Sentences with phrase «on federal fraud»

The town supervisor and others will go on trial on federal fraud charges next month.

Scarborough (r.) was sentenced to 13 months in jail on federal fraud and theft charges for submitting false expense vouchers for days he didn't actually travel to Albany.

A state assemblywoman who represents parts of Brooklyn is facing multiple charges after she was indicted Tuesday on federal fraud charges.

Silver, who stepped down from his longtime position as Assembly speaker in the wake of the corruption case, was indicted on federal fraud and extortion charges in February related to claims that he took more than $ 4 million in bribes and kickbacks.

The last upstate speaker was Binghamton's James Tallon, who only held the position for a few days after the conviction on federal fraud charges of former Speaker Mel Miller, who was later exonerated.

Although Johnson himself was cleared of criminal wrongdoing, he was fired in the wake of an academic credit - laundering scandal that led to the conviction of three of his assistants on federal fraud and conspiracy charges.

Houston coach Kelvin Sampson on federal fraud and bribery scandal engulfing college basketball: «I just hope they throw the book at»em.»

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This was the first ruling by a federal court to confirm the CFTC's determination in 2015 that cryptos are commodities under the Commodity Exchange Act, that it can regulate them, and that it can pursue those it alleges to have engaged in fraud and manipulation schemes on crypto exchanges.

He also spent more than three years as a federal prosecutor at the United States attorney's office in Manhattan, where he focused on insider trading and other financial fraud cases.

A Texas man who operated Bitcoin Savings and Trust was charged on Thursday with bilking his investors, in what prosecutors called the first federal criminal securities fraud case arising from a bitcoin - related Ponzi scheme.

Just this February, federal prosecutors in Connecticut charged two men with bank fraud based on a «jackpotting» scheme.

But the campaign's timing is propitious: Trump's attacks on the Mexican heritage of the federal judge overseeing fraud suits against Trump University have set off a fresh round of denunciations from leading Republicans.

Armstrong's former teammate, Floyd Landis, originally brought the lawsuit in 2010 under a federal law, the False Claims Act, that lets whistle - blowers pursue fraud cases on behalf of the government, and obtain rewards if successful.

Rigrodsky & Long, P.A., with offices in Wilmington, Delaware, Garden City, New York, and San Francisco, California, has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars on behalf of investors and achieved substantial corporate governance reforms in numerous cases nationwide, including federal securities fraud actions, shareholder class actions, and shareholder derivative actions.

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.

Shkreli, who was arrested Thursday morning on securities fraud charges, has effectively waved a red flag for months in front of federal prosecutors, keeping himself in the media glare with a hugely controversial price hike of a drug that benefits AIDS patients, pregnant women and cancer patients, attacking his critics, including presidential contender Hillary Clinton, and lighting up Twitter with outrageous statements.

Four former executives for the only financial institution to be criminally charged in connection with the federal bank bailout program have been convicted on fraud and conspiracy charges.

Entities that may still have access to your Equifax credit file include: companies like Equifax Global Consumer Solutions which provide you with access to your credit report or credit score, or monitor your credit file; federal, state, and local government agencies; companies reviewing your application for employment; companies that have a current account or relationship with you, and collection agencies acting on behalf of those whom you owe; for fraud detection purposes; and companies that wish to make pre-approved offers of credit or insurance to you.

On Friday, August 4, 2017, a federal court jury in Brooklyn, New York, found Martin Shkreli, former CEO of biopharmaceutical company Retrophin, guilty on three of eight counts of securities frauOn Friday, August 4, 2017, a federal court jury in Brooklyn, New York, found Martin Shkreli, former CEO of biopharmaceutical company Retrophin, guilty on three of eight counts of securities frauon three of eight counts of securities fraud.

The growing legal questions around Mr Cohen's services for Mr Trump come as the lawyer faces a grand - jury investigation being led by federal prosecutors in New York City who are exploring bank fraud, wire fraud or campaign finance charges, according to people familiar with the matter who, like others, spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation.

There, the High Court held that those who purchase securities on exchanges outside of U.S. borders can not pursue fraud claims under U.S. federal securities laws.

NEWARK, N.J. / BOSTON (Reuters)- Federal prosecutors said on Thursday they have charged five men responsible for a hacking and credit card fraud spree that cost companies more $ 300 million and two of the suspects are in custody, in the biggest cyber crime case filed in U.S. history.

Garza will formerly plead guilty to wire fraud on 20th July 2017 at the federal courthouse in Hartford, Connecticut.

On March 6, 2018, Judge Jack B. Weinstein of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York ruled that virtual currencies are commodities under the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and therefore subject to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) anti-fraud and anti-manipulation enforcement authority.1 Granting the CFTC's request for a preliminary injunction against the defendants who allegedly engaged in deception and fraud involving virtual currency spot markets, Judge Weinstein noted that «[u] ntil Congress clarifies the matter,» the CFTC has «concurrent authority» along with other state and federal administrative agencies and civil and criminal courts over transactions in virtual currency.2

The growing legal questions around Cohen's services for Trump come as the lawyer faces a grand jury investigation being led by federal prosecutors in New York City who are exploring bank fraud, wire fraud or campaign finance charges, according to people familiar with the matter who, like others, spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation.

It's a little too late for praying, it's Mrs.Clinton's call to be @ the helm; now, with her hubby Mr.Clinton as VP; and one of you out of all of you, need to tell Romney he's committed fraud, for leaving the Post of so - called gov.that theirs a 2 yr.interval that must be met; the same fo Obama; whom is worst off then Bush Jr.then for none of you to have no Allegiance to be nothing but commander of thieves, since April 4th, 1968 to presently; in the killing of Dr.King Jr.must still go under Oath to all you perjurers; that mustn't go unpunished to the array of charges I have stored up against each of yo on every job, on every public premise; that Obama didn't praywhen he lied to GOD ALMIGHTY in perjury; to have left the seat of sen.to jump to the office; knowing he hadn't a clue what to do; so he got Joe, which is Cheney all over; whom should of been out of public; and he knows that and all the fugitives, even in the Italian led court in DC; that will have to answer to what is -LCB- H.R. 7152 -RCB-; and why they let Olsen for Bush Jr.waste the American's People's time, not to mention all the lives that's been lost; for the tyrannies since 1968 to presently has cost; Vote I, Edward Baltimore; to confirm I; Governor of DC; as of 2/16/12; cause DC; has been a State, already; and all you slaves from State to State; need to snap out of your peonage which is prohibited by Federal Laws; on anybody!!!!!!!

Last fall, a federal immigration judge ordered 15 Iraqi Christians deported from California for immigration fraud — not because they were illegally coached on the tenants of Christianity, like in a New York City fraud ring — but because they had already been granted safe haven in Europe.

Plaintiffs, however, often attempt to bring consumer fraud actions based on violations of these federal ingredient label requirements.

The Tigers are one of four programs with an assistant coach indicted by a federal grand jury on fraud, conspiracy and bribery charges stemming from the FBI's investigation into corruption across college basketball.

Responding to a Tribune article on fraud risks in the federal free - lunch program, Sen. Dick Durbin on Friday sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack asking what his department will do to «bolster eligibility verification measures» in the program.

Assemblywoman and congressional hopeful Grace Meng raced to put some distance between herself and her father, former Assemblyman Jimmy Meng, after his arrest today on federal wire fraud charges.

Large - scale protests followed the last federal parliamentary elections on Dec. 4, 2011, after widespread reports of electoral fraud and rigged elections.

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.

Edward Walsh, the former politically powerful Suffolk County Conservative Party leader, was sentenced to 2 years in prison following his conviction on federal charges of wire fraud and theft of government services.

Edward Mangano and Venditto were each indicted on similar counts of conspiracy, federal program bribery, honest services wire fraud and extortion

Edward Walsh, the former politically powerful Suffolk County Conservative Party leader, was sentenced Tuesday to 2 years in prison following his conviction on federal charges of wire fraud and theft of government services for pocketing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the Suffolk sheriff's department while golfing, gambling and politicking on county time.

Mangano — who is scheduled to go on trial, along with his spouse, Linda, and former Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto March 12 — has pleaded not guilty to federal charges of conspiracy, bribery and wire fraud.

Democratic Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was released this afternoon on a $ 200,000 bond after being arrested for wire fraud, mail fraud and extortion — and told reporters outside a federal courthouse he would be vindicated.

Jimmy Meng, a former Flushing state assemblyman and father of current Assemblywoman Grace Meng (D - Flushing), was arrested on charges of wire fraud in an FBI sting operation after he accepted a fruit basket containing $ 80,000 in bribery money Tuesday afternoon at his Flushing - based company, according to federal prosecutors.

Former Senate Leader Joe Bruno, who was convicted on mail and wire fraud in 2009, won on appeal — also because of changes in federal law determined by another U.S. Supreme Court ruling.

Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, his wife, Linda, and Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto were arrested Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016, in connection with a 13 - count federal indictment on charges including conspiracy to commit bribery, bribery, conspiracy to commit honest services fraud and honest services fraud, according to sources familiar with the case.

A Federal High Court in Lagos will on April 23 rule on a suit filed by ex-President Goodluck Jonathan's cousin, challenging his arrest and detention for alleged N650 million fraud.

A federal jury found Gov. Andrew Cuomo's former top aide Joe Percoco guilty on three counts of bribery and conspiracy to commit honest service fraud in a Manhattan courtroom on Tuesday.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, May 17, 2018, arraigned one Yohana Margif, a suspected serial fraudster, before Justice C. O. Agbaza of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, sitting in Jabi, Abuja, on a 7 - count charge of conspiracy, forgery and fraud.

The other three were Paul Adler, a former Rockland County politico who pleaded guilty to felony fraud and bribery in 2002; James Capalino, the lobbyist who tried to get a deed restriction lifted on a nonprofit nursing home on the Lower East Side; and Sant Singh Chatwal, a hotelier who pleaded guilty in 2014 to federal campaign finance donations for making straw donations.

A Manhattan jury found Joseph Percoco guilty on federal bribery and fraud charges stemming from acceptance of more than $ 300,000 in bridges from companies looking to do business with the state.

On the other end of the spectrum was Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, who posted lackluster numbers, bringing in just $ 425,000 over the six months — the least of any of the major candidates, including embattled Comptroller John Liu, whose campaign is current under federal investigation for fundraising fraud.

He was convicted in 2016 on federal charges of wire fraud and theft of government services, after spending time on politics, golfing, and gambling while saying he was at work in the sheriff's office.

Mangano, his wife, Linda, and former Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto were indicted in October 2016 on federal charges of extortion, bribery, fraud and obstruction.

Venditto was indicted last month on 21 new federal criminal charges involving securities fraud in the town's public offering of more than $ 1 billion in securities between 2010 and 2016.