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Following the US government ordered shutdown of media-sharing site Megaupload
The hack was later revealed as a revenge attack protesting US law enforcement's treatment of Occupy protesters. Adding insult to injury the collective later reported leaving the notorious "butthurt" form previously seen in July during an earlier
Updated: 01/20/2012 11:25A
Government Announces Support for New Child and Youth Advocacy Centre
A CYAC is a place where a team of professionals work in a child-friendly setting to help a child or youth victim or witness navigate the criminal justice system. "The CYAC will be a strong and effective partnership of all of the key organizations that
Updated: 01/20/2012 11:25A
Megaupload lawyer Q&A on DOJ criminal case
Right now we are in the process of retaining criminal defense counsel. Q: What about your employees that were arrested? A: Four have been arrested in New Zealand and counsel has been retained in New Zealand in that issue and to communicate with them.
Updated: 01/20/2012 11:20A
Woman's Death Sentence Rouses Public Debate in China
However, the heaviest penalty for “fraudulent fundraising” is death, under the Criminal Law. Zhang Yanfeng, Wu's defense lawyer, said that he and his colleagues were shocked when they heard the second verdict and that they will make every effort to
Updated: 01/20/2012 11:13A
SEC alters policy on "no admit, no deny" settlements
The SEC will continue to use "No Admit, No Deny" language in settling cases that do not involve criminal convictions or admissions of criminal law violations, which constitute the substantial majority of SEC enforcement actions.
Updated: 01/20/2012 11:12A
Megaupload's Owner Faces Charges in Court
The FBI has issued a press release which claims that Megaupload had generated more than $175 million in "criminal proceeds". The FBI said law enforcement had executed more than 20 search warrants in the US, New Zealand and seven other countries,
Updated: 01/20/2012 10:56A
Analyst expects BP to pay $25M to settle oil spill charges
David M. Uhlmann, a University of Michigan law professor who is the former chief of the Justice Department's Environmental Crimes Section, agreed with the Morgan Stanley analysis. "The total settlement could be as much as $20-25 billion,
Updated: 01/20/2012 10:42A
Muslim men first to be found guilty of sex hate crime
When individuals are charged with serious criminal offences a jury has to hear the evidence, consider the issues and decide whether guilt has been proven, your presence here is one of the ways in which our rights are protected.
Updated: 01/20/2012 10:39A
Megaupload.com shutdown by US prompts mass website disruptions
Three suspects remain at large, according to the Justice Department. “This action is among the largest criminal copyright cases ever brought by the United States and directly targets the misuse of a public content storage and distribution site to
Updated: 01/20/2012 10:27A
UGA Gwinnett campus offers quick entry into the legal field
“Students are surprised when I tell them that paralegals are employed in 47 different areas of the law and settings. Some include corporate human resources or legal departments, government agencies, banks, insurance companies, the criminal justice
Updated: 01/20/2012 10:03A
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