US Attorney General Newswire TALLAHASSEE, FL – Attorney General Bill McCollum today issued the following statement on the State Board of Administration’s implementation of the Protecting Florida’s Investments Act: “Today, Florida’s State Board of Administration sent the message to nations that support terrorism and brutal treatment of their own citizens that we will not do […]
US Securities Law Newswire Former Officer to Pay $150,000 Washington, D.C., Sept. 19, 2007 – The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled enforcement actions against registered investment adviser Evergreen Investment Management Company (Evergreen), three of its affiliates, and a former officer, alleging that, contrary to prospectus disclosures, they allowed certain shareholders to market time
US Legal Newswire Washington, D.C., Sept. 19, 2007 – Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox today announced the beginning of registration for the annual CCOutreach National Seminar to help mutual fund and investment adviser chief compliance officers (CCOs) further enhance their compliance programs for the protection of investors. The CCOutreach National Seminar, which will
LawFuel – Securities Law Newswire Washington, D.C., Sept. 19, 2007 – The Securities and Exchange Commission today published the agenda and identified the roundtable panelists for its annual Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation, to be held on Monday, Sept. 24, 2007, beginning at 9 a.m. ET, at its Washington, D.C., headquarters. SEC Chairman
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Former CBS news anchor Dan Rather has filed a $70m (£35m) lawsuit against his former employers at the US TV network. He quit as a presenter in 2005 over a controversial report that cast doubt on President George W Bush’s military service during the Vietnam war. He says CBS made him a scapegoat for the
LAWFUEL – Legal Newswire – By Brent Gilchrist – It seems that the Inland Revenue Department is quick to act on requests for help from big brother taxman across the Tasman. The Australian Tax Office was investigating a $50M tax scheme that involved monies flowing into NZ so the ATO asked IRD to honour its
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LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – An Australian national was sentenced today to 90 months in federal prison for transporting and possessing child pornography that was seized when he traveled from Sydney to the United States. Martin Edward Towell, 31, of Newtown, New South Wales, was sentenced by United States District Judge Florence-Marie Cooper in
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SAN JOSE – LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – United States Attorney Scott N. Schools announced that a federal grand jury in San Jose indicted Benjamin Robinson, age 40, of Oakland, on September 19, 2007, with making a false statement to a government agency, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1001, and unlawfully obtaining information
Thursday 20 September 2007 LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – University of Auckland students Anna Crowe and James Little have taken top honours at the Bell Gully-sponsored national law school mooting finals. Anna and James’ win against the team from Otago University means they will travel to Washington DC to compete against the best in
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Washington, D.C., Sept. 19, 2007 – LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled enforcement proceedings against HSBC Bank USA, N.A., which will pay a $10 million civil penalty and approximately $500,000 in disgorgement for allowing its name and logo to be used in connection with a Florida-based offering
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