Sentences with phrase «with fraud and corruption»

In February, the RCMP charged SNC with fraud and corruption relating to allegations of bribery in Libya and ties to the former Gaddafi regime.

The Senator, who doubles as chairman of the Senate Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), stated that the issue that led to his being arrested, detained and arraigned in the court by EFCC had nothing to do with fraud and corruption.

This suit seeks to remedy the violations that occurred at Pan American and ensure that the New York City Department of Education protects its employees» civil rights in the future,» Bharara said in announcing the lawsuit, which came a day after his office charged the city's Correction Union President Norman Seabrook with fraud and corruption.

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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.

There was widespread concern that fraud would worsen dramatically after EU enlargement in 2004, particularly with the accession of eight former Soviet bloc states and their experiences of closed government and corruption under Communism and rising gangsterism since the collapse of the USSR.

The grand jury alleged two overlapping schemes with common threads of «bribery, corruption and fraud.»

The signs for these elections are dooming with political violence, corruption and fraud visible in several instances.

Elections caught with fraud, corruption and violence can destabilise a country, allowing citizens to loose fate in the process of democratic practice.

New York Senate Leader Dean Skelos has been charged with extortion, conspiring to commit fraud, and soliciting bribes in a corruption scheme also involving his son Adam Skelos — making Mr. Skelos the second of Albany's famous «three men in a room» leadership to face criminal charges from U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara.

In an interview with Fred Dicker on Talk - 1300, Bruno insisted the Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who faces five counts of corruption and fraud, should be considered innocent until proven guilty.

«I was, however, advised otherwise particularly as government's current war against corruption has unwittingly created an enabling environment for mischief, harassment, fraud and revenge to thrive through malicious petitions against perceived enemies with the sole aim of disparaging them and bringing them to public odium.

Abramoff and several associates have pleaded guilty to conspiracy and fraud in an influence - peddling scandal and are cooperating with a federal corruption probe that has reached into the U.S. Congress.

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara charged Mr. Skelos with extortion, conspiring to commit fraud and soliciting bribes in a corruption scheme also involving his son Adam Skelos

d. Dealing effectively with corruption in the management of public finances, especially by bringing to a halt the unbridled resort to restricted tendering and sole sourcing e. Undertaking a proper biometric - based payroll audit to eliminate ghost workers as well as implement biometric based payment system for all public sector workers to deal with fraud in government payroll.

Now that the primary is officialy in the books, general election contests are heating up all over the state — including on Long Island, where Republican Michael Venditto is poised to release a hard - hitting ad that slams his Democratic opponent and fellow Nassau County legislator, Dave Denenberg, for his 2005 conviction on petition fraud charges and says he'll «fit right in» with the string of Albany lawmakers busted on corruption charges.

Republicans emerged from a closed - door conference on Monday after huddling with Skelos, who is accused of six counts of corruption and fraud.

Nevertheless, the Skelos investigation remains a cloud over a state Capitol that has seen its share of corruption arrests, most recently with the indictment of now former Speaker Sheldon Silver of the Assembly on fraud and extortion charges.

«We must have a zero tolerance for public corruption and we will continue to partner with law enforcement to root out fraud and protect the taxpayers.»

A day after his office charged Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver with five counts of corruption and fraud, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara mocked the power structure that Silver has been a part of for the last 21 years.

The public now has another way to report suspicions of government fraud and corruption in Erie County — by filling out an online complaint directly with the District Attorney's Office.

Joseph Percoco, a former top aide and confidant of Cuomo, as well as SUNY Polytechnic Institute's founding President and CEO Alain Kaloyeros and officials at some of upstate New York's most prominent development firms were charged in a federal complaint with allegedly engaging in two overlapping schemes involving bribery, corruption and fraud in the award of hundreds of millions of dollars in state contracts and other official benefits.

Subsequently, she was the first deputy commissioner in NYC's Department of Investigation, the city agency charged with investigating corruption and fraud.

According to the criminal complaint filed by the Manhattan U.S. attorney's office, Halloran envisioned himself as the deputy police commissioner or deputy mayor in Smith's administration, and the councilman was charged with corruption, bribery and several counts of fraud.

It is no surprise, however, that people charged with perpetrating fraud and corruption against the taxpayers of Monroe County are attempting to distract from their alleged crimes.

Morris and Loglisci have been charged in a separate 123 - count indictment with, among other counts, enterprise corruption, securities fraud, grand larceny, bribery and money laundering, Cuomo said.

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, the same prosecutor who brought corruption charges against Mr. Skelos, has accused Mr. Silver of fraud and extortion in his dealings with real estate giant Glenwood Management — the same developer Mr. Skelos allegedly strong - armed.

The stink of corruption continues to linger over Cuomo's administration, with one former top aide to the governor recently convicted of fraud and accepting bribes, and another headed to trial on corruption charges in June.

The only candidate with the skill set to combat white collar crime, public corruption, financial mismanagement and medicaid fraud is Bob Antonacci.

In January, then - Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, a Manhattan Democrat who has been in office for several decades, was charged with five counts of fraud and corruption.

«The other issues for example is the fraud and the corruption that is associated with large sums of money given out by the past National Security Adviser which went to several political figures and again these were huge sums of money, over $ 2bn and the sheer size and the enormity of what we are talking about, must not be diminished in any way or trivialised in anyway by any suggestion that it is partisan.

Three months after the Assembly dealt with its biggest leadership crisis in two decades, the upper chamber in Albany is suddenly facing a similar problem: A leader under arrest, a challenge for the ruling party, and the lack of an obvious successor after Dean G. Skelos, the Republican majority leader, was arrested on Monday, along with his son, Adam, on corruption and fraud charges in Manhattan.

Smith, 56; Halloran, 42; and Tabone, 46, were charged with corruption, bribery and several counts of wire fraud.

(CNN)- Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, who captured the drama of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 with an «SOS» call to the nation, was indicted Friday on 21 federal corruption charges, including bribery, money laundering, fraud and filing false tax returns.

Village of Spring Valley Mayor Noramie Jasmin and Deputy Mayor Joseph Desmaret face bribery and mail fraud charges in connection with a federal corruption case stretching from New York City to Spring Valley to Albany.

A new study finds that individuals are more likely to lie if they live in a country with high levels of institutional corruption and fraud — suggesting that poorly run institutions hurt society in more ways than previously suspected.

«The Wolf of Wall Street «Synopsis: A New York stockbroker with a ridiculously decadent lifestyle refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, organized crime and the federal government.

The impact of waste, fraud and corruption are hardly isolated, with newspaper and blog headlines like «Who Is Profiting From Charters?

I am not sure where it begins but I do know that the corruption can end with us speaking out and telling our states attorney general of the fraud and harm coming to us.

«It is my firm belief that until the public truly understands and appreciates the cruel aspect - not to mention the corruption and consumer fraud - connected with «dealing dogs», Ohio dog auctions will continue to generate millions of dollars for their breeders and distributors.»

It doesn't help that the newspapers are awash with reports of fraud and corruption in the wider carbon - trading world.

Everything about its actions and deliverables reeks of corruption, fraud, and propaganda, and everyone involved with it has been tained.

It's riddled with corruption and possible fraud in the use of Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs).

Potgieter and Subramoney have joined FTI's Johannesburg office after more than 10 years with KPMG Forensic, where Potgieter headed the Africa telecoms group, specialising in fraud, corruption and transaction reviews and valuation, while Subramoney was an associate director, handling fraud, cyber investigations, digital evidence recovery and electronic discovery.

Their return to private practice was applauded by former Assistant United States Attorney and Chief of Major Frauds Section Beong - Soo Kim, now Vice President and Assistant General Counsel for Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.: «Having had the privilege of supervising them at various points in their careers, I consider each to be a powerhouse in his or her own right — Jim in the area of securities fraud, Maggie with her public corruption cases, and David in the healthcare fraud arena.

He is a former law enforcement officer with the Independent Commission against Corruption Hong Kong (ICAC) with extensive experience in criminal investigation in corruption, fraud, organized crime and money lCorruption Hong Kong (ICAC) with extensive experience in criminal investigation in corruption, fraud, organized crime and money lcorruption, fraud, organized crime and money laundering.

In addition, these amendments will increase the speed and processing of complaints against a professional, and provide the disciplinary boards with additional resources to fight against acts that are considered derogatory to the dignity of a regulated profession such as corruption, collusion, embezzlement, influence - peddling and fraud.

Our expertise includes cases dealing with investment fraud, Insider trading, Money Laundering, Pension fraud, Mortgage fraud, Bribery, commodities and currency frauds, Tax and VAT fraud, Duty fraud, False accounting, Fraudulent trading, Advance fee fraud, Corruption, Insolvency, Cartels, Missing Trader Intra-Community («MTIC») and carousel fraud, Boiler room fraud, Credit card fraud, Financial Regulatory Offences, Confiscation Orders, forfeiture and seizure of assets under the Proceeds of Crime Act or Drug Trafficking Act, police raids, Corporate Manslaughter, Disciplinary Tribunals, confiscation and forfeiture and Financial Regulatory Offences.

Having different sets of lawyers that specialise in the various areas of: bribery and corruption, tax, cartels and competition, fraud, sanctions - related issues, market abuse, directors» disqualification and beyond can be a complex, inefficient and costly process, which can add to the strain of dealing with the issues.

«The G20 countries declared in 2010 that they would have adequate measures in place by 2012 to protect whistleblowers and provide them with safe, reliable avenues to report fraud, corruption and other wrongdoing.

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