Sentences with phrase «alleged fraud charges»

The Texas State Securities Board filed an emergency cease and desist against a cryptocurrency and weed investment platform on alleged fraud charges.

The Texas State Securities Board filed an emergency cease and desist against a cryptocurrency and weed investment platform on alleged fraud charges.

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Manafort and his longtime business associate Rick Gates were indicted last week on charges related to alleged financial crimes that include money laundering and tax fraud.

A separate indictment alleged various fraud and conspiracy charges against Anthony Murgio, a Florida man previously accused of operating an unlicensed bitcoin exchange service, and who was also linked to the JPMorgan breach.

«As alleged, top executives of Insys Therapeutics, Inc. paid kickbacks and committed fraud to sell a highly potent and addictive opioid that can lead to abuse and life threatening respiratory depression,» said Harold Shaw, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI's Boston field division, in a statement.

Former Volkswagen Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn has been indicted on charges of conspiracy and wire fraud for his alleged role in the emissions scandal.

One final note: A former UBS metals trader was arrested and charged last week with fraud and conspiracy over his alleged role in placing «spoof» orders for precious metals futures contracts.

At the same time, their attorneys argued many of the alleged incidents that resulted in the fraud and bribery charges took place in western New York.

October 2016: Mangano and Venditto, along with Linda Mangano, were arrested and named in the 13 - count indictment alleging extortion, bribery, fraud and obstruction charges.

And while it's an uphill battle facing a heavily entrenched foe, outreach efforts will give Staten Island and Brooklyn voters — both old and new — food for thought the next time they go to the polls: ranging from alleged campaign finance fraud; to Grimm's threatening of a reporter with physical violence; to his latest federal fraud and tax charges, he is quite a colorful character with a very colorful history just begging to be lampooned.

October 2016: Mangano and Venditto, along with Linda Mangano, are arrested and named in the 13 - count federal indictment alleging extortion, bribery, fraud and obstruction charges.

Jia «Jenny» Hou, 25, was charged with wire fraud and obstruction of justice for her alleged role in -LSB-...]

Mangano, 56, of Bethpage, and Venditto, 68, of North Massapequa, have been charged with conspiracy to commit federal program bribery and honest - services fraud, among other alleged crimes.

Edward and Linda Mangano are not charged in the alleged securities fraud scheme.

SITE SAFETY — Construction firm charged in $ 1.7 M wage theft scheme, by POLITICO's Janaki Chadha: «A Queens - based construction firm is facing fraud, larceny and other charges in an alleged wage theft and insurance fraud scheme that affected 520 workers, Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance Jr. announced Wednesday.

A state lawmaker from Brooklyn was indicted on Tuesday on 11 counts of fraud and obstruction charges, in what federal prosecutors allege was a variety of schemes to defraud both the city of New York, the federal government and a bankruptcy proceeding.

And who in the service of that ambition tried to bribe his way to a shot at Gracie Mansion,» said Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, whose office brought bribery and fraud charges against the alleged crooked pols.

In the application, Dasuki is praying for an order of court prohibiting the Federal Government from further prosecuting him on the N19 billion alleged fraud or any other charge or seeking any form of indulgence before any court in the country, until the order admitting him to bail is obeyed.

The charges, according to the indictment, allege that Mangano and Venditto conspired to commit bribery and honest service fraud.

The fresh charges were filed eight days after Justice Ibrahim Buba ordered the arrest of Tompolo for his failure to appear on January 14, 2016 to take his plea on a separate 40 - count of alleged N34bn fraud earlier filed against him and nine others by the EFCC.

Federal charges are being levied against top Cuomo aide Joseph Percoco, the influential head of the SUNY Polytechnic Institute, Alain Kaloyeros, and others for a series of alleged schemes that include fraud, bid - rigging and bribery; Kaloyeros is also facing felony corruption charges from the state.

Jan. 22: Silver is arrested and charged on five counts of fraud and corruption in a 35 - page complaint alleging the lawmaker made millions of dollars on the side through illegal kickbacks.

Grimm, who was hit with a 20 - count federal indictment on fraud and other charges in April stemming from alleged wrongdoing in his ownership of a Manhattan health restaurant prior to his election to congress, told the audience that it was fair for voters to look at that indictment when deciding whether or not to vote for him.

Embattled former Chairman of DAAR Communications, Chief Raymond Dokpesi has failed in his bid to regain freedom after being docked on Wednesday on a six - count charge bordering on alleged procurement fraud and breach of public trust to the tune of N2.1 billion before Justice -LSB-...]

EFCC had cited both Metuh and his firm as the 1st and 2nd defendants in the seven - count charge bordering on alleged N400million fraud.

Outgoing AG Andrew Cuomo plans to file civil fraud charges against Ernst & Young for its alleged role in the collapse of Lehman Brothers.

The defendants were charged to court after EFCC received a petition sometime in 2016, alleging corruption, fraud, and mindless stealing of the funds of the university.

Metuh and his firm, Destra Investment Limited, were charged before the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court over alleged N400 million fraud.

NEW YORK (AP)-- A prominent New York state senator pleaded not guilty on Monday to embezzlement and other charges alleging he brazenly tried to sabotage a federal fraud investigation of his law practice by seeking inside information from an employee of the Brooklyn U.S. attorney's office.

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.

Metuh who is facing trial alongside his firm, Destra Investment Limited, over alleged N400m fraud pleaded not guilty to the charges.

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.

It was gathered that further investigation into the fraud had necessitated a need to amend the 24 - count charge initially brought against Oronsaye, on July 13, 2015, in which along with his co-accused, Osarenkhoe Afe, and Fredrick Hamilton Global Services Limited, he is alleged to have been complicit in several biometric contract awards during his tenure as HoS.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has charged automobile firm, Innoson, its Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Innocent Chukwuma, and his brother, Charles, for alleged theft and fraud.

And while agents reportedly found the alleged fraud as an offshoot of an investigation into the modernization program, the criminal charge had nothing to do with that matter, either.

It is no surprise, however, that people charged with perpetrating fraud and corruption against the taxpayers of Monroe County are attempting to distract from their alleged crimes.

Kang faces wire fraud and securities fraud charges as well as theft of honest services charges in the alleged pay - to - play schemes he carried out as the state Common Retirement Fund's Director of Fixed Income Portfolio Strategy, U.S. Southern District Attorney Preet Bharara said Wednesday after an indictment was unsealed.

Charges have been filed against 10 Rockland County individuals for alleged social service fraud after referrals from the Rockland County Department of Social Services.

The Judge said that it was wrong of the EFCC to have claimed that the defendants were indicted for N36B alleged fraud when such a bogus figure was not contained in the charge adding that such press statement will prejudice fair trial of the defendants.

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.

Embattled former Chairman of DAAR Communications, Chief Raymond Dokpesi has failed in his bid to regain freedom after being docked on Wednesday on a six - count charge bordering on alleged procurement fraud and breach of public trust to the tune of N2.1 billion before Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja by the EFCC.

Both women deny any wrongdoing but McGarry has been charged with fraud, and Thomson named in a police report to prosecutors in connection with alleged mortgage frauds, but has not been charged.

, who was charged with an alleged fraud of N8.5 bn.

Aiello and Gerardi face more charges in another trial dealing with alleged fraud in upstate development projects that is slated to begin in June.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Thursday opened its case against a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Jumoke Akinjide, who was charged with an alleged fraud of N650m.

After months of rumours of piracy on the Internet global communications network, the US attorney in Boston this month brought charges against David LaMacchia, a 20 - year - old student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, alleging conspiracy to commit «wire fraud».

Siteserv (SSV: ID / LN) & Worldspreads (WSPR: LN / ID) both exited amid scandal — possibly criminal in the case of the latter, with alleged charges now including share price manipulation, in addition to accounting / actual fraud.

Recently, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) arrested an Israeli national & binary options CEO as she landed in JFK airport on alleged charges of wire fraud, securities fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud, carrying up to 40 years in a federal prison.

Marc Dreier: $ 10 Million Gagosian Client; Image via AP Larry Gagosian may be hurting, due to a court order involving alleged fraudster Allen Stanford, however things could be even worse as it turns out Marc Dreier, the powerful attorney indicted on fraud charges totaling nearly $ 700 million, is a substantial client of Larry Gagosian as well!

Marc Dreier: $ 10 Million Gagosian Client; Image via AP Larry Gagosian may be hurting, due to a court order involving alleged fraudster Allen Stanford, however things could be even worse as it turns out Marc Dreier, the powerful attorney indicted on fraud charges totaling nearly $ 700 million, is a substantial client of Larry Gagosian as -LSB-...]