illicit scheme

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Andrade testified in court that Claudia Díaz continued that illicit scheme when she was put in charge of Venezuela's treasury by President Chávez.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2022

The parents, who have not yet entered pleas, were among 30 charged in a criminal complaint with participating in an illicit scheme to help their children win admission to prominent universities.

From Washington Post • Mar. 29, 2019

Veatch’s plea agreement says he arranged for Linde to pay a company formed by Veatch for fictitious parts through another company that was unaware of the illicit scheme.

From Washington Times • Aug. 30, 2017

The board will surely demand to know how much Winterkorn knew about VW’s illicit scheme, which used software to detect when a car was being tested and secretly cut its emissions.

From The Guardian • Sep. 23, 2015

U.S. investigators suspect that the Pakistani government is behind the illicit scheme, a charge that Foreign Minister Yaqub Khan denied last week.

From Time Magazine Archive