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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.

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. 

“Dear Florida Supreme Court”: Are Zero-Liability Exculpatory Clauses Enforceable?

In Pier 1 Cruise Experts v. Revelex Corp., 17-13956, 2019 WL 3024618, at *8 (11th Cir. July 11, 2019), the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals addressed the novel question of whether Florida law would enforce an exculpatory clause in a commercial contract that completely absolves one of the parties from all future liability.

Can Facebook Really Launch Libra in 2020? The Devil Will Be in the Details

There’s no denying that Facebook’s crypto plans are ambitious. They might even seem a bit outlandish.

Key Takeaways From the Insys Prosecution

In early May, a jury in Boston found that the founder of Insys Therapeutics, John Kapoor, as well as four other company executives, were guilty of a racketeering conspiracy.