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4 Sep 2009, 11:34 am
., entrepreneurs are overconfident and VCs fall prey to the availability heuristic - they don't seem as prevalent as in public securities markets, or at least don't lend themselves to the same calls for regulatory reform. [read post]
21 Mar 2012, 1:33 pm
As San Francisco insurance attorneys, we are always especially concerned about the vulnerable being preyed up on by unscrupulous insurance companies and agents. [read post]
21 Sep 2007, 7:08 am
February 1997 NCJ 163392 (revised 2/7/97)ForewordThis report draws on more than two dozen statistical datasets maintained by the Bureau of Justice Statistics and the Uniform Crime Reporting program of the FBI to provide a comprehensive overview of current knowledge about the incidence and prevalence of violent victimization by sexual assault, the response of the justice system to such crimes, and the characteristics of those who prey on victims of all ages by committing sexual assault or… [read post]
27 Jan 2015, 8:48 am by Neil Burns
  However, some questionable practices exist among banks and collection agencies which, according to lawsuits filed about the country, prey on those who do not know their rights. [read post]
23 Aug 2017, 9:46 am by Ernie Svenson
I’ve fallen prey to it many times over my life. [read post]
13 Jul 2009, 6:00 am
People who are willing to prey on desperate homeowners continue to find easy pickings in California, the Los Angeles Times reported July 5. [read post]
1 Oct 2012, 6:44 pm
A recent Fox Business article highlights how anxious homeowners have become a prime target of con artists who prey on vulnerable people. [read post]
2 Jun 2012, 11:34 am
Unfortunately for some, people prey on these fears and will attempt to extort money from them. [read post]
18 Nov 2010, 5:42 am
No one in the Senate should prey on that fear, or play with it like a political football. [read post]
26 Aug 2016, 8:45 am by William K. Berenson
However it’s no laughing matter when a real life personal injury lawyer preys upon vulnerable people. [read post]
13 Jun 2011, 10:41 am by Jill C. Owens
In August, 2009, we posted an article about several job search firms that prey on recently unemployed people, charging them thousands of dollars for empty promises of superior employment search services that in the long run amount to very little and definitely nothing worth the thousands of dollars they cost. [read post]
6 Aug 2012, 10:17 am by Cynthia Godsoe
 Preying on men's fears that judges, mediators and others discriminate against them in custody and support matters, these firms claim expertise in helping men avoid common "traps" in divorce matters, such as being accused of domestic violence. [read post]
23 Apr 2024, 1:28 pm by Yosi Yahoudai
Justice Department announced a $138.7 million settlement Tuesday with more than 100 people who accused the FBI of grossly mishandling allegations of sexual assault against Larry Nassar in 2015 and 2016, a critical time gap that allowed the sports doctor to continue to prey on victims before his arrest. [read post]
13 Oct 2010, 8:37 am by guest-writer
Tax Debt, Debt Relief Scams and You Like so many other debt relief scams, this one is particularly difficult to stomach because it preyed on consumers who could least afford to lose the money they allegedly paid to the fraudsters. [read post]
31 May 2016, 2:36 pm by Georgialee Lang
With a significant increase in global travel, impoverished young girls and boys in Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, Costa Rica, Cuba, Haiti, Dominican Republic, and other third world countries, are the innocent victims of men and women who prey upon them, leaving their upstanding lives behind to indulge in their perversions. [read post]
19 Jul 2023, 5:28 am by Andrew Lavoott Bluestone
Five Towns Pediatrics, P.C. v Billet, Feit & Preis, P.C. 2023 NY Slip Op 32328(U) July 12, 2023 Supreme Court, New York County Docket Number: Index No. 157252/2018Judge: Andrea Masley is the story of a limited retainer agreement often used by accounting firms. [read post]
1 Apr 2010, 8:59 am by Money Maven
A growing number of scam artists are preying on the desperation of stressed-out taxpayers to make a quick buck, according to Chicago bankruptcy lawyers. [read post]
11 Nov 2010, 8:28 am by randal shaheen
It also provides an opportunity for fraudsters to prey on the economically vulnerable. [read post]
20 May 2009, 8:48 am
I feel free to say that I view chiropractors as either deluded or dishonest practitioners of unscientific mumbo-jumbo, peddling a pseudo-medical ritualistic “treatment” modalities without a basis in modern science, shot through with odd connections to even more bizarre beliefs, and preying upon both reasonable and paranoid fears about science-based medicine. [read post]