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Springfield real estate agent pleads guilty to concealing assets
By Anonymous A Springfield real estate agent has pleaded guilty in federal court to concealing assets in a bankruptcy proceeding and to making a false statement to a bank. Darlene M. Adkins, 65, of the 1700 block of Iles Avenue, admitted she submitted
Updated: 03/16/2011 04:57P
Congresswoman Brown sued by former fundraisers over payments
The lawsuit filed in the District of Columbia in January claims that Brown hired Washington-based Berger Strategies and Hirschberg Strategies in July 2009 to provide fundraising and consulting services as she weighed whether to run for US Senate.
Updated: 03/16/2011 04:57P
Archdiocese in Pa. faces new sex claim
16, 2011 (United Press International) — The troubled Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia faced a new lawsuit Wednesday from a man who says a priest molested him. Plaintiff Frank Finnegan says in 1968 or 1969, the Rev. John Kline abused him while on
Updated: 03/16/2011 04:56P
Sacramento sees 20.45% decline in small business bankruptcies
Small business bankruptcy filings declined last year in many regions of the US, but economic turmoil in California remained high — and the state accounted for nearly 20 percent of the small business failures nationwide, a study by Equifax Inc. shows.
Updated: 03/16/2011 04:56P
Small business bankruptcies down, survey says
The number of bankruptcy filings by small businesses in Metro Atlanta fell sharply last year from 2009, approaching levels last seen just as the economy began its long decline, a new report shows. Filings in the fourth quarter of
Updated: 03/16/2011 04:56P
Iraq vet suing 'Hurt Locker' says film hurt credibility
Sarver wrote that the Oscar-winning film relies heavily on his experiences and background and that despite claims from the filmmakers, the screenwriter did base several of the film's scenes on his experiences. Those include firing a handgun at
Updated: 03/16/2011 04:54P
Agassi, Graf allege default in sale of Pure nightclub stake
Tennis legends Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf and coinvestors have filed a second lawsuit over their investment in the Pure nightclub at Caesars Palace on the Las Vegas Strip. That lawsuit was voluntarily dismissed by the plaintiffs in January for
Updated: 03/16/2011 04:53P
Did Wisconsin GOP Senator Hopper's Estranged Wife Sign Recall Petition Against
Some of those clipboard-carrying demonstrators were met with quite a shock that day in Fond Du Lac, an hour and a half north of Madison, at the home of State Senator Randy Hopper, who reportedly worked closely with Walker on the unpopular legislation.
Updated: 03/16/2011 04:53P
Alief store sues security firm over robberies
Venus Sales, doing business as Cigarette Store, filed a lawsuit on March 15 in the Harris County District Court against Monitronics International Inc. and Nat Alarm Inc., of Memorial, alleging violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act,
Updated: 03/16/2011 04:53P
State Takes Hard Stance in Fight Against Intolerance
Thomas E. Perez, assistant attorney general for civil rights, was one of the keynote speakers at a Civil Rights Conference at Quinnipiac School of Law on Wednesday, March 16, 2011.
Updated: 03/16/2011 04:53P
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