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Atomic Bomb Fizzles
In litigation against an attorney sued for attempted deceit of the New York Supreme Court and successful deceit of the Appellate Division, First Department, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit certified two questions of law to...

U.S. Attorney, James Zerhusen advocates governments Deceit, deception, lying
  Oct. 2, 2008   The U.S. Attorney for Eastern Kentucky, James Zerhusen submitted a brief in the prosecution of road contractor Leonard Lawson and former state Transportation Secretary Bill Nighbert, in which he argued in favor of ?deceit, deception and lying? in dealing with defendants...

Shoplifters deceit backfires www.privateofficer.com
Shoplifters deceit backfiires www.privateofficer.com FRAMINGHAM MA. May 1 2008 Kyle T. Greene Ntl. Assoc. Private Officers www.privateofficer.com A woman gave police a friend’s ID Sunday in an apparent attempt to avoid a shoplifting charge...

Certified Questions
The Second Circuit recently certified a number of questions to the New York Court of Appeals. First, in Amalfitano v. Rosenberg, Docket No. 06-2364-cv, the following questions were certified:(1) Can a successful lawsuit for treble damages brought under N...

Judiciary Law 487 in the Second Circuit and the Court of Appeals
Judiciary Law 487 is a statute which defines a misdemeanor and creates a private cause of action, with treble damages, §487. Misconduct by attorneys. An attorney or counselor who: 1...

Hybrid Aggravated Felonies
Looking for a new angle on aggravated felony arguments? Try this one on for size: hybrid crimes.As you're no doubt well aware, there's a whole slew of offenses that are "aggravated felonies...

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fraud case ends in mistrial.

Financial Elder Abuse - Financial Exploitation, Elder Abuse Lawyers
Financial Elder Abuse alleging seniors are taken advantage of for their finances.