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The Arts in Legal History: A TAU Conference

3 Jun 2014, 8:00 am by Dan Ernst

Its organizers are Roy Kreitner (Tel Aviv University), Anat Rosenberg (IDC, Herzliya), and Christopher Tomlins (University of California, Irvine), and its sponsors are the David Berg Institute for Law and History, Tel Aviv University, and the Cegla Center for Interdisciplinary Research of the Law, Tel Aviv University. [read post]

Legal History Blog - http://legalhistoryblog.blogspot.com/

Fraud Scheme and Market Manipulation Spans the Country Defrauding 100 Investors of Over $14 million

4 Feb 2016, 7:32 am

Walter Reissman and Kenneth Wise pleaded guilty to all charges and are cooperating with the government. [read post]

Financial Counsel - http://financialcounselblog.com

SEC Charges Middlesex Mortgage Group and Masanotti with Running $5.9 Million Ponzi Scheme The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has alleged that unregistered investment adviser John A. Masanotti, Jr. (“Masanotti” of Darien, Connecticut and his company, Middlesex Mortgage Group LLC (“MMG”), with fraud in connection with investments that MMC induced from outside investors, totaling least $5.9 million, beginning in 2016. Many of the MMG investors allegedly liquidated securities they held in retirement accounts to invest in the fund. The SEC Complaint is accessible here. According to the SEC. MMC and Masanotti allegedly used investor money to make Ponzi-like payments to investors and also used some investor funds for Masanotti’s “extravagant personal expenses,” According to the SEC, Masanotti told investors that MMC would invest their money in foreign currencies, securities and initial public offerings, but in fact MMC appears to have made no investments on their behalf. After receiving their initial payments, Masanotti continued to deceive investors to perpetuate the investment scheme, including via payments that purported to be returns on capital invested, the SEC said. Over the course of the scheme, Masanotti allegedly used more than $3 million of Middlesex’s assets for his and his family’s personal benefit, according to the suit. The SEC accuses Masanotti of violating the Securities Act and the Exchange Act. A Ponzi scheme is a purported investment vehicle in which early investors in the scheme are paid funds from later investors, thus creating the illusion of legitimacy and solvency. Ponzi schemes are often doomed to failure once the perpetrator of the scheme can no longer pay out investors through newly raised money. Some warning signs that every investor should remain mindful of when vetting a potential investment and conducting due diligence include the promise of high returns with guarantees of little or no risk; overly consistent returns with little or no volatility in the in

14 Nov 2023, 4:30 pm by InvestorLawyers

Investors with questions about claims about non-conventional investments or concerns that they may have invested in a fraudulent scheme may contact Law Office of Christopher J. [read post]

Investor Lawyers Blog - https://www.investorlawyers.net/blog/

E.U. recognizes U.S. derivatives trading venues for purposes of MiFID II/MIFIR

7 Dec 2017, 7:51 am by John Jascob

Christopher Giancarlo encouraged his fellow commissioners to approve a pending staff recommendation for exemption from the CFTC’s SEF registration requirement for multilateral trading facilities (MTFs) and organized trading facilities (OTFs) authorized in the E.U.MiFID II/MiFIR and equivalence. [read post]

Jim Hamilton's World of Securities Regulation - http://jimhamiltonblog.blogspot.com/

Playing On Uncle Sam's Time: Federal Grant Sanctions Triggered By Game Playing Employees

15 Feb 2013, 1:09 pm by Tom Webley

This post was written by Christopher L. [read post]

Global Regulatory Enforcement Law Blog - http://www.globalregulatoryenforcementlawblog.com

Snitching ain't easy

27 Jun 2013, 4:00 am by David Oscar Markus

There have been a series of articles (here, here, and here) covering one cooperating witness in particular -- a Christopher George. [read post]

Southern District of Florida Blog - http://sdfla.blogspot.com/

Two Arrested in Calera For Allegedly Robbing Waffle House in Atlanta

17 Aug 2011, 5:00 pm

More Blog Entries: Cooper Thief Strikes AT&T Lines, Interrupt Phone Service in Birmingham: August 15 Woman Dressed as Man Accused of Tuscaloosa Bank Robbery: August 9 Additional Resources: Cops arrest 2 Waffle House robbery suspects in Alabama, by Christopher Seward, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution [read post]

Birmingham Criminal Defense Blog - http://www.criminal-defense-attorney.info/

CFTC awards whistleblower more than $1 million despite potential hurdles

30 Dec 2019, 7:20 am by John Jascob

By Lene Powell, J.D.A whistleblower award of more than $1 million highlighted the CFTC’s support for internal reports and cooperation with other regulators. [read post]

Jim Hamilton's World of Securities Regulation - http://jimhamiltonblog.blogspot.com/

March 2015 KSC docket

17 Jan 2015, 1:19 pm by Randall Hodgkinson

Timothy Cooper, No. 106,986 (Wyandotte)Direct appeal (petition for review); Aggravated batteryRick KittelImproper response to jury questionsFailure to give lesser-included offense instructionsState v. [read post]

Kansas Defenders - http://kansasdefenders.blogspot.com/

New Volume: German Yearbook of International Law

20 Oct 2015, 10:54 am

Germany Admits Illegality of the Kosovo Intervention Christoph Beinlich & Benjamin Jüdes, Germany's Role in the Destruction of Syrian Chemical Weapons Philipp Stöckle, Recent Developments in German Case Law on Compensation for Violations of International Humanitarian Law Arne Reißmann & Sarah Bothe, Ending Impunity for the Bottommost Diplomatic Caste: German Practice in Relation to Domestic Workers in Diplomatic Households Martin Weiler, The Right to Privacy… [read post]

International Law Reporter - http://ilreports.blogspot.com/

LAPA Fellowships

9 Oct 2017, 6:30 am by Dan Ernst

(For more information on LAPA, see [here]).Fellows may apply to teach one course in Princeton’s graduate or undergraduate programs, subject to the needs of the University, sufficient enrollment, approval of the Dean of the Faculty, and the cooperation of the sponsoring academic department. [read post]

Legal History Blog - http://legalhistoryblog.blogspot.com/