Sentences with phrase «for alleged money»

Dr Olugbumi Usim - Wilson has filed an application to withdraw as a surety to Olisa Metuh, a former Peoples Democratic Party spokesman, standing on trial for alleged money laundering.

The 32 - year - old who is very popular on various social media platforms because of his display of flashy and expensive cars was reported by bloggers and social media commentators to have been arrested for alleged money laundering.

This is coming on the heels of the seven - count charge slammed on the PDP spokesperson for alleged money laundering and corruption which were filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

The EFCC had last week Tuesday allegedly frozen Fayose's account numbers 1003126654 and 9013074033 in Zenith bank for alleged money laundering running into N1.2 billion being money allegedly taken from the $ 2.1 billion arms fund in the office of the former National Security Adviser, Col. Bello Dasuki.

A leading member of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) of Brong Ahafo Region, Alhaji Osman Banda has called on President Akufo - Addo to investigate the Brong Ahafo Regional Minister, Hon. Kweku Asomah - Cheremeh for alleged money extortion.

Earlier this week, a regulator ordered CBA to keep an extra A$ 1 billion ($ 750 million) in cash reserves as punishment for the alleged money laundering breaches, which it is contesting.

Not exact matches

After the companies wired the money intended for Quanta, Rimasauskas was alleged to have moved the funds to different bank accounts around the world to places such as Latvia, Cyprus, Slovakia, Lithuania, Hungary, and Hong Kong.

A lawsuit brought against Sater and others in 2015, which is ongoing, alleges that «for most of its existence it [Bayrock] was substantially and covertly mob - owned and operated,» engaging «in a pattern of continuous, related crimes, including mail, wire, and bank fraud; tax evasion; money laundering; conspiracy; bribery; extortion; and embezzlement.»

Some companies have alleged that reviewers attempt to «extort» money or other services from them in exchange for not posting negative reviews.

First the country became a tax haven and alleged money - laundering hub for Russian criminals.

The complaint alleges that company A would give in to the threat, pay AT&T / Time Warner more money for Turner programming, and pass those higher costs (or at least most of them) along to its customers.

The board fired the founder and CEO, alleging he misappropriated company money, and EnGlobe was mired in litigation for years.

It's been a rough couple of days for President Donald Trump's former campaign manager Paul Manafort, the subject of a federal indictment alleging tax fraud and money laundering.

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In exchange for the money, Daniels agreed not to come forward about the alleged sexual encounter.

Internet security expert Joseph Steinberg told CNBC that the criminals typically do not demand a big sum of money, instead preferring to get the payment right away and insisting that the person from whom the ransom is demanded stay on the phone with them for fear that if connection is established with the alleged victim, the scam will be exposed.

It may be sufficient, he said, for AGs to allege that hundreds of thousands of residents spent a minimal amount of money in response to a data breach.

Before the election, Cohen paid $ 130,000 in hush money to Stormy Daniels to keep her from speaking out about her alleged affair with Trump, and he helped orchestrate countless business deals and legal maneuvers for Trump over the past several years.

While predatory pricing technically remains illegal, it is extremely difficult to win predatory pricing claims because courts now require proof that the alleged predator would be able to raise prices and recoup its losses.405 Revising predatory pricing doctrine to reflect the economics of platform markets, where firms can sink money for years given unlimited investor backing, would require abandoning the recoupment requirement in cases of below - cost pricing by dominant platforms.

Ms. Clifford was owed the money in return for signing an agreement that bars her from discussing an alleged sexual encounter with Mr. Trump in 2006, people familiar the matter said.

Among those recordings: conversations between Cohen and an attorney for two women who both received hush money to hide their alleged affairs with Donald Trump.

Prosecutors in that high - profile probe allege that Scott Walker is at the center of a «criminal scheme» to illegally coordinate fundraising with Wisconsin Club for Growth and other nonprofit «dark money» groups during the 2011 and 2012 recall elections.»

A Greek court has given the green light for the extradition of alleged bitcoin money launderer Alexander Vinnik to the U.S.

Tove Ryding, a tax coordinator for Eurodad, told CNBC she wasn't surprised by Germany's ranking and money laundering risk, given the number of recent scandals involving German banks including Deutsche Bank, which was fined by South African anti-money laundering regulators in February, and saw investigations launched over alleged money laundering for Russian clients in June.

A local priest was also placed under house arrest and a notary public was suspended for alleged involvement in the money - laundering plot.

That's why they're always offered for free despite their alleged awesomeness; the money comes when you fund your trading account with their affiliate broker.

Shortly before the Rose Garden event Thursday, Trump acknowledged reimbursing his personal attorney for hush money the lawyer paid to porn actress Stormy Daniels, who alleges a sexual encounter with Trump in 2006.

Trump has been scandal - ridden for his entire career — from alleged affairs with porn stars, to hush money payoffs, to alleged corruption in his corporate dealings — and still enjoys an approval rating of over 79 percent amongst white Evangelical Christians.

Prosecutors argued that Hussain had not lied about how much money he told Cromitie, the alleged ringleader of the group, he would be paid for the attack and denied defense contentions that the men were entrapped.

A former bookkeeper for well - known West Loop restaurants Blackbird and Avec was arrested Wednesday on federal charges alleging she stole more than $ 600,000 from the restaurants over a six - year period and used the money to pay down personal credit card debt, mortgages and other expenses.

The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection has alleged that the Northern Regional Chairman of the ruling party, Bugri Naabu has collected people's monies, goats, cows among other goodies and promised them jobs with the School Feeding Programme.

On Oman Fm's Boiling Point on Thursday, he alleged that a number of appointees at the seat of government are making filthy money indicating that some persons are demanding bribes in return for jobs.

FG specifically alleged that he acted in breach of extant provisions of the Money Laundering Act, the EFCC Act and the Public Procurement Act, for receiving huge sums of money from the office of the NSA, for unsubstantiated purMoney Laundering Act, the EFCC Act and the Public Procurement Act, for receiving huge sums of money from the office of the NSA, for unsubstantiated purmoney from the office of the NSA, for unsubstantiated purpose.

The clincher, of course, would be the vandals» campaign for the release of Dasuki, alleged chief operator of the illicit spigot, that splashed public money into private pockets.

Both FIFA and the Olympics Committee have been involved in numerous proved and alleged cases of bribery, where candidate countries funnelled money to the organizers in order to increase their chance of becoming a host for the next event.

On Tuesday, a federal high court in Lagos had remanded him in prison alongside former Minister for Finance, Nenandi Usman, Mr. Danjuma Yusuf and a company, Joint Trust Nigeria Limited, on alleged money laundering to the tune of N4.9 billion.

The immediate past Managing Director (MD) of the Bulk Oil Storage Transportation (BOST), Kingsley Kwame Awuah - Darko, has rubbished media reports that, the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO), is on his heels for alleged payments and withdrawal of money from government's account.

For the past ten years, Michael Asante is alleged to have taken monies ranging from five thousand to forty thousand Cedis to secure his unsuspecting clients admission into public universities and into the security forces.

As for that hush money paid to porn actress Stormy Daniels by Trump's attorney Michael Cohen to remain silent about an alleged affair, Scaramucci doesn't think the matter will amount to much.

The lawsuit alleges Espada created a for - profit management company, Espada Management, as a vehicle to siphon money from his nonprofit, Soundview Healthcare Network, which the AG has already accused the senator of bilking to the tune of $ 14 million.

Douglas Hogg, the former Conservative cabinet minister who played a notable part in the MPs» expenses scandal after it was alleged that he had claimed money for the clearing of the moat at his country house in Lincolnshire, has emerged as a frontrunner to win a hereditary place in the House of Lords.

«We were expecting our committee allowances from the chairman, so, when we were called by our leader to come and take our money, we took it knowing that that is our allowance, so, as for the quantum we can not tell how much money he [Mr Agyarko] might have given to the chairman, so, there are all sort of speculations about what sort of quantum he is alleged to have given, but what we know is what came to us as individuals, that is what we can bear testimony to: whether it's GHS1 or GHS2, no matter how small it is, what we know is what was given to us and we found out later that it was coming from him, so, as for the quantum, it's not important.

The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) pursued Moyo during Mugabe's era for the alleged theft of Zimbabwe Manpower Development Fund money.

David Mills was investigated in Italy for money laundering and alleged tax fraud.

The government alleges Silver funneled money from that fund for grants to an asbestos cancer research doctor, in return for referrals to the law firm of Weitz & Luxenberg, where Silver had long served as of counsel.

Youths in Igbara Odo, alleged to be officials and members of Federation of Igbara Oke Students Union (FISU) had attacked the palace of the Arajaka of Igbara Odo, on Friday, claiming that he had not properly accounted for the money raised in their community celebration.

This the same company whose owner is under Federal indictment for defrauding local and federal taxpayers of money spent on alleged fraudulent repairs made to Rockland County BOCES School buses.

Oluwawole alleged that the Nobel Laureate was brought to Ekiti Sate for the commissioning of the new government house in a chartered helicopter paid for from the coffers of the state, while an undisclosed amount of money was also packaged for his stomach, «hence his result to unmerited image laundering for the reckless outgoing governor.»

However, the EFCC is in moves to arraign Dudafa and his alleged accomplices for money laundering before a Federal High Court in Lagos.

Prosecutors allege he illegally cashed in on his outsize influence, making big money by doing political favors — not legal work — for law firms.