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New York lawyer convicted of Maxim magazine deal fraud

2015-12-14 22:34:08| Trucking - Topix.net

A New York lawyer was found guilty on Monday of engaging in a fraud in which a con man impersonated his successful father in order to raise money to buy Maxim magazine. Harvey Newkirk, 39, was convicted by a federal jury in Manhattan on one count of wire fraud stemming from his involvement in helping convicted felon Calvin Darden Jr secure financing for the failed $31 million deal.

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James Hansen, father of climate change awareness, calls Paris talks 'a fraud'

2015-12-12 13:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Mere mention of the Paris climate talks is enough to make James Hansen grumpy. The former Nasa scientist, considered the father of global awareness of climate change, is a soft-spoken, almost diffident Iowan. But when he talks about the gathering of nearly 200 nations, his demeanor changes. Its a fraud really, a fake, he says, rubbing his head. Its just bullshit for them to say: Well have a 2C warming target and then try to do a little better every five years. Its just worthless words....

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REFILE-U.S. seeks N.Y. lawyer's conviction over Maxim magazine deal fraud

2015-12-10 05:54:09| Air Courier - Topix.net

A New York lawyer "lied over and over" to lenders and others to help a felon fraudulently raise money to buy Maxim magazine, a federal prosecutor told jurors on Wednesday at the close of a trial. As part of the scheme, lawyer Harvey Newkirk assisted convicted con man Calvin Darden Jr in impersonating his father, a retired senior executive with United Parcel Service Inc, to secure financing for the $31 million deal, prosecutor Sarah Paul said in Manhattan federal court.

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