|
|
|
West African court to rule on Venezuelan’s extradition to US
Business Law Info |
2021/08/06 22:34
|
A protracted legal battle over the extradition from Cape Verde to the United States of a businessman close to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro comes to a head next week when the West African country’s Constitutional Court is due to rule on the case.
Alex Saab was arrested when his jet made a refueling stop on the small island chain, formerly a Portuguese colony, on a June 2020 flight to Iran.
U.S. officials believe Saab holds numerous secrets about how Maduro, the president’s family and his top aides allegedly siphoned off millions of dollars in government contracts amid widespread hunger in oil-rich Venezuela.
Saab is fighting extradition. His lawyers argue that he has diplomatic immunity because he was acting as a special envoy for Venezuela when he was detained in Cape Verde.
José Pinto Monteiro, Saab’s lead counsel in Cape Verde, said Friday there are two possible outcomes when the Constitutional Court sits on Aug. 13.
Either the judges throw out Saab’s appeal and the extradition goes ahead, or they accept that there are unconstitutional elements in the case and send it back to a lower court to correct them, Pinto Monteiro told a press conference via video link.
Cape Verde’s Supreme Court ruled last March that the extradition could proceed, and the Constitutional Court appeal is Saab’s last hope.
Saab’s international legal team argues that the extradition has a political motive.
Federal prosecutors in Miami indicted Saab in 2019 on money-laundering charges connected to an alleged bribery scheme that pocketed more than $350 million from a low-income housing project for the Venezuelan government that was never built.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Men ordered to pay back $2.4M in health care fraud case
Business Law Info |
2021/08/04 05:34
|
A federal judge has ordered two men to pay back a total of more than $2.4 million for their role in defrauding a health care insurance provider for low-income people in Maine.
One man also was sentenced to two years in prison on Friday and the other was sentenced to three years of probation. Both had pleaded guilty in 2019.
According to court records, the two were Somali interpreters who conspired with several mental health counseling services in the Lewiston and Auburn areas to submit claims to MaineCare for services that weren’t rendered as billed from 2015 to 2018.
In some cases, one of the men conspired with a counseling center director to change the diagnosis of many clients so they could remain eligible to receive MaineCare reimbursement.
A lawyer for the man sentenced to three years probation said she thought the judge took a thoughtful approach to his sentencing. Unlike other defendants in the case, her client is not an American citizen and may face the possibility of being deported. She said the sentence will allow her client, who didn’t have a criminal record, to spend time with his family and work to support them.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Law Firm Marketing – Keyword Research
Law Firm News |
2021/08/02 17:33
|
Here at Law Promo, we often get question marks when we ask our attorney website design clients about their preferred keywords and phrases for search engine optimization.
It’s not of not knowing what they want to be searched for; it’s more a matter of choosing or finding the right keywords. In today’s post, we’ll be focusing on keyword research.
Finding the right keywords to search optimize your law firm's web design content is tough. There are too many keywords, too many variations, and too many variables to take into account. It can get pretty confusing. So, what should you do when it comes to keywords? Below you’ll find a list of steps illustrating how you can choose the right keywords for your attorney website.
Read more. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bringing Expertise, Experience, and Proven Result
Lawyer Blog News |
2021/07/31 04:23
|
The tools we use for search engine marketing, which includes fully optimizing the website itself, are among the top in the online marketing field.
This results in your website ranking high on search engines when people search for related keywords. When it comes to paid online advertising, we can provide top-notch performance analysis tools that help you funnel your money into the most productive outlets.
Additionally, we provide lawyer blog services, which have multiple benefits. The frequent content will keep your website’s visitors engaged and coming back for more, while the search engine bots will see that your site isn’t static, giving it an SEO boost.
Read more.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
San Francisco Copyright Lawyers - Our Firm
Business Law Info |
2021/07/27 04:51
|
Our Firm has established a reputation for enforcing and protecting trademarks in the market place with enforcement actions in Federal and State courts throughout the United States as well as at the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.
San Francisco Trademark Infringement Law Firm
Our Firm can also assist you with managing and securing trademarks as well as with trademark licensing in an effort to maximize the value of your intellectual property.
Accordingly, although not exhaustive, we represent national, regional and local clients on the following matters:
Trademark Infringement
Trademark Clearance Search and Selection
Filing and Registration with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), including Intent to Use and Use in Commerce applications
Filing and Registration with the California Secretary of State
Canada, Madrid Protocol & Foreign Filings
Prosecution and Maintenance of Trademark Applications and Registrations.
Structuring Licensing, Development and Distribution Agreements
Trademark and Brand Strategy
Fair use advice
Trademark Advertising Counseling
Anti-counterfeiting
If you need assistance with clearance searches, trademark applications, portfolio management, and enforcement and protection through litigation or other dispute resolution mechanisms.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
40-year sentence upheld for man who killed his roommate
Criminal Law Updates |
2021/07/25 07:17
|
Maine’s supreme court has upheld a 40-year prison sentence imposed on a man who killed his roommate in Old Orchard Beach.
Dustan Bentley pleaded guilty to murder in the death of 65-year-old William Popplewell, who was beaten, stabbed and strangled with a ligature.
Police arrested Bentley as he was attempting to use a ratchet and strap to pull the body into the trunk of his car, which was lined with a shower curtain. An autopsy revealed the victim suffered multiple broken bones and had been stabbed up to 30 times.
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court unanimously ruled that there was nothing in the record to indicate that the judge made a mistake.
“At no point did the court depart from sentencing principles or abuse its discretion in coming to or issuing its sentence,” the court said.
Bentley and Popplewell met at a Portland homeless shelter, and Bentley later moved into Popplewell’s apartment in Old Orchard Beach in December 2018. Popplewell was killed in March 2019.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Recent Lawyer News Updates |
|
|
Lawyer News RSS
