Sentences with phrase «acts of fraud»

Towards the end of last year, Maksim Zaslavskiy was hit with several lawsuits regarding an inital coin offering (ICO) that was deemed an unregistered security by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) along with alleged acts of fraud.

All the same, even with a digital wallet, your virtual currencies are still susceptible to acts of fraud and hacking.

Direct checks can be made implicitly by being on a ledger and malicious actors can be prosecuted for acts of fraud and breaching the rules and regulations set up.

Avakian discussed the importance of the Retail Strategy Task Force within the Division of Enforcement and the growing use of technology to identify acts of fraud.

The company, which operated in China but traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange, has been under a black cloud since June, when short - seller Muddy Waters LLC accused the company of multiple acts of fraud.

Our dedicated team of Massachusetts Whistleblower Attorneys is pleased to provide legal representation to the courageous individuals doing their part to put an end to acts of fraud against taxpaying citizens.

If the document were not public, justice would not be served, and acts of fraud could be more difficult to identify, since potential heirs and creditors would not have access to the document.

Successfully defended dentist charged with various acts of fraud by the California Dental Board by obtaining a dismissal of accusation.

This collapse of integrity, the incredibly bold acts of fraud and scientific authorities» attempts to protect that fraud, the apparent lack of serious peer review and of even minimal methodological standards, this is all a disaster.

Add on the fact that by going paperless, you're less vulnerable to acts of fraud often committed by those who may get access to your paper statements and mail.

... By making scientific researchers who publish in U.S. journals liable in tort for their acts of fraud, we would expect to deter the incidence of fraud before it occurs.

The judge was also reportedly sanctioned for his decision to grant an interlocutory injunction stopping the EFCC from investigating and arresting Senator Stella Oduah, a former Minister of Aviation, who was accused of embezzlement of public funds and acts of fraud in contracts.

The 40 - year - old man from Oslo is wanted by Norwegian and Swiss police for spectacular acts of fraud committed the last ten years.

In a 28 - point response sighted by ClassFMonline.com, Mrs Osei denied any acts of fraud or financial malfeasance on her part as claimed by her accusers based on which they have petitioned President Nana Akufo - Addo to remove her.

They commit acts of violence in the name of God (nutjob anti-abortion groups), commit acts of fraud in the name of God, use God's name for political gain, and then turn their backs on the core principles of Jesus — caring for one another, compassion, helping those less fortunate, giving of yourself to do good, to make things better.

If a client seeks their lawyer's advice on a matter that could be illegal or expose them to criminal liability, and the client uses the advice to commit a crime or act of fraud, the attorney could be asked to testify against their client.

My understanding is that this is perfectly legal and in no way an act of fraud.

This act of fraud left me homeless (with wife and kid staying with in - laws) until I found my current $ 43K a year job (thanks be to God I found that job).

But I do think that it is fair to say that, if Shiller's ideas hold up (and all signs are that they will), we are as a society going to in time come to the conclusion that selling people stocks at times of insane overvaluation is an act of fraud, a dirty, disreputable thing to do.

Attempts to purchase, sell or barter these products or benefits shall be considered an act of fraud against Alaska Airlines.

Trying could be an act of fraud.

Cappasity, a company in the midst of their own initial coin offering (ICO) that was impacted by the Parity multi-sig wallet hack, has called the hack a deliberate act of fraud.

Not exact matches

To protect the buyers, the company will be introducing a purchase protection mechanism that helps minimize the risk of scams and fraud by providing full payment protection, acting as a third - party mediator during the transaction, and ensuring the delivery of the paid - for product or service.

Like so many frauds, Sam Israel's big con — a decade - long deception that cost investors millions and ended with the hedge funder on the lam as one of America's Most Wanted — began with a small act of self - delusion.

The JOBS Act's opponents have raised the prospect of widespread fraud, but truthfully, fraud will probably not be a major problem in crowdfunding.

On Friday, the Ontario Securities Commission ordered the resignation of Sino - Forest executies who it said appeared to be engaging in acts they know or reasonably ought to know perpetuate a fraud.

But by adding an act of terrorism on American soil to his securities fraud, Le Chiffre dramatically increased the odds of prosecution under U.S. laws greatly strengthened after 9/11.

Armstrong's former teammate, Floyd Landis, originally brought the lawsuit in 2010 under a federal law, the False Claims Act, that lets whistle - blowers pursue fraud cases on behalf of the government, and obtain rewards if successful.

For co-founder Henry Blodget, the sale of Business Insider caps a remarkable second act: A former securities analyst during the dot - com bubble of the late 1990s, Blodget was charged with fraud in 2002 for publicly promoting stocks that he was privately skeptical about.

In all, the TSSB said that R2B committed fraud, failed to disclose the basis for how it calculates the value of the coins it is issuing, and furthermore, must immediately cease and desist from offering securities in the state pursuant to the Texas Securities Act.

Recent developments, including ongoing investigations into bribery and corruption at the Company's subsidiaries in Mexico, China, Brazil, and India; new revelations of accounting fraud at the Company's China operations; a recent ruling by a National Labor Relations Board Administrative Law Judge against the Company for its illegal discipline of employees; and, the NLRB decision to authorize a nationwide complaint against the Company for violations of the National Labor Relations Act, highlight the need for enhanced oversight of Wal - Mart's corporate culture and behavior.

Minimizes the risk of scams and fraud by providing a full payment protection and acting as a 3rd party mediator.

We, as the managing member, and the authorized officers and other employees and agents of SSE Holdings will not be liable to SSE Holdings, its members or their affiliates for damages incurred by any acts or omissions of these persons, provided that the acts or omissions of these exculpated persons are not the result of fraud, or intentional misconduct.

Entities that may still have access to your Equifax credit file include: companies like Equifax Global Consumer Solutions which provide you with access to your credit report or credit score, or monitor your credit file; federal, state, and local government agencies; companies reviewing your application for employment; companies that have a current account or relationship with you, and collection agencies acting on behalf of those whom you owe; for fraud detection purposes; and companies that wish to make pre-approved offers of credit or insurance to you.

Even if regulators do not act, when a presale results in nothing more than profits for its promoter, a disgruntled investor will inevitably make a private securities fraud claim to try and claw back some of their capital; assuming a court will determine a presale of digital tokens to be a private placement of securities, any such federal claim would fall under Rule 10b - 5.

Shortly after this call, another Citigroup lawyer, Lawrence Pedowitz of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz (the law firm that helped former Citigroup CEO Sandy Weill maneuver the repeal of the Glass - Steagall Act) told SEC Associate Enforcement Director, Scott Friestad, that Khuzami had agreed to drop the fraud charges against Crittenden.

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In In re Oracle Corp., the Ninth Circuit similarly held that plaintiffs can not prove loss causation «by showing that the market reacted to the purported «impact» of the alleged fraud... rather than to the fraudulent acts themselves.»

In addition, the GVBOT co-sponsored a fourth resolution with the Calgary Chamber of Commerce and the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal which aims to address fraud in public procurement and recommends the adoption of a False Claims Act, similar to that of the United States.

1 As the key enforcement provision of the 1933 Act, Section 17 (a) prohibits fraud and misrepresentations in the offer or sale of securities.

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

But for Fundrise to serve local investors everywhere, they need a JOBS Act that works — not one that has been crippled by erroneous and misplaced fears of fraud.

The voting rights act has been eviscerated and we'll see lots more «voter fraud» laws soon and the likes of Citizens United and dark money PACs will flood the electorate with muck - raking the like of which we have never seen.

For most Christians it will come across as mocking at best and blasphemous at worst, though Brown says the target of his act is to send up the charlatans and frauds, not sincere believers.

this designed omission acts as a virtual fraud on the individual, manipulating then into the waters of baptism and membership into Mormonism.

The food industry should be aware of and prepared to respond to new Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) regulations, a continued push for legislation requiring the labeling of genetically engineered food and an influx of new consumer fraud class actions directed at product labeling.

And for the ones touting Usmanov think twice: first of all this guy was jailed for fraud back in 1980 when the law was law and Uzbeks were «quick» to reverse the justice act in 2000 by the mafia state today.

Attorneys for the incumbents were seeking to invalidate another 445 signatures, alleging acts of forgery or fraud.

In another suit, Terry's father - in - law in 1997 accused him of «thievery» and «acts of conversion and fraud» when Terry allegedly took more than $ 365,000 from his financial accounts and diverted it to himself and others.

The Panama Papers revelations have triggered a multitude of probes around the world as authorities look for evidence people named in them might have committed tax fraud, money laundering or other criminal acts.