Sentences with phrase «on charges of money laundering»

Police in Kenya arrest three Bitcoin traders on charges of money laundering by using stolen money to purchase cryptocurrency.

Months later the CEO of BitInstant Charlie Shrem was arrested on charges of money laundering in relation to the controversial dark web service Silk Road, which sold drugs, guns and other illegal items in exchange for bitcoin.

Haggerty was sentenced last December to up to four years on charges of money laundering and grand larceny, for his siphoning $ 750,000 from election funds to buy a house in Queens.

Silver, 72, a once - beloved Lower Manhattan assemblyman and one of the most powerful men in the state, was convicted by a federal jury in November on charges of money laundering and extortion related to two bribery schemes where he earned millions in kickbacks by trading political favors for money.

Alamieyeseigha was detained in London on charges of money laundering while he was Governor in September 2005.

He said, «We find it demeaning, insulting and outrageous that our senator acted as an escort and body guard to the wife of the Senate President when she was arraigned in court on charges of money laundering by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

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Jacob «Kobi» Alexander Former CEO Comverse Technology Charges: In 2007, Alexander was indicted on 35 counts of conspiracy, securities fraud and money laundering in connection with backdating stock options.

It came crashing down hard on Friday as a federal judge in Manhattan sentenced Ulbricht to serve the rest of his life in prison, following his earlier conviction on seven charges related to conspiracy, narcotics and money - laundering.

The legal problems began in January when a federal grand jury indicted three company officials and a South Texas mayor on charges of fraud and money laundering.

In the US, the Department of Justice (DOJ) formally indicted Vinnik on 21 charges related to money laundering and the operation of an unlicensed money exchange.

Manafort, 68, and Gates, 45, remain under home confinement on pledges to pay $ 10 million and $ 5 million, respectively, if they fail to return to court after pleading not guilty Oct. 30 to charges of conspiracy, money laundering and making false lobbyist registration statements in connection with their work advising a Russia - friendly political party in Ukraine.

3) Paul Manafort, Trump's former campaign chair, was indicted in October in Washington, DC on charges of conspiracy, money laundering, false statements, and failure to disclose foreign assets — all related to his work for Ukrainian politicians before he joined the Trump campaign.

In October, Mueller charged Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort and former deputy campaign manager Rick Gates with money laundering and failing to properly disclose their lobbying work on behalf of foreign clients.

A federal grand jury from the District of Columbia has indicted Firoz Patel, age 43, and his brother, Ferhan Patel, age 37, on multiple charges of using their payment processing company, Payza, to launder money from various criminal enterprises.

Thirty seven people were arrested last week on charges of extortion, corruption, money laundering and embezzlement.

Art Schlichter, NFL quarterback Has spent four of the past six years in prison on various charges; currently in Marion County Jail, Indianapolis, awaiting trial on federal charges of money laundering.

He is being arraigned before Justice A. R. Mohammed over a 9 - count charge bordering on money laundering to the tune of 3.1 billion Naira.

The two former ministers were charged by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) alongside one Danjuma Yusuf and a company, Joint Trust Nigeria Limited, on alleged money laundering to the tune of N4.9 billion.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has finally arraigned immediate past governor of Benue State, Mr Gabriel Suswam, before the Federal High Court in Abuja, for allegations bothering on money laundering and corruption charges.

Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the Federal High Court, Abuja has turned down ruling in the bail application filed by embattled former chairman of DAAR Communications, Chief Raymond Dokpesi who is currently facing trial bordering on six count charges of violation of Public Procurement laws and money laundering as slammed on him by the Federal Government.

Mohammed ordered his remand shortly after The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission arraigned Fintiri on a five - count charge of money laundering and fraud.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has on Tuesday arraigned a former Director - General of the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, Emeka Mba alongside three others before Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja on a 15 - count charge of money laundering and procurement fraud to the tune of N2.8 billion.

Infamous political operative John Haggerty, who stole 750,000 from Mayor Bloomberg and used it to buy a lavish house in Forest Hills was sentenced yesterday to 3 - 4 years of hard time following his conviction on second - degree grand larceny and second - degree money laundering charges.

Haggerty faces up to 44 years in prison if convicted on charges of grand larceny, money laundering and falsifying business records.

Suswam and his former Commissioner for Finance, Omadachi Oklobia, were arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC on a nine - count charge, bordering on money laundering to the tune of N3.1 billion.

Despite his frail health, the Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh on Wednesday showed up at the Federal High Court, Abuja, for his trial which borders on a seven - count charge of criminal breach of trust and money laundering to the tune of N400m brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Tuesday presented another witness, Alhaji Suraju Ahmadu, in the ongoing trial of Alhaji Sule Lamido, erstwhile governor of Jigawa State, who is being prosecuted by the Commission on a 27 - count charge bordering on abuse of office and money laundering before Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the Federal High Court Maitama, Abuja.

Lamido: EFCC Presents another Witness The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Tuesday presented another witness, Alhaji Suraju Ahmadu, in the ongoing trial of Alhaji Sule Lamido, erstwhile governor of Jigawa State, who is being prosecuted by the Commission on a 27 - count charge bordering on abuse of office and money laundering before Justice Adeniyi Ademola -LSB-...]

The accused are standing trial before Justice Mohammed Aikawa on a five - count charge bordering on money laundering to the tune of N450 million.

The absence of the EFCC prosecutor, Mr Rotimi Oyedepo, on Thursday stalled the trial by a Federal High Court in Lagos of a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mohammed Belgore, charged with money laundering.

Filed on Friday at a Federal High Court in Lagos, the charges have to do with stealing, advanced fee fraud and money laundering to the tune of over N46bn.

Alleged Corruption: How Dariye Diverted N204m to Own Company - Witness The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has presented more evidence against a former governor of Plateau State, Joshua Dariye, who is being prosecuted on a 23 - count charge bordering on money laundering and diversion of funds, before Justice Adebukola Banjoko, of the Federal Capital Territory, -LSB-...]

The Democrat automatically lost his Assembly seat Monday when he was convicted on charges of corruption, extortion, money laundering and collecting nearly $ 4 million in kickbacks and bribes.

The charges border on conspiracy, unlawful retention of proceeds of theft and money laundering.

Badeh, who is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, alongside Iyalikam Nigeria Limited on a 10 - count charge bordering on money laundering, criminal breach of trust and corruption to the tune of N3.97 billion, had on March 7, 2016 pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Ohakim who was arraigned on Wednesday, July 8, 2015 on a three - count charge bordering on money laundering is alleged to have made a cash payment of $ 2, 290,000.00 (Two Million, Two Hundred and Ninety Thousand Dollars), for a piece of land at Plot No. 1098 Cadastral Zone A04, Asokoro District, otherwise known as No. 60, Kwame Nkurumah Street, Asokoro, Abuja.

He was one of the leaders who shut down the Senate for nearly four months when they couldn't pass a budget on time... and cut a deal putting Pedro Espada in charge, who's under investigation for tax fraud and money laundering.»

Esu - Nte (Alias Imaobong Akon Esu - Nte); Olukolade Olabamiji, a businessman; Mohammed Abdulkadir, a banker and their three companies - Royal Mall Nigeria Limited, Transferase Ventures, I.D Integrated Petroleum are standing trial on an 11 - count charge bordering on conspiracy, forgery, abuse of office and money laundering.

Dasuki is standing trial on a five count charge bothering on illegal possession of firearms and possession of amounts of local and foreign currency in his residence contrary to Money Laundering Act.

An operator of flophouses catering to addicts, who was the subject of an investigation last year by The New York Times, was arrested on money laundering and Medicaid fraud charges brought by the state attorney general's office.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, yesterday set Thursday January 14, for the arraignment Government Ekpemupolo (aka Tompolo), and Patrick Akpobolokemi, former director general of Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA before a Federal High Court, Lagos on a 40 count charge of alleged money laundering, conspiracy, stealing and diversion of funds.

The charge against Metuh borders on alleged money laundering, breach of trust and criminal diversion of public funds.

Flamboyant lawyer Richard Luthmann, who once famously sought to resolve a civil lawsuit through «trial by combat,» was arrested by the FBI on a slew of charges, including kidnapping, kidnapping conspiracy, money laundering, brandishing a firearm to commit a crime, aggravated identity theft and extortion conspiracy.

Federal authorities have dismissed charges against six former employees of the website Rentboy.com, while continuing to move forward with a case against the chief executive on counts of money laundering and promoting prostitution.

This is coming on the heels of the seven - count charge slammed on the PDP spokesperson for alleged money laundering and corruption which were filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

Mr. Silver was convicted on Nov. 30 of charges that included honest services fraud, money laundering and extortion.

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.

He is standing trial alongside a firm, Iyalikam Nigeria Limited, on a 10 - count charge bordering on money laundering, criminal breach of trust and corruption to the tune of N3.97 billion.

Agbele was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on an 11 count, charge of money laundering involving the sum of N1, 219,000,000 said to be part of N4, 685,723,000 allegedly transferred from the Office of the National Security Adviser, ONSA.

Arraigned on November 10, 2016, Fani - Kayode is facing a 5 - count charge of money laundering preferred against him by the EFCC.