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Two plead guilty to money laundering through jewelry business
Two Lauderdale-by-the-Sea residents pleaded guilty for laundering money to Mexico through a supposed jewelry business.Natalie Ladin, 62, and Jed Ladin, 66, could face up to 20 years in prison after each pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. Located in Hallandale Beach, their... [...]
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/banker_is_latest_defe...
Ex-bank exec is latest to face criminal case linked to ex-lawyer's $1.2B scheme; victims to get $50M
A former South Florida bank president convicted of bank fraud and sentenced to probation decades ago is the latest individual charged—and expected to take a plea—in a federal criminal case linked to a swindle of at least $1.2 billion by now-imprisoned former attorney... [...]
http://www.floridaaccidentattorneyblog.com/2014/07/spaid-v-i...
Spaid v. Integon Indemnity Corp. - Ambiguous Auto Insurance Policies
One tactic is deployed before the crash even happens. Insurers draft policies with a host of loopholes and verbose exceptions that allow them to deny coverage on a variety of different grounds. However, as the recent ruling by Florida’s First District Court of Appeal in Spaid v. Integon Indemnity Corp.... [...]
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/clients_wish_for_deat...
Client's wish for death penalty doesn't justify defense lawyer's withdrawal, Fla. supreme court says
The Florida Supreme Court has refused a defense lawyer’s request to withdraw from the appeals of a client who wants to argue in favor of his death sentence.
The Florida Supreme Court ruled in a 4-3 opinion (PDF) last Thursday, the Tallahassee Democrat reports.
Lawyer... [...]
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What will the Court do if my Child has Special Needs?
In general, trial court are given the specific task of determining what ultimately is in the child's best interests. This definitely includes taking any special needs into consideration. Judges have great leeway in determining what, they think, is in the child's best interests after hearing all evidence regarding the... [...]
