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Florida lawyers targeted by new wave of cashier’s check fraud

A recurring scam involving fraudulent cashier’s checks is making the rounds, again. Attorneys report receiving settlement or contract-related checks from purported clients who have not paid retainers and have no prior contact with the represented company. One recent incident involved a lawyer contacted by a “client” claiming he was owed $650,000 from U.S. Energy. After […]

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JNC nominates candidates to fill 20th Circuit and Charlotte County judicial vacancies

The 2oth Judicial Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission has sent 11 names to the governor to fill circuit court and county court vacancies as a result of the resignation of Circuit Court Judge Mary Evans and the retirement of Charlotte County Court Judge John Burns. The commission conducted interviews with 10 applicants for county court opening […]

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