Sentences with phrase «alleged bribery by»

But Percoco's defense attorneys have argued that their client can't be guilty of the alleged bribery by COR or «the theft of honest services» from the public in part because he wasn't a state official at the time he took payments from COR, even if he acted like one.

Not exact matches

In another bizarre twist to GlaxoSmithKline's 2014 Chinese bribery scandal, two investigators who were hired by Glaxo officials in China have filed a lawsuit alleging that the company's actions eventually led to their unfair imprisonment in the country.

The suit alleges that Shari Redstone's «insidious plan» involved «espionage, bribery, an illegal eviction by force, and deceit,» carried out by «Shari and her henchmen.»

Three members of parliament from the minority led by Mahama Ayariga have petitioned the Speaker of Parliament Mike Oquaye over an alleged bribery allegation against the Appointments Committee.

A former Cuomo administration official is among those named in a criminal complaint by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara that alleges kickback and bribery schemes carried out over several years.

By Arthur Z. Schwartz Way back in our November 1 edition, before either Sheldon Silver or «Dean» Skelos had been convicted of bribery, money laundering, and other acts of corruption, I published a piece which alleged that Assembly Member Deborah Glick had her own questions to answer.

His critics linked the alleged construction of the building to the recent bribery and corruption allegation leveled against him by the controversial musician and New Patriotic Party (NPP) card - bearing member, Kwame Asare Obeng, alias A Plus, in the Unibank - Korle Bu saga.

The seven counts all dealt with alleged bribery involving political donations to the New Jersey Democrat by Florida eye doctor Salomon Melgen.

Syracuse, N.Y. — The attorney for two Cor Development executives charged in an alleged bribery and bid - rigging scheme said Friday the case is based on lies by Todd Howe, the government's main witness against them.

Although the EFCC in two separate letters to the Federal Government through the Secretary to the Government of the Federation had in 2015 and 2016 cleared Umar of any wrongdoing in the alleged N10 million bribery allegation made against him by a defendant, Rasheed Taiwo Owolabi standing trial before him on false asset declaration.

«The suspension follows the establishment of a prima facie case against the four Justices, by the Committee set up by the Chief Justice to investigate alleged acts of bribery and corruption against certain persons, including the four Justices, as contained in the 29th August, 2015 petition of Mr. Anas Aremeyaw Anas,» the statement said.

Those corruption charges, contested by Pigeon, involved the alleged bribery of a former state judge, John A. Michalek.

Tarfa had brought the application in response to the alleged bribery and attempt to pervert the course of justice charge brought against him by EFCC.

In the letter with a Reference No EFCC / EC / SGF / 03/56 (dated March 5, 2015) and personally signed by the immediate past Executive Chairman of EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde, the complainant in the bribery saga, Mr. Rasheed Taiwo, a retired Deputy Comptroller General of Customs was said to have failed to produce the alleged telephone conversations and text messages exchanged by him and Justice Umar.

Knowing how grave it is to bear false witness against a neighbor, Member of Parliament for North Tongu, has vowed not to change his stance on the alleged bribery scandal that hit the Appointments Committee as he prepares to face a five - member committee approved by Parliament.

Stevenson was arrested on April 4 by federal law enforcement for his role in the alleged bribery scheme.

During cross-examination of Taub, defense lawyer Steven Molo sought to portray Silver as a caring friend whose relationship with the doctor was based on goodwill, instead of the bribery scheme alleged by prosecutors.

It important to recall that, the Committee was caused to investigate the alleged bribery scandal that hit the august house during the vetting of Mr. Boakye Agyarko, now known as the Hon. Minister of Energy by no mean a person, but a member of the august house in the person of Hon. Mahama Ayariga.

Parrying question after question about Gov. Andrew Cuomo's possible knowledge of and involvement in the alleged bribery and bid rigging schemes unveiled by his office Thursday morning, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara declined to insinuate the second - term governor was part of any ongoing investigation — even as he leveled his regular critique of corruption in state government.

The private emails exchanged that month, documenting the alleged influence peddling, might never have been made public without the coordinated corruption and bribery probes by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara of Manhattan and state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.

Former Governor Odili is asking for the sum of six billion naira in damages for alleged character defamation by Dakuku Pererside over his comments that Dr. Odili played a role in the alleged bribery of Supreme Court Judges that gave judgement in favour of the Rivers state Governor, Nyesom Wike.

The attorney for two Cor Development executives charged in an alleged bribery and bid - rigging scheme said the case is based on lies by Todd Howe, the government's main witness against them.

Private emails exchanged by top Cuomo officials, documenting the alleged influence peddling, might never have been made public without the coordinated corruption and bribery probes by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara of Manhattan and state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.

After a month of testimony from government witnesses outlining an alleged bribery and corruption scheme that they said was carried out by one of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's former top aides, the defense quickly rested on Monday, setting the stage for closing arguments that will begin on Tuesday.

While the couple has not been charged with any wrongdoing, their cash has been linked to an alleged plot hatched by City Councilman Daniel Halloran to funnel illegal cash into his campaign coffers using straw donors, which was revealed as part of a larger bribery investigation Tuesday.

The men were convicted in December 2015 of extortion and bribery in an alleged scheme by the elder Skelos to use his political influence to steer work and to award a no - show job to his son.

On Friday, prosecutors disclosed that Shirley L. Huntley, when she was a Democratic state senator from Queens, had secretly recorded conversations with seven elected officials and two other people after she was confronted by the F.B.I. and asked about her alleged participation in criminal schemes involving embezzlement and bribery.

The alleged insults were traded during a debate on the Ghartey Committee Report on a bribery allegation made against the leadership of the Appointments Committee by Bawku Central MP Mahama Ayariga.

New York University (NYU) associate professor of radiology Yudong Zhu and NYU graduate student Xing Yang, both Chinese citizens, were arrested on 19 May on federal bribery charges in connection with an alleged conspiracy to pass nonpublic information from research funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) to a Chinese company with ties to the Chinese government.

The class action alleged violation of U.S. securities law by Brazil's state - controlled oil company in connection with a multi-billion dollar bribery and kickback scheme.

-- Cadogan Petroleum Plc v. Mark Tolley [2011] EWHC 2286 (Ch): Led by Richard Millett Q.C. in Chancery Division proceedings relating to alleged bribery of senior executives of a British company operating in the oil and gas market in the Ukraine.

The director of the Serious Fraud Office acted within his discretion when deciding that the public interest in pursuing an important investigation into alleged bribery was outweighed by the public interest in protecting the lives of British citizens.

Protecting lives The objection to the principle formulated by the Divisional Court was that it distracted attention from what, applying well - settled principles of public law, was the right question: whether or not, in deciding that the public interest in pursuing an important investigation into alleged bribery was outweighed by the public interest in protecting the lives of British citizens, the director had made a decision outside the lawful bounds of the discretion entrusted to him by Parliament.

The 10 - week civil fraud case centred on a number of claims against Boreh brought by the Republic, alleging corruption and bribery relating to a number of contracts, and consultancy and commission payments.

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Bribery of doctors in China by drugmaker «coordinated by British company» investigation alleges, Reuters

Europe Our European practice has recently focused on representing (i) the Fédération Internationale de Football Association («FIFA») in connection with U.S. and Swiss criminal investigations into allegations of bribery and corruption in the international soccer world («Investigation»), including conducting an internal investigation on behalf of the organization; (ii) two major European banks, including by investigating whether the banks knew or should have known that accounts at the banks were used to pay bribes; (iii) a multinational logistics and transportation company based in Switzerland in a DOJ investigation of alleged violations of the FCPA; (iv) a Switzerland - based, international private bank, in connection with the global criminal investigations involving 1MDB, Malaysia's sovereign wealth fund; (v) several major European banks in connection with the «Panama Papers» investigation focused on whether accounts at the bank held under the names of companies created by the Panamanian law firm, Mossack Fonseca, were used to evade taxes, conduct business with sanctioned individuals or companies, or otherwise engage in criminal activity; (vi) ENRC, a large mining conglomerate formerly listed on the London Stock Exchange, in a high - profile investigation by the UK's Serious Fraud Office of alleged bribery in the company's operations in Africa and Kazikhstan; and (vii) several European banks in connection with the Petrobras and PdVSA investigations focused on whether accounts at the banks were used to pay bribes to Petrobras or PdVSA officials in return for contracts.