Lemon Law
Prosecutor, Goldman overreached: programmer's lawyer
February 22,2012 06:27 PM
"You and I couldn't get the attention of the US Attorney," said Marino, a partner in the Chatham, New Jersey law firm Marino Tortorella & Boyle. "But Goldman Sachs is able to pick up the phone and on 48 hours notice of the FBI first hearing Sergey's ...
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Restitution Gap in Massive Credit Card Scheme Case
February 22,2012 06:27 PM
Attorneys for a Canadian man convicted in what investigators said was one of the largest credit card schemes in US history tediously denied Wednesday that he owes nearly $750000 in restitution by challenging dozens of his alleged victims one-by-one in ...
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Miami Beach House Rep. Steinberg under investigation for bizarre texts
February 22,2012 06:27 PM
| The victim, Assistant US Attorney Marlene Fernandez-Karavetsos, repeatedly begged the anonymous texter to leave her alone. When US Secret Service investigators traced the Yahoo! screen name, “itsjustme24680,” it led to a phone and home internet account ... See all stories on this topic » |  MiamiHerald.com |
Durham Attorney Downplaying New Charge
February 22,2012 06:27 PM
| By Mike Corbin (mcorbin@wibc.com) Attorney John Tompkins says the new charge filed against Durham and two of his business partners aims to replace the old indictment. The indictments allege Durham violated federal wiretapping laws. Tompkins says the US ... See all stories on this topic » |  93.1 WIBC Indianapolis |
Georgia man pleads guilty in homeless check scam
February 22,2012 02:52 PM
Cordarell Pearson acknowledged participating in the scheme during his brief 3-day stay in the Pittsburgh area last October, but denied being part of a larger nationwide conspiracy that Assistant US Attorney Gregory Melucci said was still being ...
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Bailout for the rest of us . . . or is it?
February 22,2012 02:52 PM
After a year-long investigation of flawed and fraudulent foreclosure practices by banks, the US attorney general, along with 49 state attorneys general, announced an almost $26 billion settlement with five major banks: Citigroup, Bank of America, ...
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UBB boss charged with fraud
February 22,2012 02:52 PM
By Jessica Y. Lilly February 22, 2012 · The United States Attorney's Office filed felony charges against the superintendent of the Upper Big Branch Mine. Forty-three-year-old Gary May of Bloomingrose, West Virginia is charged with fraud.
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Kudos to U.S. Attorneys in the Trey Scott Atwater case - Sleepless in ...
February 22,2012 12:10 PM
State and federal prosecutors have a tremendous amount of power over, and responsibility to, civilians. We expect them to uphold the law and prosecute the ...
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Murderer Sends Threatening Letter To Judge
February 22,2012 11:47 AM
Eric Anthony Lopez was found guilty after a two-day trial in San Diego last week of sending the threatening letter to US District Court Judge Irma Gonzalez. Because the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of California was recused from the ...
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Feds: Leader of NY-Based Folk Nation Gang Arrested
February 22,2012 11:47 AM
The US attorney's office in Brooklyn said Wednesday that Devon (DEE'-vahn) Rodney is in custody. His attorney's name wasn't immediately available. Prosecutors have said that the Folk Nation gang is responsible for at least four homicides, ...
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Inmate Threatened a Federal Judge
February 22,2012 08:57 AM
Eric Anthony Lopez was convicted after a 2-day jury trial, the US Attorney's Office in San Francisco said in a statement. Lopez was convicted of sending a threatening letter to US District Judge Irma Gonzalez, of the Southern District of California, ...
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Calif. Man Convicted of Threatening Federal Judge
February 22,2012 06:33 AM
The jury convicted him last week in the threats case. Lopez faces up to 10 years in prison at his sentencing hearing scheduled for May 14. The US attorney's office in the Northern District prosecuted the case.
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3 JPD officers allegedly protected drug deal
February 22,2012 02:37 AM
US District Attorney John Dowdy is flanked by Jackson Police Department Assistant Chief Lee Vance (left) and Chief Rebecca Coleman during a news conference at the federal courthouse in Jackson Tuesday to announce the arrests of three former city ...
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Former Fiesta Bowl CEO John Junker pleads guilty to felony
February 22,2012 02:37 AM
| Junker, according to his attorney, also has reached a plea agreement with the US Attorney's Office, which also is investigating the Fiesta Bowl. In that case, Junker will admit to to a single federal felony charge stemming from similar allegations. See all stories on this topic » |  USA TODAY |
Colorado Woman Must Turn Over Computer Hard Drive
February 22,2012 02:37 AM
On Tuesday, the 10th US Circuit Court of Appeals refused to get involved, saying Ramona Fricosu's criminal case must first be resolved in District Court before her attorney can appeal. Fricosu, of Colorado Springs, now has until Monday to turn over an ...
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Police blotter - 2/22; Ex-Penn State prof pleads guilty in US grant scheme
February 21,2012 11:32 PM
(LEBANON DAILY NEWS JOHN LATIMER ) A former Penn State professor pleaded guilty Tuesday to defrauding the federal government of a $3 million in research grants, the US attorney's office said Tuesday. In one grant application, Craig Grimes, 55, Raleigh, ...
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2 inmates plead guilty to assault of fellow inmate
February 21,2012 10:29 PM
The US attorney's office in Sacramento said that 24-year-old Grant Morgan Bigley and 34-year-old Ryan Joel Zejdlik pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy and assaulting another inmate. Federal prosecutors say the assault occurred in July at the Herlong ...
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Sex offender pleads guilty to failure to register
February 21,2012 10:29 PM
BEAUMONT, Texas – From US Attorney's Office - A 27-year-old Beaumont man has pleaded guilty to failure to register as a sex offender in the Eastern District of Texas, announced US Attorney John M. Bales today. Bernard Vertral Jackson pleaded guilty to ...
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Clovis Man Pleads Guilty to Receiving Child Porn
February 21,2012 07:01 PM
| By KSEE News United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced that 44-yar-old Aaron Gregory Guzman of Clovis, plead guilty to receipt or distribution of a visual depiction of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct. See all stories on this topic » |  KSEE |
Bakersfield Man Gets 10 Years For Child Porn
February 21,2012 07:01 PM
United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced that John Anthony Baca, 44, of Bakersfield, was sentenced today by United States District Court Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill to 10 years in prison, to be followed by 15 years of supervised release, ...
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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:18:21 GMT
City Says No to High Speed Train Patch.com Also called the “High Speed Rail Lemon Law,” the bill would halt state debt funding for the project, which could link San Francisco to San Diego. “Now I don't do this lightly because it is a voter approved bond, but the voters were deceived,” Harkey ... |
Fri, 17 Feb 2012 06:24:26 GMT
The Bottom Line: Teen's $988 Lesson At Used-Car Dealer Hartford Courant Connecticut is part of Lemon Law lore, having passed in 1982 the country's first such regulations protecting consumers who purchase defective new automobiles. Buy a used car in the state, however, and you're just as likely to have money sucked from ... |
Thu, 16 Feb 2012 06:48:52 GMT
 CBS Local | Call Kurtis: Is Your Vehicle A Lemon? CBS Local So how do you know if you're car is a lemon? And how do you go about getting your money back? Call Kurtis decided to take a closer look at California's law. Rita Uhren of Shingle Springs recalls the first few days with her Can-Am Spyder Roadster, ... |
Wed, 15 Feb 2012 23:54:23 GMT
 Straits Times | Retailers in Singapore getting ready for 'lemon law' Straits Times ST PHOTO: TED CHEN By Jessica Lim The gears have been set in motion in the retail industry just a day after the draft for a 'lemon law' was introduced in Parliament. A Straits Times check with 15 retailers big and small found 13 of them preparing to ... |
Wed, 15 Feb 2012 23:53:48 GMT
'Lemon law' to better protect consumers TODAYonline After years of lobbying by the Consumers Association of Singapore (CASE), the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) tabled a Bill yesterday to introduce the "lemon law". It proposes if a defect is found in a product within six months of delivery, ... |
Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:08:47 GMT
'Lemon law' to protect Singapore consumers 英文中國郵報 Proposed changes to the Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act and Hire Purchase Act were introduced in Parliament yesterday, paving the way for the so-called “lemon law.” They set clearer guidelines for consumers seeking redress for purchases that ... |
Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:31:22 GMT
Sacco Bill To Protect Used Car Buyers When Vehicle Fails Inspection Approved ... Power Engineering Magazine A bill sponsored by Senate Transportation Committee Chairman Nicholas J. Sacco which would prohibit used car dealers from waiving their obligation under the Lemon Law when a vehicle fails inspection as a result of faulty emissions control equipment was ... |
Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:16:37 GMT
Lemons proposed in the parliament by MTI Oye! Times The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) proposed the lemon law in the parliament to protect consumers and condemning unfair trade practices. MTI submitted a proposal to the parliament to amend the Hire Purchase Act and the Consumer Protection Act to ... |
Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:22:36 GMT
SACCO BILL TO PROTECT USED CAR BUYERS WHEN VEHICLE FAILS INSPECTION APPROVED ... Power Engineering Magazine A bill sponsored by Senate Transportation Committee Chairman Nicholas J. Sacco which would prohibit used car dealers from waiving their obligation under the Lemon Law when a vehicle fails inspection as a result of faulty emissions control equipment was ... |
Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:47:19 GMT
Some NTU students sweating over air-con fee hike Straits Times Flaws in cars covered by the proposed lemon law can range from serious safety-related ones such as stalling and loss of power steering to minor ones such as noise, vibration and cosmetic defects. The Ministry of Education takes a serious view of the ... |