Sentences with phrase «for illicit uses»

Sue pharmaceutical opioid distributors for violating «their duty by selling large amounts of painkillers that were then diverted for illicit uses, helping to contribute to the opioid epidemic.»

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Colleagues said it would be used for money laundering, drugs, and other illicit activities, he says — the same criticisms lobbed at Bitcoin when it debuted.

On its website, Verge is described as a cryptocurrency which «improves upon the Bitcoin blockchain» and uses open - source software like Tor and I2P — both of which have been used in connection to the former trading site for illicit goods, the Silk Road.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has been vocal about bitcoin's ability to aid criminals, telling CNBC in Davos in January his main focus on cryptocurrencies is «to make sure that they're not used for illicit activities.»

Those using Telegram for illicit purposes say they view Telegram as a platform that offers increased anonymity compared to other alternatives, and one that isn't as heavily policed when it comes to removing groups and channels focused on sharing pirated or illegal material.

A spokesperson for PayPal told Bloomberg that the company is «intensely focused on combatting and preventing the illicit use of our services» and working with law enforcement to stop illegal activity.

As cryptocurrencies are not backed by government, several authorities fear they may be used for illicit activities like money laundering.

Regulators have expressed concerns over digital assets due to their extremely volatile nature and worries that they could be used for illicit activity.

At a CNBC / Institutional Investor Delivering Alpha conference, Dimon argued that governments will eventually crack down on digital currencies because cryptocurrency is being used for illicit purposes.

By comparison, in states where the drug did become legal for medical use, the rate of illicit use went from 5.55 percent to 9.15 percent.

That bill would, among other things, help establish a system of «rewards for information leading to convictions related to terrorist use of digital currencies,» and «a FinTech Leadership in Innovation Program to encourage the development of tools and programs to combat terrorist and illicit use of digital currencies.»

Nevertheless, she said, Singapore «will not tolerate its financial system being used as a refuge or conduit for illicit fund flows.»

At the same time, the Center for Sanctions and Illicit Finance of the Defense of Democracies Foundation outlined in a study that a tiny 0.61 % of the money which enters cryptocurrency trading and conversion platforms has been used against regulations.

«I think it will have an important deterrent impact, as well as inform the Congress if circumstances arise in which the president uses the pardon power for an illicit purpose, to protect himself, to obstruct justice,» said Schiff (D - Burbank) in an interview.

As the Silk Road grew in popularity, so did recognition that bitcoin could be used for illicit activity, and so did the government's interest in it.

First Fallacy: Jamie states that Bitcoin will be used and is being used for illicit purposes and will eventually cause harm or death to individuals.

Criminal organizations are increasingly using cryptocurrencies to launder money or otherwise pay for illicit activities, according to one U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent.

If Cambridge Analytica had been using the illicit Facebook data for years already — and The New York Times reports that it did not delete all the data that it had claimed — there's no telling who else has copies, copies that wouldn't be easily found by Facebook auditors now.

VANCOUVER — New survey results reflect the need for the Christy Clark government to take real concerted action to improve addiction services, and undercut illicit fentanyl production and use in response to the overdose crisis, says Sue Hammell, New Democrat mental...

Abra Tellers are strictly forbidden from knowingly buying or selling digital cash to any person that they believe would use the App for illicit means.

To him, anonymity clearly means that it can be used even more conveniently for funding terror activities and other illicit trades such as drugs and weapons.

In closing, Bair calls on the government and Congress, in particular, to provide additional oversight to prevent fraud, money laundering and the use of cryptocurrencies for illicit activities.

The Bank of Canada also listed concerns it had that bitcoins could be used for illicit transactions and as a means to evade taxes — this has become a common worry for governments and central banks worldwide.

If reaching the goal should be the excuse and the defense for the use of illicit or questionable means — alas, suppose he should die tomorrow.

Well over 419,000 Americans die each year from causes attributable to smoking, and tobacco is responsible for more deaths in the United States than alcohol consumption, illicit drug use, violence, automobile crashes and the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) combined!

Rebecca said many churches don't know that it is «a business model, whereby children are being used as the commodity in order to illicit and attract for funding and donations.»

Ted Haggard spoke publicly for the first time about his fall from grace two years ago when he was caught in a double - life of illicit sex and drug use.

The old - school wrestler detested the direction of theatrical wrestling in the late - 1980s, but moreover he held huge disdain for a culture of steroid and illicit drug use that he saw perverting the sport.

• For white adolescent males in America, non-resident father involvement was found to buffer the negative effects of living in a lone - mother family on delinquency, heavy drinking and illicit drug use (Thomas et al, 1996).

Although the risks are obviously higher when you're pregnant, breastfeeding poses similar risks of illicit drug use for nursing moms and their babies as well.

Bartu, A., Sharp, J., Ludlow, J. & Doherty, D. «Postnatal Home Visiting for Illicit Drug - Using Mothers and Their Infants: A Randomised Controlled Trial.»

In a multivariate analysis controlling for maternal age, lone parent status, income quintile, parity or use of any substances (illicit drugs, alcohol or tobacco), women who intended to have home births were significantly less likely to be exposed to induction or augmentation of labour, epidural analgesia, episiotomy or cesarean section (Table 3).

Using illicit drugs during pregnancy can cause serious health problems for your baby, including:

Ironically enough, the issue of «nuclear security» should be viewed as a consequence of the failure of the existing nuclear regime, proven to be incapable of controlling either the illicit transfer of nuclear technology or preventing the military use of nuclear material intended for peaceful purposes.

However, rather than implying a swift liberalisation of illicit drugs, Sefatian suggested another direction: re-introducing the cultivation of plants such as poppy and cannabis under state supervision; legalisation of cannabis and opium use under specific circumstances outlined by ad hoc laws, for instance, only in private places and for opium — as he told me — only for people above a certain age.

«However, with offences involving the possession, purchase or cultivation of illicit drugs for the offender's personal use, the measures can be applied as complete alternatives to conviction and punishment, and none of the convention obligations referred to in paragraphs 15 - 17 above apply to such offences.

During arguments before the Appellate Division clerk, Castorina argued that his sole concern was that criminals or terrorists might use the cards to open bank accounts for illicit purposes — and that authorities would find themselves unable to track the malefactors if the city flushed its digital documentation.

Illicit drug proceeds negatively affect economic development; it could be used to corrupt government officials and for terrorism funding thereby subjecting mankind to widespread destruction.»

Illicit marijuana sales in New York are estimated at $ 3 billion, and an official study by City Comptroller Scott Stringer in 2013 found that potential tax revenue for the state would likely exceed $ 400 million, if an adult - use marijuana market was legalized in New York City.

«In view of this, the patrol team confiscated the equipment they use for the illicit act including a wooden Cotonou boat laden with 245 empty drums measuring 250 litres each, 91 empty Jerry cans measuring 25 litres each, and 21 drums of 250 litres each loaded with stolen Premium Motor Spirit.

«Top aides arrested, signature initiatives plagued by corruption, widening scandals at every turn,» the Republican committee said in a release on its website, which made reference to «ziti,» a code used for illicit payments according to the 2016 criminal charges.

«The two new positions for the Narcotics Unit are a welcome addition to the Sheriff's Office and its battle against the growing illicit drug use throughout Erie County.

Prosecutors allege Silver used his official power to gain illicit fees for himself in two separate bribery schemes.

Coffey also suggested that Howe and Percoco's use of «ziti» as a euphemism for the allegedly illicit payments — a term that Percoco picked up from the HBO crime drama «The Sopranos,» according to Howe — could have referred to the campaign contributions the men sought to benefit Cuomo's re-election efforts.

Silver, charged with five federal counts of theft of honest services, mail fraud, wire fraud, and extortion for improperly using his public position to obtain nearly $ 4 million in illicit payments, and Skelos, charged with six federal counts of conspiracy, extortion, wire fraud, and soliciting bribes in connection with exploiting his public position in order to secure a lucrative no - show job for his son, have both declared their innocence, with Silver's legal team attempting to paint its client's dealing as par for the course in Albany.

But Malliotakis and Castorina argued that wiping those records could compromise a future criminal investigation into a cardholder who used his IDNYC for illicit purposes — for instance, to open a bank account that financed terrorist activity.

Upon narrowing the study's focus to the three smallest and least studied U.S. racial groups, Pacific Islander, multiracial, and American Indian adolescents had higher prevalence for using several illicit substances as well as every marker of suicidality compared to non-Hispanic white adolescents.

Students learn their application when analyzing samples for dyes, such as those occurring on textile fibers; when analyzing samples for the presence of materials such as petrol which may have been used to start fires; or when testing for the presence of illicit drugs in a variety of sample types.

For some people unfamiliar with the concept of homonyms, the use of «gravity wave» in fluid mechanics renders illicit its use to describe gravitational radiation.

The question was repeated for marijuana use and illicit drug use (including ecstasy, amphetamines, opiates, cocaine / crack cocaine, glue or solvents, LSD, or anabolic steroids).