Sentences with phrase «false pretenses for»

So it seems that the WF has been accepting tax - deductable donations under false pretenses for several years.

Not exact matches

A partnership between The Observer and the New York Times, and in collaboration with a whistleblower and former Cambridge Analytica employee unveiled a revelatory amount of information; most significantly that Facebook sold and willingly participated in the extraction of information for years, even though CEO Mark Zuckerberg claims that this was done on false pretenses.

however, * by * his own Church's standards, it would have ultimately been dehumanizing for her if she received communion on false pretenses.

Working under what he acknowledges were false pretenses, he was a well - paid writer for the religious right until the end of 1991 when he decided to tell the world that those whom he had served for decades are in fact promoting a program comparable to that of Hitler and the Third Reich.

I've always of the opinion that God gave the 10 commandments as part of his salvation plan to reduce fuzziness in man's thinking; no more ambiguity, no more false pretenses, bring the most self - righteous to acknowledge their depravity to prepare them for the coming of the Savior.

When Léa and Mathieu first cross paths, it is under false pretenses - Mathieu is posing as a vegetarian, infiltrating the local animal rights community for information that will force Léa's restaurant toward a swifter demise.

if the Ox was played to either showcase his skills or to increase any potential bids because of his perceived importance to our starting 11, this was an incredibly risky move that could have cost us dearly... imagine if he was injured or played poorly, like he did, and this negatively impacted our ability to get the best available deal... more importantly, why was Wenger willing to play someone who obviously wants out in such an important game under false pretenses... this kind of behaviour might be less offensive in April, when things are done and dusted, but to do this following a loss against a supposed main rival that pipped us for fourth by a point last year, could be considered at best inappropriate and at worst treasonous... we can't afford to let this coach make business decisions on game day, which has gone on for far too long

He sued her on the grounds of false pretenses, for not telling him about the plastic surgery and duping him into thinking she was beautiful, which brings up some interesting questions.

Cleland said the punishment a blogger might face could be comparable to that for those who are found to be engaging in false advertising, which ranges from cease - and - desist orders to reimbursement to consumers who believe they bought the product under false pretenses.

He had opposed British involvement in the war at its outbreak in 1914, a highly principled position to take in the face of its huge popularity among members of his own party, resigned his position as the leader of the Parliamentary Labour Party in consequence and then had his illegitimate birth raised by the newspapers in an attempt to get him to resign his seat as an MP (they argued that as he'd used a different name during his life from that on his birth certificate he'd stood for election on false pretenses and deceived his constituents).

«Instead, Andrew Cuomo has let a divisive debate go on for weeks while the developers of the Cordoba Ground Zero Mosque have been operating under false pretenses.

That Vanity Fair article mentioned by KI also described how Macchiarini had seduced a producer for NBC News under false pretenses while the outlet was preparing a special about his work.

Interactions under false pretenses do not make the right premises for a solid relationship.

Should act frank with profile and changing your photos on the Internet adult dating sites for singles, At least those that cooperate with you aren't under false pretenses.

Deciding that shadowy Hill House is the ideal place for an experiment, he lures three strangers there under false pretenses.

Reciting a long list of criminal offenses for participating in a «marriage of convenience,» the government employee cautions the duo about tying the knot under false pretenses.

This is despite the welcome return of Sam Neill's Alan Grant, with the affable character convinced to return to the dino - infested island under false pretenses and eventually forced to once again fight for his life.

Forget that America went to war with Iraq under false pretenses concerning non-existent «weapons of mass destruction,» or that the Big Oil interests that pushed for Bush Junior's invasion of Iraq led Americans to believe that the Iraq War was directly linked to avenging the perpetrators of 9/11.

And so he made a standing offer of ten thousand U.S. dollars to our table of foreign teachers for anyone willing to travel to the mainland, marry the woman under false pretenses and bring her to Taiwan.

The metadata librarian in question, Jeffrey Beall, has been featured in prominent journals and newspapers for his work on his site, Scholarly Open Access, which exposes publishers and journals who may be operating under false pretenses or bad business practices.

This may include white collar crimes like fraud, false representation or pretenses, embezzlement or larceny, or more serious acts such as damages you owe to victims if you were at fault for causing someone else's death, such as vehicular manslaughter while driving under the influence or operating a boat or aircraft while intoxicated.

Knowing and willfully obtaining information under false pretenses is subject to a fine of up to $ 5,000 or imprisonment for up to one year, or both.

In January of this year, two PETA employees, fully backed by PETAâ $ ™ s Newkirk and a highly - paid legal team, stood trial on 24 felony counts, including 21 counts of animal cruelty and obtaining property under false pretenses (lying to the shelters PETA adopted dogs and cats from, then euthanizing the animals rather then finding homes for them.)

Unvetted adopters take animals into their homes under false pretenses, often for heartbreaking purposes such as dog fighting and torture.

18 U.S.C. § 1343 provides: «Whoever, having devised or intending to devise any scheme or artifice to defraud, or for obtaining money or property by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises, transmits or causes to be transmitted by means of wire, radio, or television communication in interstate or foreign commerce, any writings, signs, signals, pictures, or sounds for the purpose of executing such scheme or artifice, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both.»

Not talking about indicting for the purpose of punishment but for exposing the lies advanced for the purposes of acquiring power and control over the populace under false pretenses.

Therein the weight of authority is that astrologers, conjurers, fakirs, magicians, mediums, and all variety of pretenders to supernatural power, and who assume to sell the same for money, are amenable to the criminal law of false pretenses.

Zent's statement makes it sound as if I joined the site under false pretenses — for the «sole purpose... to blog about Foxwordy and its members» activities.»

The penalties include: (1) A fine of not more than $ 50,000 and / or imprisonment of not more than 1 year; (2) if the offense is «under false pretenses,» a fine of not more than $ 100,000 and / or imprisonment of not more than 5 years; and (3) if the offense is with intent to sell, transfer, or use individually identifiable health information for commercial advantage, personal gain, or malicious harm, a fine of not more than $ 250,000 and / or imprisonment of not more than 10 years.

Comment: A few commenters were concerned that a verbal inquiry for next of kin verification is not consistent with the verification guidelines of this verification subsection and that verbal inquiry would create problems because anyone who purports to be a next of kin could easily obtain information under false pretenses.

♫ Baby no need for false pretenses Baby just shock me to my senses Everything that you do feels right... ♫

Landing a job under false pretenses will only create anxiety and an ever - present sense of impending doom as you continually wait for the other shoe to drop.

«False pretenses,» which, for example, means the husband and wife got married believing the wife was pregnant, but then separated within 45 days of the marriage and no child was born within 10 months of the separation;

I would also feel badly for Andrew and Dustin because If our suspicions are correct then apparently they were duped by you into hiring you under false pretenses.

Under these false pretenses, the Sullivans authorized Smith to negotiate with Brown, who offered to purchase 120 acres of land, plus all mineral rights for $ 54,000.

The Scotts sued, claiming that their credit reports had been obtained under false pretenses, in violation of federal and state law, and for failure to provide adequate notice under New York law.