Sentences with phrase «alleged scandals involving»

The currency's movement was in response to a massive 34 - hour protest staged by tens of thousands against the incumbent Prime Minister Najib Razak on an alleged scandal involving a $ 700 million cash transfer into his personal bank account.

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Add to these bureaucratic inefficiencies the curious case of Judy Sgro, the former immigration minister who resigned from cabinet in January following a pair of scandals involving the alleged preferential treatment of immigrants who were associated with her campaign office.

The agency asked Medium to take down a post that alleges the country's Prime Minister Najib Razak was trying to exit the country in the midst of a corruption scandal involving him.

... when there are lots of other Trump scandals that involve far greater magnitudes of (alleged) corruption but which don't attract nearly as much attention.

Tove Ryding, a tax coordinator for Eurodad, told CNBC she wasn't surprised by Germany's ranking and money laundering risk, given the number of recent scandals involving German banks including Deutsche Bank, which was fined by South African anti-money laundering regulators in February, and saw investigations launched over alleged money laundering for Russian clients in June.

We then have a major section on Ayesha, who is later impersonated by one of the prostitutes, the whores of «The Curtain,» and from that impersonation the reader is given full details of Ayesha's strong - willed character, and the scandal involving her and an apparently innocent young man, Safwan, who rescues her on a desert trail only for idle tongues to wag about their alleged secret conduct.

UNC's investigation into academic infractions has apparently hit a not - entirely - surprising speed bump, according to Athletics Director Dick Baddour: The tutor involved in the alleged scandal.

I'm sure that you have seen the recent scandal involving him and some friends, his team mate Mathieu Valbuena and an alleged blackmail attempt over a sex tape.

But despite his obvious talents and international pedigree, Benzema won't be involved this summer after Didier Deschamps elected not to pick him due to his impending trial for an alleged sex - tape blackmail scandal involving his French teammate Mathieu Valbuena.

Newsday says the investigation into an alleged sexting scandal involving Mangano should be turned over to the Nassau County DA.

The government reform groups say the latest scandal involving Senator Smith's alleged bribes to GOP officials to try to obtain permission to run on the Republican Mayoral ballot once again emphasizes the need to get money out of politics.

Prosecutors have alleged a widespread corruption scandal involving one of Cuomo's signature upstate New York economic development projects.

The Chairman of the committee investigating the bribery scandal involving Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko, and some members of the Appointments Committee, Joe Ghartey, has said the report on the alleged scandal is credible.

The fallout from the Weinstein scandal continued today, as protestors gathered outside Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance's office to show their outrage over the way prosecutors handled a case involving the alleged sexual assault of a model in 2015.

«Nothing restores the faith of a people more than getting big money out of politics,» said the mayor, whose administration has been dogged by scandals involving political fund - raising and alleged favors done for big - money benefactors.

The administration of President Mahama has seen several cases of alleged corruption, such as the SADA scandal, Gyeeda, bus branding, the payment of judgement debt to Woyome, a car gift involving the President among others.

In all, eight people are embroiled in the alleged pay - to - play scandal involving separate projects.

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.

Advised UK manufacturing company in connection with US aspects of alleged involvement in an «Oil for Food» scandal and an unrelated investigation of alleged bribery involving contracts in the Caribbean

The troubles at Home Capital began when the Ontario Securities Commission alleged that several company executives misled shareholders in their handling of a scandal involving falsified documentation for a bunch of mortgages almost two years ago.»