Sentences with phrase «collected under the guise»
The harvested user information, collected under the guise of academic research, included the private social media activity of more than 50 million people.
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Mrs. Jonathan added, «On May 3, 2017, officials of the FIRS, in a convoy of about 20 trucks and over 70 personnel, raided our client's NGO — Aridolf Jo Resort Wellness and Spa Limited — situated at Kpansia Expressway, Bayelsa State, and orchestrated a massive destruction of personal properties belonging to our client without any lawful court order or search warrant and caused mayhem there under the guise of trying to collect unpaid taxes without following any due process provided by law to do so.»
Under the guise of requiring more democracy and transparency, the bill makes it harder for unions to collect membership fees and allocate them for political causes.
Recall the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday arraigned Bello and his son, accusing them of collecting about N300m meant for procurement of arms for political campaigns but was received from the Office of the National Security Adviser under the guise of using it for «safe houses».
It is equally important to state that the said judge under one guise or the other solicited and collected from several other lawyers with not less than nine senior advocates involved as at the last count.
«For the purposes of some gullible public, Prince Secondus never collected any money from the NSA under any guise.
The Teshie - born Rev. Martey, has been in the news for collecting US$ 100, 000 and 4 - wheel Toyota Land Cruiser from a flagbearer of an opposition political party to lead attacks on the John Mahama government under the guise of a voice of God.
Outright fraud has plagued emissions markets, whether it's Anne Sholtz building a Ponzi scheme out of smog allowances in Los Angeles or European cheats charging extra for carbon allowances under the guise of collecting a tax and then disappearing with the proceeds.
Like other types of fraudsters posing as your bank, a government agency or even a potential landlord, fake not - for - profits and false fundraisers aim to collect money from people under the guise of a sneaky scam: solicit donations for a nonexistent holiday or relief campaigns, and pocket the proceeds once you've handed over your money.
Year after year, the public is sold something incremental under the guise of something revolutionary, the phone makers collect their $ 650, and the carriers get their fresh batch of contract signees.