Sentences with phrase «charge of money laundering for»

The Federal Government, has charged the former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Mr. Andrew Yakubu, with nine - count charge of money laundering for stashing over N3billion ($ 9.8 million) at his house in Kaduna.

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Mr. Siegal is perhaps best known for his victory in defense of high - profile private equity financier Benjamin Wey against federal criminal and civil securities fraud and money laundering charges.

Suleiman Kerimov, who faces money - laundering charges in France for allegedly bringing hundreds of millions of euros into the country without reporting the money to tax authorities.

He was arrested for a number of charges including money laundering, marriage fraud and receiving child pornography.

Paul Manafort and Rick Gates were hit with tax, money laundering and other charges that relate to their work for the government of Ukraine and a Russia - affiliated Ukrainian political party.

3) Paul Manafort, Trump's former campaign chair, was indicted in October in Washington, DC on charges of conspiracy, money laundering, false statements, and failure to disclose foreign assets — all related to his work for Ukrainian politicians before he joined the Trump campaign.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has finally arraigned immediate past governor of Benue State, Mr Gabriel Suswam, before the Federal High Court in Abuja, for allegations bothering on money laundering and corruption charges.

«The only liberty that Liberty Reserve gave many of its users was the freedom to commit crimes, as it became a popular hub for fraudsters, hackers, and traffickers,» U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said Tuesday in announcing charges against seven people in a $ 6 billion scheme that he billed as possibly the largest money - laundering scheme even seen in the United States.

Suswam and his former Commissioner for Finance, Omadachi Oklobia, were arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC on a nine - count charge, bordering on money laundering to the tune of N3.1 billion.

Despite his frail health, the Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh on Wednesday showed up at the Federal High Court, Abuja, for his trial which borders on a seven - count charge of criminal breach of trust and money laundering to the tune of N400m brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

The charges of honest services fraud, extortion and money laundering stemmed from schemes by which he obtained nearly $ 4 million in exchange for using his position to help benefit a cancer researcher and two real estate developers.

Ohakim who was arraigned on Wednesday, July 8, 2015 on a three - count charge bordering on money laundering is alleged to have made a cash payment of $ 2, 290,000.00 (Two Million, Two Hundred and Ninety Thousand Dollars), for a piece of land at Plot No. 1098 Cadastral Zone A04, Asokoro District, otherwise known as No. 60, Kwame Nkurumah Street, Asokoro, Abuja.

He was one of the leaders who shut down the Senate for nearly four months when they couldn't pass a budget on time... and cut a deal putting Pedro Espada in charge, who's under investigation for tax fraud and money laundering.»

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, yesterday set Thursday January 14, for the arraignment Government Ekpemupolo (aka Tompolo), and Patrick Akpobolokemi, former director general of Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA before a Federal High Court, Lagos on a 40 count charge of alleged money laundering, conspiracy, stealing and diversion of funds.

This is coming on the heels of the seven - count charge slammed on the PDP spokesperson for alleged money laundering and corruption which were filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

According to the judge, Section 16 (2)(b) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, under which Nwosu was charged, prescribed a minimum of two years imprisonment or a fine of N10m for anyone convicted under the Act.

Mr. Silver, 71, a Democrat who reigned over Albany as speaker for more than two decades, was found guilty today today of fraud, extortion and money laundering charges brought by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara.

Fani - Kayode is standing trial alongside a former Minister of State for Finance, Senator Nenadi Usman, Danjuma Yusuf and a company, Joint Trust Dimensions Limited, on a 17 - count charge bordering on money laundering to the tune of N4.9 billion.

Not content to merely bash Spitzer for frequenting prostitutes, Stringer said he's standing by his accusations of money laundering — though the New York Times reported earlier this week that the charge is untrue.

In a letter filed Wednesday, Silver, who was found guilty last November on charges of fraud, extortion and money laundering related to two bribery schemes, said he apologizes to the court, to the people of New York and his constituents, as well as to his family for his «actions.»

Those were the two narratives presented to jurors today in the Manhattan federal courthouse where Mr. Silver, still an assemblyman and once among the three most powerful men in the state, is standing trial on charges of honest services fraud, extortion and money laundering for allegedly taking more than $ 4 million in bribes and kickbacks.

Murray garnered lots of attention for the group by having them run an ad, made by Warfield, attacking the prosecutor who was going after arch-conservative former House majority leader Tom Delay on money - laundering charges.

Silver, 72, a once - beloved Lower Manhattan assemblyman and one of the most powerful men in the state, was convicted by a federal jury in November on charges of money laundering and extortion related to two bribery schemes where he earned millions in kickbacks by trading political favors for money.

Silver faces wire and mail fraud counts on each bribery scheme for allegedly depriving citizens of his «honest services,» an extortion count for each scheme, and a money laundering charge.

The disgraced ex-assemblyman was convicted in November of charges of extortion and money laundering related to two bribery schemes in which he received millions in kickbacks by trading political favors for money.

Haggerty was sentenced last December to up to four years on charges of money laundering and grand larceny, for his siphoning $ 750,000 from election funds to buy a house in Queens.

He said that Justice Hassan, who worked as a prosecutor at the Federal Ministry of Justice and later seconded to the EFCC, signed the charges against him when he was previously tried for money laundering.

He had faced three federal charges — mail fraud, wire fraud and extortion — for each scheme, as well as a money laundering charge after prosecutors accused him of having illegally laundered the proceeds of those schemes to lucrative investments with a Buffalo - area venture capitalist.

Silver, 71, one of Albany's proverbial «three men in a room» who ruled the Assembly with seldom - questioned authority for 20 years, was stoic as the jury forewoman read seven consecutive verdicts of guilty on extortion, bribery and money - laundering charges on just the third day of deliberations.

The Chief Judge, CJ of the Federal High Court, Justice Ibrahim Auta had re-assigned the case to Justice Quadri, shortly after Justice Ademola's trial along with his wife and Joe Agi, SAN, commenced at a Federal Capital Territory High Court, for offences bordering on money laundering charges.

Temeka Rachelle Lewis, the 32 - year - old Clinton Hill resident who booked prostitutes for the Emperors Club and famously warned hooker «Kristin» against ex-governor Eliot Spitzer's «dangerous» sexual preferences, pleaded guilty today to charges of prostitution and money laundering.

Silver was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison after he was convicted on charges of extortion, fraud and money laundering related to bribery schemes in which he received millions for political favors.

EFCC Docks Badeh for Money Laundering The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, March 7, 2016 arraigned former Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, Air Chief Marshal Alex S. Badeh alongside Iyalikam Nigerian Limited before Justice Okon E. Abang on a 10 count charge bordering on money laundering, criminal breach of trust and corruption -LSBMoney Laundering The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, March 7, 2016 arraigned former Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, Air Chief Marshal Alex S. Badeh alongside Iyalikam Nigerian Limited before Justice Okon E. Abang on a 10 count charge bordering on money laundering, criminal breach of trust and corruptionLaundering The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, March 7, 2016 arraigned former Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, Air Chief Marshal Alex S. Badeh alongside Iyalikam Nigerian Limited before Justice Okon E. Abang on a 10 count charge bordering on money laundering, criminal breach of trust and corruption -LSBmoney laundering, criminal breach of trust and corruptionlaundering, criminal breach of trust and corruption -LSB-...]

If you live in Manhattan's 65th State Assembly district (the Financial District, Chinatown, the Lower East Side, Little Italy and Battery Park City), you'll be voting for an assembly member to replace former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who'd held his seat for nearly 40 years before a federal jury found him guilty in November on charges of fraud, extortion and money laundering.

On Friday, March 31, 2017 CCSA learned federal authorities charged Ben Chavis, former director of three California charter schools collectively known as the American Indian Model Schools (AIMS), with mail fraud and money laundering in connection with the schools» applications for federal grant funds.

In any scenario, the majority would prefer to avoid a 4 - 3 vote if one of those four votes belongs to Ref Rodriguez, who faces criminal charges for alleged political money laundering.

Last week Rabbi Osher Eisemann, the founder of the School for Hidden Intelligence (SCHI), previously arrested for mere money - laundering, is now facing corruption charges.

Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware A little while back, I stumbled on a news story about Mitchell Gross, a Georgia man who was recently indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of wire fraud and money laundering for allegedly luring... -LSB-...]

The charges were not really relevant to Trump himself or Trump's election campaign since Paul Manafort and Rick Gates were charged with money laundering, tax evasion, fraud, and failure to disclose and register that they are agents of a foreign principal under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) for activities on behalf of Ukraine (NOT Russia) between the years 2006 until 2014.

Only a few days ago, the French American dealer Guy Wildenstein was charged in Paris with tax evasion and money laundering; this may be the first of several convictions, as he awaits trial for -LSB-...]

In US v. Mitchell, No. 09 - 3041, the court of appeals affirmed defendant's conviction for money laundering conspiracy, holding that 1) the indictment was not so defective that defendant could not have reasonably understood the offense for which he was charged; and 2) defendant did not show that the danger of unfair prejudice substantially outweighed the probative value of certain tax information.

Manafort and Gates have been charged with conspiracy to launder money received for work on behalf of a former Ukrainian president.

The Winklevoss twins helped lead a funding round for bitcoin payment processor BitInstant in 2013 — a short - lived endeavor that came to a close when the company's CEO was arrested and charged with money laundering as the result of an investigation into the dark web market Silk Road.

In February 2012, the US Attorney for the District of Maryland indicted Bodog, Calvin Ayre and three other individuals on charges of illegal gambling and money laundering conspiracy.

Months later the CEO of BitInstant Charlie Shrem was arrested on charges of money laundering in relation to the controversial dark web service Silk Road, which sold drugs, guns and other illegal items in exchange for bitcoin.

In December 2017, several Chinese traders were arrested for various charges including money laundering for taking advantage of the high...