Sentences with phrase «criminal sanctions against»

OSFI just issued an advisory threatening to bring criminal sanctions against non-banks that use the words «bank», «banker», or «banking».

This conclusion is further supported by... the witnesses» evidence, found, inter alia, that «One of the effects of criminal sanctions against homosexual acts is to reinforce the misapprehension and general prejudice of the public and increase the anxiety and guilt feelings of homosexuals leading, on occasions, to depression and the serious consequences which can follow from that unfortunate disease.»

The Fraser report rejected complete decriminalization for a number of reasons, but suggested a combination of tough criminal sanctions against street prostitution while endorsing a licensing system for brothels (some form of regulation).

Failure to do so can lead to fines and ultimately criminal sanctions against the business and also the individual, not to mention the risk of bad publicity should the business fail to compile to any minimum legal employment rights.

By contrast, the SFO indicates in the guidance that it will regard an active decision not to self - report as a negative factor likely to increase the prospect of criminal sanctions against a UK business.

Lib Dems have called for tough criminal sanctions against those MPs caught breaking rules on allowances.

The second local law signed by Poloncarz, Local Law 19 - 1, imposes misdemeanor criminal sanctions against any individual who is found to fraudulently represent themselves as a veteran in order to receive a monetary or any other tangible benefit.

Not exact matches

States have also established criminal sanctions to be imposed against parents who abuse, neglect, abandon, or fail to financially support their children.

Socio - Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently «seek from the International Criminal Court an arrest warrant to bring Mrs Diezani Alison - Madueke before the court on allegations of corruption against her, which the government should consider as crimes against humanity and serious enough for it to sanction her prosecution before the court.»

He recommended stronger sentencing laws for the «depraved individuals» responsible for criminal acts against children, but added that strong criminal sanctions are only part of the solution.

The delegates would come to discuss treaties and referendums, issue sanctions against Bowser from the Koopa Kingdom, and declare Ganon a war criminal.

First, a proposal of directive on the fight against fraud to the Union's financial interests by means of criminal law («Proposed Directive Financial Interests») harmonises the definition of offences against the Union's financial interests as well as the sanctions for those offences, and thereby constitutes the substantive basis for the offences within the EPPO's competence (infra).

The common defence line of Uber against Member State - issued prohibitions or criminal sanctions in both cases had been that it does not engage in the offering of transportation services subjected to regulatory licensing requirements itself.

Anna Wetter's contribution takes as an example the decision - making process that has led to the adoption of Directive 2009 / 52 / EC on minimum standards on sanctions and measures against the employers of illegal migrants in order to assess a number of legal questions that characterise the development of EU criminal law.

«The prohibition against involuntary servitude does not prevent the State or Federal Governments from compelling their citizens, by threat of criminal sanction, to perform certain civic duties.»

Police officers were given power under the new rules to decide whether to file criminal charges or levy administrative sanctions against individuals who blew over the limit.

Some judges, whom I applaud, have started using criminal contempt as a sanction against mothers who repeatedly interfere with a father's court - ordered visitation.

If letters and private documents can thus be seized and held and used in evidence against a citizen accused of an offense, the protection of the Fourth Amendment declaring his right to be secure against such searches and seizures is of no value, and, so far as those thus placed are concerned, might as well be stricken from the Constitution... The tendency of those who execute the criminal laws of the country to obtain conviction by means of unlawful seizures and enforced confessions, the latter often obtained after subjecting accused persons to unwarranted practices destructive of rights secured by the Federal Constitution, should find no sanction in the judgments of the courts which are charged at all times with the support of the Constitution and to which people of all conditions have a right to appeal for the maintenance of such fundamental rights.

With at least six Florida personal injury lawyers now facing unrelated criminal charges for defrauding auto insurers and the Sunshine State already in the running for this year's # 1 ranking among the nation's Judicial Hellholes, a panel of four federal judges last week imposed nearly $ 9.2 million in sanctions on two Jacksonville - based plaintiffs» firms for their shameless pursuit of more than 1,200 «frivolous and factually baseless lawsuits» against tobacco defendants... → Read More: Two Florida Firms» Fraudulent Tobacco Claims Draw Nearly $ 9.2 Million in Sanctions

«OFAC will use sanctions in the fight against criminal and other malicious actors abusing digital currencies and emerging payment systems as a complement to existing tools, including diplomatic outreach and law enforcement authorities.»

OFAC will use sanctions in the fight against criminal and other malicious actors abusing digital currencies and emerging payment systems as a complement to existing tools, including diplomatic outreach and law enforcement authorities — To strengthen our efforts to combat the illicit use of digital currency transactions under our existing authorities, OFAC may include as identifiers on the SDN List specific digital currency addresses associated with blocked persons.

In part, banks say they are concerned about the due diligence cryptocurrency exchanges do on their customers to guard against money laundering, criminal activity and sanctions violations.

Given that violence against adults, animals, and criminals to change their behavior is illegal, Gershoff questions why violence against children to change their behavior should be socially sanctioned, especially without clear and compelling evidence that it results in desirable outcomes.