arise in this area and ways to avoid and resolve them.

In many cases, the federal authorities wind up settling for what is known as a «consent decree,» in which the parties involved agree to refrain from behaving in certain ways and / or pay fines, etc..

We represent clients in negotiations with the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission on merger clearance issues, and, for transactions involving international assets, interact with foreign counsel on the necessary regulatory filings with competition authorities throughout the world.

Chris has successfully represented clients in a wide variety of domestic and international tax disputes involving the Canada Revenue Agency and the provincial tax authorities, and in litigation proceedings in the Tax Court of Canada, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and the Federal Court of Appeal.

A US antitrust investigation was initially prompted by a whistleblower — a company that confessed its involvement in the alleged cartel involving marine hose to the US authorities — resulting in a combined operation by the Defense Criminal Investigative Service (part of the Department of Defense's Office of Inspector General), the US Navy Criminal Investigative Service, the Antitrust Division of the DoJ, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Zuckerberg, in his remarks, also vowed to continue investigating and cooperating with federal authorities, including on unanswered questions involving the possible involvement of other Russian groups and those in former Soviet states.

* Negotiated with potential joint venture partners, Brazilian Municipal, and State and Federal Authorities to leverage capital investments involved.

Special Agent, Criminal Investigator AFOSI Detachment 305 — McChord AFB, WA (6/2001 — 8/2003) • Obtained prosecution of felony crimes, including a base dormitory arson incident, involving both military and DOD civilian personnel, by gathering and analyzing critical information and evidence along with sourced human intelligence • Leveraged liaison and collaboration skills by coordinating matters of mutual interest with local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies and increasing intra-agency information sharing avenues • Prepared quality comprehensive reports of investigation for Air Force commanders and authorities • Provided commanders with specialized CI support to force protection while deployed to Romania in support of OIF

If your complaint does NOT involve the Hague Convention, the IAA, or the Federal regulations implementing the IAA and the Convention, you may wish to contact your State's adoption agency licensing authority.

In this case, given that adult patients provided information that described sex trafficking involving minors across state lines, Planned Parenthood notified federal authorities.»

«Planned Parenthood's top priority is the health and safety of our patients and the health and well - being of women and teens across the country, and we have been in contact with federal and local authorities to identify the persons involved in these visits.»

In the event the respondent named in any complaint alleging a violation of the Code of Ethics is involved in civil litigation or in any proceeding before the state real estate licensing authority or any other state or federal regulatory or administrative agency in a matter arising out of the same facts and circumstances giving rise to the complaint alleging unethical conduct, the complaint may, at the discretion of the Grievance Committee, or on appeal, at the discretion of the Board of Directors, proceed to a hearing before a Hearing Panel of the Board's Professional Standards Committee.

Federal authorities say three Southern California men have been indicted for allegedly running a scam involving short sales that caused more than $ 10 million in loses.