Sentences with phrase «alleged extortion of»

The five - member ad - hoc Committee constituted by Parliament to investigate the alleged extortion of expatriates who participated in the recent Ghana Expatriates Business Awards (GEBA), will begin public sittings on the matter on Thursday, January 11, 2018.

The Committee was tasked by Parliament to investigate the alleged extortion of expatriates to...

Parliament has given the Committee set up to probe the alleged extortion of monies from expatriates during the 2017 Ghana Expatriates Business Awards a one week extension to present its report to the House.

The First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joe Osei - Owusu, has asked the bi-partisan Committee set up to probe the alleged extortion of monies from expatriates during the 2017 Ghana Expatriates Business Awards, to ensure that they meet the deadline given to them by the House, and submit their report accordingly.

A member of the ad - hoc bipartisan committee tasked by Parliament to investigate the alleged extortion of expatriates, Dominic Ayine is demanding a withdrawal of the committee's report on the saga.

On Monday the Minority Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa alleged extortion of between $ 25000 and $ 100,000 from expatriate businesses to determine how close to the president they sit at an awards ceremony for expatriate businesses.

National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for the North Tongu constituency, Okudzeto Ablakwa says he is unperturbed by the Speaker of Parliament's referral of the report presented by the Committee that investigated alleged extortion of expatriates during the 2017 Ghana Expatriates Business Awards, to the Privileges Committee.

The Minority Chief Whip, Muntaka Mubarak, wants Parliament to set up a committee to probe the alleged extortion of various amounts from the expatriate business community.

Not exact matches

A lawsuit brought against Sater and others in 2015, which is ongoing, alleges that «for most of its existence it [Bayrock] was substantially and covertly mob - owned and operated,» engaging «in a pattern of continuous, related crimes, including mail, wire, and bank fraud; tax evasion; money laundering; conspiracy; bribery; extortion; and embezzlement.»

Popular social - review site Yelp is in court once again over alleged extortion and review manipulating now that a group of business owners is attempting to appeal a ruling that was dismissed in federal court two years ago.

It was revealed later that Hart was in the center of an alleged extortion attempt.

All of the cases accuse the powerful San Francisco start - up of extortion and fraudulent business practices, alleging the site's reviews are not unbiased — and, specifically, that it manipulates ratings and awards visibility based on whether or not companies pay to advertise.

A lawyer for Karim Benzema has described his client as «leading 3 - 0 in the 89th minute» after a French court gave the Real Madrid striker a boost in the case of alleged attempted extortion of Mathieu Valbuena.

A leading member of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) of Brong Ahafo Region, Alhaji Osman Banda has called on President Akufo - Addo to investigate the Brong Ahafo Regional Minister, Hon. Kweku Asomah - Cheremeh for alleged money extortion.

Former Senate Republican leader Dean Skelos, 67, and Adam Skelos, 32, both of Rockville Centre, are to go on trial Nov. 16 on conspiracy, bribery and extortion charges alleging schemes to use the lawmaker's clout to get his son work with a developer, a malpractice insurer and an environmental company.

Senate GOP Leader Dean Skelos has been charged with six counts of corruption in an alleged extortion and bribery scheme, but so far is remaining as Senate Leader.

Dean Skelos, 67, and Adam, 32, face eight counts of bribery, extortion and conspiracy to commit honest services fraud for an alleged scheme in which the elder Skelos allegedly used his office to pressure businesses into giving his son cushy no - show jobs that earned him over $ 200,000 starting in 2010.

Percoco was charged with the following felonies: conspiracy to commit extortion under color of official right; extortion under color of official right; two counts of conspiracy to commit honest - services wire fraud related to alleged bribes from two companies; and solicitation of bribes or gratuities from the two companies that allegedly paid him more than $ 300,000 between 2012 and early 2015, when he last left Cuomo's office for good.

Pasquale's Rigoletto restaurant owner and Arthur Avenue mainstay Pasquale «Patsy» Parrello, along with associates including Anthony «Tony the Cripple» Cassetta, John «Tugboat» Tognino and Nicholas «Nicky the Wig» Vuolo are alleged to have been part of an Mob enterprise that took part in arson, extortion, firearms trafficking, assault, operating illegal gambling businesses and more.

Silver, 70, was indicted on three charges, theft of honest services wire fraud and mail fraud and extortion in the alleged real estate and asbestos cancer schemes.

The leader of the New York State Senate, Dean Skelos, surrendered to federal authorities Monday morning and was charged with six counts of corruption, including bribery and extortion, in connection with an alleged scheme that used his political position to enrich himself and his son.

ALBANY — A judge dropped one of the extortion charges against a former top adviser to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, noting that some of the alleged illegal payments received by the ex-official, Joseph Percoco, came while he was off the state payroll.

At the time of the alleged extortion, Mr. Percoco had left his post as the governor's executive deputy secretary to manage Mr. Cuomo's re-election campaign.

The jury found Percoco not guilty of two extortion charges and a bribery charge in connection with the alleged Syracuse scheme.

The Nigerian Police Force have sacked an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) and 3 other policemen from service for alleged extortion.

Mr. Schneiderman's call comes after the state's former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was arrested on charges of fraud and extortion by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, who alleged that the longtime power broker had used his influence to inappropriately earn attorney referral fees for work he had not done, disguising what amounted as «kickbacks» and «bribes» as legitimate income.

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.

Skelos and his son were accused of bribery, extortion, and conspiracy charges related to an alleged scheme to deliver consulting payments and a no - show job the younger Skelos, who was also found guilty on all charges.

Dean and Adam Skelos were each charged with two counts of extortion under the color of official right and two counts of solicitation of bribes and gratuities, with one count of each crime alleged in relation to Glenwood and one each in relation to AbTech.

State Senate Leader Dean Skelos — who will be arraigned this afternoon on charges of extortion and soliciting bribes — is proclaiming his innocence in an alleged scheme to steer money to his son.

One of the alleged real - life Goodfellas was just arrested on charges murder, arson, robbery, extortion and corruption.

The client was alleged to have kidnapped and assaulted a Chinese Visa student as a result of an issue regarding a young lady and for the purposes of extortion.

This would involve property or services worth at least $ 75,000, a controlled dangerous substance that weighs more than one kilogram, or human remains, as well as all theft by extortion charges (regardless of the alleged value of the extortion).

Evidence that the person alleging extortion gave you the money or property at issue as a result of some other dynamic beyond coercion

The Crown seeks an order committing the accused to stand trial on all of the charges, as well as on additional charges of threatening death and extortion that, it is alleged, are other indictable offences disclosed by the evidence in respect of the same transactions as those already encompassed by certain charges in the information.

Boston Government Investigations & White Collar Defense partner Brian Kelly is featured in this coverage about the findings of his three - month investigation of the local Teamsters» alleged extortion related to the June 2014 filming of Top Chef in Boston.