Sentences with phrase «receiving bribe»
That said, in late November 2008 the Law Commission published its proposals for reform of the bribery and corruption laws in England & Wales which include an offence of receiving a bribe, an offence of giving a bribe, and an offence of bribing a foreign public official.
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Currently, a prosecutor must prove there was a corrupt agreement or understanding between the person paying the bribe and the person receiving the bribe.
Referee Thomas Jones (not his real name), who was caught on tape taking money to influence the outcome of a tough match said he was innocent if he was captured receiving bribe from Anas in particular but conceded he received...
They are charged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on allegations of receiving bribe from the former minister.
This revelation comes barely a day after the Chief Justice's Committee instituted to investigate the scandal had publicly issued a hearing notice to the judge, who was captured on video allegedly receiving bribe at Zongo Junction in Accra.
Our question is: One man in how many, after receiving a bribe for the betrayal of a friend, had returned the money, had it refused, had thrown it on the floor in the house of the Lord, and then had it used to purchase a field from the potter?
He was arrested in December 2016 and charged with receiving a bribe from Igor Sechin, head of the state - owned oil company Rosneft.
The meaning of «agree» in the CFPOA was not limited to an agreement between two parties, one to pay a bribe and one to receive a bribe (as Mr. Karigar had argued), but included an agreement between two parties to offer a bribe to a third individual, the foreign official, who was not a party to the agreement.
Our judges do not receive bribes.
A former close aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Joe Percoco, will go on trial next month in connection with charges of fraud and receiving bribes.
Besides Lisa Percoco as a potential defense witness, lawyers Wednesday said they also plan to call Howard Glaser, another Cuomo confidante who was the governor's state operations director during part of the time Percoco was allegedly receiving bribes.
«Mr. Mangano and Mr. Venditto received bribes and kickbacks from their co-conspirator on an on - demand basis or as opportunities arose in connection with business dealings in Nassau County or the Town of Oyster Bay,» Capers said.
Did Governor Andrew Cuomo know he was agreeing to fund projects that Silver and Skelos received bribes to support?
They said Kaloyeros, who oversaw the application process for many of the state grants, retained Howe to help him, and Howe in turn solicited and received bribes.
The lawyer for former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, who's on trial along with his wife for receiving bribes and kickbacks to help a restaurant owner, says there were no back room dealings.
Mei, who has pleaded guilty to receiving bribes from a town concessionaire whose dealings match those of Singh, will, according to Treinis Gatz, explain to jurors how Venditto's allegedly corrupt acts were «the Town of Oyster Bay way.»
DEAN SKELOS and ADAM SKELOS were found guilty by a unanimous jury on December 11, 2015, of conspiracy to commit extortion under color of official right, conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud, three counts of extortion under color of official right, and three counts of soliciting and receiving bribes.
Federal officials say Mangano and Venditto received bribes and kickbacks from a businessman who gave Mangano's wife a lucrative no - show job the year her husband first took office.
Prosecutors have accused Percoco of receiving bribes masked as consulting fees in exchange for a favored contract to construct a power facility in the Hudson Valley.
In December 1986 the former State Senator and Treasurer of Pennsylvania was found guilty of receiving bribes.
«As alleged, Senator Malcolm Smith tried to bribe his way to a shot at Gracie Mansion — Smith drew up the game plan and Councilman Halloran essentially quarterbacked that drive by finding party chairmen who were wide open to receiving bribes.
During their investigations, some members of the arm probe panel were accused of receiving bribes from individuals and companies that were being probed by the same panel.
Mangano has pleaded not guilty to federal charges of receiving bribes and kickbacks from indicted restaurateur Harendra Singh in return for county work.
Counsel for the ICPC, Sunny Ezeana, told the court that Alanamu received the bribe through his First Bank account on February 11, 2015 from Namylas Nigeria Limited, a company owned by Sulaiman, who is also his friend.
Mei testified that he received bribes in the form of meals, trips, cash and other items from Singh, but what did the former restaurateur get in return?
While wearing a wire for the feds, Castro was recorded receiving bribes from several businessmen looking to open adult daycare centers in The Bronx.
Prosecutors say Mangano received bribes and kickbacks from a local restaurateur in exchange for benefits including a county contract.
From the President who has refused to act on investigative reports submitted to him on grievous allegations of diverting over a billion naira meant for resettlement of Internal Displaced Persons (IDPs) by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal under the Presidential Initiative for the North East (PINE) and the miraculous discovery of 13billion naira in an apartment at Ikoyi, Lagos under the supervision of the Director of the Nigerian Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ayodele Oke, to the Head of Service of the Federation, Oyo - Ita Winifred Ekanem, who connived with others to reinstate into active duty and promote Abdulrasheed Maina, the former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, who allegedly stole over 6billion naira pension fund; the Chief of Staff to President Buhari now renamed the «Thief of Staff», Abba Kyari, who allegedly received a bribe of 500million naira to negotiate a fine reduction for MTN Nigeria, and has continuously been in the heart of every sharp practices in the Presidency; the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu who allegedly received a kickback of 3.8 billion naira in exchange for marginal oilfield using his brother, Dumebi Kachikwu as front; the Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, who was the brain behind the reinstatement of Abdulrasheed Maina; the Chief of Army Staff, General Tukur Buratai who during his time as the Director of Procurement at the Army Headquarters allegedly diverted funds meant to equip the Military into buying choice properties worth millions of dollar in Dubai; the Minister for Solid Minerals, Dr. Kayode Fayemi who allegedly embezled State Universal Education Board (SUBEB) funds as the Governor of Ekiti State; the Minister for Interior, Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau who was indicted by a Presidential investigative committee probing Arm procurement for awarding ghost contracts worth $ 930,500,690 with others while as the Chief of Army Staff between 2008 - 2010 and one of the brains behind the reinstatement of Abdulrasheed Maina; the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi alleged to have stolent 142billion naira as the Governor of Rivers State.
In an earlier response to Koku Anyidoho and his rented NDC press, particularly Daily Post and the National Democrat, who accused me of being dishonest, lacking integrity and having skeletons in my cupboard including «receiving bribes while occupying the office of Attorney General of Ghana» and «aspects of his personal life which was unbecoming of the Attorney General of Ghana.»
Mangano has been accused of receiving bribes and kickbacks to help restaurateur Harendra Singh obtain guaranteed loans.
Schneiderman's offenses are of a different kind than, say, Percoco's conviction for receiving bribes from a state contractor, Benjamin says.
But the Ghana Free Zones Board CEO dismissed Rev. Martey's assertions saying he (Martey) has proven that it's not only politicians or the security forces that receive bribe but «right now, we are knowing that the other «ps»; the Pastors, they take it too.»
Kofi Adams, who doubles as the National Organizer of the NDC, also hailed the report as proof that President John Mahama «is not somebody that anyone can bribe, that President Mahama did not receive a bribe and that the gift of ford was not intended to bribe him or influence him in anyway.»
The president has put in on record, that he has never offered nor received a bribe.
Our constituents didn't send us to parliament to go and receive bribes from nominees.»
Ghana's laws make corruption a high - risk venture, but, in reality, many see it as a thriving venture where businesses evade tax, public officials receive bribes to facilitate transactions and ordinary citizens are compelled to offer bribes before basic services — including birth certificates, passports, driving licences, electricity meters — are delivered.
Karas also sentenced Tabone, a former Queens Republican Party vice chair who was convicted of receiving bribes on Smith's behalf, to 3 ¹ / ₂ years in prison.
Mangano and Venditto are accused of receiving bribes from a Long Island restaurant owner who also gave Mangano's wife, Linda, a lucrative no - show job.
Republican congressional and State Senate candidates Thursday called on Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto to resign after the GOP lawmakers were charged by federal prosecutors with receiving bribes from a businessman.
Bharara says Smith «drew up the game plan» and Halloran found party chairmen who were open to receiving bribes.
Federal prosecutors said Silver received bribes through work he claimed to do for personal injury law firm Weitz & Luxenberg and a real estate law firm.
«Mr. Mangano and Mr. Venditto received bribes and kickbacks from their co-conspirator on an on - demand basis or as opportunities arose in connection with business dealings in Nassau County and in the town of Oyster Bay,» Capers said.
The charges include allegations that Kruger, Brooklyn Assemblyman William Boyland and previously convicted Queens Assemblyman Anthony Seminerio — who died in prison in January — received bribes and other largesse to help two competing health - care companies buy hospitals, and direct state funds to those firms.
Silver now faces charges for fraud, after federal prosecutors say he received bribes through work he claimed to do for a personal injury law firm and a real estate law firm.
The indictment says Edward Mangano and Venditto received bribes and kickbacks for assisting in guaranteeing loans to a businessman.
(The complaint accused him of requesting to receive the bribe in a basket of fruit, which wasn't enough of a disguise to fool the federal agents monitoring the exchange.)
Silver, who retains his seat in the Assembly, is accused of receiving bribes and kickbacks masked as legal referrals.
Percoco faces charges that he received bribes in exchange for helping Competitive Power Ventures obtain necessary approval to build the plant.
Prosecutors say Toledo received the bribes in 18 payments from 2006 to 2010.
«A simple poser to the Police High Command: Where did the so - called electoral officials save the monies that they displayed before journalists two months after they allegedly received bribe?