Commodity Trader Gets 10 Years Prison For Scheme That Took $1.6 Million from Investors

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SANTA ANA, California – An Irvine man who pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges related to a bogus commodities trading program that caused losses of approximately $1.6 million was sentenced today to 121 months in federal prison. Rawle Gerard Suite, 57, was sentenced by United States District Judge James V. Selna. Suite, who also used […]

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Largest Appointment of Assistant US Attorney Positions in Decades – 311 New AUSAs

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Largest Increase in AUSAs in Decades Allocates Prosecutors to Focus on Violent Crime, Civil Enforcement, and Immigration Cases DENVER – On the 500th day of the Trump Administration, Attorney General Jeff Sessions and U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado, Bob Troyer, announced that the Department of Justice is taking a dramatic step to increase

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NZ Law Society Responds to Sex Abuse Survey Criticism

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The heavy criticism levelled at the New Zealand Law Society’s response over its sexual abuse survey has resulted in a response from Law Society President Kathryn Beck. The statement issued today talks of the ‘unpleasant truths’ revealed by the survey and that the Society was shocked by the extent of the sexual harassment in the

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Big Australian Class Action Over Mortgage Lending Coming

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Another large Australian class action is on the way with a claim relating to bank mortgage finance agreements. Reports indicate that Chamberlains law firm is planning a class action, instructed by MortgageDeception.com in a claim that is intended to represent bank customers who incurred losses since 2012 after entering mortgage loan contracts. The law firm

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Women Lawyer’s Castigate Law Society Response Over Sex Harassment Survey

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The Law Society has been castigated by womens’ law groups and vocal spokeswomen in their response to the sexual harassment survey. The response from womens’ law groups was harsh – with  a release from Wellington Womens’ Law Association signed by Steph Dryberg castigating the NZLS for effectively ignoring other reports citing the sexual harassment issue

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Lender website review highlights issues consumers face when borrowing money

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The Commerce Commission has today released the findings of its review of 215 selected lenders’ websites for compliance with disclosure rules. The review looked at whether this group of lenders were likely to be complying with their responsibilities under the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act (CCCF Act) to display key information prominently and clearly

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Venable’s West Coast Intellectual Property Litigation Practice Continues to Grow with the Addition of Sarah Brooks

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  Los Angeles, CA (May 29, 2018) – Venable LLP is pleased to announce that Sarah S. Brooks has joined the firm’s Intellectual Property Litigation Practice as a partner in the Los Angeles office. Ms. Brooks’ practice focuses on litigating intellectual property disputes, including patent, trademark, trade secrets, antitrust, and copyright litigation. Ms. Brooks counsels a broad range of

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