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ICC Rejection of Prosecutors Call to Investigate US Service Members for Alleged War Crimes Reveals The Role of Political Power in International Legal Frameworks

By Evan Schleicher On Friday, April 12th, the International Criminal Court’s pre-trial judges unanimously rejected a request by the court’s chief prosecutor to investigate alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Afghanistan. This was about a week after … Continue reading

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SEC Charges Carol Pedersen in Alleged Ponzi Scheme

Publicly available records published by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and accessed on April 4, 2019 indicate that the SEC has filed charges against California-based investment adviser Carol Pedersen in connection with allegations she stole “millions of dollars from … Continue reading

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California Fugitive Faces Criminal Charges For Alleged $300 Million Ponzi Scheme Targeting Veteran Pensions

A California man has been indicted on federal fraud charges for running what authorities allege was a massive Ponzi scheme that purportedly obtained pensioners’ future cash flows by paying up-front premiums and then selling those structured cash flows to potential … Continue reading

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A party not the individual's employer may not be held liable alleged adverse employment actions

The Appellate Division unanimously affirmed Supreme Court's granting the defendant's motion to dismiss Petitioner's complaint, explaining that Plaintiff's allegations relating to disability retirement recommendations of the Police Pension Fund's Medical Board are misdirected as [a] the Police Pension Fund is … Continue reading

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Excessed educator claims back pay, benefits and pension credit based on the appointing authority's alleged failure to reinstate her from the preferred eligible list

The genesis of this appeal to the Commissioner of Education was a notice sent to petitioner [Appellant] that her elementary tenure area position would be abolished effective July 1, 2003 and that her name would be placed on a preferred … Continue reading

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