Sentences with phrase «legitimate income earned»

The perennial question of how some people practice law while they make laws arises anew as U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's high - octane criminal complaint against Silver alleging «millions of dollars in bribes and kickbacks masked as legitimate income earned as a private lawyer.»

The federal complaint against Silver accuses him of mail fraud and the federal crime of theft of honest services, saying he engaged in a scheme since 2000 to use the power and influence of his official position to obtain for himself over $ 6 million, including $ 700,000 in bribes and kickbacks masked as legitimate income he earned as a private lawyer.

A 35 - page criminal complaint filed by Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's office lays out his alleged scheme where Silver «used the power and influence of his official position to obtain for himself millions of dollars in bribes and kickbacks masked as legitimate income earned by Silver as a private lawyer.»

Prosecutors allege he used his position to take more than $ 6 million in bribes and kickbacks, which he masked as legitimate income earned as a lawyer over 15 years.

According to the complaint, Silver «used the power and influence of his official positon to obtain for himself millions of dollars masked as legitimate income earned by SILVER as a private lawyer.»

Not exact matches

There are many legitimate online careers out there where you can earn a full - time living or at least some side income.

«In truth and in fact, Silver has obtained millions of dollars in outside income as a direct result of his corrupt use of his official position to obtain attorney referral fees for himself, including from clients with substantial business before the State, and not as a result of legitimate outside income Silver earned as a private lawyer,» the complaint reads.

Silver was convicted of receiving millions in kickbacks from companies with business before the state by masking the income as money earned from legitimate employment.

Mr. Silver, a Manhattan Democrat, held the powerful post for two decades and was found guilty of fraud, extortion and other charges stemming from schemes through which he received nearly $ 4 million, masking such payments as legitimate outside income and referrals he earned for work as a lawyer.

Among other things, he unlawfully solicited and obtained client referrals worth millions of dollars in exchange for SILVER's official acts, and attempting to disguise this money as legitimate outside income earned from his work as a private lawyer.

Mr. Schneiderman's call comes after the state's former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was arrested on charges of fraud and extortion by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, who alleged that the longtime power broker had used his influence to inappropriately earn attorney referral fees for work he had not done, disguising what amounted as «kickbacks» and «bribes» as legitimate income.

The worst is the corruption of young women, who are trained to see scamming foreign men as a legitimate way to earn an income.

Over the last few months I've been taking on some side hustles to earn extra income and see if they're legitimate ways for our listeners to earn some extra cash.

The Big Issue exists to offer homeless and vulnerably housed people the opportunity to earn a legitimate income by selling a magazine to the general public.

Despite the formal reluctance in Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami II to acknowledge the case law of the ECtHR, the ECJ at the same time cited two judgments of the ECtHR to support its conclusion that future income can not be considered possessions, «unless it has already been earned, it is definitively payable or there are specific circumstances that can cause the person concerned to entertain a legitimate expectation of obtaining an asset» (para. 61).

Imputed income is a legitimate concept, but it is hard to prove, particularly when there is an earning history to back up the claim that there is no malingering.

«Being broke is a legitimate fear, but the right job for you is out there, and there are short - term jobs you can take to earn some income.