tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89372344455985927902024-03-05T15:45:54.209-08:00The Avanti Law GroupAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13695009844439572144noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937234445598592790.post-2475266630167047872014-05-23T17:58:00.000-07:002014-05-23T18:28:55.795-07:00The Avanti Group Law Articles: Personal Injury and Wrongful Death<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
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With our <b><a href="https://twitter.com/theavantilawgrp">partnership</a></b> with
Detroit-based <b><a href="http://theavantilawgrp.livejournal.com/">Sommers Schwartz</a></b>, PC, we
represent persons who have been seriously injured or who have died due to the
negligence of another person, malpractice or the existence of a defective
product. We counsel clients on unique methods to settle their case in an effort
to minimize the emotional difficulty often encountered in connection with these
types of cases, while at the same time zealously advocating for and protecting
our client’s interests. Whenever possible, we strive to resolve issues by <b><a href="https://foursquare.com/v/the-avanti-law-group/52e5c8ec11d2a4fa752fbdcf">agreement</a></b>;
however, we will effectively litigate those cases that cannot be settled.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13695009844439572144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937234445598592790.post-44146819067140752352014-05-22T17:37:00.000-07:002014-05-22T17:37:36.637-07:00The Avanti Group Law Articles: Non-Profit Organizations<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<a href="http://avantilaw.com/pages/avanti-practice-areas/non-profit-organizations/"><b>Avanti
Law Group</b></a> can help you at all stages of your non-profit organization–from
the forming of a non-profit organization to obtaining tax-exempt status from
the IRS, to complying with federal and state laws governing fund-raising and
operations. When you retain us to create the non-profit organization and obtain
recognition from the IRS of its tax-exempt status, you are getting much more
than documents. You receive a comprehensive consultation to make sure you
understand formation and governance options. If you are considering forming a <a href="https://plus.google.com/communities/111458395021388415177"><b>non-profit
organization</b></a> or you are managing a non-profit organization (such as
501(c)(3) as well as many organizations that are tax exempt under other
categories of section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code, e.g., social welfare
organizations exempt under 501(c)(4) and trade associations exempt under
501(c)(6)), we would welcome the opportunity to be of services to you.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We advise in regard to options
for the formation of a new <a href="https://twitter.com/theavantilawgrp"><b>non-profit
organization</b></a>, draft the necessary documents to create the organization, and
secure IRS recognition of tax-exempt status. We also provide state charitable
solicitation registrations for 501(c)(3) organizations, as may be needed. These
services are usually provided on a “fixed fee” basis.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<li>Formation (preparing all organizational documents, e.g.
articles of incorporation, bylaws, trusts)</li>
<li>Securing IRS Recognition of Tax-Exempt Status (IRS Forms
1023 and 1024)</li>
<li>Advice as to IRS Form 990 (Annual Tax Information Return)</li>
<li>State Regulatory Compliance</li>
<li>Charitable Solicitation Registrations</li>
<li>Tax Advice (Avoiding Unrelated Business Taxable Income;
Maintaining Tax-Exempt Status)</li>
<li>Facilities Acquisition</li>
<li>Planned Giving (including Charitable Remainder Trusts and
Charitable Gift Annuities)</li>
<li>Capital Campaigns</li>
<li>Advice Regarding and Review of Fundraising Agreements of
All Types</li>
<li>Intellectual Property Protection</li>
<li>Representation in IRS Audits and Tax Controversies,
Including In Tax Court</li>
<li>Group Exemption Rulings</li>
<li>Non-Profit Mail Permits</li>
<li>Executive Compensation Planning</li>
<li>Charitable Giving Generally (Both Lifetime and
Testamentary)</li>
<li>Corporate Sponsorship Agreements</li>
<li>Royalty License Agreements</li>
<li>Charitable Sales Promotion Agreements</li>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13695009844439572144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937234445598592790.post-76234301577256182772014-05-21T17:51:00.003-07:002014-05-21T17:51:49.373-07:00The Avanti Group Law Articles: Document Review Services<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Successful litigators know that <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/theavantilawgrp/the-avanti-law-group/">document
production</a> and discovery management requires a well-planned and meticulous
analysis of relevant documents as the only way to develop the key factual
evidence and build the evidentiary foundation of a winning case.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Document review services are provided at the direction of, and for review by,
attorneys. Our document review and litigation outsource service include:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Electronic Document Review</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Hard Copy Document Review</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Audio and Media File Review</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Deposition Transcript Summaries</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Due Diligence Review</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Contract Review</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Evaluation of documents to determine relevant
summary information, such as key topics of the case, important people, specific
vocabulary and jargon, and important individual documents.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Organization of collected documents.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Legal Review of Spanish written documents</span></li>
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do not see the service you desire, please <a href="http://avantilaw.com/pages/avanti-practice-areas/document-review-services/">contact
us</a> to determine if we can assist you.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13695009844439572144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937234445598592790.post-34502440313314587342014-05-20T17:22:00.000-07:002014-05-20T17:38:01.880-07:00The Avanti Group Law Articles: Estate Planning<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://avantilaw.com/pages/avanti-practice-areas/estate-planning/">ELDER
LAW AND PLANNING FOR SPECIAL NEEDS</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://theavantilawgrp.tumblr.com/">Avanti</a> lawyers assist families
and individuals in the development and implementation of estate plans that
reflect their personal values, concerns, and goals. We give our clients peace
of mind that their commitments to the most important people and institutions in
their lives are met, while preserving control over their affairs and property
when they are alive and well.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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address in your estate plan include (but are not limited to):<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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a legacy for future generations<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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a succession plan for your family business<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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your spouse and other loved ones<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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a special needs trust<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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your family values, history and dynasty<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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& gift tax planning<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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that you are protected and your wishes are followed if you become ill, injured
or mentally incapacitated<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13695009844439572144noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937234445598592790.post-87398438225658693962014-05-19T18:08:00.000-07:002014-05-19T18:08:09.315-07:00 The Avanti Group Law articles: Landlord & Tenant Matters<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
We represent both landlord and tenants in eviction
proceedings. When a party to a lease violates the lease, you are at risk. Our
West Michigan <a href="https://twitter.com/theavantilawgrp">landlord/tenant law
attorneys</a> will take quick and effective action on your behalf.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Eviction proceedings are precise and exacting. A small
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our evictions attorney can help.<o:p></o:p></div>
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legal services</a> and effective representation, <a href="http://avantilaw.com/pages/avanti-practice-areas/landlord-tenant-matters/">contact
us</a>.<o:p></o:p></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13695009844439572144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937234445598592790.post-84031726881317229422014-05-09T17:36:00.000-07:002014-05-09T17:36:36.620-07:00The Avanti Group Law articles In The Fight To Vindicate The Comfort Women<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/eamonnfingleton/2014/05/04/in-the-fight-to-vindicate-the-comfort-women-ordinary-americans-upstage-caroline-kennedy/">In
The Fight To Vindicate The Comfort Women, Ordinary Americans Upstage U.S. Tokyo
Ambassador Caroline Kennedy</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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recounted how a top U.S. law firm had agreed to help shadowy Japanese interests
try to portray the so-called Comfort Women – the sex slaves grotesquely abused
by the Japanese Imperial Army in World War II – as no more than common
prostitutes. As I pointed out, the case is totally toxic and no <b><a href="http://theavantilawgrp.blogspot.com/">respectable law firm</a></b> should
have anything to do with it. The article
has generated nearly 90,000 clicks, 5,500 Facebook shares, and countless
supporting comments.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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news that the law firm at the center of the firestorm, Chicago-based Mayer
Brown, is withdrawing from the case. As reported in the Los Angeles Daily News,
pressure from outraged Forbes readers helped tip the balance. Mayer Brown was
probably also reacting to coruscating criticism from such well-informed <b><a href="https://plus.google.com/communities/111458395021388415177">legal experts</a></b>
as Ken White, a prominent Los-Angeles-based criminal attorney, and Marc
Randazza, a First Amendment lawyer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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important lesson here: although early hopes that the Internet would prove a
powerful tool for good have been dashed, it still can be harnessed to further
the cause of truth. In particular it can still help the ordinary decent
American public win out at a time when many elite Americans have gone AWOL on
Japanese neo-fascism.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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where Caroline Kennedy comes in. The daughter of John F. Kennedy, she now
serves as President Barack Obama’s ambassador to Japan. Few Americans have ever
enjoyed a greater opportunity to address latter-day Japan’s Jekyll and Hyde
complex. Unfortunately she has evidently been persuaded – no doubt against her
better instincts – to show “mutual understanding” on various contentious
U.S.-Japan issues, not least recent outrageous suggestions that the Japanese
may “apologize” for Imperial Japan’s treatment of the Comfort Women. In plain
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">More about
Caroline Kennedy in a moment. First let’s complete the point about Mayer Brown.
The firm’s Los Angeles office was somehow persuaded to represent two
Japanese-Americans who contend that they will suffer “irreparable injury” from
“feelings of exclusion, discomfort, and anger” if a statue in a park in
Glendale, California is not removed. The statue was funded by Koreans and
memorializes the Comfort Women’s rather more acute pain. The Japanese-Americans
are joined in the suit by an organization called the Global Alliance for
Historical Truth-US.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Although it
is, of course, not unusual for even the most respectable of U.S. <b><a href="http://theavantilawgrp.livejournal.com/">law firms</a></b> to press bogus
lawsuits, two aspects of the Comfort Women suit have proved particularly
embarrassing for Mayer Brown:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">The
involvement of the Global Alliance for Historical Truth-US. Incorporated as
recently as February 6, the alliance gives its address as a UPS office and is
little more than a <b><a href="https://foursquare.com/v/the-avanti-law-group/52e5c8ec11d2a4fa752fbdcf">legal</a>
</b> fiction. The really controversial
part is that its name has been evidently chosen so it would be confused with a
very different entity, the Global Alliance for Preserving the History of WWII
in Asia. This latter is a long-established, entirely respectable scholarly
group founded by Chinese-American professors that is on the other side of the
Comfort Women argument.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">The toxic
wording of the lawsuit. The essence of the suit is that the Comfort Women were
common prostitutes. Here is the offending paragraph: “During World War II and
the decade leading up to it, an unknown number of women from Japan, Korea,
China, and a number of nations in Southeast Asia, were recruited, employed,
and/or otherwise acted as sexual partners for troops of the Japanese Empire in
various parts of the Pacific Theater of war. These women are often referred to
as comfort women, a loose translation of the Japanese word for prostitute.”
This paragraph makes no concession to the incontrovertible historical fact –
admitted even in a statement of apology by the Japanese government in 1993 – which
thousands of innocent women forced into sexual servitude. In the case of Dutch
women captured in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), a post-war court
operating on Western rules of evidence sentenced one Japanese army officer to
execution and eleven Japanese citizens
to imprisonment on Comfort Women allegations.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">As for
Caroline Kennedy, in late February she was handed a perfect opportunity to
bring some intellectual honesty to the Comfort Women debate. This came when the
New York Times, in an <b><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/theavantilawgrp/the-avanti-law-group/">article</a></b>
headed “Japan to Revisit Apology to Wartime Sex Slaves,” reported that Prime
Minister Shinzo Abe’s government was considering cancelling the 1993 apology.
The report was published a week after Mayer Brown had filed the Glendale suit.
While it would not have been appropriate for Kennedy to have criticized Mayer
Brown directly, she could have announced that any move by Japan to
“unapologize” would be viewed with dismay in the United States. The implications
would have been hard for any decent person at Mayer Brown to overlook.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">That said,
we should not be too hard on Caroline Kennedy. No matter how capable and wise
she may be (and no matter how many doors a famous name may open for her), she
can do little without the support of embassy officials in Tokyo. Unfortunately
most of her staff are, to put it politely, conscious apologists for the
Japanese establishment. Their job, as they see it, is to tamp down American
anger anytime anything provocative emerges from Japan. They reflexively oppose
any instinct by an ambassador to stand up for truth and decency, and it would
take a uniquely strong ambassador to ride roughshod over them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">This is not
to say that U.S. ambassadors have not occasionally tried to break free of their
minders. Indeed in a widely reported tweet in January, Kennedy protested
Japanese cruelty to dolphins. For anyone who knows the Tokyo diplomatic world,
however, Kennedy’s dolphin intervention is a case of “close but no cigar.” The
difference between dolphins and Comfort Women is that the former don’t have
relatives who might claim for massive compensation. In Tokyo money is what
matters, and the U.S. embassy has for generations connived with the Japanese
establishment in heading off all efforts by Imperial Japan’s victims and their
families to seek monetary redress for World War II atrocities. Apart from the
Comfort Women, other notable victims of this policy have been U.S. servicemen
who have never received more than derisory compensation for brutal treatment in
Japanese POW camps.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13695009844439572144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937234445598592790.post-68174892772040312662014-05-08T17:22:00.000-07:002014-05-08T17:22:53.476-07:00The Avanti Group Law articles: Driving innovation, brand protection and growth<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Building on
the success of the 2013 IP Conference series, ALB held its inaugural Japan IP
Conference on April 15, 2014, attracting more than 100 of Japan’s leading
senior counsel, brand protection experts, IP managers and litigators to the
heart of Tokyo’s Akasaka business district. Supported by Thomson Reuters IP
& Science, Baker & McKenzie, UBIC, the Asia-Pacific IP Association, the
Roppongi Bar Association, the Japan In-House Counsel Network and the American
Chamber of Commerce Japan, the event conveyed ALB’s continued presence in Japan
as an international media and knowledge platform <b><a href="http://theavantilawgrp.tumblr.com/">bridging local, regional
and global expertise</a></b>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Aligned with
the Japan Patent Office’s (JPO) objective of “achieving the world’s fastest and
highest quality IP system,” Commissioner Hideo Hato opened the conference
explaining how international IP harmonization initiatives are embedded into the
government’s Japan Revitalizations Strategy and the subsequent strengthening of
the Design, Trademark and the Patent Attorney Acts.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">The stretch
of government keynotes continued with a presentation from one of ALB’s most
loyal supporters, Director-General Peter Cheung of the HK IP Department. Cheung
gave an update on the IP exchange initiative, reiterating the important
collaboration efforts with government and industry leaders in Hong Kong, Japan,
Korea and across the region. He surprised delegates by concluding his speech
with an impromptu song on IP monetization, hinting on his next career move
after his impending retirement from the public sector this month.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">The World IP
Organization’s (WIPO) Japan representative Masaki Okamoto offered delegates an
insight into Japan’s significant contribution to WIPO’s <b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Avanti-Law-Group/210757429116770">global
services</a></b> such as the free patent search system PATENTSCOPE or the CASE
initiative, enabling the safe exchange of search and examination documentation
related to patent applications. With the launch of the GREEN and Research
projects, WIPO is also pioneering IP management as a means to sustainability
and healthcare development.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">WIPO’s
inter-governmental guidelines were well complemented by the subsequent industry
case studies. Toyotaka Abe showed that
Microsoft, as an owner of a large pool of patent rights, is the perfect example
of how market leadership can be sustained in the technology field with the
creation of clear IP transaction guidelines covering IP licensing, purchase and
sale as well as the transfer of IP rights.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Another
interesting group of sessions followed featuring government, industry and
academic standpoints surrounding Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) and Fair,
Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory (FRAND) licensing. Professor Shuya Hayashi of
Nagoya University pointed out the anti-competitive impact of patent hold-ups
and royalty stacking using the Apple vs. Samsung case and advised against
injunctive relief in case of FRAND litigation. Qualcomm’s vice-president of
Patents, George Whitten, in turn, provided an overview of the ICT industry,
arguing that while the issue exists, there is no substantial empirical evidence
of the aforementioned patent infringements, neither of their adverse economic
effects.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Commissioner
Hiroyuki Odagiri of the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) has gave a detailed
rundown on JFTC`s extensive work in reconciling reasonable IP monetization and
innovation with fair competition practices. JFTC has pioneered the standardization
of patent pool arrangements, guarding the fragile benefits of standard-setting
including quicker product commercialization and customer convenience, while
acting on antitrust concerns, the type of issues voiced by Whitten and Hayashi.
This has been evidenced by JFTC’s numerous enforcement actions including the
cases of the Pachinko Manufacturing Patent Pool’s, Hokkaido Shimbun Press’,
Microsoft’s and Qualcomm’s monopolistic activities as well as the IP merger of
the Tokyo Stock Exchange Group and the Osaka Stock Exchange.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Following a
morning dominated by discussions surrounding hard IP, the afternoon focused on
soft IP matters with an overarching theme of brand protection and
anti-counterfeiting. In the digital piracy panel discussion, KT Ang of IFPI
Asia gave an overview of the challenges faced by the global entertainment
industry and the various counter piracy methods available to including
advertising, litigation and website blocking. Joe Welch of 21st Century Fox
took this one step further, arguing that the obsolete “notice and take-down”
approach should be strengthened with the blocking of “overseas egregious rogue
(pirate) sites” and downgrading and delisting penalties imposed by search
engines. Using the examples of the EU and the cases of The Pirate Bay and Grooves
hark, both Ang and Welch agreed that right holders should be able to apply for
injunctive relief, essentially requiring Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to
take blocking action without exposing them to liability to infringement. Yoichiro Hata of the Recording Industry
Association of Japan showed an even higher standard adopted by Japan with the
Amended Copyright <b><a href="https://twitter.com/theavantilawgrp">Law</a></b>, which effectively criminalizes
the act of downloading music and/or motion pictures with knowledge of the
illegal nature of the source and <b><a href="http://www.scribd.com/theavantilawgrp">legal</a></b> pay-for
alternatives.</span></div>
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<b style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><a href="http://www.legalbusinessonline.com/news/driving-innovation-brand-protection-and-growth/65293">Continue
reading</a></span></i></b></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13695009844439572144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937234445598592790.post-85267733130963805602014-05-07T17:25:00.000-07:002014-05-07T17:31:10.719-07:00The Avanti Group Law articles: Getting Legal advice in Japan<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><a href="http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2014/05/04/how-tos/cut-keep-guide-getting-legal-advice-japan/">A
cut-out-and-keep guide to getting legal advice in Japan<o:p></o:p></a></span></b></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">April marked
the start of the year for schools and many companies in Japan — a month when
many newcomers from overseas arrive in the country, just in time for the cherry
blossom season.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">If you are
one of these new arrivals, a lot will be fresh and unfamiliar, and that,
unfortunately, applies to the problems you may face as well as the positive
aspects of your new life here. Even long-term residents are not immune to
complications related to their visa status, work, money, family and so on. With
this in mind, I thought it would be timely to take this opportunity to share
some tips on how to use <b><a href="http://theavantilawgrp.livejournal.com/">legal services</a></b> in Japan.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">First, the
national and local tiers of government offer a range of free counseling services
in English and other languages. The Immigration Bureau operates a number of
regional Immigration Information Centers (see No. 1 below) that you can call
for general information and “one-stop” information centers in Shinjuku (2);
Urawa, Chiba Prefecture; and Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture. These centers can
offer advice on a variety of issues, not just those related to immigration.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">If you
believe your human rights have been violated, whether it is related to
discrimination, bullying, defamation or privacy issues on the Internet, you may
want to consult with the Justice Ministry’s Human Rights Counseling Offices for
Foreigners (3). This service is also free.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">If you work
here, you are protected by Japanese labor law. If you have problems with wage
payments, unfair dismissal or other employment-related issues, you can find
information and advice at your nearest Labor Bureau (4).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Local
municipalities also offer free consultation services. If you live in Tokyo, the
links prepared by the Tokyo Employment Service Center for Foreigners should be
useful, as they show available consultation services in Tokyo at national,
regional and local levels (5).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">If you are
interested in retaining a lawyer, there are a number of English-speaking
attorneys at private firms. Even if you do not know any English-speaking
lawyers, there are several local bar associations that provide legal counseling
for foreigners at ¥5,400 (tax included) for 30 minutes with free interpretation
(6). Some even provide a completely free service.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">If your
income is lower than a certain level, you are eligible for free <b><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/theavantilawgrp/the-avanti-law-group/">legal
advice</a></b> from the Japan Legal Support Center (7).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">If you are a
resident with mid- to long-term residential status and satisfy certain
means-test criteria (8), you can receive a legal-aid loan to retain a lawyer
for civil and family cases. <b><a href="https://foursquare.com/v/the-avanti-law-group/52e5c8ec11d2a4fa752fbdcf">Legal
aid</a></b> is available as long as lawyers are contracted with the Japan Legal
Support Center, and provided that they are willing to take on legal-aid cases.
Even if you do not have a legitimate residential status, you may still be able
to receive legal aid in some cases.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Regardless
of your residential status, if you are unfortunate enough to be arrested, you
can consult a lawyer once for free. In such a situation, you simply need to
tell a police officer to call the duty attorney (tōban bengoshi) and the
officer will contact a local bar association and get them to call a lawyer (9).
The lawyer will bring an interpreter if you do not speak Japanese. A family
member or friend of the arrested individual can also call a local bar
association directly and ask them to send a lawyer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13695009844439572144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937234445598592790.post-82139921789536562652014-05-06T17:34:00.003-07:002014-05-06T17:34:33.335-07:00The Avanti Group Law articles: Tokyo lawmakers begin China visit amid tensions<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<b><i><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">A group of bipartisan Japanese <a href="http://theavantilawgrp.tumblr.com/">lawmakers</a> began their trip to
Beijing on Sunday, with more delegations from Japan scheduled to visit China
later this month.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">The delegation members are expected to find
remedies to boost communication between the two neighbors at a time when
official contacts have hit a record low, observers said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Masahiro Koumura, visiting vice-president of
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, led the union delegation to Beijing
for the three-day visit.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">The delegation consists of lawmakers from the
ruling coalition and the opposition, including Katsuya Okada, a senior member
and former chief of the Democratic Party of Japan.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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held a meeting on Sunday evening with Koumura, former Japanese foreign minister
and now the president of Japan-China Friendship Parliamentarians' Union.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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priority" on Koumura's friendly visit when the ties are facing huge
challenges. Koumura said he hopes the visit may help improve the relationship.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://plus.google.com/communities/111458395021388415177">The Avanti
Law Group - Communities</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Japanese government unilaterally announced the decision to
"nationalize" part of China's Diaoyu islands in September 2012.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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China University of Political Science and <b><a href="http://theavantilawgrp.blogspot.com/">Law</a></b>, said the grudges
between the two countries have expanded from the islands issue to an overall
confrontation on a diplomatic level, which is "unlikely to be resolved in
a short period of time".<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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relevant issues are properly addressed and disputes are appropriately managed,"
Sun said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made a pilgrimage to Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine
in December, which enshrines 14 Class-A war criminals.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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visit to China on April 24 and Koumura's trip, Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin
Gang said on Wednesday that Beijing "welcomes people from all walks of
life in Japan, including figures from the ruling and the opposition parties, to
play a positive role in improving the China-Japan relationship".<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the Full Article here</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13695009844439572144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937234445598592790.post-73181771872831377482014-05-05T17:54:00.001-07:002014-05-05T17:54:31.020-07:00The Avanti Group Law articles: Gov't invest in Tokyo, Osaka port operators<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
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law enables gov't to invest in Tokyo, Osaka port operators</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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revise the Ports and Harbors <b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Avanti-Law-Group/210757429116770">Law</a></b>
was passed into law Wednesday to enable the government to invest in the
operators of hub container ports in the Tokyo and Osaka areas with the aim of
boosting their competitiveness.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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large chunks of Japanese cargo to Europe and North America routed via South
Korea's Busan Port, which has been wholly backed by the South Korean
government, Japanese businesses have been calling on the government to get
involved in running ports in the Tokyo and Osaka bay areas.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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operators of three ports in the Tokyo region -- Tokyo, Yokohama and Kawasaki --
and those of two ports in the Osaka region -- Osaka and Kobe -- plan to
integrate their <b><a href="https://twitter.com/theavantilawgrp">management</a></b>, and the
government will then invest in the new firms.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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government will promote <b><a href="http://www.scribd.com/theavantilawgrp">business investment</a></b> in
preparing facilities to handle cargo that will contribute to reducing
operational costs and be involved in sales to attract domestic and foreign
freight.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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revised law, the government can also provide non-interest-bearing loans into
projects to introduce warehouses with distributive processing functions near
the major ports and to reinforce the quake-resistance of privately owned
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the government's involvement, including investment ratios, will be discussed
later as Yoichi Masuzoe, governor of the Tokyo metropolitan government which
supervises the Tokyo port, remains cautious about the state's participation.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13695009844439572144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937234445598592790.post-25370407102809697722014-04-24T21:42:00.002-07:002014-04-24T21:44:33.787-07:00The Avanti Group Reviews Tokyo Laws: Bekæmpelse af sørøveri og røveri i Sydøstasien<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
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Miha Hribernik hævder, at regionalt samarbejde – primært gennem ReCAAP
mekanismen – har været en vigtig faktor, som vil blive endnu vigtigere med
tilføjet deltagelse i Malaysia og Indonesien.</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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mod skibe i nogle af verdens mest piratkopiering udsatte områder, såsom
Adenbugten og – for første gang siden 2009-i Sydøstasien.[3] i den samme
periode, men steget hyppigheden af angreb i nogle dele af sidstnævnte
betydeligt, især i de farvande og havne i Indonesien. Dette papir anfører
følgende: først, at den forbedring af situationen i Sydøstasien som helhed, i
vid udstrækning kan tilskrives succes af multilaterale counter - pirateri
initiativer, hovedsagelig den regionale samarbejdsaftale om bekæmpelse af sørøveri
og væbnet røveri mod skibe i Asien (ReCAAP). Andet, Malaysia og Indonesien –
kun to Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) medlemsstaterne, ikke der
ReCAAP kontraherende parter – tiltrædelse kunne bidrage til den mekanisme
større effektivitet i Sydøstasien. Deltagelse af Indonesien kunne navnlig
hjælpe håndtere det hurtigt stigende antal piratvirksomhed og røverier
hændelser til søs inden for dens jurisdiktion. Tredje, multilaterale
initiativer som ReCAAP repræsenterer en ideel mulighed for den Europæiske Union
(EU) og enkelte europæiske stater til at øge deres indflydelse i Sydøstasien og
vinde fodfæste som sikkerhedsaktører i regionen.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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oplysninger deling Center (ISC) i bekæmpelse piratkopiering og røveri angreb
mod skibe i Sydøstasien, fortsætter med en kort vurdering af situationen i
2012, og til sidst kaster lys over den eksisterende og potentielle rolle i den
Europæiske Union (EU) og europæiske stater inden for ReCAAP.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="DA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: DA;">Sydøst Asien har været plaget af velorganiserede pirat
grupper i århundreder, længe før Piratkopierings fornyede stigning i slutningen
af 1900-tallet. Selv om det ikke har fået så meget opmærksomhed i medierne som
pirat aktivitet i Adenbugten, Sydøstasien blev betragtet som verdens vigtigste
piratkopiering hotspot før det foregående årti stigning i angreb ud for
Somalias kyster. Det er vigtigt at bemærke, at omkring halvdelen af alle
rapporterede piratkopiering begivenheder i verden siden 1990 ' erne, fandt
sted, i og omkring det Sydkinesiske Hav.[4] i betragtning af, har at en
tredjedel af verdens søtransport passerer gennem denne strategisk vigtige del
af Stillehavet på årsbasis, [5] piratkopiering i regionen potentiale til at
betydeligt påvirke verdenshandelen.</span></div>
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International Relations and Security Network</a><o:p></o:p></b></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13695009844439572144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937234445598592790.post-44772814811224041272014-04-23T21:49:00.000-07:002014-04-23T21:50:23.154-07:00The Avanti Group Reviews Tokyo Laws: For Kina og Japan er de økonomiske udfordringer ens<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Japan and China do not always see eye to eye on politics. But when it comes to economic policy, Tokyo and Beijing have remarkably similar goal: both want to push through far-reaching changes in their economies to mounting debt and rapidly graying populations.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">In China, the authorities are trying to steer the economy toward more domestic consumption and growth in the service sector. In Japan, the government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is trying to pull the economy out of decades of deflation and sluggish growth.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">The extent to which each country succeed will be of crucial importance, not only to Asia but in the world. China, with a GDP of about $ 9 trillion last year, and Japan, with its 5 trillion economy, the second - and third-largest economies in the world, after the United States. Much depends on whether these economic powerhouses can succeed in their overhaul in the next few years.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">"They have recognized that they really need to do something," said Gemma Godfrey, head of investment strategy at Brooks Macdonald Asset Management in London. "Do not underestimate how important it is."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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nationer mæglervirksomhed en Pacific-fælg handelsaftale vil fortsætte
forhandlingerne, som USA og Japan ikke har kunnet overvinde hovedforskelle
forud for et planlagt besøg af præsident Barack Obama i Japan.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">US
Trade Representative Michael Froman og japanske Minister for økonomi- og
finanspolitiske politik Akira Amari i går sluttede samtaler i Washington på
Trans-Pacific partnerskab uden slående et tilbud på nogle af de mest omstridte
spørgsmål.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">"Efter
mere end 20 timers forhandlinger, vi fortsat skal gøre fremskridt,"
amerikanske handel kontor meddelte i går i en usigneret erklæring. "Disse
spørgsmål er vigtige for begge sider og er der fortsat betydelige
forskelle."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Forhandlerne
havde fremskyndet deres arbejde - møde i Tokyo i sidste uge og Washington i
denne uge - som præsident Barack Obama forbereder sig på at besøge Japan,
Malaysia, Filippinerne og Sydkorea April 24-28. De nationer smedning pagten
ikke holder sig til en specifik deadline og vil tage tid nødvendige for at opnå
en god aftale, ifølge en amerikanske embedsmand, der ønskede anonymitet at
orientere journalister.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Ledende
forhandlere fra TPP lande mødes i midten af maj i Vietnam for yderligere
forhandlinger, sagde embedsmanden. Handelsministrene mødes separat under en
Asien-Pacific økonomisk samarbejde topmøde i Qingdao, Kina fra maj 17-18.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Udfyldes,
ville Stillehavsområdet overenskomst være den største handelsaftale i USA 's
historie, forbinder en region med omkring 28 billioner dollar i årlige
økonomiske output, omkring 39 procent af verdens samlede. Ud over USA og Japan
er de lande, der søger overenskomsten Australien, Brunei, Canada, Chile,
Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore og Vietnam.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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US Chamber of Commerce, nationens største business lobby, er på udkig efter
Obama og japanske premierminister Shinzo Abe til at sige, de er forpligtet til
at gennemføre handlen, ifølge Tami Overby, gruppens næstformand for Asien
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Undladelse
af at kortlægge en vej fremad på tidspunktet for næste uge møder ville betyde,
at sandsynligvis ikke opnås enighed før amerikanske valg i November, sagde hun
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">"Hvis
det er business as usual, min frygt er folk ville miste energi omkring TPP lige
nu," sagde Overby. "Jo længere dette trækker på, jo mere modstanderne
vil have mulighed for drage fuld fordel af det og vil gøre det sværere."</span></div>
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<span lang="DA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: DA;">Maj, er industriens ledere i Japan vært for den første
nogensinde internationale konference for at fremme viden og ledelse omkring den
kommende gaming lovgivning i Japan. Mens individuelle investorer ikke kan være
i stand til at deltage i konferencen at lære første hånd af japansk gaming
regler og lovgivningsmæssige initiativer kommer som konferencen vil koste
omkring $1800 til at deltage i, de kan helt sikkert vinde fra den overordnede
følelse at gaming i Japan videre hurtigt.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="DA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: DA;">Sidste år, casino selskaber som <b>Las Vegas Sands</b> (NYSE: LVS), <b>MGM
Resorts International</b> (NYSE: MGM), <b>Wynn
Resorts</b> (NASDAQ: WYNN), og <b>Melco
Crown</b> (NASDAQ: MPEL) alle gjort overskrifter, når de hver især gjorde
dristige påstande om hvor meget de ville straks investerer i Japan, hvis
regeringen indvilget i at ændre sine love og åbne land op til legaliseret
kasinoer. Las Vegas Sands CEO Sheldon Anderson førte den bullish krav ved at
sige, han ville investere 10 milliarder dollar, hvis nødvendigt.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="DA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: DA;">Japans vellykket bud for 2020 sommer spil wil være ikke
billig, regeringen vil være ansporet af tanken om flere gaming indtægter kommer
tid. Foto: CNN</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="DA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: DA;">På tidspunktet var investorerne usikker på, hvorvidt
påstandene blev investeringer værdig. Der var jo stadig den truende forhindring
af den japanske regering faktisk lovgivning for at tillade gaming. Mens
regeringen har helt sikkert syntes støttende i det sidste år med udtalelser i
håb om at gaming indtægter kunne finansiere en del af 2020 Olympiske Lege i
Tokyo, det var altid stadig usikkert, hvor sandsynligt det er, at ville
lovgivningen passere.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="DA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: DA;">Som konferencen introduktionsside påstår, medlemmer af
den japanske regering, industrien ledere lokale turistindustri, og både lokale
og internationale casino virksomhedens ledere er alle indstillet til at
præsentere den seneste udvikling med hensyn til hvilke analytikere er enige om
at være en potentiel $10 milliarder på markedet.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="DA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: DA;">Konferencen også hævder at være begyndelsen af regeringen
og industrien arbejder sammen i de kommende 18 måneder til at forme denne nye
lovgivning og industrien i Japan. Konferencen vil give mulighed for
internationale og lokale virksomheder inddrages i hele forsyningskæden, kommer
sammen for at hjælpe med at bestemme, hvordan integreret Resorts (IRs) vil
fungere og vokse i Japan.</span></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13695009844439572144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937234445598592790.post-74375711026914037762014-04-20T21:57:00.002-07:002014-04-20T21:57:52.360-07:00The Avanti Group Reviews Tokyo Laws: Utilstrækkelig air rage love skal opdateres<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span lang="DA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: DA;">Det er tid til at slå ned på eskalering i air rage og
andre forekomster af forstyrrende og potentielt farlige passager adfærd, siger
International Air Transport Association.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="DA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: DA;">For mange flypassagerer, der begår alvorlige forbrydelser
om bord retsforfølges ikke på grund af juridiske smuthuller i eksisterende luft
politiske aftaler, den faggruppe, der repræsenterer omkring 240 flyselskaber
verden over sagde tirsdag.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="DA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: DA;">"Flyselskaber gør alt hvad de kan for at forebygge
og håndtere uregerlige passager hændelser, men det skal følges op med effektiv
retshåndhævelse," IATA generaldirektør og administrerende direktør Tony
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<span lang="DA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: DA;">"Rapporter af uregerlig adfærd er på fremmarch. Der
er for mange eksempler på folk at komme væk med alvorlige overtrædelser af
sociale normer, som fare for flyvninger fordi lokale retshåndhævende
myndigheder ikke har magt til at handle."</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="DA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: DA;">IATA statistik angiver, at hændelser af forstyrrende
adfærd sprang til mere end 6.000 i 2011, fra omkring 500 i 2007.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="DA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: DA;">Men sikkerhedseksperter siger, der er plads til
luftfartsselskaberne til at intensivere deres egne bestræbelser på at forebygge
og kontrollere passager ubehøvlet opførsel som flyvendes appel udvider,
discount flyselskaber formere og kunde servicestandarder falder.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="DA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: DA;">"Vi bør undersøge hvordan luftfartsselskaber, der
leverer alkohol på fly og hvordan de ofte ikke screening passagerer at komme på
et fly at se om de er berusede," sagde Charles Slepian, en Portland,
Oregon-baserede ekspert om luftfart sikkerhedsspørgsmål.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Universitet Akron, siger IATAS opfordring fra regeringerne til at lette
retsforfølgning er en god start på hvad han ser som et stigende problem.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13695009844439572144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937234445598592790.post-13940412524189687262014-03-21T17:31:00.000-07:002014-03-21T17:31:04.390-07:00Supreme Court extends whistle-blower protections under anti-fraud law<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
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the collapse of energy giant Enron, ruling outside accountants, auditors and
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The 6-3 decision will have an effect in the mutual fund and
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The case before the court arose when two employees of a firm
that did research for the Fidelity family of mutual funds revealed the funds
were overstating expenses. They alleged that in some instances, Fidelity was
operating “veiled index funds” while collecting a fee as though they were
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The two employees say they were reprimanded and ultimately
dismissed for having exposed this fraud. When they sued their employer under
the Sarbannes-Oxley Act, they lost when an appeals court ruled the law’s
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13695009844439572144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937234445598592790.post-61605130024691455872014-03-20T17:22:00.000-07:002014-03-20T17:40:36.812-07:00Supreme Court Divided on Limiting Securities Fraud Suits<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
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Basic v. Levinson, said it was enough that investors rely on the integrity of
stock prices, which are a reflection of publicly available company information.
That legal doctrine, known as fraud-on-the-market, has provided a basis for
allowing investors to pool their claims into one large class-action lawsuit.
Read the full WSJ story here.<o:p></o:p></div>
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If the court
abandons its earlier precedent it could make it difficult for investors to
bring class-actions alleging they were misled.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The court’s
four liberal justices, including Justice Elena Kagan, voiced resistance
Wednesday to overturning the 1988 decision.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Justice Kagan
said Congress has been active in passing securities-law reforms and has had <i>“every opportunity”</i> to overrule or alter
the court’s Basic decision, but hasn’t done so. She and other liberal justices
suggested there was no strong justification for the court to overrule its prior
precedent, which the court generally is reluctant to do.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Conservatives
justices expressed concern about the court’s 1988 ruling, but appeared divided
on how to proceed.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Justices
Antonin Scalia and Samuel Alito voiced skepticism of the premises behind the
court’s earlier decision, suggesting it had made it too easy for investors to
have their lawsuits certified to proceed as class-actions. Justice Scalia said
once investor cases are allowed to go forward as class-actions, company
defendants feel pressure to settle even weak cases.<o:p></o:p></div>
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But Justice
Anthony Kennedy, a moderate conservative justice, repeatedly asked questions
that sought a compromise in deciding the case. He asked whether companies
defending against securities-fraud allegations ought to have a chance, before a
class-action is certified, to argue that any alleged company misrepresentations
didn’t have an impact on the company’s stock price. The court could embrace
that approach without abandoning its earlier case, he suggested.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Other justices
later voiced interest in Justice Kennedy’s line of questioning. By the end of
the session, it didn’t appear that a majority of the court was prepared to
fully abandon the 1988 precedent.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The case is
being closely watched in investing circles and by the business community. The
underlying dispute focuses on a decade-old lawsuit covering investors who
bought HalliburtonHAL +1.02% shares between 1999 and 2001. The plaintiffs
allege that Halliburton misled the public about its asbestos liabilities, about
revenue on construction contracts, and about the benefits of its 1998 merger
with Dresser Industries. Halliburton argued that any misrepresentations alleged
by the plaintiffs had no actual impact on the company’s share price.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Halliburton
asked the court to overturn the 1988 precedent, but as a fallback position, has
also advocated for changes to the legal process that are similar to the ones
raised by Justice Kennedy.<o:p></o:p></div>
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A ruling is
expected by the end of June.<o:p></o:p></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13695009844439572144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937234445598592790.post-14490423163354479912014-03-19T17:20:00.003-07:002014-03-19T17:20:51.177-07:00The Avanti Law Group: Legal Fraud of the Century<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">There
are plenty of candidates for that title, but after Tuesday the prize belongs to
attorney Steven Donziger. Federal judge Lewis Kaplan ruled that the
environmental activist had engaged in a massive racketeering scheme and
declared that a $9.5 billion judgment against Chevron CVX -0.89% in an
Ecuadorian court cannot be enforced in the United States.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">As
our readers know, in 1993 Mr. Donziger sued Texaco (now merged with Chevron)
for what he said was the company's failure to clean up oil pits it drilled in
Lago Agrio in the 1970s with state oil company PetroEcuador. Chevron had signed
proof that it had cleaned its portion of the pits and had been absolved of any
liability, but Mr. Donziger sniffed the potential windfall of a media-ready
environmental "disaster" and sued the company for $113 billion. He
enlisted all manner of celebrity helpers, including actress Daryl Hannah.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">He
won in Ecuador, but only thanks to what Judge Kaplan found were "<i>dishonest and corrupt</i>" measures
including bribery, coercion and engaging an American consulting firm to
ghostwrite an independent expert's reports. In a 485-page opinion, the judge
called the case "extraordinary," calling the actions of Mr. Donziger
and his legal team "<i>offensive to the
laws of any nation that aspires to the rule of law, including Ecuador.</i>"
The corrupt extortion was intended to "<i>instill
fear of a catastrophic outcome in order to increase the amount Chevron would
pay to avoid the worst</i>," Judge Kaplan wrote.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Chevron
refused to give in, and now the case may serve as an example of how companies
can fight back if they have the nerve and the cash. Mr. Donziger says he'll
appeal, but on the factual record he stands discredited. Another worthy
casualty may be financially strapped Washington law firm Patton Boggs, which
got involved on behalf of Burford Capital's BUR.LN -0.44% effort to provide
litigation financing to the plaintiffs. Tuesday's opinion means the firm won't
collect any plunder, which couldn't happen to a nicer crowd.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Mr.
Donziger is a pioneer of the foreign environmental tort, trying to exploit
Third World juries to bleed U.S. companies regardless of the merits. We're glad
to see his dishonesty face American justice. `<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13695009844439572144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937234445598592790.post-32249069213700353782014-03-18T17:46:00.002-07:002014-03-18T17:46:56.161-07:00The Avanti Law Group: Haste Clouds Long-Term Effort on Mortgage Fraud<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">A
report issued by the Justice Department’s inspector general, Michael E.
Horowitz, underscores the danger of extolling short-term results when it comes
to prosecuting white-collar crimes. The report highlights how generating
headlines seemed to take precedence over accurate figures in the government’s
fight against mortgage fraud.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">In
October 2012, less than a month before the presidential election, Attorney
General Eric H. Holder Jr. called a news conference to trumpet the Justice
Department’s success in combating foreclosure fraud through a program called
the Distressed Homeowner Initiative. “The success of the Distressed Homeowner
Initiative, and the developments we announce today, underscore our
determination to pursue these and other financial fraud criminals around the
country,” Mr. Holder said in a statement.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">The
claims of great success came during a time of persistent criticism that the
Justice Department was not taking stronger action to pursue fraud in the run-up
to the financial crisis. The numbers offered by Mr. Holder for the first year
of the initiative were impressive: charges filed against 530 defendants,
including 172 executives, from frauds that resulted in losses of more than $1
billion.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">After
questions from the news media about those claims, almost a year later the
Justice Department revised those figures significantly downward. The total
number of defendants charged was 107, with no reference to any executives, and
the loss from criminal activity was $95 million. In response to Mr. Horowitz’s
report, a Justice Department spokeswoman pointed out: “In the time period in
question, the number of mortgage fraud indictments nearly doubled, and the
number of convictions rose by more than 100 percent.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">An
interesting question is whether accurate reporting of the results, like a 100
percent increase in convictions, would have generated the kind of headlines the
government seemed to want. Bringing that many more cases for a complex
white-collar crime is a good result, but claiming to pursue several corporate
executives gave the original numbers much more punch in light of accusations
that the Justice Department was being soft on Wall Street.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">The
inspector general’s report puts much of the blame for the inflated figures on
how the F.B.I. gathered the information for Mr. Holder. Mr. Horowitz noted that
“we found significant breakdowns in the process used to develop the results of
the Distressed Homeowners Initiative.” That occurred at least in part because
the F.B.I. had “too little time and resources available to allow for vetting of
the data.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">The
report does not give a reason for taking such a slapdash approach, but I think
it is clear that there was pressure to announce the success of the initiative
to demonstrate how the Justice Department was responding to public outcry over
the lack of tangible evidence that prosecutors were taking a hard line. And so
we have an example of “act in haste, repent at leisure.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Intensifying
the pressure to report robust results was additional money provided by Congress
for positions to be used to combat mortgage fraud after the financial crisis.
Both the Justice Department and the F.B.I. received millions of dollars for new
employees, and that means showing the money was put to good use. But Mr.
Horowitz’s report states that mortgage fraud was not a high priority for the
F.B.I., in part because it was declining as lenders toughened their standards.
In these days of tight budgets, however, no agency turns down an appropriation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">The
government is fond of calling a new initiative an operation, which implies a
sense of urgency and resolve. In 2010, before the Distressed Homeowner
Initiative, the Justice Department started Operation Stolen Dreams to take on a
broad array of mortgage frauds. Less than three months after it started, Mr.
Holder announced that prosecutors had brought cases involving “1,215 criminal
defendants nationwide, including 485 arrests, who are allegedly responsible for
more than $2.3 billion in losses.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Those
are impressive numbers for a white-collar crime, especially in such a short
period, but their validity may be open to question. Mr. Horowitz’s report
points out that his office did not audit these figures, and in light of the
other findings, he recommends that the Justice Department “revisit the results.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Catching
those engaged in mortgage fraud is not like operating a sobriety checkpoint or
drug dragnet that quickly yields arrests. Trumpeting initiatives for pursuing
complex white-collar crimes whose success will be reported in months rather
than years runs the risk of offering results that don’t grab the public’s
attention — or worse, makes them look like failures.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">As
an initial matter, just figuring out what the numbers are can be difficult.
Mortgage fraud is not a separate crime but a subset of federal offenses like
bank fraud, mail fraud and wire fraud. So prosecutions involving mortgages may
not show up easily in government records.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">A
greater problem in announcing a crackdown is that these types of cases often
don’t come to light until months, or even years, after the transactions, and
the fraud can take many different forms. During the period when real estate
values soared, there were schemes to inflate property values so that lenders
were making loans for far more than houses were worth. Once the housing bubble
burst around 2007, mortgage frauds morphed into schemes to defraud homeowners
trying to avoid foreclosure.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Putting
together a mortgage fraud case requires amassing a large volume of documents to
track ownership, housing values and the transfer of money. Even figuring out
where a fraud involving inflated housing values took place usually requires a
bank or real estate company to report suspicious activity, which could come
long after the scheme ended when the loan finally defaults.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">For
scams involving homeowners who face foreclosure, just identifying whether a
crime took place is difficult. Those in danger of losing their homes may grasp
at straws in seeking help, with companies taking advantage of them by doing
just enough to make it appear they tried to help. Victims may not recognize a
fraud or have the time and energy to pursue a complaint in the face of losing
their homes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">This
type of scheme often involves modest sums taken from those who can least afford
it. The Justice Department tends not to pursue small cases, leaving them to
local law enforcement, so any number of violations could easily fall through
the cracks.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Mortgage
fraud, like most white-collar crimes, requires painstaking investigation over a
long period, so there will never be a flood of cases. And even when the
government commits resources to investigations, there will be some that do not
pan out.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">But
that does not make headlines when the government paints itself into a corner by
pursuing initiatives that imply a promise of quick results.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13695009844439572144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937234445598592790.post-59994566948256869702014-02-28T16:54:00.000-08:002014-02-28T16:54:16.757-08:00The Avanti Law Group: Credit Suisse Waits for $11 Billion Answer in N.Y. Fraud Suit<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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sees it, time has run out on New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s
pursuit of Wall Street banks for mortgage fraud that helped trigger the
financial crisis.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Schneiderman sued Credit Suisse
in 2012 as part of a wide- ranging probe into mortgage bonds. He claimed
Switzerland’s second-largest bank misrepresented the risks associated with
$93.8 billion in mortgage-backed securities issued in 2006 and 2007.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Credit Suisse asked a Manhattan
judge in December to dismiss Schneiderman’s case, as well as his demand for as
much as $11.2 billion in damages. The bank argued that New York, by waiting so
long to file the lawsuit, missed a three-year legal deadline for suing. The
state countered that it had six years to file its complaint.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">If the bank wins, Schneiderman
will face a new roadblock as he considers similar multibillion-dollar claims
against a dozen other Wall Street firms. The judge in New York State Supreme
Court could rule at any time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">“It would obviously tilt
everything in the favor of Credit Suisse and similarly situated financial
institutions,” said David Reiss, a professor at Brooklyn Law School, hindering
New York’s remaining efforts to hold banks accountable for mistakes that
spurred a recession.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 17.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Obstacles Posed<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">The obstacle posed by such
statutes of limitation in pursuing mortgage-bond cases may be traced back to
Andrew Cuomo, Schneiderman’s predecessor. Although now-Governor Cuomo didn’t
file any such cases against the banks, he announced a probe into all aspects of
the mortgage business in 2008.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">In doing so, he may have started
the clock ticking on how long a state suit could be filed, making it impossible
for fellow Democrat Schneiderman to argue his office didn’t learn of the bank’s
conduct until he took office in 2011.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">On Feb. 6, Credit Suisse said it
was setting aside 514 million Swiss francs ($568 million) for legal issues,
including 339 million francs for mortgage litigation. The bank may be preparing
to resolve a related bond insurer lawsuit, Mark Palmer, an analyst with BTIG
LLC in New York, said in a Feb. 10 note.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Matt Mittenthal, a spokesman for
Schneiderman, and Dani Lever, a spokeswoman for Cuomo, declined to comment on
the <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/business/bloomberg/article/Credit-Suisse-Waits-for-11-Billion-Answer-in-5247562.php"><span style="text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Credit Suisse case</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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filing deadline dispute by settling a mortgage-bond case with JPMorgan Chase
& Co. last year. The state got $613 million in that pact, New York’s share
of the landmark $13 billion federal-state accord with the largest U.S. lender.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Armed with the Martin Act, New
York’s powerful anti-fraud tool, Schneiderman has said he is seeking
settlements with the other, unidentified banks.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Credit Suisse, filed in November 2012, he claims the bank ignored warning signs
about the quality of loans it was packaging and selling. One example cited was
its use of New Century Financial Corp. mortgages after that firm’s 2007
bankruptcy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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involves 64 Credit Suisse bond offerings in 2006 and 2007. Credit Suisse has
said the losses on those offerings were only about half of the $11.2 billion
claimed by Schneiderman.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">One Credit Suisse executive
described some of the mortgages the bank sold as “complete and utter garbage,”
according to the complaint. The bank relied on mortgage originators that
“systematically abandoned underwriting standards in the years leading up to the
collapse of the housing market,” Schneiderman said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Credit Suisse, which denies any
wrongdoing, told Justice Marcy S. Friedman Dec. 11 that the suit should be
thrown out because it was filed more than three years after the alleged
wrongdoing was discovered.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Consumer fraud and personal
injury claims are generally subject to a three-year statute of limitations
under <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/business/bloomberg/article/Credit-Suisse-Waits-for-11-Billion-Answer-in-5247562.php"><span style="text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">New York law</span></a>, while
financial frauds can be granted six years.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">The <b>U.S. Department of
Justice</b> could dub 2013 the year its <a href="http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20140223/NEWS/302239969/federal-crackdown-on-medicare-fraud-in-metro-detroit-hits-it-big"><span style="text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">fight against Medicare billing
fraud</span></a> in Southeast Michigan yielded the first real payoff.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Last year, the <b><a href="http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20140223/NEWS/302239969/federal-crackdown-on-medicare-fraud-in-metro-detroit-hits-it-big"><span style="text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Detroit Medicare Fraud Strike
Force</span></a></b>, deployed here from Washington, and a locally organized
Health Care Fraud Unit of prosecutors together brought charges in fraud schemes
billing more than $380 million to the federal program. That's more than double
the bad billing amount charged in any preceding year.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">It's been a slow build since the strike force came to Detroit in
2009 as part of the national <b>Health Care
Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Action </b>Team, referred to as HEAT, to
ferret out what data analysis suggested was hundreds of millions worth of fraud
here.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">The effort is gaining traction, according to both investigators
and a Crain's analysis of local casework and Justice Data.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">In 2013, federal prosecutors obtained 18 local indictments against
46 defendants in fraud schemes totaling $380.2 million — fueled by $225 million
in unnecessary medical treatment attributed to oncologist Farid Fata — but even
without that, higher than the previous record of $143.3 million in billings
charged in 2011. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">But more significantly, that figure approaches for the first time
the billing volume that experts believe is likely fraudulent within the $5
billion-plus in annual Medicare expenditures in Southeast Michigan. Since the
first indictments from the increased enforcement presence came down in June
2009, nearly 170 people have pleaded guilty and nearly three dozen were
convicted by juries. Another 110 await a finding by a jury or judge this year,
including three who are on trial this week before U.S. District Judge Arthur
Tarnow. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Investigators said the success is due to a mix of cutting-edge
surveillance and witness interviews that establish crossover points between one
bad billing scheme and another. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Over time, Justice has begun to catch criminals before they close
shop and change markets as in years past, and the trickle of closed cases has
become a verifiable stream.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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between Justice and the <b>U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services</b>, and by the local Health Care Fraud Unit,
formed by U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade in Detroit in 2010, have together roped
in 341 defendants in $745 million of alleged fraudulent Medicare billing
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spending is going down in this market. One possible conclusion from that is we
are indeed making headway," McQuade said. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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enforcement community will tell you about the balloon effect, where squeezing
one area (of fraud) makes another expand." <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">The decline in per-beneficiary spending is tentative — the most
recent year available is 2010, but it shows that reimbursements from Medicare
fell anywhere from $50 to $400 per enrollee in five Southeast Michigan hospital
referral regions from 2009, which was the first year of strike force
prosecution. The regions saw nothing but increases the preceding five years. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Even so, the $10,944 average expenditure per Medicare enrollee
across the region is more than the average payout in 90 percent of the 306 regions
tracked nationwide. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Health Care, a program of the <b>Dartmouth
Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Since January 2011, McQuade said, the amount billed to Medicare
for psychotherapy locally has gone down by 70 percent, and home health care has
seen reduced billings, although billings are still generally high. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">"We do have a recently intercepted conversation on wiretap,
where two individuals were recorded saying they need to be more careful now
because they're really cracking down in this area. That's encouraging,"
McQuade said. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">"Does that mean criminals stop, or do they go elsewhere?
That's hard to know. But when you do bring down some of the actors, you do seem
to bring down at least some of the fraud occurring along with them." <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Nationwide, more than 1,500 people have been charged since March
2007 in connection with more than $5.1 billion in Medicare billings, by the
strike force in nine cities where software operated by HHS found
disproportionate Medicare billing volumes believed to be due to fraud.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><a href="http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20140223/NEWS/302239969/federal-crackdown-on-medicare-fraud-in-metro-detroit-hits-it-big"><span style="text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Read full article here…</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13695009844439572144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937234445598592790.post-25608994911227121082014-02-26T17:09:00.003-08:002014-02-26T17:09:50.981-08:00The Avanti Law Group: IRS releases Dirty Dozen Tax Scams List for 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Washington, D.C</span></b><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">. – Every year, people fall prey to tax
scams. <a href="http://www.clarksvilleonline.com/2014/02/23/irs-releases-dirty-dozen-tax-scams-list-2014/"><span style="text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">The IRS wants you to be safe
and informed – and not become a victim</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">“Some people are victimized by
tax scams, while some get involved after being lured in by false promises of
big money,” said IRS spokesman Dan Boone.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Taxpayers who get involved in
illegal tax scams can lose their money, or face stiff penalties, interest and
even criminal prosecution. Remember, if it sounds too good to be true, it
probably is.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><a href="http://www.clarksvilleonline.com/2014/02/23/irs-releases-dirty-dozen-tax-scams-list-2014/"><span style="text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Here are some highlights from
the 2014 update of IRS’s annual “Dirty Dozen” list of tax scams.</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Identity theft</span></b><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">. Tax fraud using identity theft tops this
year’s Dirty Dozen list. In many cases, an identity thief uses a taxpayer’s
identity to illegally file a tax return and claim a refund. For the 2014 filing
season, the <st1:stockticker w:st="on">IRS</st1:stockticker> has expanded
efforts to better protect taxpayers and help victims. Find more information on
the identity protection page on www.<st1:stockticker w:st="on">IRS</st1:stockticker>.gov.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Pervasive telephone scams.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> The
IRS has seen an increase in local phone scams across the country. Callers
pretend to be from the IRS in hopes of stealing money or identities from
victims. If you get a call from someone claiming to be from the IRS – and you
know you owe taxes or think you might owe taxes, call the IRS at
1.800.829.1040. If you get a call from someone claiming to be from the IRS and
know you don’t owe taxes or have no reason to think that you owe taxes, then
call and report the incident to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration
at 1.800.366.4484.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Phishing.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> Phishing scams typically use unsolicited
emails or fake websites that appear legitimate. Scammers lure in victims and
prompt them to provide their personal and financial information. The fact is
that the IRS does not initiate contact with taxpayers by email to request
personal or financial information. This includes any type of electronic
communication, such as text messages and social media channels.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">False promises of “free money” from inflated
refunds.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> Scam artists often pose as tax
preparers during tax time, luring victims in by promising large tax refunds.
The bottom line is that you are legally responsible for what’s on your tax
return, even if someone else prepares it. Taxpayers who buy into such schemes can
end up penalized for filing false claims or receiving fraudulent refunds. Take
care when choosing someone to do your taxes. Only use a qualified tax preparer
who will sign your return and enter their IRS Preparer Tax Identification
Number (PTIN). For tips about choosing a preparer, visit
www.irs.gov/chooseataxpro .<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Impersonation of charitable organizations.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> Taxpayers need to be sure they donate to
recognized charities. Following major disasters, it’s common for scam artists
to impersonate charities to get money or personal information from
well-intentioned people. They may even directly contact disaster victims and
claim to be working with the IRS to help the victims file casualty loss claims
and get tax refunds.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Frivolous arguments.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">
Frivolous schemes encourage taxpayers to make unreasonable and
outlandish claims to avoid paying the taxes they owe. The IRS has a list of
frivolous tax arguments that taxpayers should avoid. While taxpayers have the
right to contest their tax liabilities in court, no one has the right to
disobey the law or ignore their responsibility to pay taxes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Tax scams can take many forms
beyond the “<a href="http://www.clarksvilleonline.com/2014/02/23/irs-releases-dirty-dozen-tax-scams-list-2014/"><span style="text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Dirty Dozen</span></a>”. The
best defense is to remain vigilant. Get more information on tax scams at
IRS.gov.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13695009844439572144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937234445598592790.post-40562760579232453352014-02-20T16:50:00.000-08:002014-02-20T16:50:52.045-08:00Avanti Law Group: Tips for å maksimere skatt kreditt<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<a href="http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20140216/PC05/140219760/1010/tips-to-maximize-tax-credits">Skatt
forberedelse programvare</a> har gjort fantastiske ting å redusere forverring
av inntekt skatt innlevering, og å redusere de vanligste feilene gjort av
skattebetalere, som matte feil.</div>
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Imidlertid
gjøre Fill-in-the-blank programmene ikke alltid en god jobb når det gjelder å
fange uvanlig skattefradrag og skatte besparelsene som kan finnes med noen
siste justeringer.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Det
samme gjelder for noen av skatteskjemaer tilgjengelig for personer med
ukomplisert avkastning. Skjemaet forenklet føderale 1040-EZ, for eksempel
tillater ikke for å hevde sikker verdifulle studiepoeng.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Så
selv når du bruker noen av de tidsbesparende <a href="https://plus.google.com/communities/111458395021388415177">skatt
produktene</a> som er tilgjengelige, er det godt å ha en grunnleggende kunnskap
om noen av skatt kredittene du ikke vil glemme. En skatt kreditt er verdt langt
mer enn skattemessig fradrag, fordi en kreditt er en dollar-for-dollar
reduksjon i skatt skyldte.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Her
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Hvis
du sendte et avhengige barn under 13 til dag camp i 2013 slik at du kan
arbeide, kan du få minst 27 prosent av prisen tilbake gjennom statlige og
føderale skatt kreditt, uansett hvor mye penger du gjør.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Du
kan ikke kreve barn og avhengige vare æren i føderale 1040-EZ-skjemaet, så hvis
du vanligvis bruker som forenklet form, du kan være uvitende om skattefradrag.
De føderale skatt kreditt er verdt 20 prosent til 40 prosent av kvalifisert
utgifter, basert på inntekt, mens tilsvarende staten kreditt er 7 prosent for
de fleste filers. Hvis du vil vite mer, gå til irs.gov og ser opp publikasjonen
503.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"Overflødig
forsikringspremie skattefradrag" i siste uken kolonnen er verdt opptil
$1250 på South Carolina inntekt selvangivelse, hvis kostnadene ved å
opprettholde hjemme overskredet 5 prosent av din justert brutto inntekt. Hvis
din skatt forberedelse programvare ikke inkluderer S.C. skjemaet 1040-TC (andre
refunderes skatt kreditt) og tidsplan TC-44, kan du lett overse dette, og jeg
har snakket med folk som gikk glipp av for nettopp den grunden.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Føderale
pensjon sparing bidrag æren, eller "Saver er kreditt" er en verdifull
incentiv for folk med moderat til lave inntekter, og det er en annen kreditt
som ikke kreves på 1040-EZ. Du må IRS skjema 8880.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The
Saver kreditt er verdt mellom 10 og 50 prosent av beløpet som gis til
pensjonsordninger i løpet av inntektsåret, opp til $2000 per skattyter, basert
på inntekt. Et ektepar innlevering en felles returnere kunne har en justert
brutto inntekt på opp til $59,000 og være kvalifisert for minst 10 prosent
skatt kreditt, som ville være verdt $400 hvis begge bidratt $2000 eller mer til
pensjonsordninger.<o:p></o:p></div>
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En
enslig mor (leder av husholdningen) kan tjene opp til $26,625 og fremdeles få
maksimalt 50 prosent skatt kreditt. Med andre ord, bidrar $1000 til en avgang
plan som individuelle Retirement konto eller 401k, og få $500 tilbake.<o:p></o:p></div>
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En
annen ting skjemaer og programvare er ikke bra på gjør peker ut hvor små
justeringer kan bety stor skatt besparelser.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Saver
er kreditt er et godt eksempel, fordi inntekt grensene faller rett rundt
midtpunktet av det familier faktisk tjener.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Så
si det er et ektepar, og begge ektefeller bidratt til pensjonsordninger i 2013.
Hvis deres innstilt bruttoinntekt var $59,500, gjorde de mye å få Saver er
kreditt. Men hvis de skulle bidra $500 til en fradragsberettiget IRA for 2013,
som kan gjøres til avgifter forfaller i 2014, det ville redusere sine inntekter
under grensen og gjøre dem kvalifisert for en skatt kreditt opp til $400.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Og
for de som er kvalifisert for South Carolina overflødig forsikringspremie <a href="http://theavantilawgrp.wordpress.com/">tax credit</a>, noen reduksjon i
føderale justert brutto inntekt vil også øke størrelsen på den krediten, så
lenge den ikke overskrider den maksimale kreditten.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://www.buzznet.com/groups/theavantilawgrp/">Skatteregler</a> er
komplisert og kan være en rask vei til smertefulle hodepine, men vet noen av
opplysningene kan hjelpe deg å oppnå fordeler som du vil savne ellers.<span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13695009844439572144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937234445598592790.post-81775941371082811802014-02-19T17:39:00.000-08:002014-02-20T17:20:24.381-08:00IRS er overveldet av tyveri identitetssvindel of Avanti Law Group<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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WASHINGTON-Rashia Wilson kjøpte en $92,000
Audi, erklærte seg selv en millionær og annonsert på sin Facebook-side at hun
var <a href="http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2014/02/16/identity-theft-taxpayer-information-major-problem-for-irs/7SC0BarZMDvy07bbhDXwvN/story.html">dronning
IRS skatt svindel</a>,"som påtalemyndigheten fortalte historien.</div>
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Men enda mer enn hennes flamboyance, det var
tilsynelatende enkel hennes forbrytelse som var mest imponerende: hun og
medskyldig ble anklaget for å ha kapret identiteten til andre skattebetalere å
få falske refusjon. De brukte stjålet personnummer, datamaskin og grunnleggende
kunnskaper om hvordan å filen selvangivelse, ifølge regjeringen.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Etter Florida mor til tre var fanget og
erklærte seg gjorde skyldig fjor forbrytelser totalt minst $3 millioner, hennes
forsvarsadvokat, Mark O'Brien, sitt eget bønn. Han sa i retten at han håpet de
«IRS vil finne en måte å hindre at dette skjer i fremtiden, så noen med en
sjette klasse utdanning ikke svindle dem så lett.»<o:p></o:p></div>
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Over hele landet, har tyveri av skattebetaler
identiteter tatt av, mens du får langt mindre oppmerksomhet enn tapet av
kredittkortinformasjon. Noen narkotikalangere, alltid med et øye for enkel
fortjeneste, har slått til skattyter identitetstyveri etter å ha hørt hvordan
ukomplisert var å svindel IRS. En medisinsk assistent på sykehjem stjal
identiteten til hundrevis av pasienter. En fengselsvakt stjal identiteten til
innsatte og arkivert falske avkastning under navnene deres.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Alt i alt i bare de første seks månedene i
fjor, ble 1,6 millioner skattytere berørt av identitetstyveri, sammenlignet med
271 000 for hele 2010, ifølge en nylig revisjon av Finansdepartementets
avdeling Generalinspektøren. Mens IRS sa det oppdaget mange av hendelsene, har
kumulative tyverier resultert i milliarder av dollar i potensielt falske
refusjoner, ifølge en rekke regjeringen rapporter.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"Jeg har hatt en politisjef fortelle
meg"gaten kriminalitet er nede fordi alle er nå innlevering falske IRS
avkastning"," sa IRS kommissær John Koskinen, som overtok forrige
måned, i et intervju.<o:p></o:p></div>
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(Related
Dailymotion Video: <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1bybd6_awards-recognition-of-the-avanti-law-group_news">http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1bybd6_awards-recognition-of-the-avanti-law-group_news</a>)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Koskinen understreket at
Skattemyndighetene bruker en rekke "filtre" som blir stadig mer
vellykket i å fange identitet thefts før refusjoner er betalt, han erkjente at
«dette problemet har eksplodert '' og at byrået er i en konstant kappløp å
holde sine teknikker et skritt foran tyver. "Det er,'' sa han, "litt
som"Whac-a-Mole,' slå dem ned her og de kommer opp der."<o:p></o:p></div>
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Kathryn Keneally, USAs assisterende
statsadvokat for avdeling, sa hennes kontor har et økende antall
rettsforfølgelse av skattebetaler identitetstyveri underveis. Hun oppført ett
hjerte-wrenching tilfelle etter hverandre: militært personell som hadde sin
identitet stjålet mens distribuert og foreldre som lærte at barnets nylig
avdøde identitet hadde blitt stjålet.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"Vi har sett narkotikalangere gå inn i
dette fordi det er lett tilgang til penger. Gjenger gå inn i dette fordi det er
lett tilgang til penger. Eller minst de oppfatter det slik, Keneally sa, mens:
"Vær så snill, hvis du siterer meg på sa"Det er lett tilgang til penger",
inkluderer: 'vi endrer ligningen og vi legger risiko som. "Gjennomsnittlig
fengselsstraff for skattyter identitetstyveri i fjor var mer enn tre år, og den
lengste var 26 år.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Problemet er at selv som tiltaler øke og IRS
forbedrer evnen til å stoppe mange falske selvangivelse foran, identitetstyver
også øker deres innsats.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"Hva identitetstyver gjøre er spille på
volumet," sa Keneally. "Så hvis de filen 10 returer og 9 er stoppet,
en 10 gikk gjennom og de fikk penger.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I
tilfelle etter sak, viser rettsbok kriminelle har brukt skatt innlevering
programvare for å få refusjon i tusenvis av dollar, betalt ofte som mottar
pengene via US Treasury på debetkort eller direkte innskudd.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Fanger til fengsler over hele landet har fått
stjålet personnummer og arkivert tusenvis av falske avkastning. Kriminelle
utenlandske steder har stjålet <a href="http://online.wsj.com/community/groups/avanti-law-group-2365/topics/avanti-law-group-your-personal">opplysninger</a>
om amerikanere og mottatt tilbakebetalinger. Tyver har stjålet personnummer
tusenvis av barn, i tillegg til tusenvis av døde mennesker, å få falske
avgiftsrefusjon. (<o:p></o:p></div>
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Relate Youtube Video: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cX8cpsMIobE">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cX8cpsMIobE</a>)<o:p></o:p></div>
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En US Treasury revisjon utgitt i September i
fjor sa at "milliarder dollar i potensielt falske refusjoner fortsette
betales" som følge av identitetstyveri. Hvis problemet ikke er stanset,
sende IRS $21 milliarder i falske refusjoner i de neste fem årene, ifølge
vitnesbyrd av Finansdepartementets avdeling Generalinspektøren for
skatte-politikk, J. Russell George.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Skattemyndighetene har bestridt at anslaget,
sier den har forbedret sin evne til å oppdage identitetstyveri. Men en talsmann
byrået ikke har nok informasjon til å gi sin egen anslag over hvor mye man har
betalt så langt i falske refusjoner.<o:p></o:p></div>
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En
indikasjon på omfanget av problemet er at Skattemyndighetene har gitt 1,2
millioner skattebetalere en spesiell kode, kjent som en identitetsbeskyttelse
PIN-nummer, sendes med selvangivelse. Det personlige identifikasjonsnummeret
angir de tidligere har vært målet for identitetstyveri. Bare to år siden, ble
bare 250.000 mennesker klassifisert sånn.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Tyveri
av skattebetaler identiteter er ulik masse ran av kredittkortnumre, som har
skjedd nylig på detaljhandel lenker slik som mål. Mens kredittkort kan avbrytes
raskt, og forbrukerne holdt skadesløs i noen tilfeller, kan utsatt for
skattyter ID tyveri møte måneder eller år opprivende problemer.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Marcy
Hossli Florida vitnet i fjor før Senatet Special Committee on Aging som hun
visste hun hadde vært et offer for identitetstyveri før hun fikk et brev fra
Skattemyndighetene i 2012 forteller henne at noen hadde brukt hennes personlige
opplysninger for skatterefusjoner i de to foregående årene.<o:p></o:p></div>
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AMERIKANSKE
SENATET SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ALDRING<o:p></o:p></div>
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Marcy Hossli vitnet at hun visste hun hadde vært an
identitetstyveri victim til IRS fortalte henne at noen hadde brukt hennes
personlige opplysninger for skatterefusjoner i de to foregående årene.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Hossli,
en overlevende som skyldte $4000 i medisinsk regninger, ble fortalt det ville
ta flere måneder å behandle henne tilbake. Deretter ble hun fortalt at hun
ville være blant dem som får en spesiell fødselsnummer, så IRS ville vite hun
hadde vært utsatt for identitetstyveri og at noen avkastning arkivert i hennes
navn bør kontrolleres grundig for å gjøre hun det var arkivert av henne.<o:p></o:p></div>
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På
veien til å oppnå spesielle nummer, Hossli vitnet, hun holdt en rekke
runarounds og sa hun hadde snakket med "mange" forskjellige personer
i byrået. En IRS agent "fortalte meg det var min egen feil at jeg ikke
hadde fått tilbakebetalingen," vitnet Hossli, som ikke kunne nås for
kommentar. “. . . Hun var helt vred på meg og gjorde meg dum og små sier: jeg
var bare en av mange arbeider med samme problem. Jeg var nær gråt på telefonen.<o:p></o:p></div>
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En
mengde regjeringen rapporterer sikkerhetskopierer Hosslis vitnesbyrd.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Understaffing
og manglende opplæring på IRS ment at det tok gjennomsnitt 312 dager å løse
identitetstyveri tilfeller, utsette ofre for en rekke traumatisk forsinkelser
som ofte ble forårsaket av forvirring blant IRS agenter, en Finansdepartementet
tilsynet sa.<o:p></o:p></div>
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IRS
tjenestemenn har de nylig forbedret responstiden på klager, klippe
gjennomsnittlig ventetiden 312 dager å løse identitetstyveri tilfeller å 120
dager.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Alt
dette reiser det grunnleggende spørsmålet: Hvorfor Skattemyndighetene vedvarer
i praksis som gjør slike ordninger, utstede refusjoner før visse pengene kommer
til legitime skattyter?<o:p></o:p></div>
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Svaret
snakker volumer om utdaterte naturen IRS system av avkastning, og politisk
press for å få refusjon raskt til skattytere.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Under
dagens system, kan ikke Skattemyndighetene alltid være sikker på at en
avkastning er arkivert av personen hvis navn og personnummer er på den, men det
ofte betaler tilbakebetalingen uansett.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Den
enkleste måten å opphøre det meste av falske refusjoner ville være å hindre
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Som vil gjøre
Skattemyndighetene å anerkjenne at mer enn én person bruker samme personnummer
for en retur, og spørsmål byrået å undersøke hvilken er legitim. Men
Skattemyndighetene følger en congressional mandat til å betale refusjoner så
snart som mulig etter en avkastning mottas, ofte innen dager. Mens det har
blitt fremmet som effektiv service, har det også bedt kriminelle å filen falske
avkastning så snart skatt innlevering sesongen starter, håper å få pengene før
virkelige skattyter selv tenker innlevering.<o:p></o:p></div>
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En
annen måte å kutte identitetstyveri ville være for Kongressen å godkjenne en
anbefaling fra kontoret av den nasjonale skattyter talsmann å opprette en
"real time" system der selvangivelse ville samsvare foran med
tredjeparts finansiell informasjon som uttalelser på lønn og renter og utbytte.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Foreløpig
mottar IRS ofte den elektroniske versjonen av denne informasjonen uker eller
måneder etter at det har utstedt en tilbakebetaling.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"Når
IRS får en avkastning som hevder en tilbakebetaling, Skattemyndighetene ikke
har kontrollere at skattebetaler er berettiget til tilbakebetaling, at det er en
virkelig person," sa tidligere IRS kommissær Lawrence Gibbs i et intervju.
"De har ikke poster å si om personen hevde tilbakebetalingen er berettiget
til den. De sende bare sjekker. Skurkene fant ut det var nirvana og resultatet
du har sett en massiv tilstrømning av svindel.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Koskinen,
gjeldende kommissær, sa at han ønsker å se avkastning sjekket foran med
finansiell informasjon, mens anerkjenner at slik endring kan ta flere år å
fullt ut gjennomføre. Det ville også trolig kreve Kongressen om å øke IRS finansiering
samtidig når det har vært å kutte etatens budsjett.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Mange
av de falske selvangivelse er innlevert ved hjelp av personnummer som kreves
ikke til filen avkastning og dermed ikke realisere sin identitet blitt brukt
ulovlige refusjoner. For eksempel ble være bedragersk returnerer innlevert i
2011 bruke personnummer 1,451 barn under 14 år gammel. 19,102 døde mennesker;
37,249 fanger; og 753,000 folk som inntektsnivå ikke krever selvangivelse.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Muligheten for kriminelle å
filen returnerer bruke navnene på døde mennesker har vært et kjent problem for
år. Det har lenge vært lett å få tilgang til det som er kjent som"død
Master" som inkluderer personnummer nylig avdøde mennesker.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Kriminelle kan bruke
personnummer av døde barn, for eksempel å kreve at personen som en avhengig i
år død. Det var ikke før i desember at Kongressen vedtok å begrense publikums
evne til å få informasjon, og det fortsatt tilgjengelig mens forskrifter er
skrevet for å gjennomføre den nye regelen.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Koskinen, den IRS
commissioner, virket overrasket når han lært på en congressional hørsel på 5
februar filen død Master var fortsatt offentlig tilgjengelig, sier det
representerer en "mål mulighet" for kriminelle å stjele identiteter.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Tyveri av skattebetaler
identiteter har blitt en blomstrende virksomhet. I ett tilfelle nylig, en
Florida sykehjem ansatt og medskyldig ble funnet å ha stjålet personnumrene og
annen informasjon 617 mennesker, samlet data i et regneark, og deretter
forsøkte å selge den for $28,500. ("Kjøper" var en undercover
offiser.) En mann California ble funnet å ha stjålet personopplysninger fra et
statlig organ og arkivert falske avkastning. En ansatt i en Alabama statlig
organ var funnet å ha stjålet identitetsinformasjon fra en database og solgte
den medskyldig som arkivert mer enn 1000 falsk returnerer.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Noen av identitetstyveri
begås av skatt preparers fra sine kontorer. Preparers har arkivert returnerer
bruke kundens informasjon og hadde hele eller deler av refusjoner sendt til seg
selv. En tredjedel av potensielt falske avkastning ble innlevert av betalt
preparers, hvorav mange ikke er regulert, ifølge en finansdepartementet
rapport.<o:p></o:p></div>
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En statlig undersøkelse, for
eksempel funnet at en unnamed skatt preparer innsendt 5,506 potensielt falske
avkastning, som resulterte i refusjoner totalt $26.8 millioner.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Under en Senatet spurte høre
i fjor, en vantro Senator Claire McCaskill, en Missouri demokrat, hvorfor IRS
lov 2000 refusjoner gå én adresse, en åpenbare tegn på potensielle svindel.
George, Treasury Generalinspektøren for skatte-politikk, svarte at
Skattemyndighetene "må en lovfestet løsning for å begrense... antall
returer som er utstedt til den samme bankkontoen debetkonto, hva har du."<o:p></o:p></div>
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"Nei, du har fikk å bli
kidding," McCaskill svarte.<o:p></o:p></div>
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En rekke identitetstyveri
tilfeller har blitt begått av skatt preparers som har vært anklaget i bredere
tilfeller av bedrageri. For eksempel utarbeidet Rosa Ivette Colon, som drev et
selskap kalt X-Press skatter i Somerville, Massachusetts, hundrevis av falske
avkastning, inkludert to forekomster der "hun arkivert selvangivelse i
andres navn uten deres kunnskap," i henhold til Justisdepartementet. Hun
ble dømt i fjor til 61 måneder i fengsel og ble dømt til å betale $400.000 i
hvile. Hennes offentlig forsvarer ikke kommentere.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I tilfelle av Rashia Wilson
har hjulpet publisere spørsmålet om skattyter identitetstyveri, delvis fordi
fargerike Tampa kvinnen var sa av myndigheter har skrytt om sine aktiviteter.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Hun postet på sin
Facebook-side at hun var "queen of IRS skatt svindel," sammen med et
bilde som viste hennes Heising bundet forladninger av regninger, ifølge. Hun
har våget regjeringen å fange henne, skriver på Facebook, "jeg er en
millionær for posten, så hvis U tenke indicting meg vil B lett det ikke, jeg
lover deg!", ifølge påtalemyndigheten.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Pengene piled opp som Wilson
innsendt en falsk retur etter en, indictmentaid. Bruker identiteten til en
skattyter med initialene S.M.W., fikk Wilson på 15 April 2009, en $7,524
tilbakebetaling, FN sa. Mange lignende refusjoner ble innhentet i følgende tre
år.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Bruker disse refusjoner,
Wilson bodde på hoteller, trakk pengene fra ATMs, og kjøpte møbler, ifølge
påtalemyndigheten. Så i mai 2012 kjøpte Wilson en 2013 Audi A8L, overlevere en
bankremisse for $92,682.67, inntektene av falske føderale selvangivelsen og
refusjoner, ifølge siktelsen.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Wilsons advokat, Mark
O'Brien, sier de har tjent som en oppvekker til regjeringen. "Dette var
mye verre enn fleste kan muligens forstå," sa O'Brien i et intervju.
"Hvor mye penger som har blitt stjålet fra Skattemyndighetene er
ufattelige. Jeg tror selv ikke de innser hvor mye har blitt stjålet, men de
sikkert begynner å forstå, som du kan se fra nyere undersøkelser og
straffeforfølgning."<o:p></o:p></div>
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Det
ser ut republikanere i Richmond er kapping nasjonale trenden og støtte en
Pro-innvandrer agenda. Nå er spørsmålet hvordan vil Latino velgerne svarer.</div>
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<a href="http://www.examiner.com/article/virginia-house-passes-immigration-legal-protection">Et
lovforslag vedtatt Virginia huset</a> Feb. 7 forslaget ville forby notarius
publicus som ikke er en føderalt akkreditert innvandring representant fra
tilbyr eller gi råd om alle innvandring saker. Regningen forbyr også en
notarius fra forutsatt, bruke eller reklame tittelen på notario, notario
publico eller licenciado, med mindre notarius publicus er lisensiert til å
praktisere loven i Virginia.<o:p></o:p></div>
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En
notarius første brudd ville resultere i en $500 fine og andre $1000. Flere
brudd kan medføre opphevelse av kommisjonen.<o:p></o:p></div>
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HB
492 ble introdusert av Del. David Albo (R-Springfield). Spørsmål: Hvorfor
single ut innvandring? Hvis målet er å hindre at andre enn en advokat juridisk
rådgivning i utlendingssaker, hvorfor ikke bare si det? Hvis loven forbyr alle
unntatt advokater allerede gi juridisk råd, hvorfor ikke håndheve den?<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/teams/20468/the-avanti-law-group">Spesielle lov for
spesielle tilfeller</a> betyr spesielle problemer i det lange løp. For eksempel
blir forbyr <a href="http://theavantilawgrp.blogspot.com/">fagfolk</a> fra
annonsering i spansk en første endring problem? Tiltaket synes å være ment, men
staten lover skal nytte ikke bare noen få.</div>
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En
lignende lov har ikke blitt tilbudt i Senatet. Hvis et forslag er gjort, ville <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/theavantilawgrp/the-avanti-law-group/">lovgivere</a>
være klokt å dekke alle lover, ikke bare problemet du jour. En engelsk bare lov
vil klare opp dette.<span style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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