Sentences with phrase «fraud involving $»

A spate of new aggravating factors to be considered on sentencing relate directly to fraud cases and a two - year mandatory minimum jail sentence will be imposed on anyone convicted of a fraud involving $ 1,000,000 or more.

In the first charge, the EFCC accused Adoke and 11 others in three counts of conspiracy and engaging in fraud involving $ 2, 267,400 in September 2013.

Not exact matches

Potter, Colpitts and Clarke each face single counts of market fraud and conspiracy to commit fraud affecting the public market, and two counts of fraud involving more than $ 5,000.

In criticizing the Verizon settlement, Clyburn pointed to a case last year under former chairman Wheeler involving fraud by a small company called Total Call Mobile that collected $ 39 million from the universal service fund.

One of Trump's real - estate advisers in the early 2000s, the Russia - born businessman Felix Sater, was accused nearly two decades ago of being a co-conspirator in a $ 40 million fraud and money laundering scheme involving four Mafia families.

Indian billionaire jeweller Nirav Modi has denied he was involved in a $ 1.8 billion fraud case at India's second - largest state lender.

Valeant's denouement included a tense Senate hearing; the departure of Pearson, once the highest - paid chief executive in Canada, at $ 182.9 million; criminal charges involving fraud; and kickbacks involving the mail - order pharmacy.

And, as United States Attorney from the Eastern District of New York, she was involved in two high profile financial fraud cases, one in which Citicorp paid $ 7 billion in settlement for its role in the mortgage - backed securities fraud, and one in which HSBC paid $ 1.7 billion and took a deferred prosecution agreement for facilitating money - laundering.

In 2014, it launched a new strategy to address tax fraud, requiring every business transaction of over $ 1,000 to be declared monthly by the entities involved.

Venditto was indicted last month on 21 new federal criminal charges involving securities fraud in the town's public offering of more than $ 1 billion in securities between 2010 and 2016.

Venditto was accused in a superseding indictment in November of 21 charges involving securities fraud in the town's public offering of more than $ 1 billion in securities between 2010 and 2016.

Appearing on the Brian Lehrer Show on WNYC, the liberal Democratic prosecutor noted that he was the only state official involved in the suite of fraud suits against the Trump University program, which wrung a $ 25 million settlement from the Republican leader just days after his election to the highest office in the land.

Former Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto was indicted Tuesday on 21 new federal criminal charges involving securities fraud in the town's public offering of more than $ 1 billion in securities between 2010 and 2016.

Former Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto was indicted on 21 new federal criminal charges involving securities fraud in the town's public offering of more than $ 1 billion in securities between 2010 and 2016.

Perry had most recently prosecuted a successful $ 1 billion disability - fraud case involving Long Island Rail Road workers, and she'd risen to become deputy chief of the criminal division.

In March 2009, Ellner was indicted along with former Suffolk County legislator George Guldi, lawyer Dustin Dente, Donald MacPherson and his wife, Carrie Coakley, on charges of running an $ 82 million mortgage fraud scheme that involved dozens of Hamptons properties.

He was sentenced to two years in prison and ordered to pay $ 280,000 in restitution, but the penalty was stayed pending a much - anticipated US Supreme Court decision involving the «honest services» section of the federal mail - fraud law under which he was tried.

Silver is scheduled to go on trial next week on seven charges of mail fraud, wire fraud, money - laundering and extortion connected with what the indictment terms «monetary transactions involving criminal proceeds» of at least $ 4 million.

Nigerians have the right to know more about the allegations, including the names of the states involved, and whether the recently returned $ 321m Abacha loot was affected by the reported fraud and corruption.»

Landlord Mark Benun was sentenced Friday in Manhattan Federal Court to 51 months in prison for a mortgage fraud scheme involving the sale of a $ 5.9 million commercial property at 67 - 79 East 161st Street near Yankee Stadium in the Highbridge neighborhood of the Bronx, according to federal prosecutors.

Seabrook was convicted in 2012 in a brazen fraud scheme involving more than $ 1 million in taxpayer money.

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara has announced charges against 14 defendants in a $ 58 million mortgage fraud scheme involving Long Island - based mortgage broker First...

The eight - count trial Bruno faced cost the defense about $ 2 million, he said, and a potential second trial would likely be shorter and more compact, involving fewer fraud charges.

My case (if you happen to read way, way up towards the top of this thread) involved the $ 10 / mo issue and the other associated fraud.

The agency also proposed a rule that would require banks to hold up to $ 2.5 million in capital that they can use to repay the agency for losses if they were involved in fraud.

Marc Dreier: $ 10 Million Gagosian Client; Image via AP Larry Gagosian may be hurting, due to a court order involving alleged fraudster Allen Stanford, however things could be even worse as it turns out Marc Dreier, the powerful attorney indicted on fraud charges totaling nearly $ 700 million, is a substantial client of Larry Gagosian as well!

Marc Dreier: $ 10 Million Gagosian Client; Image via AP Larry Gagosian may be hurting, due to a court order involving alleged fraudster Allen Stanford, however things could be even worse as it turns out Marc Dreier, the powerful attorney indicted on fraud charges totaling nearly $ 700 million, is a substantial client of Larry Gagosian as -LSB-...]

The Knoedler & Co. gallery fraud case which involved selling $ 80m / # 63m in fake Abstract Expressionist artworks to unknowing collectors seems to be edging to a lenient closure for the corrupt dealer Glafira Rosales.

I am home from the terrific Miami FSG conference (kudos to everyone involved), and on the way I was thinking about Judge Rakoff's decision this past week to give an enormous variance — the largest I have seen — to a corporate president who apparently faced a life sentence under the guidelines after a fraud conviction that resulted in $ 260 million in losses (basics here).

Per the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), contracts involving more than $ 500 in exchange for goods must be in writing (UCC Section 2 - 201 — commonly called the statute of frauds).

and typically involve charges of theft, fraud, etc., where the value of the property in question is less than $ 5000.

The report, which was released in late December 2017, indicates that the DOJ recovered over $ 3.7 billion in settlements and judgments from civil cases involving fraud and false claims during 2017.

For example, Mr. Klamann was lead counsel in a commodities churning case which was tried to a $ 700,000 punitive damages verdict, a securities fraud case which produced a seven - figure confession of judgment involving a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), a successful consolidated case of more than 140 plaintiff investors in varying combinations of six commercial real estate syndications, several individual securities churning cases, a fraudulent energy conservation limited partnership of 75 investor / plaintiffs, a successful consolidated case involving 124 investors in forty diverse limited partnerships, and a successful case involving scores of investor / plaintiffs in a series of fraudulent oil and gas limited partnerships.

Law enforcement officials began their crackdown on Medicare fraud earlier in the year with a mix of provider convictions and settlements involving roughly $ 3 million dollars.

$ 300 — $ 10,000: If your act of insurance fraud involves property and / or services valued between $ 300 — $ 10,000, the crime will be classified as a Class 3 Felony.

$ 100,000 +: If your act of insurance fraud involves property and / or services valued in excess of $ 100,000, the crime will be classified as a Class 1 Felony.

$ 17 million design defect, professional negligence and fraud claim brought by Premier Air and United States Aviation Underwriters involving the collapse of an airport hangar during a storm at the St. Louis Regional Airport in, Illinois which damaged two private jets.

Patrick has been involved in some of the largest civil fraud claims in recent years including the JSC Mezhdunarodniy Promyshelnniy Bank v Pugachev litigation on applications for # 1.17 billion freezing orders, search orders, passport orders and committal applications and the $ 2 billion LIA v Societe Generale litigation, involving allegations of bribery and undue influence.

$ 93 million breach of contract, professional negligence, misrepresentation and fraud claim brought by the Bi-State Development Agency involving the design and construction of a light rail extension in St. Louis, Missouri.

Defended a former COO in multi - district parallel proceedings involving $ 1.9 billion in securities fraud

For example, Jarod Bona recently first - chaired a trial victory involving fraud and related claims with up to $ 2.5 million at stake.

Along with attorney Jeffrey S. Taylor, Michael successfully defended (not guilty in a bench trial) a claim on a personal guarantee valued in excess of $ 2,000,000.00 and alleged breach of fiduciary duty in a complex case which involved issues of estoppel, accord and satisfactory parol evidence, statute of frauds, unclean hands, breach of contract, burden shifting, constructive trust, Marital Settlement Agreements and bankruptcy issues.

In 2006, Mr. Fenster obtained a $ 4 million jury verdict and successfully defended all counterclaims after a 5 week jury trial in a trade secret / fraud case involving after - market video game accessories.

$ 45.6 Million Jury Verdict for legal malpractice, fraud, and breach of fiduciary duty involving concealment of conflict of interest in a real estate transaction.

American Lawyer magazine, reporting on the case of a senior partner in a global law firm charged with fraud, where the US government is also seeking forfeiture of a staggering $ 2.4 bn, commented: «For the lawyers involved, the outlines of the story aren't flattering.

Bank of America: $ 25 million; March 2012 BofA in February agreed to pay fines to settle a federal probe of alleged underwriting and mortgage fraud involving subsidiary Countrywide Financial.

In Manoukian, an Ontario court upheld a decision of a discipline committee dismissing a reinstatement application of a former member whose membership with an Ontario college had been twice previously revoked, first in 1983 after the applicant pleaded guilty to trafficking a narcotic (oxycodone), and after his reinstatement in 1989, again in 1996, after he was convicted for fraud over $ 1,000 involving false claims to the Ontario Drug Benefit Plan.

Tenet: $ 8.1 million; January 2004 Two whistleblowers responsible for having told the FBI they believed physicians at a Tenet hospital in Redding, Calif., were performing unnecessary cardiac procedures, shared a reward of $ 8.1 million, their percentage of a $ 54 million settlement — a record amount for a fraud allegation involving a single hospital, according to Modern Healthcare.

Up to $ 1,000 if your tip results in an arrest and warrant of suspected car thieves and people involved in insurance fraud or any stolen car - related identity theft.

This could save the Swedish taxpayer over $ 100 million ($ 106 million) a year by eliminating paperwork, reducing fraud, and speeding up transactions, according to an estimate by the consultancy Kairos Future, which is also involved in the project.