Sentence examples for illegal sums from inspiring English sources

Prosecutors said Lehr would reap the illicit profit by underpaying the contractors by the same amount on other jobs, so the illegal sums would not show up in an audit.

LONDON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Rebekah Brooks, Rupert Murdoch's former British newspaper boss, told a London court on Thursday she had sanctioned payments to public officials but denied authorising illegal sums for which she is on trial.

German prosecutors later called the sum illegal, and not beneficial to the company or its shareholders.

While the resulting bonuses might have been easily waved off as normal if not merited in the U.S., German prosecutors declared the sum illegal and against the interests of Mannesmann shareholders.

Critics say that the $1.6 billion purchase was vastly overpriced and illegal and that large sums may have been squandered or, as some are claiming, improperly diverted.

According to the panel's 335-page report, which was released on Monday, HSBC officials left open the way for the illegal transfers of huge sums of money by warring Mexican drug dealers, as well as Saudis with ties to terrorist organizations, including Al Qaeda, and Iranians eager to bypass sanctions.

It said that Mr Su had abused his position of authority, receiving "large sums of illegal bribes" which resulted in "huge losses of government assets".

There is nothing illegal in this because the sums were within the allowed limits.

El Norte, directed by Gregory Nava in 1983, told the story of illegal immigrants whose plight was summed up by Rosa, played by Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez, in a way that still has an echo: "Here in the north, we aren't accepted.

Ackerman waved through about $70 million to be shared among members of the board of directors as bonuses from the huge takeover, but German prosecutors immediately called the sum excessive and illegal.

He reckoned there is an optimal amount of crime in society, since it makes little sense to pay huge sums to wipe out illegal activity carrying low social costs.