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UBS Allegedly Involved in Illegal Activity
New York, NY: UBS AG faces a lawsuit filed by investors who allege their stock market losses are linked to the company's alleged scheme to help clients hide assets from authorities...

Former Teen Stock Swindler Hit With New Hacking Charges
A former teenage hacker who served prison time for an online stock-trading scheme is back in jail again, after allegedly gaining administrative access to a New York-based currency exchange service and gifting himself more than $100,000...

Marsh Executives Convicted of Bid Rigging
February 22, 2008.  Two former Marsh executives (William Gilman and Edward McNenney) were convicted after a 10-month bench trial of bid rigging in violation of New York’s Donnolly Act...

SEC Sues Broadcom Founder, Others, Over Alleged Backdating
Though the stock-options backdating scandal is well into Year Three, it’s still making headlines...

Yuppie Fight!
In New York, a stock broker faced criminal charges after he was accused of attacking another man (a hedge-fund manager) during a cycling class at their health club...

New York Ponzi Scheme
According to the FBI's press release about a new Ponzi scheme, "MICHAEL J. GARCIA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today the indictment of HAYIM REGENSBERG on securities and wire fraud charges stemming from an alleged $11 million "Ponzi" scheme involving purported international initial public offering ("IPO") and othe investment products he marketed to investors from New York City and elsewhere...

Dumb New York Laws
Stupid Laws in the Empire State

Illegal Immigrant Responsibility and Reform Act of 1996
Explanation of the controversial illegal immigration law

Stock Splits and Reverse Stock Splits
How splits can affect stock value

New York Building Codes
Building and constructions laws in New York

Power of Attorney and Living Wills for the aged
Options for caring for aging parents

Estate Planning
Documents: durable power of attorney, living will, letter of instruction, and insurance trust

How can i sue for a straw purchase?
Anyone can co-sign. A straw purchase would be if you has someone buy the car for...

How to collect a personal loan from a spouse?
You local court will probably have someone to offer you some assistance as you p...

Haw can I join with my family who live in the USA?
Only you are allowed to can join your sister....

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...

How to make a landlord honor an option to buy provision in the lease (OH)?
Most leases are written as a one year agreement, if neither party elects to form...

Oppenheimer ATM-Free New York Municipals
401(k) / ERISA Stock Fraud

New York Employment Law
alleged violations of New York employment law.

JC Penny Zebra Rugs
Recalled due to Fire Hazard

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

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

Foster Sisters
Department of Children and Family Services and Penny Lane Centers pay $420,000 child abuse settlement.