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Firm to Pay $2.6M, Stop Making False Timeshare Claims

SEATTLE (AP) — A “timeshare exit” firm accused by the Washington state Attorney General’s Office of misleading customers must refund some of its former clients. The terms of a consent decree filed Tuesday in King County Superior Court say Reed …

Madoff Ex-clients File $19B Suit Against JPMorgan

Former customers of Bernard Madoff’s massive Ponzi scheme filed a class action lawsuit on Monday seeking to recover $19 billion from JPMorgan Chase & Co , claiming the bank willfully ignored signs of fraud. JPMorgan was Madoff’s bank for two …

Louisiana Lawyer Indicted for Defrauding Clients

A federal grand jury has indicted a 67-year-old New Orleans attorney on one count of mail fraud. U.S. Attorney Jim Letten says Robert Hackett represented professional athletes in their workers’ compensation claims and defrauded them of about $462,615. Letten said …