Word: defraud
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Walsh is accused of heading a scheme to defraud Dime Savings Bank of New York of approximately $8 million to finance condominium developments in Massachusetts...
...theories on." Considering that the major studios release hundreds of films a year, Kramer asks, shouldn't a few of them acknowledge the existence of gays? "We're not asking Hollywood to make Gone With the Wind or Jurassic Park. They don't have to bankrupt the company or defraud the stockholders. We're talking $10 million or $15 million -- less if you try hard. To Matsushita or Sony or Disney, $10 million is toilet-paper money...
After five months of testimony, a New York jury acquitted attorney Robert Altman on the four remaining counts of engaging in a conspiracy to defraud bank regulators and the public in the case of the Bank of Credit & Commerce International's secret takeover of First American Bankshares Inc. of Washington. Said Altman: "This is a prosecution that never should have been brought...
...year-old man with a reputation for rectitude and a distinguished five-decade career. New York State and federal authorities have charged Clark Clifford, the patrician lawyer who has counseled every Democratic U.S. President since Harry Truman, and his partner-protege, Robert Altman, with conspiracy to defraud by helping B.C.C.I. secretly buy and control two large U.S. banks. In a parallel move, the Federal Reserve announced that it has started a civil action against the pair. Clifford faces up to nine years and Altman up to 31 years in prison, as well as millions in fines and penalties, if convicted...
Kevin and Ian Maxwell, sons and business associates of the late publishing czar Robert Maxwell, had trouble enough already. Kevin was indicted for conspiracy to defraud banks and for stealing from the pension funds of his father's employees, while Ian was hit for bank fraud. Now a British court has assessed Kevin $778 million in damages for his actions as a director of the firm that managed the funds. Ian's penalty is pending...