Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Appoints Judge Bowman as Circuit’s First Appellate Division Chair
On January 29, 2020, the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit announced a restructuring of its Appellate Division.
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Ex-Boca school counselor who pushed fentanyl spray for Insys is heading to prison
Alec Burlakoff was the sales mastermind of a conspiracy to pay doctors “speakers fees” so they would prescribe Subsys in higher amounts and greater doses.
He Knew All About Money Launderers. The U.S. Says He Joined Them
Bruce Bagley, an international studies professor, knew all about how corrupt Venezuelan officials were moving vast sums into South Florida. He cultivated contacts with Latin American policymakers, top criminal lawyers and U.S. anti-money-laundering officials. And, prosecutors say, he knew how to get a taste for himself.
Disclosure requirements for all-cash purchases have been eased — slightly
South Florida remains under the government microscope for all-cash transactions. But it — and other regions — are getting a break when it comes to purchases made by publicly traded companies.
Regulator renews order targeting shell companies buying South Florida real estate
The U.S. Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) renewed its Geographic Targeting Orders (GTOs) for South Florida.
The new policy will increase scrutiny and pressure on stem cell clinics, according to industry experts.
On Friday (Sept. 6), Google announced it would “prohibit advertising for unproven or experimental medical techniques such as most stem cell therapy, cellular (non-stem) therapy, and gene therapy.”
Money Laundering: US crackdown on Venezuelan cash
Last year, a Venezuelan banker was convicted of running a $1.2bn money- laundering scheme, all with stolen government money.
Google is banning ads for quack cures after years of profiting from them
After brazenly taking ad money from health-care scammers, Google is finally saying no to ads for unproven stem-cell treatments.
New Google policy bars ads for unproven stem cell therapies
Responding to ubiquitous online marketing by stem cell clinics selling unapproved treatments for everything from achy joints to Alzheimer’s, Google announced Friday it will no longer accept ads for “unproven or experimental medical techniques,” including most stem cell therapy, cellular therapy and gene therapy.
Florida Ad Valorem Taxation Update: First District Court of Appeal Broadly Interprets Charitable Use Exemption to Ad Valorem Taxation
In May, the First District Court of Appeal, which covers parts of North Florida and the Panhandle, issued an opinion broadly construing the charitable purpose exemption in Florida’s ad valorem taxation regime.
