Sentences with phrase «about illegal activities by»

The 1970s were a tumultuous time in the U.S, defined by such events as the Vietnam War; the Watergate scandal; the Arab oil boycott; serious economic problems; and shocking revelations about illegal activities by our intelligence agencies.

Coulson has always denied knowing about any illegal activity by the journalists who worked for him, but an unidentified former executive from the paper told Channel Four Dispatches that Coulson not only knew his reporters were using intercepted voicemail but was also personally involved.

Not exact matches

Dan - Ali, however, expressed concern of Nigeria about IUUF — Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing activities by foreign flagged ships in the nation's coastal area.

H&L said that it provided very narrow advice on whether the emails in question could be used to support Clive Goodman's allegations, that his illegal activities were known about and supported by other employees at NOTW.

Cuomo said he does not know if his anti-corruption Moreland Commission has uncovered any possible illegal activities by state lawmakers, but feels legislators are making a mistake if they challenge the commission's decision to subpoena information about outside income.

Coulson, thought to be the first NoW senior executive to be questioned on oath in a criminal trial about the affair, repeatedly denied having any knowledge of illegal activity by his staff.

Silver, shortly after beginning his 21st year as Assembly leader, was accused last week by the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, Preet Bharara, of pocketing some $ 6 million from illegal activities, dating to about 2000.

These revelations, made public only late last month, have rekindled a broader debate about how to manage contact as isolated indigenous peoples increasingly emerge from the forest, displaced by mining, logging, and illegal activities (Science, 5 June, pp. 1061, 1072, 1080).

Based on a true story adapted for the screen from a book written by the real life Molly Bloom, Molly's Game is about decisions and the consequences they possess as illegal activities and legal ones begin to mix into a merky pool of uncertainty.

By keeping themselves ignorant about what may be going on, these lawyers have been able to maintain the facade that they are not involved in potentially illegal activities, even though they are often the prime enablers of misconduct.

In short, if your defence is that the illegal image (assuming that we are talking about something like a photograph and not something like a password) appeared on your computer by chance as the result of harmless computer activity, then your defence is a lie (or at best an honest mistake about what was done with your computer).