Sentences with phrase «of illegal business practices»

4 DOS APP 02 Matter of DOS v. Hecht - business practices; commissions; broker's past acts can not be used against him as evidence of repeated misconduct on a charge of illegal business practices where such conduct is being now first reviewed for untrustworthiness; charging fees in excess of professional norms, absent a showing of unique services offered above and beyond those services normally rendered by a real estate broker, demonstrates untrustworthiness; broker's current commission rates are far in excess of rates established by custom and usage; ALJ's decision modified, license suspended until one month after broker refunds amount in excess of rates established by custom and usage

The extent of UK experiences of illegal business practices was lower than the global average of 24 %.

Not exact matches

I'm going to assume, for the sake of brevity, that all of my readers are aware that Nestle has been subject to a boycott since the late 1970s for questionable, unethical, and sometimes blatantly illegal business practices.

Acknowledging the «irony» of how a business practice that's illegal in New York State helped keep the Buffalo Bills in Western New York, billionaire Terry Pegula defended the controversial gas drilling method better known as hydro - fracking.

The NYT's Michael Barbaro follows his in - depth piece on Trump's empire (the facts of which he declined to debate with The Donald on CNBC) with a report that AG Eric Schneiderman is investigating whether a for - profit school founded by Trump has engaged in illegal business practices.

Zuckerberg is in a bit of a bind right now, given that this scandal shines a light not on obviously illegal practices, but on the shady and arguably invasive data collection and transfer that lies at the heart of Facebook's business strategy.

But the team decided to change the terminology because, «if you have a Sicilian mafia background, [«shakedown»] has a different connotation,» he said, referring to the illegal practice of extorting money from small businesses, generating laughter from the audience.

In Manda Bala (Send a Bullet), Kohn's subjects include a plastic surgeon whose practice is dominated by the victims of kidnappers who lost their ears to their captors; a political figure who uses his frog ranch as a cover for illegal business operations which have made him a multi-millionaire; and an auto customizer whose specialty is bullet - proofing luxury cars.

The business practice of bumping is not illegal.

Let me also caution you that that there are a lot of «predatory» or «rip - off» companies operating within the realm of self - publishing that are known for using illegal and / or unethical business practices.

These types of companies have been in the news for shady business practices like illegal repossession and bating customers into loans with extremely high interest rates.

Members of Congress have introduced legislation to destroy the CFPB, even though the bureau has provided financial justice for over 29 million consumers harmed by illegal business practices.

On the other hand, you can possibly get away with it and profit handomely, but why risk your future, sanity and fall victim to illegal practices of the business that comes with consequences when it takes the same amount of time and effort to do your deals the right way?

One commenter suggested that these regulations would make the practice of brokerage illegal and put people out of business.

Legal immigration practice, from a business standpoint, is based on requiring a specialised knowledge or rare skill set whereas illegal immigration could have any number of drivers, be they economic, family or seeking refuge from a dangerous home country.

Our attorneys expertly recover your cost of business expenses and other lost wages resulting from an employer's illegal deduction practices.

Both can be illegal in Germany and Switzerland under the respective unfair business practices codes, because the systems do not rely on the sales of goods and services, but on the continuous recruitment of...

The prosecution accuses Coinbase of violating California's Unclaimed Property Act and engaging in illegal and unfair business practices.

The court stated that inquiry is made under Rule of Reason unless the challenged conduct constitutes «agreements or practices which because of their pernicious effect on competition and lack of any redeeming virtue are conclusively presumed to be unreasonable and therefore illegal without elaborate inquiry as to the precise harm they have caused or the business excuse for their use.»

730 DOS 02 DOS v. New World Realty of New York, Inc. — availing of license; deposits; disclosure of agency relationships; duty to supervise sales associates; failure to pay judgment; proper business practices; DOS has jurisdiction where disciplinary action was started while individual was licensed as an associate broker and was eligible to automatically renew at the time of the disciplinary hearing; salesperson owned voting stock in licensed corporate real estate broker, failed to pay judgment and failed to present evidence of inability to do so, and engaged in unlicensed activity after license expired; representative broker availed corporate real estate brokers license to salesperson; representative broker failed to properly supervise salesperson by permitting and authorizing salesperson to act as a real estate broker; broker and salesperson failed to make agency disclosures and failed to deposit funds of principal in a special bank account; real estate transaction conducted was a fraudulent business practice; DOS fails to prove the unauthorized practice of law; salesperson's license revoked and salesperson ordered to pay refund of $ 1,406.00 of illegal commission collected; representative broker's license revoked and broker ordered to refund $ 74.00 of illegal commission collected; representative broker fined $ 5,000.00

242 DOS 97 Matter of DOS v. Hinds - deposits; proper business practices; fraudulent practices; due process; exparte proceeding is proper where there is evidence of proper service of process; unlawful retention of deposit monies constitutes larceny; illegal exercise of right of ownership over principals» funds is conversion; broker's illegal retention of deposit monies of principals in four, separate real estate transactions is a fraudulent practice; broker's failure to pay lawfully obtained judgments without a showing that he is unable to do so is a demonstration of untrustworthiness; license revocation; restitution with interest

107 DOS 98 Matter of DOS v. Sosis - subject matter jurisdiction; due process; failure to appear at hearing; proper business practices; deposits; fraudulent practice; DOS fails its burden of proof; DOS has subject matter jurisdiction if at the time the disciplinary proceeding was commenced by proper service of a notice of hearing and complaint the party was (i) licensed to engage in regulated real estate activities, or (ii) an applicant for either a license or for the renewal of a license to engage in regulated real estate activities, or (iii) eligible to automatically renew the prior license under the two - year limitation provision of RPL § 441 (2); ex parte hearing is permissible upon proof of proper notice of hearing; DOS has subject matter jurisdiction where party was licensed at the time proceeding was commenced and, where at time of hearing, although not licensed was eligible to automatically apply to renew pursuant to RPL § 441 (2); licensee operated a real estate brokerage business under an unlicensed name; licensee unlawfully retains deposit funds after deposit monies were delivered on the condition that same were to be disbursed only on the principal's consent and approval and said consent and approval was not given; licensee's illegal exercise of right of ownership over his principal's funds spawns conversion and constitutes a fraudulent practice; DOS fails its burden of proof to establish licensee failed to deposit trust funds in a segregated escrow account, engaged in fraud and changed business location without notice to DOS; restitution ordered in the amount of $ 1,900 plus interest, fine of $ 1,000 and any further application for licensure shall not be considered until applicant pays said fine and provides proof of payment of restitution

168 DOS 98 Matter of DOS v. Briggs — due process; failure to appear at hearing; proper business practices; ex partehearing may proceed upon proof of proper service; licensee changed location of principal place of business without notice to DOS and operated a real estate brokerage business under an unlicensed name; real estate services rendered on behalf of an unlicensed entity are illegal; $ 500.00 fine, failure to timely pay fine will result in suspension