Sentences with phrase «alleged fraud made»

The widespread, non-athlete-specific nature of UNC's alleged fraud made this less of an NCAA issue and more something for UNC to fix on its own.

Not exact matches

After claims of no problems as late as October, Olympus» alleged fraud has been followed in recent months with independent reviews that have been made public, condemning the company's actions.

Barcelona forward Neymar and his parents will stand trial over alleged fraud and corruption, making the Brazilian the latest football superstar to have to take the stand, a Spanish court ordered on Thursday.

Yesterday, we wrote about Shafran's role in excuse - making for the corrupt and dysfunctional legislature up in Albany, but what wasn't discussed is that Shafran also worked as the goto political spinmaster for Senator Malcolm Smith — the same Senator that was arrested in a statewide FBI corruption probe that alleges he attempted to rig the Mayoral election through fraud and bribes early this morning.

But Vacco predicts that while Schneiderman «made a mistake,» he won't he slapped with ethics violations because the AG ultimately filed a civil suit against Trump University for alleged consumer fraud, suggesting there was no quid pro quo.

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.

Mr. Akpabey's petition copied the vice president, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Chief of Staff, Frema Opare and Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori Atta, insisted that the PWC is made of mainly Chartered Accountants «whose job training, experience and focus are on statutory audits taxation and investment consultancy is therefore not a firm of forensic Auditors and or Fraud Investigators to deal with the alleged US$ 72 million ICT fraud.

If they feel like the election outcome is threatened by said alleged fraud, they will be more motivated to work to elect him (volunteer, donate, make sure people turn out to vote).

The former execs are claiming for promissory fraud, alleging that the publishing giant had no intention of keeping promises made to the developers after it persuaded them to stay on and develop Modern Warfare 2.

In her view, both sets of defendants made statements that alleged or implied facts that could be defamatory or otherwise actionable, e.g. that Mann engaged in fraud or other disreputable conduct.

The purpose of the statute of frauds is to protect people from being held liable on informal communications because they may be made without sufficient consideration or expressed ambiguously or because such a communication might be fraudulently alleged against the party to be charged.

Today's legal news was dominated by Bernie Madoff's entry of a guilty plea to eleven charges — including securities fraud, wire fraud, mail fraud, money laundering and making a false filing to the SEC — all tied to his alleged $ 50 billion Ponzi scheme.

New York, NY: McDonald's is facing a consumer fraud class action lawsuit brought by consumers who allege the fast food chain's claims that its chicken breast filet sandwiches, salads and wraps are made with 100 percent chicken breast filet, are false.

Plaintiff, a dissatisfied attorney, has brought suit against the entire legal tech industry, alleging that the claims and promises it made in 2016 amount to fraud and false advertising.»

Some examples include a contract dispute where less than the projected product sales were reaped on expensive, luxury medical machines because hospitals didn't want to buy them, environmental / bankruptcy claims alleging fraud where a spun - off company failed because of decreased housing demands, and fraud claims where investors made risky investments without protections and lost big.

Their solicitors, while stating that they were not alleging fraud, ie undue influence, against Lady Caroline, claimed that she had a «very forceful personality» and had convinced herself that it was Richard's wish to make a final bequest to her in a situation where he could not have properly understood the implications.

The court commented that his disclosure was so broad, and outside the bounds of the crime / fraud exception (i.e. exceeded what was necessary to identify and put an end to the alleged ongoing fraud), that it made it «virtually impossible to identify and distinguish each improper disclosure.»

French consumer fraud group DGCCRF, part of the country's economy ministry, last week launched a preliminary investigation into Apple over «alleged deception» and «planned obsolescence» of Apple products, reports Reuters.The investigation follows Apple's admission that it slows down some older iPhones with degraded batteries during times of peak power usage in order to prevent unexpected shutdowns.Apple introduced the power management feature in iOS 10.2.1 following complaints of unexpected shutdowns in the iPhone 6s, but Apple did not make it clear to consumers that it was due to battery deterioration nor did Apple inform customers that it could cause occasional performance slowdowns.Apple has since apologized for its lack of communication and introduced a new policy that

After noting that NASAA members believe that trading around cryptocurrencies in general «is likely to pose a significant risk to investors,» it makes note of the growing interest in ICOs, which can be used to bootstrap and fund new blockchain networks but have also served as vehicles for alleged fraud in the past.

The Texas regulators also allege fraud in the offering and the making «statements that are materially misleading or otherwise likely to deceive the public.»

To successfully allege fraud, a suit must allege that a false representation, which is known to be false at the time it is made, was made to induce a party to act.

To successfully allege fraud, a party must show a false representation which is known to be false at the time it is made, made to induce the other party to act, and the other party justifiably relies on the representation, causing the other party damages.

The buyers filed suit, alleging that the broker had provided false information that made him liable for fraud.

The doctrine of caveat emptor applies to real estate transactions in Ohio, and so precludes recovery for fraud when: the purchaser could have discovered the alleged defect or condition on a reasonable inspection; the purchaser had the opportunity to make such an inspection; and the seller did not engage in active concealment of the condition.

The Supreme Court of Wyoming has ruled that buyers who sign an «as is» purchase contract can not later claim fraud for alleged misrepresentations made after they signed the agreement.

Venezia v. Coldwell Banker Sammis Realty (270 A.D. 2d 480)- buyer's action against seller for fraud for failing to disclose toxic contamination of untapped ground water beneath the property and surrounding area dismissed; cause of action against brokers severed; buyer's claim of fraud against seller was extinguished upon closing as a result of specific merger clause in contract of sale; moreover, buyer's failed to allege that seller made any representation about the condition of the land's subsurface or groundwater and did not allege that seller engaged in concealment or otherwise deceitful conduct designed to prevent the discovery of such contamination; seller is under no duty to speak; salesperson of one of the defendant real estate agencies represented to buyer that the house was in good condition

To allege fraud, the Buyers would need to show that the Brokerage made a false representation of material fact with knowledge of the statement's falsity or reckless disregard for the truth, with the purpose of inducing the Buyers to act in reliance on the statement, and where the Buyers justifiably relied upon the misrepresentation and acted upon it, thereby suffering damage.