Sentence examples for convictions for fraud from inspiring English sources

Doubling possible jail terms sounds tough, but this would affect few people because there are few convictions for fraud.

Any taint could jeopardize the application; convictions for fraud or a spotty credit history are each reason enough to be rejected, Mr. Richards said.

The Football and Premier Leagues' rules do not bar from ownership, or the boards of clubs, a person who has convictions for fraud.

I spent hours completing forms to declare that I had no convictions for fraud, had never been bankrupt, had kept my affairs in good order, and more besides.

A Swedish news agency said the suspect had a record of 18 previous convictions for fraud, theft and violence with knives.

The police had acted improperly, the suit claimed, in arresting Maria Konstan on no more than the word of Jack Berkovits, a competitor, and Hosseini, who "has an extensive criminal record including convictions for fraud and theft".

There were 360 convictions for frauds of over £50,000 last year, but that is a tiny proportion of the total.

Jack Lyons lost his knighthood after his conviction for fraud in the Guinness trial.

Mr. Tucker resigned in 1996 after his conviction for fraud and conspiracy in a second, unrelated Whitewater case.

(In June, he was ordered back to prison for 13 more months to serve time for an earlier conviction for fraud and obstruction).

His conviction for fraud applies to two indictment periods, one in which he generated large profits for the bank and another in which he amassed the hefty losses.