He adds that the company has rigorous safeguards that would uncover any unlawful payments.

Connor said later that Cripps pointed out unlawful payments recorded in the books to Bromley but promised not to mention them outside the club.

"I felt Mr. Zaccaro was speaking about an unlawful payment," Mr. Flynn said.

In March 2003, approximately 75 dissidents were jailed by the Cuban authorities for allegedly receiving unlawful payments from the Interests Section.

Mr. Dixon and other officers were also charged with taking at least $40 million from Vernon through unwarranted bonuses, illegal dividends and other unlawful payments.

These cases must therefore have been regarded as distinguishable, presumably on the ground that Slater 's case did not involve any refusal to perform a service unless an unlawful payment was made.

The SEC has awarded the county $75 million in compensation relation to "unlawful payments" against JP Morgan and in addition the company will forfeit $647 million of future fees.

In a letter to the judge that was filed in Federal District Court in Brooklyn, the prosecutors said, "Mr. Ragucci is a co-conspirator in unlawful payments to a union official."

A Federal grand jury in Miami today indicted the president of a major prepaid health plan on charges of conspiracy, obstruction of justice and making unlawful payments to obtain business from a labor union.

That they are not being processed through differing currencies to avoid said taxes, or for the purpose of making unlawful payments to individuals, companies, or corporations trafficking in illegal and "Forget it, Joel broke in.

According to court documents, Don R. Dixon, who owned more than 90 percent of Vernon's stock, and the officers specifically misappropriated "at least $40 million" through unwarranted bonuses, illegal dividends and other unlawful payments.

They charged Mr. Dixon, who maintained a lavish life style from several homes in Southern California, and the officers with misappropriating "at least $40 million" through a scheme of unwarranted bonuses, illegal dividends and other unlawful payments.

Mercator Corporation which is owned by Giffen pleaded guilty to one count of making an unlawful payment to a senior government official of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

After several attempts to get Mr. Flynn to be more specific in characterizing Mr. Zaccaro's remarks, Mr. Pickelle asked, "Did you think Mr. Zaccaro was speaking of a lawful or unlawful payment?"

The Government has contended that the spa vacation over the 1984-85 Christmas-New Year holidays was an unlawful payment given by Mr. Esposito in exchange for Mr. Biaggi's efforts to help a financially ailing Brooklyn ship-repair company.

When Mr. Pickelle asked what another word for unlawful payment was, Mr. Flynn began to say in good conscience he could not answer, but then the defense lawyer, Robert G. Morvillo, objected and brought a laugh in the packed, tense courtroom.

Patricia Ostrander, 53 years old, of Brookline, Mass., was named in a three-count indictment charging her with taking the unlawful payments, receiving valuable property in connection with her management of pension plan investments and failing to report her personal purchase of securities to Boston-based Fidelity.

In relation to the discriminatory and unlawful payments, however, that Russia collects from European Union carriers for flights over Siberia, we were unfortunately not able to provide the European Commission with a mechanism that would make its position in the talks with Russia on this point adequate.