Sentences with phrase «illicit activity by»

The idea is to stop American white settlers passing through town and alerting the sheriff to your illicit activities by taking them out before they make it (a little bit like Tower Raiders).

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

He recalled that in the one case that perhaps came closest — the show - trial conviction of several influential military and intelligence officers for drug trafficking and other crimes in 1989 — there was even some circumstantial evidence that the illicit activities had been tolerated by superiors.

«This is a concerning rate,» Dedrone CEO Jorg Lamprecht told CNBC, «especially in light of international incidents where drones have crashed into other aircraft, and been used by terrorists, and used in other illicit activities.»

Despite sanctions to date, North Korea's economy is estimated to have grown by four to six per cent annually over the last three years due to increased economic autonomy, agricultural reforms and better weather conditions, favourable global market prices, and networks of lucrative, illicit activities.

To combat the activities of Mexican, Central American, and South American transnational criminal organizations — including illicit finance and money laundering activities and the flow of illegal drugs — the FBI works side - by - side with its numerous domestic and international partners to infiltrate, disrupt, and dismantle these groups by targeting their leadership and using sensitive investigative and intelligence techniques in long - term, proactive investigations.

We identify illicit activity in cryptocurrencies by providing actionable intelligence to cryptocurrency companies, financial institutions and government agencies.

Stevick wonders whether this will change as the digital component to the illicit activities undertaken by these «Youngies» grows, and he's not the only one.

Bernstein shows how shell companies operate, how they allow the super-wealthy and celebrities to escape taxes, and how they provide cover for illicit activities on a massive scale by crime bosses and corrupt politicians across the globe.

The State Coordinator, NYSC Ekiti State, Mrs. Nwano Eze Ukgha who put the number of youths registered in the new batch at 2,066 warned the corps members against indulging in cult activities, consumption of illicit drugs, and other forms of unwholesome acts on the camp as erring members would be handed over to the camp court for trial according to the by - laws.

According to a statement signed by Captain Suleman Dahun for the Chief of the Naval Staff, stated that the Exercise, sponsored by U.S Africa Command and designed to improve regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness, information - sharing practices and tactical interdiction expertise to enhance the collective capabilities of Gulf of Guinea and West African nations to counter sea - based illicit activity.

The elasticity of the word's meaning enables party heads like Reda and his ilk to ply their illicit anti-party activities completely unencumbered by any fear of reprisal.

Developed by Boston Engineering and funded by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), the BioSwimmer is a semi-autonomous underwater vehicle equipped to inspect a vessel's exterior for illicit cargo and contraband, as well as harbor facilities for unwanted activity.

Nintendo is creating consumer aggressive features that lock digital purchases, save data, etc., to their systems for illicit activity that's being done by less than a fifth of their customers.

By facilitating the continued trade of illegal ivory and animal parts, eBay remains a tacit participant in this illicit activity to which thousand of elephants fall victim each year.

Certain conversations between him and his common - law partner had been intercepted by police, and she later described for law enforcement authorities some of the many illicit activities in which the accused man had allegedly been involved.

Since these provisions only relate to whistleblower actions in relation to the covered entity, disclosure of protected health information to expose malfeasant conduct by another person, such as knowledge gained during the course of treatment about an individual's illicit drug use, would not be protected activity.

You'll mainly run into an issue claiming long - term disability benefits if your disability was caused by a pre-existing condition, which your policy may not cover, or criminal activity such as illicit drug use.

A task force has been officially developed to increase efforts against money laundering and other illicit activities, and new regulations could be implemented by late March.

According to one of the Japanese officials quoted by Reuters, «the trick will be to apply regulations to protect consumers and prevent illicit activity, without stifling innovation in the fast - growing cryptocurrency and fintech sectors».

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