Sentences with phrase «allegations of corruption relating»

You may recall that the latter was recently questioned in relation to the World Cup bidding scandals, while the former was reprimanded by the International Olympics Committee following allegations of corruption relating to the sale of World Cup television rights.

It gave no reason but an investigation had followed allegations of corruption related to World Cup ticket sales.

Not exact matches

But the reality of corruption in the executive branch of government doesn't mean that allegations of corruption in the National Assembly especially as they relate to budget padding and constituency projects, should be minimized or ignored.

In the letter dated 5th October 2017 and signed by SERAP executive director Adetokunbo Mumuni the organization said that, «The allegations by Dr Kachikwu constitute grave breaches of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Act of 2000; and the UN Convention against Corruption (UNAC) which Nigeria recently ratified.

The government's motion also seeks to prevent mention of the Town of Oyster Bay's actions related to corruption allegations against John Venditto.

SERAP in an open letter to President Buhari asked him to refer the allegations of corruption and abuse of office against Baru to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission for investigation.

The government's motion, which also seeks to prevent mention of Town of Oyster Bay actions related to the corruption allegations against Venditto, argues that these topics are «inadmissible hearsay, irrelevant... and would create a substantial risk of jury confusion.»

And in June, the two Syracuse defendants, real - estate developers from Buffalo, and former SUNY Polytechnic Institute president Alain Kaloyeros will stand trial on corruption allegations related to the Buffalo Billion, one of the governor's signature economic development initiatives.

It's pretty much all there, the trappings of a moral panic argument: emphasis on the vulnerable among us (whether young or ignorant or simply «innocent»), the allegation of insidious corruption working in ways that are out of the sight of the ordinary person, the confident assertions of the experts, the reification of the danger in print («I hold in my hand a book...», «I have here in my hand a list of 205 — a list of names... «-RRB- and the use of very large (and rising) numbers that need only be tangentially related to the actual scourge...

His areas of expertise include financial services, oil and gas, pharmaceutical, and consumer products industries specific to Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FPCA) or U.K. Bribery Act allegations, corruption, anti-money laundering, consumer - related allegations of improprieties, cartel investigations, and general commercial disputes and investigations.

Advising MTN Group in respect of an internal investigation conducted by Lord Hoffmann in to allegations of bribery and corruption made by Turkcell relating to the award of a mobile telephone licence in Iran, including supporting the defence of proceedings brought against MTN in the United States by Turkcell.

In February, the RCMP charged SNC with fraud and corruption relating to allegations of bribery in Libya and ties to the former Gaddafi regime.

The practice's recent representations include: (i) CONMEBOL in connection with U.S. criminal investigations and prosecutions into allegations of bribery and corruption in the international soccer world; (ii) the Special Committee of Banco BTG Pactual S.A. («BTG Pactual») in an internal investigation of alleged corruption involving its former CEO and other bank executives, in which we found no basis to support the allegations against the Bank and its employees; (iii) two of the largest construction companies in Brazil in potential civil and criminal investigations and litigation involving the Petrobras bribery scandal (Lava Jato), the largest corruption scandal in Latin American history, involving allegations of over $ 2.5 billion in bribes and kickbacks; (iv) the Government of Brazil in a corruption matter involving former senior government officials and multiple jurisdictions; (v) the General Manager of one of the largest energy companies in Central America in connection with allegations of bribery in Guatemala; (vi) a Mexican high - ranking executive for Wal - Mart Stores, Inc. in connection with DOJ and SEC FCPA investigations against Wal - Mart; (vii) a large Argentinean oil company and its owner, one of Argentina's wealthiest individuals, in connection with high - profile DOJ and SEC investigations involving alleged FCPA violations to secure an extension of oil rights in an Argentinean oilfield; (viii) the United State's largest chemical and industrial products companies in an internal investigation of alleged corruption involving its Mexican subsidiary; (ix) the Rosenthal family, one of the most prominent families in Central America, in a number of related criminal matters; and (x) a senior executive of one of Venezuela's largest engineering companies in DOJ investigations into corruption and money laundering involving PdVSA.