Sentences with phrase «fraud counts by»

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SAC has been charged with four counts of securities fraud and one count of wire fraud, according to the 41 - page sealed indictment, which has been posted by Reuters.

Moore, whose campaign filed a last - minute «election fraud» complaint on Thursday just before the results were certified just after 2 p.m. EST, claimed that widespread voter fraud had contributed to his more than 20,000 vote loss to Jones, a number that was not significantly altered by the inclusion of military and provisional ballots that were later counted.

Parnell was convicted last year by a Georgia jury of 72 counts of conspiracy, fraud, and other federal charges.

The charges include two counts of fraud in connection with the sale of securities; first - degree financial exploitation of the elderly; sale of unregistered securities; sale of securities by an unregistered agent; two counts of first - degree insurance fraud; and two counts of first - degree theft of property.

In the future, blockchain tools could serve as a foundational infrastructure for casting, tracking, and counting votes — potentially eliminating the need for recounts by taking voter fraud and foul play off the table.

If one searches for news on LIBOR (= London Interbank Offered Rate, i.e., the rate at which banks lend dollars to each other in the euro - dollar market), they are currently dominated by Deutsche Bank getting slapped with a total fine of $ 775 million for the part it played in manipulating the benchmark rate in collusion with other banks (fine for one count of wire fraud: US$ 150 m.; additional shakedown by US Justice Department: US$ 625 m., the price tag for a deferred prosecution agreement).

His maths skills have been trained by sitting counting his money every day, laughing at the gullible and the desperate who KEEP sending him thier money, and giggling over the fact that, because he hides behind religion, its unlikely he will ever be charged with fraud.

Martin Shkreli, who became famous a couple years ago for price gouging an AIDS drug, was found guilty by a Brooklyn jury on two counts of securities fraud and a count of conspiracy.

But while the voting process itself has been described as fair by most international observers, the political campaign and the actual counting of the votes — no doubt the most important part of the democratic election process — has been characterized by the abuse of power, the excessive role of money, extraordinary events such as power cuts in the polling stations, fights between party representatives, accusations of fraud and scandals in denying observers access to polling stations.

DEAN SKELOS and ADAM SKELOS were found guilty by a unanimous jury on December 11, 2015, of conspiracy to commit extortion under color of official right, conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud, three counts of extortion under color of official right, and three counts of soliciting and receiving bribes.

Orji made the revelation during the trial of Akpobolokemi and five others on a 13 - count of stealing and fraud proffered against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

The fresh charges were filed eight days after Justice Ibrahim Buba ordered the arrest of Tompolo for his failure to appear on January 14, 2016 to take his plea on a separate 40 - count of alleged N34bn fraud earlier filed against him and nine others by the EFCC.

Justice Buba had on January 14 issued a bench warrant against Tompolo and ordered his arrest for failing to honour a court summons dated January 12 in respect of a 40 - count of alleged N34bn fraud levelled against him and nine others by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

Once a highly popular political figure in his hometown, Ganim was convicted in 2003 of 16 counts of racketeering, extortion, bribery, conspiracy, mail fraud and tax evasion after a lengthy investigation by the FBI that led to the convictions of 10 other friends and colleagues of Ganim.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's former top aide Joe Percoco has been found guilty on three counts of bribery and conspiracy to commit honest service fraud by a federal jury in Manhattan today.

Republican Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan on Thursday said he is standing by Sen. Rob Ortt, who faces a three - count fraud charge stemming from his wife receiving a no - show job.

Similar to the wire fraud conspiracy charge, this count accuses Aiello and Gerardi of acting with Kaloyeros to defraud Fort Schuyler Management Corp. by rigging a request for proposals for Cor.

Former Ramapo Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence was sentenced Wednesday after being convicted in May by a White Plains federal court jury of 20 counts of conspiracy, securities fraud and wire fraud.

SILVER was found guilty by a unanimous jury on November 30, 2015, of two counts of honest services wire fraud, two counts of honest services mail fraud, two counts of extortion under color of official right, and one count of engaging in illegal monetary transactions.

The disgraced ex-pol was handed two prison terms by federal Judge Valerie Caproni: 12 years for the six criminal counts against him, including mail and wire fraud and extortion, and another 10 years on a seventh count involving money - laundering.

(Video by Alistair Gardiner) Sheldon Silver's conviction this week — on seven counts of honest services fraud, extortion and money laundering — drew an...

November 30: The former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was convicted of seven counts of fraud, extortion and money laundering by a federal jury.

A Federal Capital Territory, High Court sitting in Gudu, Abuja has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to remand into prison custody pending the determination of a bail application by the Ex - FCT minister Bala Mohammed who has been arraigned over a 6 - count charge bordering on abuse of office, false declaration of assets and fraud to the tune of N864million.

Bruno, as you'll recall, was convicted on two counts of felony mail fraud in 2009 in connection with 11 payments he received from companies controlled by Loudonville businessman Jared Abbruzzese.

According to the criminal complaint filed by the Manhattan U.S. attorney's office, Halloran envisioned himself as the deputy police commissioner or deputy mayor in Smith's administration, and the councilman was charged with corruption, bribery and several counts of fraud.

He added that Justice Umar reserved the sentence after the convict was found guilty of a one - count charge of fraud brought against her by the EFCC.

A federal jury Friday found former Ramapo Town Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence guilty of 20 of 22 counts of conspiracy, securities fraud and wire fraud in connection with municipal bonds issued by the town and the Ramapo Local Development Corporation.

Cohen and Molo argue that two of the three counts against Silver are undone by the 2010 Supreme Court decision in Skilling, which came four years after former Enron C.E.O. Jeffery Skilling was found guilty in 2006 of fraud and other charges in the collapse of the Texas energy giant.

Embattled former Chairman of DAAR Communications, Chief Raymond Dokpesi has failed in his bid to regain freedom after being docked on Wednesday on a six - count charge bordering on alleged procurement fraud and breach of public trust to the tune of N2.1 billion before Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja by the EFCC.

One of the counts reads: «That you Dr. Raymond Dokpesi and Daar Investment and Holding Company Limited between October 2014 and March 19, 2015 in Abuja, conducted procurement fraud by means of fraudulent and corrupt act, to wit: receipt of payment into the account of Daar Investment and Holding Company Limited with First Bank of Nigeria Plc of public funds in the sum of N2, 120,000,000 from the account of the office of National Security Adviser (NSA) with the Central Bank of Nigeria for the funding of media activities for the 2015 presidential election campaign for the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and you thereby committed an offence contrary to section 58 (4)(b) of the Public Procurement Act, 2007 and punishable under Section 58 (6) & (7) of the same Act».

Metuh is standing trial alongside his company, Destra Investment Limited, on a 7 - count charge of fraud to the tune of N400 million pressed against him by the -LSB-...]

In a seven - count indictment in Manhattan Federal Court yesterday, Goberdhan was charged with conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud, and six counts of bank fraud, in which he made hundreds of thousands of dollars in illegal profits by working with corrupt officers of GuyAmerican Funding, a mortgage brokerage in Jamaica, Queens.

The malady, titled, chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), is widely criticized by the NFL which uses its tremendous influence to ride Omalu out of Pennsylvania (he settles in California) while Wecht is arrested by federal agents and charged with 87 counts of fraud, misappropriation of funds and other crimes.

The head of another former Milwaukee voucher school, Henry Tyler, was indicted by a federal grand jury on counts of mail fraud and money laundering.

Then Mark Thomas, Dhief Deputy and Director of Elections for the Utah Lieutenant Governor's office, joins us on the phone to talk about vote - by - mail, the importance of mailing your ballot on time to be counted, and how to protect yourself from voter fraud.

His failure to disclose this asset in his bankruptcy schedules, as mandated by the Code, led a grand jury three years later to return a six - count indictment against him that eventually resulted in a bankruptcy fraud conviction and a 27 month jail sentence.

The 47 - year - old attorney was arrested last Thursday, arraigned by a federal magistrate earlier this week and pleaded not guilty to five counts of mail fraud and two counts of wire fraud.

A cut and paste of a signature, even if authorized by the person whose signature it purports to be, doesn't count as a signature for statute of frauds purposes, unless legislation specifically authorizes that and the legislation that does so has limitations and safeguards built into it.

The 75 charges laid against Cho this morning include 25 counts of fraud over $ 5,000, 25 counts of possession of property obtained by fraud over $ 5,000, and 25 counts of criminal breach of trust, police announced this afternoon.

Counts of fraud and attempted fraud acquitted at trial were set aside and substituted with verdicts of guilty by the C.A. pursuant to s. 686 (4) of the Criminal Code (at paras. 35, and 37 - 38); see also R. v. Cassidy, [1989] 2 S.C.R. 345 at 354.

Well, by «slashing,» they mean «the people who failed to pick up the fraud will still make millions,» but it's the tokenistic thought that counts.

Count Six similarly lists a number of statements made or actions taken by Attorney Schoenecker that involved dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation, in violation of SCR 20:8.4 (c): [8]-LSB-...](4) establishing a solo private law practice while employed by the Clair law firm without disclosing such practice to his employer or providing an accounting of the legal fees earned in that solo practice...

The former chief executive of Afren, Osman Shahenshah, and the former chief operating officer Shahid Ullah both face four counts of fraud and use and possession of criminal property, in charges to be brought by the SFO tomorrow (27 September).

But if there were, they might show that «PlexCorp» was created by a Canadian businessman named Dominic Lacroix who has previously been charged with six counts of fraud.

The Chicago Tribune reports the lawsuit filed by Cook County State's Attorney Kimberly Foxx on behalf of Illinois residents brings one consumer fraud count each against Facebook and Cambridge Analytica.

The day after the complaint was announced, Kim appeared before a magistrate in Chicago's U.S. District Court where he was charged with one count of wire fraud, punishable by up to 20 years in prison.

As reported by ESR News in May 2010, the former student was indicted last year on 20 counts of larceny, identity fraud, falsifying an endorsement or approval, and pretending to hold a degree, and was «untruthful» in his applications for scholarships and in falsifying transcripts that detailed an impressive academic career at top educational institutions.