Tag Archives: RICO

Aurelius v. Puerto Rican Control Board (and "What Possibly Could be the Logic Behind Puerto Rico Being in the First Circuit?")

Posted on December 18, 2018 by lawhukukinet

Last Monday, December 3, the First Circuit heard an oral argument that I have been looking forward to for ages.  The case involves an infamously aggressive hedge fund making an audacious challenge to the constitutionality of the Puerto Rican Control … Continue reading →

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Cruise Ship Malfunction Strands Hundreds in Puerto Rico

Posted on November 26, 2018 by lawhukukinet

A ship with the Norwegian Jade cruise liner that was supposed to return to Miami after a 10-night jaunt through the Caribbean has become stranded, leaving its hundreds of passengers trapped thousands of miles from their homes. As this story … Continue reading →

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Ex-UBS Puerto Rico Broker Jose “Whopper” Ramirez Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud

Posted on November 22, 2018 by lawhukukinet

Jose G. Ramirez-Arone Jr. (also known as Jose G. Ramirez, Jr.), a former UBS Financial Services of Puerto Rico (UBS-PR) broker, has pleaded guilty to criminal charges accusing him of defrauding investors while making over $1 million in improper commissions … Continue reading →

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Murray on “Epistemic Injustice in Puerto Rico”

Posted on September 20, 2018 by lawhukukinet

Yxta Maya Murray (Loyola LA) has posted to SSRN her article “FEMA Has Been a Nightmare”: Epistemic Injustice in Puerto Rico, forthcoming in the Willamette Law Review.  Here is the abstract: The continuing disaster in Puerto Rico, caused by the … Continue reading →

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New Report Suggests Banco Popular de Puerto Rico Could Be Held Liable Over Island’s Final Junk Bond Issuance

Posted on September 7, 2018 by lawhukukinet

Four years after Puerto Rico brought to market what became its biggest and final issuance of junk bonds, a 600-page report by disputes and investigative international law firm Kobre & Kim suggests that Banco Popular de Puerto Rico (BPPR) could … Continue reading →

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