Sentence examples for illicit origin from inspiring English sources

He warned that tax evasion and the flow of funds of illicit origin undermined justice and deprived governments of vital resources.

European countries, the U.S, and Japan are the biggest importers, with consumers there often unaware of the illicit origin of many wood products from China.

In 2011, the former governor was accused of several crimes, including receiving money "of an illicit origin" from the Álvarez Puga firm.

He said he had given Italian prosecutors information regarding the possibly illicit origin of the unidentified objects, which are to be offered at Bonhams on Wednesday as part of an antiquities auction of nearly 400 pieces.

Nor has evidence been presented that he evaded tax or that the funds were of illicit origin, despite attempts by the government to compare Mr Mardo to Pablo Escobar, a late drug baron.

The Federal Council, the executive body of the Swiss government, said in a statement that it would submit to Parliament a draft law on "the restitution of assets of illicit origin" and that the Duvalier case could be first test of the legislation when it enters into force.

Lieutenant Lapointe said investigators believed that the buyers were unaware of the syrup's illicit origins.

Five years later, cleansed of its illicit origins, it emerged in New York as a rich man's prize, in the foyer of a Fifth Avenue apartment.

While British officials tried to play down the illicit origins of the conflict, opponents gave it a name that made the link quite clear: the Opium War.

He became a legendary but mysterious figure, one whose passion for ancient art overcame any questions about the destruction wrought by its illicit origins.

Once deposited, the currency turned into bits and bytes of electronic data that the launderers could transfer by wire all over the world, the money's illicit origins fading with each transaction.