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Banks Caught Up In Massive Bank Fraud Begin To Show Temporary Losses

Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 02/24/2023 - 5:00am

Six financial institutions who loaned money due to false financial statements reported losses in 4th quarter. (Shutterstock)

LINCOLN — Millions of dollars of fraudulent loans obtained by Lincoln businessman Aaron Marshbanks are starting to show up in the bottom line of Nebraska banks and savings and loans.

Six financial institutions that provided loans to Marshbanks reported net losses during the fourth quarter of 2022, according to figures obtained by the Nebraska Examiner.

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Supreme Court Seems To Favor Tech Giants In Terror Case

Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 02/24/2023 - 4:00am

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seemed skeptical Wednesday of a lawsuit trying to hold social media companies responsible for a terrorist attack at a Turkish nightclub that killed 39 people.

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Former Dodge County Attorney Sentenced To Prison For Harassment Of Estranged Wife’s Boyfriend

Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 02/24/2023 - 3:00am

LINCOLN — The former Dodge County attorney has been sentenced to nine months in prison for using his elected position to carry out a personal vendetta.

Oliver Glass, 47, who had served as county attorney for 10 years until his resignation in 2021, was sentenced Friday in federal court for conspiracy to commit deprivation of rights under color of law.

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Mormon Church Fined $5M For Obscuring Size Of Portfolio

Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 02/23/2023 - 4:00am

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its investment arm have been fined $5 million for using shell companies to obscure the size of the portfolio under church control, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced Tuesday.

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Wayne Bill Would Move Probation Away From The Judicial Branch

Published by jason@omahadail... on Mon, 02/20/2023 - 11:57am

The same group of parents pushing for changes in how the juvenile justice system handles mental health care for teens also wants a change in who oversees probation, juvenile and adult.

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Frustrated Parents Seek Middle Step In Treatment Of Nebraska Youths In Juvenile Justice

Published by jason@omahadail... on Mon, 02/20/2023 - 11:53am

OMAHA — Nebraska’s juvenile court judges would have a new option for struggling teenagers who need mental health treatment, short of sending them to a detention facility, under a pilot proposal being considered by the Legislature.

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White Supremacist Gets Life In Prison For Buffalo Massacre

Published by jason@omahadail... on Mon, 02/20/2023 - 11:50am

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A white supremacist who killed 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket was sentenced to life in prison without parole Wednesday after relatives of his victims confronted him with pain and rage caused by his racist attack.

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Prisoners Donating Organs To Get Time Off Raises Thorny Ethical Questions

Published by jason@omahadail... on Mon, 02/20/2023 - 11:49am

In January 2023 two Democratic representatives, Judith Garcia and Carlos Gonzalez, proposed a bill that would offer prisoners in Massachusetts a new way to win reduction in their sentences: by donating their bone marrow or vital organs.

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A Diverse Supreme Court Grapples With Affirmative Action, With Its Justices Of Color Split Sharply On The Meaning Of ‘Equal Protection’

Published by jason@omahadail... on Mon, 02/20/2023 - 11:46am

The United States Supreme Court is deciding a pair of cases that could end affirmative action programs that consider race in college admissions.

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What The First Amendment Really Says – 4 Basic Principles Of Free Speech In The US

Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 02/15/2023 - 3:00am

Elon Musk has claimed he believes in free speech no matter what. He calls it a bulwark against tyranny in America and promises to reconstruct Twitter, which he now owns, so that its policy on free expression “matches the law.” Yet his grasp of the First Amendment – the law that governs free speech in the U.S. – appears to be quite limited. And he’s not alone.