Ibrahim Abdullahi is the managing partner of a law firm in Abuja, Nigeria. He is also the man behind the #BringBackOurGirls viral campaign seeking the return of the school girls kidnapped by the Boko Haram terror group. His #BringBackOurGirls has been retweeted nearly two million times and Mr Abdullahi says he is both overwhelmed and […]
SANTA ANA, California – A man previously convicted and sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for transporting minors to work as prostitutes today received what is effectively another 14-year sentence for engaging in the same conduct involving a 19-year-old victim almost immediately after he was released from custody in the first case.
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LawFuel — Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Key Energy Services, Inc. (“Key Energy” or the “Company”) KEG -1.19% . Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at rswilloughby@pomlaw.com or 1-888-476-6529, ext. 237. The investigation concerns whether Key Energy and certain of its officers and/or directors have violated Sections 10(b)
Choosing a good law school is one thing, but how do you go about choosing a law school fit for a US Supreme Court Justice? And which law schools are the most popular with the Justices? In terms of where US Justices attended law school, TIME magazine recently pointed out that historically many lawyers and
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LOS ANGELES – A San Gabriel Valley businessman who coordinated the importation of 11 containers of counterfeit apparel – including Nike, Gucci and Coach products worth more than $2.3 million – was sentenced today to 31 months in federal prison. Today’s sentencing is the second in the past two weeks in which
Recent changes to the FACTA legislation – the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act – have placed both investors and jurisdictions in a state of some concern. For instance, for gold investors there are issues about bullion storage and one of the solutions for many, identified by NZVault, is storing in a jurisdiction that has no
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Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that PETER STRAIN, a talent agent for film, television, and Broadway actors, was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court to three years’ probation, six months’ home confinement, and 500 hours of community service for engaging in a scheme to steal over
Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Janet DiFiore, the Westchester County District Attorney, Scott W. Brown, Tarrytown Police Chief on behalf of the Greenburgh Drug and Alcohol Task Force, and George Venizelos, Assistant Director-In-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced
The return of Monica Lewinsky reminds America about a scandal not about sex, but how the then-President lied to a court of law. The President escaped impeachment over what his accuser Paula Jones claimed was a trademark manner of behaving towards employees. The President denied it and he faced a perjury and obstruction of justice
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The media landscape has changed for lawyers, along with everyone else. The newly released Greenmarket survey on content marketing provides some interesting insights into how content marketing has changed. Business development advisor and writer Larry Bodine wrote about the survey and its importance for LawFuel. Business clients are using technology to find more information
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