Sentences with phrase «of fraud offences»
A barrister is to be disbarred for dishonest conduct following convictions for a range of fraud offences amounting to about # 900,000.
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Of the number, 58 had been serving various jail terms for criminal offences, including stealing, assault, arson, malicious damages, kidnapping, rape and fraud.
«A person shall not be qualified to be a member of Parliament if he has been convicted for high crime under the constitution or high treason or for an offence involving the security of the State, fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude.»
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has arraigned a former Executive Director of Aso Savings and Loans Plc, Maimuna Aliyu, for an alleged N57m fraud.
Industry initiatives, such as the Insurance Fraud Register, MyLicence that allows insurers to check for any motoring offences, and the work of the Insurance Fraud Bureau and the Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department in tackling ghost brokers are helping to reduce the scope for insurance application fraud.»
Visa Fraud Peter Kwaku Amoabeng, former NPP MP for Lower West Akim fraudulently attempted to obtain an Austrian visa for a woman and two children who he falsely represented as his wife and children respectively, and in the process committed the offences of fraud by false pretences, forgery, perjury, impersonation and deceit of public officer
One of the counts reads: «That you Dr. Raymond Dokpesi and Daar Investment and Holding Company Limited between October 2014 and March 19, 2015 in Abuja, conducted procurement fraud by means of fraudulent and corrupt act, to wit: receipt of payment into the account of Daar Investment and Holding Company Limited with First Bank of Nigeria Plc of public funds in the sum of N2, 120,000,000 from the account of the office of National Security Adviser (NSA) with the Central Bank of Nigeria for the funding of media activities for the 2015 presidential election campaign for the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and you thereby committed an offence contrary to section 58 (4)(b) of the Public Procurement Act, 2007 and punishable under Section 58 (6) & (7) of the same Act».
When I insisted on what offences we committed for our detention and search on our phones, they claimed that Governor Ambode of Lagos was aware of an alleged massive fraud committed in Lagos involving my Son, Gidado Shuaib.
As an African female I don't see anything wrong with dating or being married to a Caucasian what the bible warned us a against is not to be unequally yoked with unbeliever as a Nigerian as the innocent ones suffer a great deal for the offence of fraudsters its quite tiring being looked and suspected as a fraud or even being denied access to some sites becomes of my country in all of that I am still hopeful in finding me a white man lol you can say hello [email protected]
in order to prevent fraud, cheating and money laundering we may disclose User Information and betting and gaming history to third parties including, but not limited to, any relevant regulator, gaming and sporting bodies, financial institutions and law enforcement agencies or any other body that deals with the investigation of alleged offences.
She pleaded guilty to two offences of fraud between March 2009 and March 2011 at Liverpool Crown Court.
In 2016, the CRA implemented a national policy to ensure persons charged with offences associated with tax evasion, fraud, laundering the proceeds of crime, or other indictable offences under the Income Tax Act, Excise Tax Act, or the Criminal Code are consistently fingerprinted.
On the face of it Macquarie has committed multiple legal offences including breaches of the OHS act, copyright offences, and possibly fraud (misrepresentation).
I don't have enough information to answer that question, but as I have said before, scientific fraud is a very serious offence, so if anyone has any evidence of malpractice they should place it before the relevant authority.
Patrick Moore has reported Greenpeace — the charity he co-founded in the 1970s — to the FBI for what he claims are a series of offences, including «outright breach of the RICO, wire - fraud, witness - tampering and obstruction - of - committee statutes.»
It gathers into one offence, a range of official misconducts, frauds, deceits, breaches of trust, and disclosures of information.
Other opinions point out that many offences affecting the financial interests of the EU are situated at a purely national level and are often linked to other types of fraud or criminality, hence criticizing the EPPO's wide ancillary competence for offences which are inextricably linked with EU fraud (e.g. the Romanian Chamber of Deputies, Dutch Senate, German Bundesrat and the Cyprus House of Representatives).
First, a proposal of directive on the fight against fraud to the Union's financial interests by means of criminal law («Proposed Directive Financial Interests») harmonises the definition of offences against the Union's financial interests as well as the sanctions for those offences, and thereby constitutes the substantive basis for the offences within the EPPO's competence (infra).
Tuckers Solicitors specialist fraud lawyers have a wealth of experience and knowledge of the legal implications where clients have been charged with insider - trading and other related offences found under the Criminal Justice Act 2003 and the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.
His previous experience included a 10 - year spell at the South African Department of Justice, latterly as a founding member of the office for serious economic offences, where he worked on cross-border investigations and High Court prosecutions relating to bribery and corruption, stock exchange trading schemes, foreign exchange frauds and manipulations, pyramid investment schemes and financial instrument forgery syndicates.
In this case DLA represented a client charged by the SFO with fraud offences concerning a company called Torex Retail Ltd of which this client had been a director.
Representing clients charged with a variety of offences including fraud, drink - driving, assault and possession of indecent and prohibited images.
Under section 839 of the Companies Act 2014, where a person has been convicted of an indictable offence in relation to a company, or convicted of an offence involving fraud or dishonesty, that person may not be appointed to, or act as, an auditor, director or other officer, receiver, liquidator or examiner or be in any way, whether directly or indirectly, concerned or take part in the promotion, formation or management of any company.
Having appeared before the Ontario Court of Justice, Superior Court of Justice and the Court of Appeal for Ontario, Scott Pearl has gained great experience representing his clients that have been charge with various criminal offences ranging from sexual and domestic assault, possession and trafficking of drugs, robbery, breaking and entering, mischief, fraud, and breaching bail conditions and probation orders.
His practice encompasses all aspects of criminal defence and regulatory work, including violence, murder, firearms, fraud and sexual offences.
The Guideline, which was created as part of a package to support the introduction in the UK of Deferred Prosecution Agreements (DPAs), contains a 10 - step process to be followed by the criminal courts when sentencing corporations for fraud, bribery and money laundering offences.
Meanwhile, no - one goes to prison for fraud offences running into tens, or possibly hundreds of millions of pounds.
Of the 11.5 m incidents of crime recorded by the Crime Survey of England and Wales (CSEW) last year, 47 % were fraud and computer misuse offences — a remarkable 5.4 million offences in totaOf the 11.5 m incidents of crime recorded by the Crime Survey of England and Wales (CSEW) last year, 47 % were fraud and computer misuse offences — a remarkable 5.4 million offences in totaof crime recorded by the Crime Survey of England and Wales (CSEW) last year, 47 % were fraud and computer misuse offences — a remarkable 5.4 million offences in totaof England and Wales (CSEW) last year, 47 % were fraud and computer misuse offences — a remarkable 5.4 million offences in total.
These include firearms offences for simple possession (obviously a serious crime with the potential for violence but not violent in - and - of itself), certain drug charges, high - level fraud cases and, most commonly impaired driving cases (even where there is no injury).
Former Burges Salmon partner Roger Hawes has been found not guilty of a money laundering offence, following a trial at Southwark Crown Court relating to his alleged role in a # 245m fraud at HBOS in Reading.
Canada's anti-spam law (commonly known as «CASL») creates a comprehensive regime of offences, enforcement mechanisms and potentially severe penalties designed to prohibit unsolicited or misleading commercial electronic messages, the unauthorized commercial installation and use of computer programs on another person's computer system and other forms of online fraud.
Our team of fraud solicitors have acted on behalf of a number of professionals both on a legal aid and a private basis in cases ranging from computer / internet - related criminal offences and boiler room and mortgage frauds.
He has represented clients accused of a wide range of offences including: murder, firearms offences, robbery, fraud, people trafficking, drugs supply and rape.
«And although money laundering comes second to fraud in the CPS figures, it is the tool every member of organised crime needs to profit from their offences and should be pursued with far greater vigour.»
Statistics are provided for things such as the number of applications made for authorizations and for renewals of authorizations, the period for which authorizations and renewals were granted, a description of the methods of interception, the offences specified in authorizations (e.g. possession of a narcotic for the purpose of trafficking, smuggling / attempt to smuggle goods into Canada, laundering proceeds of excise offences, forgery of passport, weapons trafficking, murder, fraud, countefeiting, participating in activities of a criminal organization, etc.), the number of arrests as a result of an interception under an authorization.
Mr. Rice has defended clients charged in a broad range of cases including conspiracy, drug trafficking, fraud, money laundering, criminal organization offences, homicide and regulatory offences.
In R. v. Bleiweiss, [1980] O.J. No. 696, Arnup J.A., of the Ontario Court of Appeal, finds that theft is not an included offence to fraud.
Our lawyers have successfully defended allegations across the full spectrum of criminal law matters, including summary - only offences such as shoplifting and road traffic offences to more serious offences such as murder, robbery, fraud, GBH, sexual offences, serious and organised crime.
The firm has successfully defended clients across the full array of criminal law matters, including summary - only offences such as road traffic offences, shop lifting as well as more serious offences such as domestic violence, theft, fraud, serious and organised crime, murder, robbery and drug importations.
The department has successfully defended cases on copyright allegations, identity fraud, modification of computer systems, diversion of funds, file sharing over the internet through mediums including Torrent, Kazaa and Napster, trade description infringement, piracy, offences involving misuse, abuse and the unlawful access and modification of computer systems, as well as understanding digital language, such as «warez», «phishing», «pharming», «hacking», «cracking», «spamming», «DOS attacks» and «Botnet».
We specialize in defending people facing allegation of assault, sexual assault, drinking and driving, fraud, weapon offences and tax evasion among others.
McGregor, [2004] O.J. No. 832 (SCJ, O'Connor J.): 32 The issue of whether theft is an included offence with fraud seems not to have been explored by the higher Courts recently.
She has appeared on behalf of clients charged with a full spectrum of offences, including murder and other serious violent offences, fraud and money laundering matters, drug and sexual offences.
The proposed new penalty for an indictable fraud offence is a fine of up to $ 100,000 and / or five years in prison.
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) has filed a multimillion - dollar lawsuit against Russia, the Trump campaign and Wikileaks over an alleged 12 offences, including conspiracy, fraud and violations of the Wiretap Act.
Amanda Pinto QC, a tenant at 5 Paper Buildings and co-author of Corporate Criminal Liability, questions why the authority has chosen to deal with substantial offences, such as fraud and misleading conduct, as breaches of regulations rather than crimes.
Prime Minister David Cameron announced proposals to extend the corporate offence of «failing to prevent» to fraud and money laundering, last week at the Anti-corruption Summit 2016.
Our expertise includes cases dealing with investment fraud, Insider trading, Money Laundering, Pension fraud, Mortgage fraud, Bribery, commodities and currency frauds, Tax and VAT fraud, Duty fraud, False accounting, Fraudulent trading, Advance fee fraud, Corruption, Insolvency, Cartels, Missing Trader Intra-Community («MTIC») and carousel fraud, Boiler room fraud, Credit card fraud, Financial Regulatory Offences, Confiscation Orders, forfeiture and seizure of assets under the Proceeds of Crime Act or Drug Trafficking Act, police raids, Corporate Manslaughter, Disciplinary Tribunals, confiscation and forfeiture and Financial Regulatory Offences.
The firm has three offices, two in London and one in Manchester, and acts in a wide range of serious crime cases, including commercial fraud and regulatory offences, often involving multiple jurisdictions.
Fraud is dealt with in the Fraud Act 2006 which establishes three ways in which the offence can be committed: fraud by false representation, fraud by failing to disclose information and fraud by abuse of position.