He was guided by the firm conviction that many of the ills afflicting the church could be traced to a misreading of the reforms of the Second Vatican Council.
Nobody should be trading defense stocks based on such dire scenarios, because there are too many uncertainties concerning how the deficit reduction pact will be implemented to develop a firm conviction about where demand for military goods is headed.
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On May 31st America's Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, overturned the firm's conviction.
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However, in the insider trading case of James Fleishman of the expert network firm Primary Global, a jury conviction and a government recommended sentence of 84-108 months was not enough to convince presiding Judge Rakoff that a long prison term was appropriate.
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We all know that the best responses are those that invoke confidence, a firm grip on the situation and a conviction that you know what to do.
Though Andersen's conviction was later overturned, the firm was already gone.
He is currently appealing against a conviction for tax fraud over deals his firm Mediaset made to purchase TV rights to US films.
Moreover, the reversal of Andersen's conviction will hardly breathe life into the shattered firm.
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Even with the new cash, SEC officials say it has become difficult to attract accountants in a tight job market, despite the layoffs resulting from the demise of the big five firm (now big four) Arthur Andersen after its federal conviction for destroying Enron audit documents.
To secure a conviction of Andersen, prosecutions will have to show that the firm--that is, some combination of its top officials--acted with intent to do wrong.
From September 30, 2009, through February 5, 2010, and from May 24, 2011, through June 27, 2011, BIFS allowed a statutorily disqualified person (due to a felony conviction for serious injury by motor vehicle) to associate with the firm prior to approval, in violation of FINRA Rule 2010, and FINRA By-Laws, Article III, Section 3.
Further, the firm submitted three inaccurate 3070 filings and failed to submit a 3070 filing disclosing the felony conviction of a registered representative.
This ploy led to the conviction of Kenneth Lay, Enron's former chairman, who said the firm was in good shape as it hurtled towards bankruptcy.
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