Sentences with phrase «conviction on conspiracy»

Joseph Percoco, who was once likened to a brother by the Democratic governor, faces up to 20 years in prison for his conviction on conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud and soliciting bribes.

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It came crashing down hard on Friday as a federal judge in Manhattan sentenced Ulbricht to serve the rest of his life in prison, following his earlier conviction on seven charges related to conspiracy, narcotics and money - laundering.

See Zero Hedge for more on conspiracies and convictions in court over price manipulation of precious metals.

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Although Johnson himself was cleared of criminal wrongdoing, he was fired in the wake of an academic credit - laundering scandal that led to the conviction of three of his assistants on federal fraud and conspiracy charges.

Following the convictions of Abdulla Ahmed Ali, 28, Tanvir Hussain, 28, and Assad Sarwar, 29, on the charge of conspiracy to activate bombs disguised as soft drinks, Mr Johnson said the case underlined the threat posed by terrorism.

Following his conviction on bribery, extortion and conspiracy charges in December, federal prosecutors asked a Judge Kimba Wood to fine the disgraced pol $ 500,000.

If convicted, they face up to 10 years in prison on each of the embezzlement counts and 5 years for the conspiracy charge, on top of another $ 250,000 fine for each conviction.

In a unanimous ruling centered on the conviction of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, the justices said that informal actions, like setting up a meeting or talking to someone influential, are not the «official acts» required to prove a bribery conspiracy.

His biggest victory was the conviction of Raj Rajaratnam, the billionaire co-founder of the Galleon Group, a massive hedge fund, on 14 counts of securities fraud and conspiracy.

Tuesday, the HealthSouth founder and the former Alabama governor will stand together before a federal judge, facing the possibility of years in prison for convictions on federal bribery, conspiracy and mail fraud charges.

Richard P. Adelson, 40, faced as much as life in prison for his conviction earlier this year on conspiracy and securities fraud charges for joining a plot to hide financial problems at Impath Inc., a provider of cancer information services...

The courts don't agree on whether conspiracy under § 1951 of the Hobbs Act requires an overt act for conviction.

On appeal, several of the charges were thrown out, but the conspiracy conviction remains and is the subject of his cert petition before the U.S. Supreme Court.

In addition, the D.C. Circuit has overturned convictions on charges of providing material support for terrorism and conspiracy — charges used in federal court cases all the time — because they were not recognized war crimes at the time the defendants engaged in the conduct.