Sentences with phrase «large scale fraud»

Was a member of an investigative team recognized by the United States Secret Service and the U.S. Attorney's Office for work done on a large scale fraud case.

Selected Accomplishments & Results ✓ Prevented a large scale fraud from transpiring by recognizing signs of nefarious activities within the accounts department and taking immediate action ✓ Strategized business improvement plans, resulting in increased revenues through sales

In imposing fiduciary obligations, the Court concluded that the employee's very ability to perpetrate such a large scale fraud over an extensive period of time was evidence that he occupied a fiduciary position.

Originally focused solely on representing businesses and executives, Ray now focuses significant effort on representing consumers in class and mass actions alleging large scale fraud, employees, and other victims of large scale wrongdoing.

His cases have included contested winding - up proceedings / shareholder disputes / protection; worldwide freezing and disclosure orders in respect of large scale fraud; company law, property and contractual disputes; trust disputes; breach of directors» duties / breach of fiduciary duties / recovery of assets; advising on Cayman Islands «STAR» trusts / transactions to defraud creditors.

The investigation conducted into the large scale fraud by the Police and the anti graft agencies was compromised due to pressure from the Jonathan administration.

Large scale frauds of the kind of Ponzi schemes and pyramids deprived millions of their possessions.

Not exact matches

Gregory Simon, the chief executive of large - scale crowdfunding site Poliwogg, told the Washington Post: «There's another kind of fraud, and that's when Congress and the president pass and sign a law, and thousands of companies organize according to the principles in that law... but academics and people in consumer groups who disagree with the law make it their mission to prevent the law from going into effect.»

Bowman's predecessor, Rand Wentworth, calls syndications «large - scale, multimillion - dollar tax fraud.»

These include nuclear warfare triggered off by compter malfunctioning, large - scale financial frauds, technological addiction, and aviation diasters.

Some in the European organic community are critical of the Action Plan, claiming that it's a PR strategy designed to make the public think that by introducing new regulations it will address trust issues, when in fact large - scale fraud problems are the reason behind mistrust.

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Using a proactive, aggressive approach to litigation, Mr. Cohen has successfully represented clients in matters ranging from multi-million dollar fraud, money laundering, and embezzlement violations, to large - scale narcotics trafficking, robbery, assault, and murder.

Large - scale protests followed the last federal parliamentary elections on Dec. 4, 2011, after widespread reports of electoral fraud and rigged elections.

If such a legislature would exist, I would expect this voting pattern to be the result of large - scale election fraud.

``... It is unremarkable that the arrest of the longtime Speaker of the Assembly on allegations that he committed a large - scale and long - running honest services fraud and extortion scheme generated substantial publicity, and it plainly would have done so regardless of any statements made by the U.S. Attorney.»

«The investigation into the abuse of English language testing in 2014 revealed extremely serious, large scale, organised fraud.

«We have taken decisive action against those who have been involved in this extremely serious, large scale, organised fraud of English language tests.

The Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB), who manage cross-industry, large scale ghost broker investigations, is currently dealing with 26 cases of ghost broking fraud.

The 2011 parliamentary vote was followed by anti-government street protests across Russia, sparked by what was widely perceived to have been large - scale electoral fraud: a rigged election in favour of United Russia.

This work includes stopping wasteful spending; improving the way government buys goods and services; reducing losses from fraud, error and debt; raising money by selling empty buildings and underused properties; and reviewing and reshaping large scale projects.

The threat of large - scale electronic fraud is a mere fantasy, many election officials conclude, compared with the logistical problems they face every Election Day.

The fraudsters, six from the US and one from Nigeria, were sentenced in Mississippi for their part in a large - scale international financial fraud conspiracy.

It seems to Scalia that the whole event has been staged as part of a large - scale fraud.

This procedure has the effect of preventing large - scale fraud or financial misuse.

If your business is involved with large - scale transactions that require ongoing shipments and deliveries, fraud protection benefits are even more important.

In September 2011, the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) filed a class action lawsuit against Barkworks, a southern California pet store chain, «claiming the stores repeatedly engage in fraud and false advertising in an effort to conceal from customers that they source their puppies from abusive «puppy mills» — large - scale commercial dog breeding facilities.

The Bank, BCCI, was found to have been involved with a large - scale fraud and other criminal acts, as a result of which the claimants, both employees of the bank, lost their jobs.

Mercuria Energy Trading v. Citibank: instructed by Stephenson Harwood to represent Mercuria in expedited Commercial Court proceedings concerning so - called «obligated repo» transactions involving the sale and repurchase of large quantities of metal supposed to be stored in warehouses in the Chinese ports of Qingdao and Penglai and defending a US$ 270 million counterclaim brought against Mercuria by Citibank following the discovery of an apparent large - scale fraud at the ports.

One of the most prominent but less publically acknowledged crimes over the last few decades has been fraud, which in recent years has taken centre stage in large - scale political and financial issues, and been the bane of many nations» governments, especially as the benefits of certain jurisdictions...

David has a broad commercial practice, focusing on large scale international litigation including, in particular, commercial fraud and international arbitration.

Fraud and regulatory: The firm specialises in cases ranging from international frauds involving the United Nations and Foreign Government ministers to large - scale City frauds.

However, she is also able to deal successfully with complex dishonesty cases, and recently secured an acquittal at half time in a money laundering matter, where her client was the wife of a man who had committed large - scale Advance Fee Frauds over a number of years.

Priya is a senior associate specialising in large scale complex litigation, arbitration and fraud and asset tracing.

Sophia Purkis of Fladgate LLP advises claimants and defendants in relation to large - scale civil fraud claims, often in conjunction with parallel criminal proceedings.

What is believed to be England's first worldwide freezing injunction over the assets of «Persons Unknown» who are accused of committing large - scale, international financial fraud via the internet, has been obtained by London law firm Cooke, Young & Keidan.

Bushell, a specialist in large - scale international commercial litigation and founder of Herbert Smith's Russian dispute resolution practice, is top ranked for civil fraud work by Chambers and Partners.

He has also been acting for a defendant charged in a large scale charities fraud prosecuted by the Charities Commission in conjunction with the Crown Prosecution Service and various other HMRC investigations into VAT fraud.

His experience includes health care fraud, investment fraud, securities fraud, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, bank fraud, embezzlement, Qui Tam, large scale corporate identity theft, tax fraud / copyright / trademark infringement, FDA fraud / mislabeling, financial crimes, public corruption, organized crime and drug trafficking.

Stokoe specialises in defending a wide variety of cases, ranging from international frauds involving the United Nations and Foreign Government ministers to large scale «city» frauds.

He has experience acting as a junior in large - scale civil fraud, unfair prejudice petitions and insolvency litigation both in England and in overseas jurisdictions.

One of the most prominent but less publically acknowledged crimes over the last few decades has been fraud, which in recent years has taken centre stage in large - scale political and financial issues, and been the bane of many nations» governments, especially as the benefits of certain jurisdictions make it easier to hide wrong - doings and deceive the system.

Even if rarely invoked, the section has a disciplinary effect: it is not about punishment, which can not address large - scale fraud even as contemplated under section 365.

Our caseload includes cases of murder, manslaughter (including corporate manslaughter), terrorism, serious sexual offences, fraud, business crime and large scale drug conspiracies.

«If you get the fruits of the crime, then obviously restitution is appropriate, but in this case, because she got nothing, she has nothing and chances of repaying it are negligible and she was receiving a penitentiary sentence on the scale of large - scale fraud,» he says.

In most large - scale international frauds the defendant will have used a web of companies to either perpetrate fraud, or alternatively to secrete assets.

The company's administrators alleged that Shaid Luqman (the company's managing director) had perpetrated a large - scale fraud against the company.

Given the complexity of many types of large - scale fraud, which often involve more than a single country and so go beyond national jurisdiction, it is necessary to provide EU - wide enforcement at least on this issue.

Admittedly there are cases where a lot of money is spent and has to be spent: for example, large - scale investigations or prosecutions (often on the securities side) where cases involve complex transactions, allegations of fraud, a long history of communication amongst numerous parties — in these types of cases it can be very costly to prosecute as well as defend.

He specialises in financial services advice, and has experience handling large - scale fraud cases, investigations by regulatory bodies, and professional negligence.