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N.C. Attorney General Says State Was Within Its Rights to Block Landfill
2015-11-11 21:10:00| Waste Age
The Virginian-Pilot A state law that killed a mega-landfill project in Camden County is constitutional, the North Carolina Attorney General's Office said in response to a lawsuit filed by Waste Industries. read more
Massachusetts real estate attorney convicted for mortgage fraud conspiracy
2015-11-07 22:06:55| Real Estate - Topix.net
A Massachusetts real estate attorney pleaded guilty last week to charges stemming from a wide-ranging scheme to defraud banks and mortgage companies as part of a conspiracy involving numerous sham short sales. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts, Bellerose colluded with others including a loan officer and a real estate agent who were not identified in the charging document to defraud various banks through the use of bogus short sales of homes in Haverhill, Lawrence and Methuen.
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NY attorney general wields powerful weapon in Exxon climate case
2015-11-07 02:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A near century-old statute that gives New York state prosecutors unusually broad authority to prosecute securities fraud could prove a powerful weapon as Attorney General Eric Schneiderman probes Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) over whether the oil firm mislead the public and shareholders about the perils of climate change. The 1921 Martin Act, a wide-reaching state law, was dusted off in the early 2000s by former New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer who used it to aggressively go after Wall Street...
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NY Attorney General is investigating Exxon-Mobil over its alleged climate-change deceptions
2015-11-05 23:10:01| Chemicals - Topix.net
According to people with knowledge of the investigation, Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman issued a subpoena Wednesday evening to Exxon Mobil, demanding extensive financial records, emails and other documents. The focus includes the company's activities dating to the late 1970s, including a period of at least a decade when Exxon Mobil funded groups that sought to undermine climate science.
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Lawsuit Filed Against Albemarle Co. Commonwealth's Attorney
2015-10-30 08:54:33| Chemicals - Topix.net
Albemarle County Commonwealth's Attorney Denise Lunsford is being sued over how she's handled a Freedom of Information Act request. The suit says Lunsford wants thousands of dollars and five weeks to answer the inquiry about how her office handles money and legal decisions.
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