When I was convicted of white collar crimes arising out of clients from my law practice, I went into sentencing looking at Guidelines of 121 to 151 months, which were driven by a conviction for conspiracy to
commit money laundering with my clients.
Not exact matches
U.S. authorities said Thursday they have shut down the successor website to Silk Road, an underground online drug marketplace, and charged its alleged operator
with conspiracy to
commit drug trafficking, computer hacking,
money laundering and other crimes.
Franklin Templeton is firmly
committed to international efforts to combat
money laundering and the funding of terrorist and criminal activities, and as such it makes every effort to remain in full compliance
with all applicable anti —
money laundering («AML») and anti — terrorist financing («ATF») laws, rules and standards adopted in the jurisdictions in which it does business.
The ASIC commissioner reiterated past comments by the organization that the crypto industry needed a «more secure sector» which could sustain public confidence and that he was
committed the current collaboration
with other domestic and international regulators to combat
money laundering and clarify a framework for cryptocurrencies.
Shamo was convicted on May 31, 2017 along
with fellow dark web operators for several drug - related offences, including trafficking and conspiracy to
commit money laundering.
«That you, Olisa Metuh and Destra Investments Limited on or about the 24th November, 2014 in Abuja, did retain the sum of N400m on behalf of the Peoples Democratic Party of its campaign activities by concealing the said sum in your account
with Diamond Bank Plc, when you reasonably ought to have known that such fund formed part of the proceeds of an unlawful activity of Col. Sambo Dasuki (Rtd), the then National Security Adviser, (to wit: criminal breach of trust and corruption), and you thereby
committed an offence contrary to Section 17 (a) of the
Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 as amended in 2012 and punishable under Section 17 (b) of the same Act.
Account No. 0040437573 from the account of the Office of the National Security Adviser
with the Central Bank of Nigeria without contract award, when you reasonably ought to have known that the said fund formed part of the proceeds of an unlawful activity of Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki (Rtd) the then NSA (To wit: criminal breach of trust and corruption) and thereby
committed an offence contrary to section 15 (2)(d) of the
Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011, as amended in 2012 and punishable under section 15 (3) of the same Act.
«That you, Olisa Metuh and Destra Investment Limited on or about the 24th November, 2014 in Abuja converted the sum of N400m paid into the account of Destra Investment Limited
with Diamond Bank Plc, Account No: 0040437573 from the account of the office of the National Security Adviser
with the Central Bank of Nigeria without contract award when you reasonably ought to have known that the said fund formed part of the proceeds of an unlawful activity of Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki (Rtd) the then National Security Adviser (To Wit: criminal breach of trust and corruption) and thereby
committed an offence contrary to Section 15 (2), (d) of the
Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 as amended in 2012 and punishable under Section 15 (3) of the same Act.
One of the counts reads: «That you Air Chief Marshal Alex S Badeh (whilst being the Chief of Air Staff, Nigerian Air Force) and IYALIKAM NIGERIA LIMITED between 28th March and 5th December, 2013 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Court, did use an aggregate sum of N878, 362,732.94 (Eight Hundred and Seventy - Eight Million, Three Hundred and Sixty Two Thousand, Seven Hundred and Thirty - Two Naira, Ninety - Four kobo) removed from the accounts of the Nigerian Air Force and paid into the account of Rytebuilders Technologies Limited
with Zenith Bank Plc for the construction of a shopping mall situate at Plot 1386, Oda Crescent Cadastral Zone A07, Wuse II, Abuja for yourself, when you reasonably ought to have known that the said funds formed part of the proceed of unlawful activity (to wit: criminal breach of trust and corruption) of Air Chief Marshal Alex S Badeh and you thereby
committed an offence contrary to Section 15 (2)(d) of the
Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 (as amended) and punishable under Section 15 (3) of the same Act»
NEW YORK — The top executive of a New York City - based Bitcoin company and a Florida Bitcoin exchanger have been charged
with conspiring to
commit money laundering by selling more than $ 1 million in Bitcoins to users of the black market website Silk Road, authorities said Monday.
Franklin Templeton is firmly
committed to international efforts to combat
money laundering and the funding of terrorist and criminal activities, and as such it makes every effort to remain in full compliance
with all applicable anti —
money laundering («AML») and anti — terrorist financing («ATF») laws, rules and standards adopted in the jurisdictions in which it does business.
The only thing worse than being scammed out of a large sum of
money that you owe a bank eager to collect it is to get a knock on your door one morning and find a number of serious - faced federal agents there to inform you that you'll need to come
with them because they think you're guilty of wire fraud, conspiracy to
commit money laundering, and god knows what else.
However, she is also able to deal successfully
with complex dishonesty cases, and recently secured an acquittal at half time in a
money laundering matter, where her client was the wife of a man who had
committed large - scale Advance Fee Frauds over a number of years.
The test for unlawful conduct under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (PCA 2002), Pt 5, is whether it is more probable than not that a person alleged to have
committed fraud or
money laundering has obtained the property in issue through the unlawful conduct alleged; it is not sufficient solely to establish a lifestyle inconsistent
with any identified lawful income.
Vinnik was charged
with operating an unlicensed
money service business, conspiracy to
commit money laundering, 17...
Shamo, along
with other dark web operators Drew Wilson Crandall, Mario Anthony Noble, and Sean Michael Gygi, was found guilty on May 31, 2017 of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, aiding the importation of a controlled substance, intentional adulteration of drugs, use of the US mail in drug trafficking, conspiracy to
commit money laundering, and engaging in monetary transaction in property derived from specified unlawful activity.
She was subsequently charged
with bank fraud,
money laundering, and conspiracy to
commit money laundering, as it's alleged that she fraudulently obtained funds that were used to purchase Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies online.
«FINTRAC remains
committed to working
with reporting entities in ensuring compliance
with the Proceeds of Crime (
Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act and related regulations,» says the agency in a news release.