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26 Feb 2021, 3:00 am by Christopher Tyner

Carolina Public Press reports that Governor Cooper’s administration and the NC NAACP have reached a settlement in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the conditions of confinement in North Carolina prisons during the ongoing pandemic. [read post]

North Carolina Criminal Law Blog - http://nccriminallaw.sog.unc.edu/

More on a desire not to testify

27 Mar 2007, 8:26 am

She was called to testify as part of a Senate inquiry, and her refusal appeared to surprise Justice officials who hours earlier said department aides would fully cooperate with the investigation.''I have decided to follow my lawyer's advice and respectfully invoke my constitutional right,'' Goodling said in a statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee.Her attorney, John Dowd, said the Senate inquiry amounts to a perjury trap for his client. ''One… [read post]

Balkinization - http://balkin.blogspot.com/

News Scan

8 Apr 2011, 3:09 pm by CJLF Staff

John R. [read post]

Crime and Consequences - http://www.crimeandconsequences.com/crimblog/

Deposition Reveals Prenda Law Business Model: Monetizing Squalid Douchebaggery

6 Mar 2013, 10:13 pm by Ken

John Steele Is Sent To Look For Alan Cooper On The Underside Of A Bus: And what about Alan Cooper, man of mystery? [read post]

Popehat - http://www.popehat.com

Chesapeake Trucking Accident Lawyer Report – Death of Crystal Autumn Burgsteiner Highlights Dangers of Big Rigs

16 Jun 2012, 7:38 am by Cooper Hurley Law

Attorney John Cooper has been named to Virginia “Super Lawyers” since 2010. [read post]

Virginia Trucking Accident Injury Attorneys - http://www.virginia-truck-accident-attorney-help.com/

FCPA Updates From Paris

18 Dec 2010, 2:38 pm

Department of Justice (Justice) was John Roth, Special Counsel regarding Money Laundering, who is stationed in Paris. [read post]

Trade Lawyers Blog - http://www.tradelawyersblog.com/

Tech Analyst Arrested in Insider Trading Crackdown

17 Feb 2012, 7:02 am by McNabb Associates, P.C.

Kinnucan described why he refused to cooperate with the authorities. [read post]

McNabb Associates Federal Crimes Update Podcast - http://www.federalcrimesblog.com

Real Estate Lawyer Banned from Offering or Selling Cooperative Apartments and Condominiums

28 Apr 2014, 8:01 am by Allison Tussey

Under the settlement agreement, Gruber and his firm are permanently barred from engaging in any act, directly or indirectly, related to the offer or sale of securities in or from New York, which includes cooperative apartments and condominium units. [read post]

Mortgage Fraud Blog - http://mortgagefraudblog.com/

READY FOR A CIVIL CONVERSATION

26 May 2011, 2:00 pm by Lucas A. Ferrara, Esq.

A conversation with - Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan - Jeff Greenfield, journalist and author of Then Everything Changed Moderated by John Avlon, columnist for Newsweek and The Daily Beast THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 2011, 5:45 - 8 PM Cooper Union, Frederick P. [read post]

Real Estate Law Blog - http://www.nyrealestatelawblog.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

Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has alleged that unregistered investment adviser John A. [read post]

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

Compromising anonymity, scapegoating ethnic minorities, and recklessly intruding into grief: how some newspapers have responded to Leveson – Daisy Cooper and Michelle Gribbon

10 Feb 2015, 7:09 am by INFORRM

In the wake of the Leveson Inquiry, several newspaper groups created a new self-regulator, the Independent Press Standards Organisation (“IPSO”) in place of the discredited Press Complaints Commission (“PCC”). [read post]

Inforrm's Blog - http://inforrm.wordpress.com

McCain's Ties To Telecoms Questioned After Wiretapping Flip-Flop

9 Jun 2008, 8:24 pm

John Green, also from Oglivy, lobbied on wiretap bills and amnesty for AT&T. [read post]

27B Stroke 6 - http://www.wired.com/threatlevel

Ethanol Train Derailment That Caused Deaths, Injuries Results in $36M Settlement for Family

21 Oct 2011, 4:03 am by railroadaccidentfelalawyer

They, along with fellow attorney John M. [read post]

Railroad Accident/FELA Lawyers Blog - http://railroadaccidentfelalawyers.com/

OSHA: BNSF Must Pay $300,000 to Injured Worker It Suspended

30 Aug 2011, 9:32 am by railroadaccidentfelalawyer

They, along with fellow attorney John M. [read post]