Sentence examples for risk being prosecuted from inspiring English sources

"It's no longer acceptable to have yakuza links, especially now that companies risk being prosecuted," said Jake Adelstein, a yakuza expert and author of Tokyo Vice.

By 2005, the I.R.S. had persuaded more than 1,200 people who bought Son of Boss tax shelters to come forward and pay $3.7 billion in taxes owed or risk being prosecuted by the government.

Civilian staff at GCHQ risk being prosecuted for war crimes as a result of a legal action being launched tomorrow over the alleged use of British intelligence in the CIA's "targeted killing" programme.

She says police officers will often ask women for bribes before taking on their case and victims who report crimes to police risk being prosecuted for ruining the reputation of their attacker.

In doing so, both men risk being prosecuted for fraud.

According to the drug law agency Release, import cannabis containing any THC – "even if it's less than 0.5percentt" – and you risk being prosecuted, as doing so is illegal under UK law.

Anyone who is thinking they'll strike it rich is deluded and risks being prosecuted.

He had risked being prosecuted under the official secrets act, Emmerson added.

They said that although Francis is willing to talk, he risks being prosecuted every time he speaks, without that authorisation.

If Heresiarch were to resist being searched because one of these conditions was not met, he probably risks being prosecuted for obstructing a CSO in the execution of his/her duty, an offence for which, if found guilty, he could be sent to prison for up to a month or fined up to £1,000.

In some countries rape victims run the risk of being prosecuted themselves on charges of adultery.