Sentences with phrase «of racketeering charges»

Williams and 10 other former Atlanta Public Schools educators were convicted of racketeering charges.

Not exact matches

A number of other prominent mob bosses with ties to the concrete industry were also convicted on federal racketeering charges.

Oregon also accuses Oracle of breach of contract, along with civil racketeering, for «failing to deliver on its obligations, overcharging for poorly trained Oracle personnel to provide incompetent work, hiding from the state the true extent of Oracle's shoddy performance, continuing to promise what it could not deliver, and willfully refusing to honor its warranty to fix its errors without charge.»

Ramos faces charges of racketeering conspiracy, also known as RICO conspiracy, and conspiracy to aid the distribution of narcotics.

A complaint filed in the Southern District of California on Thursday charges Vincent Ramos, the founder and CEO of Canada - based Phantom, with racketeering conspiracy to conduct enterprise affairs, as well as conspiracy to distribute narcotics, and aiding and abetting.

Nevertheless, acting Manhattan U.S. Attorney Joon Kim called it a win for New York City, saying that it represented «one of the first federal racketeering charges ever brought against a Russian vor,» another name for «mob boss.»

Jennifer, Renee, and Lana are the daughters of Anthony «T.G.» Graziano, the capo of the Bonanno crime family, currently serving a prison sentence on federal racketeering and extortion charges.

Maryland Governor Marvin Mandel got a four - year sentence last week following his conviction on charges of mail fraud and racketeering: for the latter, read playing legislative footsie with state racetrack interests.

Charged with one count each of racketeering conspiracy and extortion conspiracy were James Parks, the former chief of the now - disbanded police department; Willie Parker, a former sergeant; and Marshall Thompson, a onetime police sergeant for the Maywood Park District, also defunct.

Sixteen alleged members of a Central American gang, MS - 13, were charged for a range of crimes — including murder, assault and racketeering — in connection with three brutal slayings that rocked Brentwood on Long Island last year.

The new allegations are contained in a superseding indictment, charging three men — Alexis Hernandez, 20, of Central Islip, Santos Leonel Ortiz - Flores, 19, of Central Islip, and Omar Antonio Villalta, 22, of Central Islip and Charlottesville, Virginia — each with one count of racketeering, one count of conspiracy to murder rival gang members, and four counts of murder in connection with the April 11 murders of Justin Llivicura, Michael Lopez, Jorge Tigre and Jefferson Villalobos in a Central Islip park.

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — Sixteen alleged members of a Central American gang were charged Thursday for a range of crimes — including murder, assault and racketeering — in connection with three brutal slayings that rocked Brentwood on Long Island last year.

Ganim was mayor of Bridgeport for about 12 years before he was convicted on federal corruption charges, including racketeering and extortion.

As many as 34 state and local officials have been convicted in New York since 2002 on charges including bribery, conspiracy, falsifying records, racketeering, fraud, extortion, federal corruption and perjury, among a mix of several other felonies and misdemeanors.

It's the real - life story of Olympic - level skier Molly Bloom (played by Jessica Chastain), who quit the sport after physical injury and then embarked on a new test of nerves, running a high - stakes poker game that eventually brought her up on mob and racketeering charges by the FBI in 2013.

These were usually characters from Hanna - Barbera cartoons who had gotten into trouble including Scooby Doo getting busted for marijuana possession, Yogi Bear's offsider Boo Boo being a potential domestic terrorist, and Fred Flintstone up for racketeering charges as the head of an organised crime gang.

A jury in Atlanta has found 11 teachers and administrators guilty of racketeering and other felony charges in what investigators found was a massive school test cheating scandal.

A jury in Atlanta has found 11 of 12 defendants in a massive school test cheating scandal guilty of racketeering and other charges.

Meria Joel Carstarphen became superintendent of Atlanta Public Schools (APS) on the heels of a national cheating scandal in which 11 of 12 people in APS were convicted on charges including racketeering, with some serving time in prison.

Hall faces charges of racketeering, making false statements, and theft.

The former head of the Broward Teachers Unions (BTU) in South Florida turned himself in on Monday and now faces corruption charges, including racketeering and fraud.

Prosecutors are likely to file the charges, which include racketeering, bribery, extortion and obstruction of justice, before mid-March, according to officials close to the investigation.

Former Senior Vice President Stanley «Jim» Cardiges is charged with racketeering, while Damien Budnick, 45, of Orlando, is charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud.

If you're trying to be more sly about it, you could face a wide range of charges from wire and securities fraud, to tax evasion, to racketeering.

This «Wolf of Wall Street» ended up in prison for the rest of his life, convicted of felony charges, racketeering, extortion, and stealing money from the general public.

Yet there are critics of the HSUS who claim, «The advertising of the Humane Society of the United States is false by implying it runs animal shelters when in fact only 1 percent of the donations the HSUS collects», that HSUS is charged with Federal racketeering and more.

Most recently, a group of scientists dubbed the RICO 20 called for prosecuting on fraud and racketeering charges any companies, organizations, or scientists who publicly doubt or debate humans are causing catastrophic climate change.

Last month, a man by the name of Jagadish Shukla (along with several other scientists) sent a letter to the President and Attorney General Loretta Lynch, demanding that RICO charges — that is, «racketeering, influenced and corrupt organization» charges — be brought against so - called «climate deniers,» as though those who disagree with the theory that global climate change is inherently man made and undeniably catastrophic, were joined together in a conspiracy that amounts to organized crime.

One such tussle, as we recounted here, was with Chicago's Winston & Strawn, which reported a spike in pro bono hours, driven by its no - fee commitment of 20 lawyers to the defense of former Illinois Gov. George Ryan against federal fraud and racketeering charges.

In State courts of Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and Walton counties we've been involved in well over a thousand cases and tried to jury verdict cases ranging from first degree capital murder where the death penalty is being sought, sexual battery, drug trafficking, violations of probation, domestic violence and racketeering to misdemeanor criminal charges including driving while under the influence and driving while license suspended.

According to a recent Wall Street Journal story, the trial in question was one of the highest profile corruption trials in Ohio's history, and involved Jimmy Dimora, the former Cuyahoga County, Ohio Commissioner who has now been convicted of racketeering, bribery, conspiracy, tax charges, and other crimes.

This article is about a federal lawsuit filed by the government of Bermuda alleging civil racketeering charges against Massachusetts - based Lahey Clinic.

5 of them were arrested and are charged with racketeering, grand theft as well as petty theft.

Meanwhile in Boston, after decades on the FBI's «Ten Most Wanted List,» James «Whitey» Bulger Jr. was about to stand trial on 32 counts of racketeering, money laundering, extortion, weapons and murder charges.