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Florida Attorney General’s Office Files Criminal Charges Against Pool Contractors that Defrauded Hundreds of Floridians Out Millions of Dollars

The Florida Attorney General’s Office of Statewide Prosecution filed criminal charges against two pool contractors. Statewide Prosecutors charged Charles and Kristin Black with scheme to defraud and other counts for operating a pool contractor scheme. According to a law enforcement investigation, the defendants owned Legacy Pools, based in Brevard County. In a nearly three-year period, […]

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2 former employees of Miami nonprofit accuse commissioner of misusing public funds

Two former employees of a Miami nonprofit that oversees two downtown parks have filed a federal whistleblower lawsuit against Commissioner Joe Carollo, accusing him of funneling public funds to political allies and shielding improper accounting practices Jose Suarez, former executive director of the Bayfront Park Management Trust, and Jose Canto, the trust’s former director of […]

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Quinn Emanuel Names Olga Vieira as Co-Managing Partner of the Miami Office

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, the global litigation powerhouse, has named Olga Vieira as the firm’s newest Co-Managing Partner of the Miami Office. Vieira will be serving in this role alongside Samuel G. Williamson, a Co-Managing Partner of the firm’s Miami office. Vieira is a seasoned trial lawyer handling bet-the-company disputes for top global clients. Well-known to the […]

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Florida AG’s office launches Nicotine Dispensing Device Directory

The Florida Attorney General’s Office has launched the Nicotine Dispensing Device Directory, giving retailers until March 1 to remove the listed products from their inventories. The directory lists nicotine dispensing devices that are illegal to sell or distribute in Florida under state statute due to the products’ attractiveness to minors. Sixty days after a product […]

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