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Ryan Adamczeski at The Advocate:

A gay family influencer is fighting back against a right-wing talk show host that falsely accused him of committing heinous crimes against his children – and he's winning.

José Rolón, known by the handle @nycgaydad, came under attack in February after conservative pundit Stew Peters accused him – without evidence – of committing sex crimes against his three young children. Rolón began receiving threatening messages from Peters' followers shortly after the host's claims, which included dubbing the father a “creep” and “pervert homo," as well as accusing Rolón of “criminal sexual conduct” and calling for his public execution. “Some pervert homo has access to at least four kids around the clock all the time,” Peters said in a video posted to both Instagram and Rumble. “He can take them to drag conventions and then post the evidence, post pictures and videos of criminal sexual conduct … and somehow not end up in jail, or better yet, the gallows.” While Rolón told The Advocate at the time that the false statements were "shocking," he wasn't going to let Peters spread hateful "misinformation" unchecked. The father soon after received help from attorneys at Locke Lord LLP, who took on his case pro bono and sent a cease-and-desist letter to Peters demanding that his network remove all videos that mention Rolón or his children.

[...] Peters' segment, from a 50-minute video targeting multiple LGBTQ+ families, did not just featured insults and false accusations against Rolón, but also uncensored views of his children's faces and their home. The father said it was "terrifying to think that the people who posted threatening comments could easily show up where we live and where my children go to school.”

Vile anti-LGBTQ+ extremist bigot Stew Peters was forced to remove videos that called gay dad José Rolón a “pervert homo” and a “creep.”

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Judge Paulette Brown (born April 28, 1951) is the first African American woman and the first woman of color to head the American Bar Association. She was born in Baltimore to Wilbur Brown and Thelma Brown. She graduated from Howard University with a BA in Political Science and earned a JD at the Seton Hall University School of Law.

She worked for Fortune 500 companies including Prudential Insurance and National Steel Corporation. She left to establish a private firm. She co-founded Brown & Childress in East Orange, New Jersey, and expanded it to a 13-lawyer firm: Brown, Lofton, Childress & Wolfe. She was a partner at the firm of Duane, Morris & Heckscher LLP in Newark. She joined Locke Lord LLP in Morristown. She served as the firm’s chief diversity officer and a partner in the firm’s Labor & Employment practice.

She was elected to a three-year term as president of the Association of Black Women Lawyers of New Jersey. She was elected president of the National Bar Association. She took a delegation to South Africa to monitor its first democratic, multiracial post-apartheid elections. She served for fifteen years as a municipal court judge in Plainfield, New Jersey. She successfully sued the city of Plainfield for $100,000 for violating her civil rights when she was arrested on an invalid warrant for criminal trespass.

She has been an active member of the American Bar Association. She was a state delegate in the Young Lawyer’s Division. She chaired the ABA’s Council on Racial and Ethnic Justice and was co-chair of the Commission on Civic Education in the Nation’s Schools. She became the first African American woman and the third African American president of ABA.

She served as president of the YWCA of Central New Jersey, a member of the Board of Visitors of Seton Hall University, and an Advocate for the Boys & Girls Club. She has been identified by U.S. News as one of America’s “Best Lawyers” and Ebony magazine’s “Power 100.” #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence #deltasigmatheta

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Negative Option Marketing Costs ‎Vonage $100 Million in Fines | Locke Lord LLP

Negative Option Marketing Costs ‎Vonage $100 Million in Fines | Locke Lord LLP

Vonage has made it easy for customers to sign up for their Internet phone services with a monthly charge However, the Federal Trade Commission alleged in a complaint filed in the US District Court for the District of New Jersey that Vonage used negative alternative marketing practices, concealed the amount and frequency of these fees and made it difficult for customers to later cancel services.…

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Garteiser Honea announces Scott Fuller as new Partner!

Garteiser Honea announces Scott Fuller as new Partner!

(San Francisco, October 10, 2018) — On Wednesday, IP Litigation Boutique Garteiser Honea announced the addition of M. Scott Fuller as a new partner. Formerly a partner and co-chair of the Texas IP Litigation Practice Group at the international firm Locke Lord LLP, Mr. Fuller is a powerful addition to the already formidable group at Garteiser Honea. “We are obviously very excited to have Scott…

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Lawyer for OneCoin scammer Ruja "Cryptoqueen" Ignatova disbarred

Lawyer for OneCoin scammer Ruja "Cryptoqueen" Ignatova disbarred In a move on Friday that may help bring some peace to jilted investors, a five-judge panel from New York formally disbarred Mark S. Scott, the former Locke Lord LLP lawyer and attorney for the notorious scammer Ruja "Cryptoqueen" Ignatova, following his November 2019 conviction on charges related to the multi billion-dollar OneCoin scam. https://apexcryptonews.com/2020/11/01/lawyer-for-onecoin-scammer-ruja-cryptoqueen-ignatova-disbarred/

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El abogado de la fundadora de OneCoin fue inhabilitado

El abogado de la fundadora de OneCoin fue inhabilitado

En un movimiento el pasado viernes que puede ayudar a traer un poco de paz a los abandonados inversores, un panel de cinco jueces de Nueva York inhabilitó formalmente a Mark S. Scott, el ex abogado de Locke Lord LLP y abogado la famosa estafadora, Ruja “Cryptoqueen” Ignatova, tras ser condenado en noviembre de 2019 por cargos relacionados con la multimillonaria estafa que resultó ser OneCoin.

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“Cryptoqueen” Lawyer Disbarred from New York

“Cryptoqueen” Lawyer Disbarred from New York

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In brief

The lawyer for OneCoin was disbarred from New York State on Friday.

Mark Scott is also awaiting sentencing.

OneCoin is a huge Ponzi scheme.

The lawyer who defended the OneCoin scammer known as the “Cryptoqueen” was on Friday disbarred in New York State.

Mark Scott, formerly an attorney for Locke Lord LLP, was banned from practicing law in New York due to his involvement in the…

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Ryan Adamczeski at The Advocate:

José Rolón isn't letting conservatives attack his family without a fight.

The influencer, known by the handle @nycgaydad, has filed a defamation lawsuit against right-wing host and conspiracy theorist Stew Peters months after the pundit accused him – without evidence – of committing sex crimes against his three young children. The five-count lawsuit, first shared with The Advocate, lists all the defamatory statements made by Peters against Rolón, suing him for bias-related intimidation under New York Civil Rights Law. The lawsuit asks for compensatory and punitive damages, legal costs, and for Peters to give up all financial gains earned from harassing Rolón.

[...]

Rolón began receiving threatening messages from Peters' followers shortly after the host's claims in February, which included dubbing the father a “creep” and “pervert homo," as well as accusing Rolón of “criminal sexual conduct” and calling for his public execution. “Some pervert homo has access to at least four kids around the clock all the time,” Peters said in a video posted to both Instagram and Rumble. “He can take them to drag conventions and then post the evidence, post pictures and videos of criminal sexual conduct … and somehow not end up in jail, or better yet, the gallows.” While Rolón told The Advocate at the time that the false statements were "shocking," he wasn't going to let Peters spread hateful "misinformation" unchecked. The father soon after received help from attorneys at Locke Lord LLP, who took on his case pro bono and sent a cease-and-desist letter to Peters demanding that his network remove all videos that mention Rolón or his children. Peters immediately complied.

Gay family influencer José Rolón launches a lawsuit against vile anti-LGBTQ+ extremist podcaster Stew Peters

See Also:

LGBTQ Nation: A right-wing influencer accused a gay dad of raping his own kids. Now he’ll face the music

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Lawyer for OneCoin scammer Ruja "Cryptoqueen" Ignatova disbarred

Lawyer for OneCoin scammer Ruja “Cryptoqueen” Ignatova disbarred

Mark S. Scott, who pocketed upwards of $50 million in fees for laundering OneCoin money, disbarred

In a move on Friday that may help bring some peace to jilted investors, a five-judge panel from New York formally disbarred Mark S. Scott, the former Locke Lord LLP lawyer and attorney for the notorious scammer Ruja “Cryptoqueen” Ignatova, following his November 2019 conviction on charges related…

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OneCoin Accomplice Requests Sentence Postponement

According to a recent letter filed by Mark Scott’s counsel, the OneCoin co-conspirator is trying to get his sentencing postponed until the 21st of April. The crypto space is filled with reports of scams, most of which took place back in the days when Bitcoin was surging towards its all-time high of $20,000. One fraud that started in 2016, slightly before the famous surge, involved a company called OneCoin, whose conspirators were since arrested and put on trial. The co-conspirator, Mark Scott, was already convicted back on November 21st, 2019. The court found him guilty on two counts — conspiracy to commit bank fraud, and the conspiracy to commit money laundering.  All that remains is for him to be sentenced, which was supposed to take place on February 21st of this year. However, before that happens, the court has given him time to file any Rule 29 or Rule 33 motions. In other words, Scott can use this time to request acquittal or retrial, which he can do until February 3rd. After that, the government will have three weeks — until February 24th — to respond. In a new development, Scott seems to have used this opportunity, as his counsel decided to file a Letter, seeking that the sentencing date is postponed. According to the letter, Scott and his representatives would like to push the sentencing date for April 21st, 2020. This postponement would allow his defense the necessary time to complete briefing regarding the post-trial motions. Meanwhile, it would also give the Court enough time for review. In addition, the delay would allow the defense counsel to prepare for sentencing. The counsel letter also pointed out that the government has no objection to the newly-requested schedule. What was the OneCoin Scam About? As some may know, Scott was previously an equity partner at the law company known as Locke Lord LLP. Back in 2016, he started forming numerous fake private equity investment funds in the British Virgin Islands. The funds have since become known as the Fenero Funds. It is estimated that he laundered around $400 million in proceeds, filing them down as investments from wealthy families from Europe. In truth, the money was actually coming from the OneCoin fraud scheme, and Scott was allegedly paid over $50 million for his services. He used this money to buy numerous luxury cars, seaside homes, and even a yacht. According to what is known, he layered the incoming money via numerous Fenero Fund bank accounts, which were traced to the Republic of Ireland and the Cayman Islands. After that, he would transfer the money back to several entities associated with OneCoin. When the banks started making inquiries regarding the transfers, both Scott and his co-conspirators lied about the money, in order to have them file the transfers as OneCoin proceeds, which would allow them to evade AML procedures. Conspiracy to commit money laundering carries a potential sentence of 20 years, while the conspiracy to commit bank fraud carries a potential sentence of 30 years in prison. Since Scott was convicted of one account of both crimes (through OneCoin),  it is currently unknown how the court might handle his sentence. What do you think about Scott’s request for the postponement of the sentencing? Join the discussion in the comments below, and let us know your thoughts on the case. Image via Shutterstock The post appeared first on Bitcoinist.com. from Cryptocracken Tumblr https://ift.tt/3aGeEpz via IFTTT

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Hartford InsurTech Hub announces its 2020 cohort of startups

- By Nuadox Crew -

US-based Hartford InsurTech Hub, powered by Startupbootcamp, has just announced its 2020 cohort of startups.

The lucky few are:

+ Allganize from Oakland, CA. Allganize’s artificial intelligence (AI) automatically finds the answer to insurance comapanies’ questions from myriads of documents.

+ Digisure Insurance Solution from San Francisco, CA. Digisure’s technology platform provides Insurance-as-a-Service to digital platforms that have trust, safety or liability factors. Their APIs provide identity authentication, generates risk profiles for participants, develop risk scoring, a decision engine for underwriting rules and dynamic pricing for individual transactions, delivers protection packages, and handles claims.

+ EDLORE from Dana Point, CA. EDLORE is a platform to view 3D images that provides a platform for O&Ms, 3D/AR, part numbers, videos, pictures, animations, etc.

+ InvestSure from Johannesburg, South Africa. InvestSure created a world-first insurance product supported by global reinsurer Hannover Re. The product is parametric and protects investors from losses in the share price, which are caused by allegations of management dishonesty (including accounting fraud, bribery, etc.).

+ iPill from Los Angeles, CA. The iPill is a digital health, mHealth, and hardware system with an app that controls a secure storage safe disposal dispenser to prevent opioid abuse and diversion.

+ Livindi from Wayland, MA. Livindi is a platform of software, sensors, and services that enables seniors to live independently. Mitigateway from Toronto, Canada. Mitigateway is applying the specialty insurers model to the commodity insurer market..

+ Stable Insurance from New York City. Stable Insurance is a distribution and analytics platform for consumers of commercial auto insurance that focuses on the rideshare and on-demand economy/mobility segment of the commercial auto space.

+ TauruSeer from Jacksonville, FL. TauruSeer provides an integrated risk management platform that aligns with modern cybersecurity architecture, their management objectives of Secure DevOps, and next-gen governance to deliver business goals.

+ UDoTest from Boston, MA. UDoTest is a B2B at-home disease testing software as a service (SaaS) platform that can detect disease risk early, improve the consumer experience, cut costs, improve the underwriting process, and increase sales.

+ Wysa from Bangalore, India. Similar to a journal, Wysa builds insights and shares techniques with its users, providing an early intervention for high-risk populations (students, maternal health, high-stress workplaces) suffering from mental distress.

The 11 startups selected to join the Hub’s acceleration program for its third year will work with insurers and collaborating partners Aetna, Capgemini, Conning, Cigna, The Hartford, Launc[H]artford, Travelers, InsurBot, LKP Global Law, Locke Lord LLP, USAA and White Mountains.

Source: Innovation Destination: Hartford

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The Insurtech landscape in 2019 (new report)

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Ex-Locke Lord Atty's <b>Crypto</b> Trial Set For November

Law360 (August 30, 2019, 8:44 PM EDT) -- A New York federal judge on Friday set a November trial date for former Locke Lord LLP attorney Mark S. from Google Alert - Crypto https://ift.tt/2HBhkbg via IFTTT

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How Top Firms Are Using AI And Analytics To Get The Competitive Edge [Sponsored]

Artificial intelligence and analytics are transforming legal research — and litigators at major law firms are using these powerful tools to gain a competitive edge. Hear users of Westlaw Edge, the reimagined, industry-leading legal research platform from Thomson Reuters, discuss how they are using Edge’s analytics and AI-based technology to better serve their clients and advance their practices.

Start Date: Wednesday, December 5th, 2018 Start Time: 12:00 PM EST

Speakers:

Nancy Scibelli Bouthilet – Locke Lord LLP, Director of Information Services (Library), Records, and Client Intake/Conflicts departments

Joshua Ebersole – Shearman & Sterling LLP, Director of Information Services

Alisha McCarthy – Phillips Nizer LLP, Associate

Moderator:

David Lat – Above the Law, Founder and Editor at Large

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Lawyer for OneCoin scammer Ruja "Cryptoqueen" Ignatova disbarred

Lawyer for OneCoin scammer Ruja “Cryptoqueen” Ignatova disbarred

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In a move on Friday that may help bring some peace to jilted investors, a five-judge panel from New York formally disbarred Mark S. Scott, the former Locke Lord LLP lawyer and attorney for the notorious scammer Ruja “Cryptoqueen” Ignatova, following his November 2019 conviction on charges related to the multi billion-dollar OneCoin scam. 

Scott, who was convicted of conspiracy to commit…

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OneCoin Fugitive Cryptoqueen Allegedly Paid $50 M to Lawyer to Launder Funds

OneCoin Fugitive Cryptoqueen Allegedly Paid $50 M to Lawyer to Launder Funds

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Former Locke Lord LLP partner allegedly received $50 million to launder $400 million for OneCoin co-founder and current fugitive Ruja Ignatova.

United States prosecutors told a Manhattan jury that lawyer Mark S. Scott was paid $50 million to help OneCoin co-founder and current fugitive Ruja Ignatova launder $400 million.

On Nov. 20, Law360

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The Army Corps of Engineers has suspended use of its Nationwide Permit 12, with which it provided blanket environmental permitting for crossing water bodies. This may slow down the building of or even kill off a number of pipeline projects being planned or now building. '“The economic consequences to individual projects are hard to overstate,” said Ben Cowan, a Houston-based attorney with Locke Lord LLP who represents pipeline and wind energy companies. “It could be fatal to a number of projects under construction if they are forced to stop work for an extended period in order to obtain individual permits.”'