Sentence examples for masterminding the scheme from inspiring English sources

The defendants accused the former city manager, Robert Rizzo, who made nearly $800,000 a year, of masterminding the scheme.

The person suspected of masterminding the scheme, Mr. Bo said, was his son from his first marriage, Li Wangzhi, also known as Brendan Li, a graduate of Columbia University who was working in finance in Beijing.

But law enforcement officials said they still did not know whether a single, shadowy criminal organization was masterminding the scheme or whether numerous unrelated groups had simultaneously jumped into it.

The Iran-contra affair led to the dismissal of the president's national security adviser, Navy Adm. John M. Poindexter, and Marine Lt. Col. Oliver North, the National Security Council staff aide accused of masterminding the scheme.

Fourteen U.S. officials faced criminal charges and 11 were convicted, including Reagan's national security adviser, Navy Adm. John M. Poindexter, and Marine Lt. Col. Oliver North, the National Security Council staff aide accused of masterminding the scheme.

Myers pleaded guilty last month to false filing of documents with securities regulators, conspiracy to commit fraud and securities fraud; Sullivan was arrested and indicted in August for allegedly masterminding the scheme, but is fighting the charges.

Ernst Veen, a cultural entrepreneur, masterminded the scheme and is now the museum's director.

The Interior Ministry has since said that Mr. Magnitsky masterminded the scheme.

Investigators said Mr. Karamanos was an expert on the fuel industry who helped mastermind the scheme.

At issue in the trial was the prosecution's charge that Ms. Hsia in effect masterminded the scheme.

Prosecutors said Mr. Fort had masterminded the scheme by telephone from a Texas prison where he had been serving time for a cocaine conviction.