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SEC charges former NASDAQ chairman with securities fraud
[JURIST] Former NASDAQ stock market chairman Bernard Madoff was arrested Thursday by federal agents on charges of securities fraud...

Bernard Madoff Charged: Admits Running a Massive Ponzi
Image via WikipediaFrom the Wall Street Journal, massive Ponzi scheme allegations...

From the Website of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities:
In an era of faceless organizations owned by other equally faceless organizations, Bernard L...

Verdacht auf 50-Milliarden-Betrug
Einer der über Jahre hinweg einflussreichsten Manager an der New Yorker Börse ist am Donnerstag unter dem Verdacht des Milliarden-Betrugs festgenommen worden...

Orthodox Jews Targeted in Alleged $255 Million Ponzi Scheme
The Feds have used a mole to bust open an alleged Ponzi scheme linked to the owners of a Chicago-based real-estate investment firm called WexTrust Capital...

The Gift and Estate Tax Charitable Deduction -- Good or Bad?
Ray D. Madoff (Professor of Law, Boston College Law School) has recently published her op-ed article entitled Dog Eat Your Taxes?, NY Times, July 9, 2008...

Is a child fathered out of wedlock by an American diplomat to a foreign women on foreign soil entitled to US Citizenship by jus sanguinis?
This is a very tough situation your friend is in. It is difficult to know the ex...

My fiance's check is DD into a local credit union. Bank seems to have a pattern of "invisibly holding" charges from the debit card until just HOURS before his DD is processed (and this is after hours, of course). Over th
Have your fiance take the information you've collected and go into the bank...

Can a collection acgency collection on a debt that has been removed from my credit report?
Send them a certified Verification of Debt letter. By law they have 30 days to s...

How can I break my lease due to poor car parking facilities?
You can leave the apartment and break your lease, before doing so, make sure you...

Who do I sue if my car was towed illegally to make room for a street repaving?
It is understandable that you feel offended in this matter. From your point-of-v...

Wesley A. Snyder et al.
alleging the consultants perpetrated a Ponzi scheme by encouraging borrowers to lend more than they needed.

Hershey Co. et al.
allegedly involved in a chocolate price fixing scheme.

Stanbdard Oil
Faces Class Action Over Tax Charges

Wal-Mart
Avoids Criminal Charges over Clerk's Death

Google Inc.
alleging deceptive charges for ads displayed on third party web sites.

Comcast
Faces Class Action Over Cable Box Charges