Sentences with phrase «public corruption scheme»

Silver, 74, faces multiple federal charges in an alleged public corruption scheme.

«What shouldn't be lost in this web of public corruption is that the same candidate plastering Western New York with commercials calling for an end to corruption has been financed by the same men who are now facing charges in one of Western New York's largest public corruption schemes,» Small's campaign manager Matt Tighe said in The Buffalo News.

Chris Jacobs «has been financed by the same men who are now facing charges in one of Western New York's largest public corruption schemes»

Amber Small's campaign manager said in The Buffalo News that Chris Jacobs «has been financed by the same men who are now facing charges in one of Western New York's largest public corruption schemes.»

They have brought charges against dozens of individuals implicated in public corruption schemes around the state — resulting in the return of over $ 11 million in restitution to taxpayers through these convictions.

Not exact matches

With approval rating in the low teens just five months into her second term, Rousseff's also struggling to win back the public trust amid Brazil's biggest corruption investigation, an inquiry into a massive kickback scheme at state - run oil company Petrobras.

I believe Prime Minister Narendra Modi's scheme to combat black money and public corruption, while admirable, has only reinforced Indians» faith in the yellow metal as a store of value.

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that there was sufficient evidence to convict the veteran legislator in two corruption schemes, but jury instructions didn't comply with a new Supreme Court decision narrowing the type of acts required of public officials in a quid - pro-quo bribery scheme to formal exercises of government power.

Dean Skelos» conviction for running a shakedown scheme should be tossed because prosecutors» arguments now conflict with a new interpretation of public corruption law, his lawyer said Thursday.

An attorney for Sheldon Silver argued Thursday that the former New York state Assembly speaker's conviction on public - corruption charges should be reversed in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year that narrowed the circumstances under which certain government acts could be considered evidence of a kickback scheme.

Howe, a star witness for the U.S. Attorney's Office gave the public a peek inside an alleged bribery and corruption scheme involving one of the governor's closest aides.

Federal prosecutors Thursday leveled public - corruption charges against eight individuals including Cuomo's former right - hand man, Joe Percoco, stemming from what was described as «two overlapping criminal schemes.»

White collar crime is a generic term for crimes involving antitrust violations, computer / internet fraud, credit card fraud, phone / telemarketing fraud, bankruptcy fraud, health care fraud, environmental law violations, insurance fraud, mail fraud, government fraud, tax evasion, financial fraud, securities fraud, insider trading, bribery, kickbacks, counterfeiting, public corruption, money laundering, embezzlement, economic espionage, and trade secret theft, and other forms of dishonest business schemes.

White - collar crime generally includes securities fraud, wire fraud, mail fraud, mortgage fraud, health care fraud, bankruptcy fraud, insider trading, computer and Internet fraud, financial and accounting fraud, money laundering, tax evasion, conspiracy, telemarketing fraud, commodities and futures fraud, business opportunity schemes, tax fraud, identity theft, credit card fraud, FEMA fraud, perjury, obstruction of justice, criminal contempt, bribery, public corruption, and economic espionage and theft of trade secrets.

A particular area of interest is complex financial schemes and he has played a leading part in investigations relating to investment, tax and pension schemes, international financial frauds, money laundering, organised criminality and the corruption of public officials.

The Treasury Department said it had «facilitated transactions involving ransomware, computer hacking, identity theft, tax refund fraud schemes, public corruption, and drug trafficking.»