Sentences with phrase «received illegal payments»

The government says Mr. Silver received illegal payments for using his influence to benefit Glenwood, a privately held firm that is also one of the state's largest contributors to political campaigns.

During the draft, text messages were released on his Instagram account indicating he had received illegal payments from Ole Miss coaches.

(Two lawmakers were convicted of receiving illegal payments.)

Lula is under suspicion of receiving illegal payments from companies involved in the corruption scandal of Petrobras, as well as of withholding details of two properties (both largely renovated by corporations investigated in the so - called Car Wash Operation) from the authorities.

John Marriotta, the former president of the company, had had two out of four convictions overturned; and E. Robert Wallach's conviction for receiving illegal payments was also reversed.

Sheldon Silver — the former New York State Assembly speaker accused of receiving illegal payments from real estate developers and others in exchange for political support — had his 2015 corruption conviction overturned Thursday.

Not exact matches

In January 2013, representatives Elijah Cummings and Henry Waxman reported that emails they received demonstrated that then - Wal - Mart CEO Mike Duke knew as early as 2005 about the alleged illegal payments to Mexican officials to secure construction permits.

Criminals have used cryptocurrencies and its promise of anonymity as a way to carry out illegal activities like receiving ransom payments and selling banned goods without being caught.

Once the report has been received by the competent authorities, the Indian Government alongside with the Reserve Bank of India, also known as RBI, have responded and said that they will investigate the issue and do their best in order to ensure that the bitcoin payment method is not used for illegal purposes.

Deputy assistant commissioner Sue Akers told the Leveson inquiry a «culture of illegal payments» existed at the Murdoch - owned tabloid which saw one individual receive over # 80,000.

Silver also had and received payment for «no - show» jobs, but they too — weren't technically illegal.

Prosecutors allege that Silver had an «undisclosed interest» in helping Glenwood Management and that Silver was receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars in illegal payments.

A former chief executive of the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan has been charged with receiving about $ 1.4 million in illegal payments in an extortion and kickback scheme carried out between 1996 and 2007.

Silver's case featured a considerable real estate angle, with federal prosecutors claiming he received nearly $ 4 million in illegal payments through two schemes he orchestrated.

ALBANY — A judge dropped one of the extortion charges against a former top adviser to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, noting that some of the alleged illegal payments received by the ex-official, Joseph Percoco, came while he was off the state payroll.

Kumar himself was charged with conducting illegal foreign exchange transactions through two front men — a grocer and a silversmith — who had helped him receive payments from overseas clients to the tune of $ 60,000.

These companies either made or received payments in the form of illegal kickbacks for mortgage business referrals, which resulted in the CFPB imposing financial penalties, disgorgement and numerous restrictions on business operations.

New Jersey's license laws make it illegal for anyone besides a real estate licensee to receive a commission, and so the Broker argued that the Parent could not receive the Payment.