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Congressional Aide Makes Wrong Menu Choice (LA Times) A congressional aide was dining at a Compton restaurant in March 2017 when his lunch companion handed him a menu. The aide took a quick glance around the restaurant, opened the menu and removed $5,000 in cash,...

Juror claims PTSD after trial, sues Ontario province A Canadian man is seeking a $100,000 settlement and changes to the Ontario justice system for psychological injuries he received while serving as a juror on a 2014 murder case., according to The Canadian Press.  ...

Former Prosecutor Forges Warrants to Wiretap Romance of Colleague Prosecutor and Police Detective, Sentenced to Jail (Law) A federal court judge in Brooklyn sentenced a jealous former prosecutor to one year in prison after she pled guilty to forging documents that...

Self-Styled Crime Reporter Charged with Mis-Using Information (ABA Journal) A Texas woman, who is a self-styled, Facebook news reporter was charged last month with broadcasting the name of a man who committed suicide prior to the Laredo Police Department releasing the...

Martha's Vineyard Psychic Bilks Elderly Woman of $3.5M, Gets 26 Months Prison (MV Times) A U.S. District Court judge sentenced a south Florida woman to 26 months in prison for bilking millions out of elderly and infirm women who thought they were paying for exorcisms...

Reflecting on some of the cases that made 2017 a great year We have highlighted below a selection of Waterfront’s interesting matters during our first year in business. Complex Civil Litigation Obtained impeachment material on opposing witnesses in a...

Court Backs BuzzFeed in Trump Dossier Case (Politico) A federal judge denied a Russian mogul’s bid to force internet media company BuzzFeed to divulge its source for the “Trump Dossier” – a report that makes claims against President Donald Trump of collusion during...

Ninth Circuit Judge Resigns Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations (Fortune) A well-known federal judge stepped down in December following allegations from 15 women who claim that he inappropriately hugged and kissed them and used his judge’s chambers to show female law...

Assessing Threats to Reputation and Safety In circumstances when a person or an organization confronts individuals whose backgrounds are not completely known, as a matter of personal safety or organizational risk management, a threat assessment helps understand...

Former Football Player Cons Coaches and Teammates (NY Post) A former college and professional football player who turned to white collar crime was sentenced to 40 years in prison for operating a $10 million fraud racket that victimized more than 50 investors....