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December 03, 2018

Lorenzo versus the SEC

In this week's Legal Issues in the News the University of Illinois College of Law's Verity Winship explains the potential decision Lorenzo versus the SEC.

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Organic products often have a number of labels on them, but the USDA Organic lable is the only one that's federally certified by accredited agents. Some in the food system are trying to pass off conventional food as organic as a way to make more — Kristofor Husted/Harvest Public Media

December 15, 2017

Consumers Trust Organic Labels, But Fraud Threatens The Industry

The organic industry is trying to battle fraud, given that it could undermine consumers’ trust and burst its burgeoning $43 billion food market.

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Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Joon H. Kim, second from right, and FBI Assistant Director William Sweeney, Jr., right, hold a press conference to announce the arrest of four assistant basketball coaches from Arizona, Aubur — Bebeto Matthews/AP

September 26, 2017

UPDATED: Four NCAA Men’s Basketball Assistant Coaches Indicted By Federal Prosecutors

Federal prosecutors in New York have indicted four NCAA men’s basketball assistant coaches on charges of fraud and corruption. One of them worked under University of Illinois head coach Brad Underwood at Oklahoma State University.

Five former Coliseum managers face felony charges. — Kae Mason/WGLT

September 25, 2017

UPDATED: Former U.S. Cellular Coliseum Managers Accused Of Money Laundering And Theft

State Police say five former U.S. Cellular Coliseum Management officials are accused of felony theft. The arrests Monday stem from a year-and-a half investigation conducted by State Police and the Illinois Department of Revenue.

March 27, 2017

U.S. Towns, Cooked Books and the Fight Against Fraud

In this weeks Legal Issues in the News, from the University of Illinois College of Law, Verity Winship tries to crack cooked books and crooked towns.

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