Sentences with phrase «government fraud and corruption»
The public now has another way to report suspicions of government fraud and corruption in Erie County — by filling out an online complaint directly with the District Attorney's Office.
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He is an experienced forensic analyst who has investigated fraud, corruption and financial crime in both the government and private sectors.
The fraud and corruption at all levels of Government and Corporate America has become glaringly blatant.
But, in a process tainted by allegations of fraud and corruption, the government threw out more than half of the signatures, leaving Yasunídos short of the referendum threshold.
Two lead prosecutors handling the case — Thomas McKay and Nicolas Roos — are part of the public corruption unit of the U.S. Attorney's Office in Manhattan and prosecute public officials and people engaged in conspiracy or fraud against the government.
All these attempts to escape the rigors of competition invariably produce corruption and fraud and bring out the worst aspects both of big government and of capitalism itself.
There was widespread concern that fraud would worsen dramatically after EU enlargement in 2004, particularly with the accession of eight former Soviet bloc states and their experiences of closed government and corruption under Communism and rising gangsterism since the collapse of the USSR.
I'm a Democrat and I tell my fellow Democrats it is the party that tells voters the public sector can be a force for good, we have to be the harshest critics of corruption and waste and fraud in government.»
Government watch dog groups say the arrest of one of the two most powerful men in the New York legislature on fraud and corruption charges highlights the need for better state laws against wrong doing.
«I was, however, advised otherwise particularly as government's current war against corruption has unwittingly created an enabling environment for mischief, harassment, fraud and revenge to thrive through malicious petitions against perceived enemies with the sole aim of disparaging them and bringing them to public odium.
Justice Agbim noted that «the fuel subsidy fraud involved corruption and fraud on a very massive scale»; that it involved many oil companies and officials of government's regulatory agencies «looting and stealing of trillions of naira from the Federal Government of Nigeria and threatening the security and economy of Nigergovernment's regulatory agencies «looting and stealing of trillions of naira from the Federal Government of Nigeria and threatening the security and economy of NigerGovernment of Nigeria and threatening the security and economy of Nigeria.»
«If it's a reversal, it's going to make it more difficult for these cases in the future,» said Randall Eliason, a former federal prosecutor specializing in public corruption and government fraud.
d. Dealing effectively with corruption in the management of public finances, especially by bringing to a halt the unbridled resort to restricted tendering and sole sourcing e. Undertaking a proper biometric - based payroll audit to eliminate ghost workers as well as implement biometric based payment system for all public sector workers to deal with fraud in government payroll.
Randall Eliason, a former prosecutor who specialized in public corruption and government fraud, said an elected official could now demand $ 10,000 for arranging a meeting for a constituent and not run afoul of federal bribery law.
«Those of us who believe in government as a force for good must be the very harshest critics when it comes to waste, fraud, and corruption in the public sector,» Schneiderman said in a press release.
Weak oversight and a lack of transparency is not limited to the legislative branch; it extends through much of state government, including a Board of Elections hobbled by politics and understaffing and a procurement process that critics say does little to prevent fraud and corruption.
4) George Ryan, Republican of Illinois — Convicted in 2006 of 18 felony corruption counts for racketeering, mail fraud and tax fraud — largely related to selling government licenses and contracts as a public official.
Karim Wade the son of Senegals former President, Abdoulaye Wade, is serving a SIX YEAR JAIL SENTENCE for fraud and corruption during his tenure as a Government Minister.
State governments and their officials should not be allowed to undermine citizens» access to the SIP, and any states involved in fraud and corruption should be named and shamed.»
«We also urge the government to appoint «integrity advisors» as «early warning mechanism» for the SIP to monitor the implementation of the scheme across the states of the federation, identify and alert on any risks of fraud and corruption, and engage in analysing such risks, as well as in corruption prevention and reporting activities in general.
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday said it was desirous of checkmating fraud and corruption in the public service.
Nobody can accuse the President of fraud, corruption and stealing in government.»
«The Wolf of Wall Street «Synopsis: A New York stockbroker with a ridiculously decadent lifestyle refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, organized crime and the federal government.
PUPs have now been ruled illegal by the Liberian government, whose 2012 investigation into their use reported widespread fraud and corruption by companies and Liberian officials.
PUPs were ruled illegal by the Liberian government in December 2012, whose investigation into their use reported widespread fraud and corruption by logging companies and Liberian officials.
They simply think that science has utterly failed to produce the correct answer on everything from basic thermodynamics to analysis of temperature station data, that scientists chase research grant money by producing answers useful for the expansion of government power, that every single mechanism intended to prevent corruption and fraud has failed and of course that scientists are individually and collectively involved in a conscious effort to lie to the public.
Among other things, those posts accuse Padrick and Obsidian of engaging in «illegal activity,» including «corruption,» «fraud,» «deceit on the government,» «money laundering,» «defamation,» «harassment,» «tax crimes,» and «fraud against the government.»
This includes responding to and defending SFO cases and other government and regulatory investigations, the review of and / or implementation of anti-bribery policies and practice, corporate internal fraud and corruption investigations, and providing advice on directors» liability under the criminal law.
Paul continued: «The UK Government and regulators have a strong track record of tackling fraud and corruption.
White collar crime is a generic term for crimes involving antitrust violations, computer / internet fraud, credit card fraud, phone / telemarketing fraud, bankruptcy fraud, health care fraud, environmental law violations, insurance fraud, mail fraud, government fraud, tax evasion, financial fraud, securities fraud, insider trading, bribery, kickbacks, counterfeiting, public corruption, money laundering, embezzlement, economic espionage, and trade secret theft, and other forms of dishonest business schemes.
His experience includes work in government - contract fraud, kickback cases, public corruption enforcement, healthcare fraud and election contests.
His experience includes work in government - contract fraud, kickback cases, public - corruption enforcement and election contests.
An independent government department, the SFO is responsible for investigating and prosecuting serious and complex fraud and corruption.
In the last several years, Jim has tried, on behalf of major corporations and their employees, complex criminal and civil cases involving antitrust, securities fraud, government contracting fraud, mail fraud, and public corruption.
Mr. Wade has tried complex criminal and civil cases involving antitrust, securities fraud, government contracting fraud, mail fraud, and public corruption.
He oversaw the investigation and litigation of major criminal and civil matters concerning government procurement, healthcare fraud, securities fraud, national security, international corruption, economic sanctions, money laundering and structuring, and cybersecurity.
The Charbonneau Commission mandated to look into corruption and fraud among the construction industry, unions and government, tabled its final report on November 24, 2015.
Howell's practice focuses on the representation of clients in high - stakes government investigations and enforcement actions involving alleged securities and accounting fraud, healthcare billing and recordkeeping improprieties, bribery and corruption, and violations of the Civil False Claims Act.
The subject matters involved in these trials included many complex «white collar» matters, including criminal violations of the Bank Secrecy Act, environmental fraud, health care fraud, obstruction of justice, computer - related crimes, fraud in government subsidy programs, and public corruption.
The Appellants, the former Premier and government ministers of the Turks and Caicos Islands, are indicted on charges of conspiracy, fraud and corruption arising out of their period in office.
We regularly defend individuals and public and private companies and their foreign affiliates in internal and government investigations involving allegations of market manipulation, fraud, corruption and bribery including FCPA and UK Bribery Act violations.
He has extensive experience in cases involving securities fraud, antitrust offenses, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, health care fraud, public corruption, government fraud and environmental crimes.
Government stimulus funding totalling US$ 5trn has unintentionally introduced new opportunities for fraud and corruption worldwide, according to the Kroll Global Fraud Report.
However given the level of economic, financial and government corruption that is being witnessed since 2008 (theoretically we should go back to 1991 at the very least) in the US and major OECD countries (outright theft — housing fraud, deed fraud, stock market fraud — ie.
We have both conducted internal investigations regarding and defended clients against, allegations of health care, securities and government contract fraud; the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act («FCPA»), Corruption, Money Laundering and Trade Sanctions, Economic Espionage and Trade Secrets, Tax Evasion, Fraud, Asset Forfeiture, Employment and Immigration Issues, Environmental Violations, Anti-Kickback Statute and False Claims Act, and Criminal Antitrust Price Fixing.