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Criminal Practice – Scam “reloader” targeted vulnerable victims
The district court did not err in applying a “vulnerable victim” sentencing enhancement to a defendant who worked at a fraudulent telemarketing center as a “reloader,” targeting individuals who had already fallen for the scheme at least once, in the hopes that they will fall for it again. Background From 2007 through February 2015, Appellant […]
NC Bar warns of email scam targeting lawyers
The North Carolina State Bar reports that an email phishing scam is going around that appears to be targeting lawyers. In at least two separate scams, legal professionals have been targeted, and in both email chains, recipients were asked to either open an attached file or click on a link to receive a document. The […]
NC concert scammer gets 5 years in prison
HONOLULU (AP) — A man who lied to the University of Hawaii about his ability to get Stevie Wonder to play at a fundraiser concert was sentenced April 6 to nearly five years in prison. In an unexpected ruling, U.S. District Judge Leslie Kobayashi ordered that Mark Hubbard’s 57-month sentence run consecutively with more than six […]
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Commentary
- Name game can end up being blame game
- Stericycle decision forces evaluation of policies, practices
- Are workplace DEI policies still legal after SCOTUS decisions?
- N.C. justices to decide many interesting cases
- Amotion sees resurgence after almost a decade
- The flip side of generative AI in law and how to address it
- The fight for equal educational opportunity continues
- Court’s term was rough on big business
- Ex-president, bar association have made their choice
- Ruling sharpens boundaries in attorney-client privilege
- Lawyers Weekly debuts new and improved web experience
- US Supreme Court bites back at parody’s use of the First Amendment
