Sentences with phrase «bribe payments made»

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To top off its challenges, the company announced in September that it was looking into certain eyebrow - raising payments made by its employees to various foreign government officials as they could have constituted illegal bribes.

In 2008, former Democratic congressional candidate Jack Davis apologized for $ 10,000 in payments he made to the wives of Western New York's most influential Independence Party leaders that critics called «bribes.»

Mei, 58, of Bayville, is cooperating with prosecutors after pleading guilty to accepting bribes from Singh, including $ 50,000 in checks made out to cash, a trip to South Korea and cash payments to cover a $ 36,000 BMW lease.

A report carried by a Ghanaian newspaper and its website claim the leaked document from the Sports Minister, Nii Lante's office says his own government made $ 420,000 unclassified payments which the newspaper described as «bribe» to secure Ghana's qualification to the world football fiesta.

«Taking into account the fact that nine out of every 10 bribes paid into public officials in Nigeria are paid in cash and the size of the payment made, it is estimated that the total amount of bribes paid to public officials in Nigeria in the 12 months prior to the survey was around N400 billion, the equivalent of $ 4.6 billion in purchasing power parity (PPP).

Developer Aaron Malinsky came under fire in 2011 and was indicted for allegedly making $ 500,000 in bribe payments to state Sen. Carl Kruger, who stepped in to push forward several major developments, one of which was Canarsie Plaza, but was cleared.

Mei, 58, of Bayville, pleaded guilty in 2015 to honest - services fraud for accepting bribes from Singh, who gave him $ 50,000 in checks made out to cash, trips to South Korea and Italy and cash payments for a $ 36,000 BMW lease.

And the immediate past Sports Minister alleged that the Black Stars failed to make it to Russia because his outfit failed to pay «unclassified payments» to the GFA to bribe referees.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Carina Schoenberger read the five counts each defendant's facing: conspiracy to commit honest services fraud, two counts of payment of bribes and gratuities, wire fraud conspiracy, and making false statements to federal officers.

He ordered that no further payments be made to this «consultant» and, when a questionable consulting contract was entered into with a new entity, he prohibited payments under that contract and started a thorough FCPA review, which exposed the scheme to bribe Nigerian officials.

• You met a friend / fiancé online • You've never met face to face • Your correspondent professed love at warp speed • Your friend / fiancé is plagued with medical problems requiring loans from you • You are promised repayment upon the inheritance of alluvial gold or gems • You've sent large sums for visas or plane tickets but the person can not seem to make it out of Ghana • When your friend does try to leave the country, h / she is detained by immigration officials demanding payment or bribes • Your correspondent consistently uses lower case «i's» and / or grammar not in - keeping with their supposed life station or education level Cases bearing these and other hallmarks have all proven to be scams intended to separate sympathetic people from their money.We advise Americans not to send money to people they have never actually met.