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Son sues dad for identity fraud, seeks over $1M in damages

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http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/son_sues_dad_for_iden... Son sues dad for identity fraud, seeks over $1M in damages When DeWayne Keith Long tried to purchase a home and discovered his credit was in the toilet, he at first assumed a credit reporting agency had made a mistake. Then he discovered he was the victim of identity theft by his own father-whose name is also DeWayne Keith Long-he contends in a federal lawsuit filed earlier... [...]

NYC indicts more than 100 suspected gang members in claimed shooting conspiracy

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http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/nyc_charges_over_100_... NYC indicts more than 100 suspected gang members in claimed shooting conspiracy Two gang members have already been tried and convicted in the Sept. 11, 2011 murder of an 18-year-old high school basketball star, who was shot to death in a hallway near her apartment in a New York City housing project. But Tayshana Murphy's death was also front and center in a record sweep... [...]

Fourth District Reverses Relocation

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http://flafamlaw.blogspot.com/2013/02/fourth-district-revers... Fourth District Reverses Relocation The Fourth District Court of Appeal ruled [ ] in Eckert v. Eckert, a case in which the lower court granted the Mother’s request for relocation without making any findings, including even a finding that relocation was in the child’s best interest. The Mother had testified that other than the use of a home belonging to her son in the new... [...]

Ex-attorney’s divorce is slowed because he’s serving time under federal witness protection program

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http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/ex-attorneys_divorce_... Ex-attorney's divorce is slowed because he's serving time under federal witness protection program Both disbarred attorney Scott Rothstein, 51, and his 40-year-old wife, Kim, are in jail for crimes linked to his $1.4 billion swindle of various investors. But it isn't her 18-month sentence for concealing assets from a bankruptcy court that's slowing down their divorce so... [...]

2 girls, 12, face first-degree murder-attempt case; police say they hoped to please horror character

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http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/2_girls_12_charged_wi... 2 girls, 12, face first-degree murder-attempt case; police say they hoped to please horror character Two 12-year-old girls in Waukesha, Wisconsin, are facing attempted first-degree murder charges, as adults, after police say they stabbed a 12-year-old friend 19 times after a Friday home sleepover in celebration of a birthday. Given permission by the mom in charge to go play... [...]