organ Sued Over Its Involvement in the Sale of Good Technology Inc.
Good Technology Inc is a mobile security provider that is today owned by BlackBerry Limited. How BlackBerry acquired the company and the price they paid is at the heart of the controversy.Good Technology works behind the scenes to manage and secure data and mobile devices. It also works with many app providers….
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WABI5 March 15, 2021
Toxic Water in Fairfield
Erin Brockovich helping Fairfield residents dealing with wells highly contaminated with PFAS
The Environmental Protection Agency limits PFAS chemicals in drinking water to 70 parts per trillion.
But at least 52 private wells in the town of Fairfield have levels up to 460 times higher.
The state of Maine is installing water filtration systems as they discover more and more affected wells.
And each Friday, the town of
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“I Learned It on YouTube” Medicaid Fraud Post
Do you remember those Holiday Inn Express commercials? My favorite is the one where a man dressed like a doctor is performing surgery in a hospital operating room. At the end of the surgery he takes off his mask and a nurse quickly realizes he is not a doctor. As the man walks out of the OR, he admits that he is not a doctor but stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night.
A Houston area chiropractor has
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Portland Press Herald March 8, 2021
Fairfield man files class-action lawsuit against Sappi paper mill over ‘forever chemicals’
(218K)A Fairfield man filed a class-action lawsuit Friday against Sappi North America over high levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl compounds, known as PFAS, found in Somerset County wells and at other sites.
Nathan Saunders filed the lawsuit through lawyer Brian Mahany at Somerset County Superior Court in Skowhegan.
The lawsuit alleges Sappi’s Somerset Mill in Skowhegan is the source
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ABC News March 9, 2021
Maine man sues paper mill over levels of ‘forever chemicals’
(153K)A Maine man is suing a paper mill company that operates in the state about levels of long-lasting chemicals in wells and elsewhere.
Nathan Saunders of Fairfield filed the lawsuit Friday against Boston-based Sappi North America. The lawsuit concerns per- and polyfluoroalkyl compounds, which are also called PFAS and are sometimes referred to as “forever chemicals.”
The lawsuit makes the claim that
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KOB4 March 9, 2021
Maine man sues paper mill over levels of ‘forever chemicals’
(138K)A Maine man is suing a paper mill company that operates in the state about levels of long-lasting chemicals in wells and elsewhere.
Nathan Saunders of Fairfield filed the lawsuit Friday against Boston-based Sappi North America. The lawsuit concerns per- and polyfluoroalkyl compounds, which are also called PFAS and are sometimes referred to as “forever chemicals.”
The lawsuit makes the claim that the
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CentralMaine.com March 8, 2021
Skowhegan paper mill ‘strongly disputes’ lawsuit alleging fault for contaminating water wells
Fairfield resident Nathan Saunders filed a class-action suit Friday, saying the Sappi mill is the source of high levels of ‘forever chemicals’ in a growing number of Fairfield area wells.
(149K)The Somerset County paper mill now the subject of a class-action lawsuit says it “strongly disputes” allegations that its facility has led to so-called “forever chemicals” contaminating a growing number of
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Fox 23 Maine March 8, 2021
Class-action lawsuit filed for dangerous chemical levels in Somerset County well water
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A class-action lawsuit has been filed for dangerous levels of toxic chemicals found in Somerset County well water.
PFAS have been linked to increased risk of cancers and other health issues.
The class-action lawsuit claims Sappi’s Somerset mill in Skowhegan produced PFAS-treated paper products, which later were turned into fertilizer, and when spread
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Maine Public Radio March 8, 2021
Lawsuit Blames Skowhegan Paper Mill For Dangerous Chemicals Found In Neighboring Town’s Wells
(208K)A new lawsuit claims that a Skowhegan paper mill is responsible for the toxic chemicals that are now being found in dangerous levels in the well water of a neighboring community.
For five years, Fairfield residents have felt a growing sense of alarm about that class of man-made chemicals, which are widely known as PFAS, or “forever chemicals,”
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WMTW Channel 8 March 7, 2021
Fairfield man sues Sappi over ‘forever chemical’ contamination
WMTW Channel 8 – Local News
A Fairfield man is suing Sappi Paper over pollution from so-called “forever chemicals.”
The class-action suit filed Friday in Somerset County Superior Court, claims Sappi’s Somerset Mill in Skowhegan allowed dangerous chemicals to contaminate his property and drinking water.
The plaintiff, Nathan Saunders, says the state tested his drinking water in January and found levels of the chemical
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Sensational Insider Trading Charges Against Hedge Fund Manager
Have Information About Insider Trading? You May Be Eligible for a Huge SEC Whistleblower Reward
[Original post Feb 2011, Updated and Reposted Feb. 2021] The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Manhattan has charged a hedge fund manager with insider trading. Donald Longueuil was charged with conspiracy to commit securities and wire fraud and obstruction of justice. The obstruction charge stems from Longueuil’s middle of the night efforts to destroy computer hard drives.
The FBI and SEC have been investigating allegations
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First Successful COVID PPP Fraud Whistleblower Case Announced
Since the government first announced the Payroll Protection Program, tens of thousands of businesses and self-employed individuals have signed up. Because the program was rushed in order to get relief to businesses hurt by the pandemic, neither the government nor the SBA did much due diligence. We trusted applicants to be honest.
Most applicants were honest. Unfortunately, billions of dollars were lost to companies and individuals who scammed the system. Since the program was first announced, the Department of
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Feds Accuse Deutsche Bank of Fraud (Bank Whistleblower Post)
IRS Accuses Deutsche Bank of $190 Million Abusive Tax Shelter
Whistleblower Rewards for Information about Banks Peddling Phony Tax Shelters
[Post updated and rewritten January 2021] Back in 2014 we announced that the IRS and Justice Department had filed a civil suit against Deutsche Bank seeking to collect $190 million in taxes. The government accused the German bank of using shell companies in a complex abusive tax shelter scheme. The lawsuit comes on the heels of $554 million criminal
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Bad Day for Wedbush Securities – Stockbroker Fraud Post
Were You Sold Unsuitable Investments by a Wedbush Securities Stockbroker?
We first began writing about Wedbush Securities in 2011. Back then, a headline indicating that Wedbush was ordered to pay $3.5 million to one of its own former employees. The amount alone was enough to warrant some investigation. It turns out that Wedbush has a long and sordid history with regulators. One that continues through today.
In the 2011 case, a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration panel ordered
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Baby Boomers Wearing Bulls Eyes
If the figures coming from the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) are correct, the number of fraud actions involving victims over the age of 50 is staggering. We don’t have 2020 data yet and with COVID, we expect 2020 will be another record breaking year for fraudsters.
Sadly, regulatory agencies only have enough resources to investigate a small percentage of the reports that come in each year. And even fewer people report the crime. For each case prosecuted,
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Wells Fargo Pays Millions To Settle Elder Fraud Allegations
Wells Fargo Advisors has repeatedly been caught pushing unsuitable investments on their clients. One would think that after all the scandals that have engulfed the beleaguered bank, senior management would start taking their customers more seriously.
Our first post on Wells Fargo selling unsuitable investments was in 2011. It’s now 2021 and we are still re-writing this post.
In 2011, we first wrote that Wells Fargo’s brokerage arm agreed to pay $2 million to settle charges that one of
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