Sentences with phrase «illicit payments»

Silver had been found guilty of charges he had accepted some $ 4 million in illicit payments in exchange for favors.

Critics point out that the digital currency's lack of ties to any bank or government, allowing users to spend money anonymously, can facilitate illicit payments.

Mr. Silver, 71, is accused of abusing his office to obtain nearly $ 4 million in illicit payments through two law firms, while saying the income had come from bona fide legal work.

«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.

Implications for Companies around the World The FCPA has three broad implications for US companies as well as any other public company listed on the NYSE: - Its anti-bribery provisions outlaw the making of illicit payments to foreign officials for commercial benefit.

The company claimed Okada had put the company's gaming licenses at risk by making illicit payments to Philippine regulators.

And throughout that reign, prosecutors said on Tuesday, Mr. Silver capitulated to greed, taking illicit payments and «selling his office.»

Mr. Silver, who is charged with obtaining illicit payments disguised as legitimate income from working as a lawyer, maintains his innocence and is scheduled to go on trial in November.

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.

The Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FinCEN, which tracks illicit payments, issued adequate guidance in 2013 for people using virtual currencies.

Although in recent decades western governments introduced strict anti-bribery laws, PSC employees say illicit payments are endemic in both countries.

And since Loftin and many in the A&M administration have remained steadfast in their support of Manziel, he was apparently proud to co-sign this interpretation without fear of accidentally endorsing his player's alleged illicit payments.

«In or around» August 2017, a player's guardian informed CC - 3 that the guardian «had received illicit payments in return for a commitment to steer the student - athlete to a university sponsored by a rival athletic company.»

Kruger, Boyland and the others were charged by the U.S. Attorney's Office last month in a bribery scheme that involved allegedly accepting illicit payments in exchange for favors.

She was arrested by appointment at a London police station [180][181] by detectives working on Operation Weeting, the Metropolitan Police's phone hacking investigation, and Operation Elveden, the probe examining illicit payments to police officers.

(We're getting quite close to Operation Elveden, which is investigating illicit payments made to police officers.

Mr. Silver's lawyers have suggested Dr. Taub and Mr. Silver were friends, which was the motivating factor in Dr. Taub's referrals, not illicit payments.

In that case, prosecutors showed that Silver obtained nearly $ 4 million in illicit payments in return for taking a series of official actions that benefited others.

In addition to implications the online black market could have on the valuation of the bitcoin asset (a claim that is highly speculative as the bitcoin price has continued to see tremendous gains in the face of declining use for illicit payments), the paper adds that this realization also has ethical implications: those who choose to speculate on the bitcoin price may question whether they wish to provide liquidity for a payment system that enables illegal online transactions.

Recent press headlines have focused on its volatile price, the dramatic crash of one of its exchanges (MtGox) and concerns that it could be misused as a means of illicit payment.

Silver, a Democrat, obtained nearly $ 4 million in illicit payments through an asbestos doctor and two real estate companies in return for legislative favors, jurors decided after a two - week trial.

Adidas's reputation in the U.S. has already been bruised by an investigation into allegations that one of its former executives helped to facilitate illicit payments to basketball players to steer them to universities partnering with the brand.

According to the guardian, the player «was more interested in attending the University of Kansas, but Guardian - 1 would need to repay the illicit payments in order to do so.»

A federal jury found Joe Percoco, Gov. Andrew Cuomo's former top aide, guilty in March 2018 of taking more than $ 300,000 in illicit payments in exchange for official favors doled out to COR Development in

A federal jury found Joe Percoco, Gov. Andrew Cuomo's former top aide, guilty in March 2018 of taking more than $ 300,000 in illicit payments in exchange for official favors doled out to COR Development in Syracuse and Competitive Power Ventures, which has been developing a controversial gas - fired power plant in Orange County.

On 13 July, Cameron named Lord Justice Leveson as chairman of the inquiry, with a remit to look into the specific claims about phone hacking at the News of the World, the initial police inquiry and allegations of illicit payments to police by the press, and a second inquiry to review the general culture and ethics of the British media.

This afternoon, Meng was arrested by FBI agents after a surveillance team saw the associate deliver a fruit basket containing several thousand dollars in illicit payment to the former Queens pol's lumber yard.

Silver was eventually convicted on charges that he had obtained nearly $ 4 million in illicit payments in return for «official actions» that included direct handouts and votes on rent and real estate tax laws that would prove beneficial to Glenwood and Witkoff, among others.

She has subsequently been arrested by the Metropolitan police in connection with its investigations into phone - hacking and illicit payments to police officers, so there will be limits to what Brooks can say today; but she remains a critical piece of the jigsaw puzzle.

The government's case will focus on how prosecutors say Mr. Silver, who is no longer speaker but is still in the Assembly, carried out two secret schemes through which he collected nearly $ 4 million in illicit payments through two law firms, while maintaining the income came from legitimate legal work.

In that case, prosecutors showed that Mr. Silver obtained nearly $ 4 million in illicit payments in return for taking a series of official actions that benefited others.

Silver had been convicted for obtaining nearly $ 4 million in illicit payments in return for taking official actions that benefitted those who helped support him financially.

At Mr. Silver's trial, prosecutors said that he had obtained the illicit payments in return for official actions in two schemes.

Mr. Silver was convicted on charges that he had obtained nearly $ 4 million in illicit payments in return for taking a series of official actions that benefited others.

He was convicted of a felony for taking the illicit payments in return for taking a series of official actions that benefited others.

At trial, prosecutors built a case that Mr. Silver had obtained nearly $ 4 million in illicit payments through two separate schemes in exchange for official actions.

Despite the continued diversification of cryptocurrencies used for illicit payments, the researchers expect Bitcoin will «remain one of the main payment instruments, albeit with a significantly smaller market share.»