Sentences with phrase «money laundering charges»

A Federal High Court in Lagos state, Southwest Nigeria has granted bail to former Chief of Air Staff, Adesola Amosu, for the sum of N500 million on money laundering charges against him and two other people and seven companies.

The Federal Government, on Thursday, tendered additional documents in the 32 - count money laundering charge preferred against the former Benue State governor, Gabriel Suswam and two others...

A Pontiac man is facing money laundering charges after selling $ 56,7000 worth of Bitcoin to undercover agents over six meetings that began in August 2015, according to federal investigators.

«Year after year after year, Sheldon Silver was on the take,» the prosecutor, Carrie H. Cohen, said in an opening statement in Mr. Silver's trial on fraud, extortion and money laundering charges in Federal District Court in Manhattan.

The Director of the Public Prosecution of the Federation Mr. Mohammed Saidu Diri on Monday stormed the Federal High Court, Abuja with a fresh motion on notice requesting for revocation of the bail granted the ex NSA, Sambo Dasuki in the unlawful possession of firearms and money laundering charges brought against him.

Personally I'd be terrified of getting hit with money laundering charges by the Feds if I was anywhere near that.

DeLay had been declared ineligible to run by Texas Republican Party Chairman Tina Benkiser after he retired from Congress on June 8, following an indictment by a Texas grand jury on state money laundering charges and amid scandals involving several political associates and former staffers.

The Federal Government, on Thursday, tendered additional documents in the 32 - count money laundering charge preferred against the former Benue State governor, Gabriel Suswam and two others before the Federal High Court in Abuja.

Fani - Kayode was picked up within the premises of the Federal High Court on Oyinkan Abayomi Drive, Ikoyi, Lagos, where he is facing money laundering charges before Justice Muslim Hassan.

Silver, the longtime Democratic Assemblyman for Lower Manhattan, was convicted on extortion, fraud and money laundering charges related to two bribery schemes in November.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned a former governor of Adamawa State, Murtala Nyako, his son, Abdulaziz, and others before Justice Evoh Chukwu of the Federal High Court, Abuja for money laundering charges.

The allegations are contained in the 32 fraud and money laundering charges leveled against Suswam and two others on Monday.

The site's co-founders have been hit with pimping, sex trafficking and money laundering charges multiple times and the site has been accused of knowingly playing host to sex and child trafficking.

The Chief Judge, CJ of the Federal High Court, Justice Ibrahim Auta had re-assigned the case to Justice Quadri, shortly after Justice Ademola's trial along with his wife and Joe Agi, SAN, commenced at a Federal Capital Territory High Court, for offences bordering on money laundering charges.

The Manhattan Democrat also was convicted of money laundering charges, and will face a theoretical maximum of 130 years in prison when he is sentenced by U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni.

Mr. Silver, 71, a Democrat who reigned over Albany as speaker for more than two decades, was found guilty today today of fraud, extortion and money laundering charges brought by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara.

For their part state Democrats hope to make DeLay the poster boy for political corruption, highlighting his indictment by a Texas grand jury on state money laundering charges, plus several scandals involving political associates and former staffers.

Prominent figure in Macau casino junket industry faces money laundering charges, Canadian Press

The art dealer who sold the paintings to the gallery, a woman named Glafira Rosales, pleaded guilty to fraud and money laundering charges in 2013.

Mr. Siegal is perhaps best known for his victory in defense of high - profile private equity financier Benjamin Wey against federal criminal and civil securities fraud and money laundering charges.

She was convicted of drug conspiracy and money laundering charges — her first offenses — and has been in federal person since 1996.

Kiernan's reasoning: US Attorney for the Southern District Preet Bharara is already investigating Pigeon on unrelated tax and money laundering charges.

Despite a year of sexual harassment scandals within his conference, money laundering charges against a close ally and more questions about his $ 350,000 salary from a major plaintiffs firm, there's no sign Silver is heading anywhere.

Among his challenges was an argument that prosecutors couldn't prove a money laundering charge because the proceeds of the schemes were lumped into a bank account with, as the court put it, «untainted funds.»

He faces multiple counts of honest services fraud and extortion along with a money laundering charge.

The Supreme Court ruled on Friday that a former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Olisa Metuh, had a case to answer in respect of the money laundering charges involving the sums of N400m and $ 2m instituted against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

Silver faces wire and mail fraud counts on each bribery scheme for allegedly depriving citizens of his «honest services,» an extortion count for each scheme, and a money laundering charge.

DiNapoli sent a rejection letter to the Transit Authority citing «recent and potentially significant vendor responsibility issue, namely whether there is any SAIC involvement in the CityTime consultant scandal where consultant fraud and money laundering charges were recently announced by the United States Attorney's Office.»

Silver faces more than 100 years in jail if convicted of the seven charges of fraud, extortion and money laundering charges.

He had faced three federal charges — mail fraud, wire fraud and extortion — for each scheme, as well as a money laundering charge after prosecutors accused him of having illegally laundered the proceeds of those schemes to lucrative investments with a Buffalo - area venture capitalist.

Dr. Taub, 79, is one of the government's key witnesses in the trial of Mr. Silver, who has pleaded not guilty to fraud, extortion and money laundering charges.

(WBEN / AP) Paul Manafort — the man who was head of the Trump campaign when then - candidate Donald Trump won the Republican nomination — faces up to 80 years in prison on federal corruption and money laundering charges..

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals tossed Silver's conviction on honest services fraud, extortion and money laundering charges, citing a US Supreme Court case that narrowed the definition of «official act.»

The founder of DAAR Communications Plc, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, has reacted angrily to the money laundering charges preferred against him by the federal government.

Mr. Silver has pleaded not guilty to fraud, extortion and money laundering charges.

Mr. Silver, 71, a Manhattan Democrat, was found guilty on Nov. 30 on honest services fraud, extortion and money laundering charges, for schemes through which he obtained nearly $ 4 million in exchange for using his office to help benefit a cancer researcher and two real estate developers.

Fani - Kayode was arraigned alongside Nenadi Usman, a former finance minister, and Danjuma Yusuf on money laundering charges.

According to the suit filed on Wednesday, an improper grant of authority resulted in the wrongful indictment of Manafort on money laundering charges.

And the founders of Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca were indicted in Panama on money laundering charges.

United States Manafort indicted on conspiracy, money laundering charges: special counsel, Reuters Judge says Trump comments do not taint Bergdahl desertion case, Reuters

This case involved ten separate counts of mail, wire, and money laundering charges.

Thus one should hire an attorney to make sure that whatever you do, you are insulated against money laundering charges.

Acted for individuals faced with extradition proceedings following requests from the Government of the United States of America in relation to wire fraud and money laundering charges.

Regulation This week the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security agency (ICE) has revealed that it is charging two Canadian brothers and the company Payza with illegal money transmission and money laundering charges...

Similarly, the US authorities recently shut down BTC - e and arrested its Russian founder on money laundering charges.