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The trial for Samuel “Mouli” Cohen, which was scheduled to begin on September 19, 2011, is now set to begin on October 17, 2011.  Jury selection will begin on October 13, 2011. The trial will be held in San Francisco before Judge Charles R. Breyer. As previously reported, in August 2010, federal prosecutors in California […]

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Facebook is not a background check. There, we said it. This post was prompted by an article titled “Parents Conduct Background Checks via Facebook.” The article explains that “when you arrange a play date for your kids, you’re probably going to undergo a background check [via Facebook].” It’s not just this article. There seems to […]

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There have been a number of stories over the last several years regarding individuals who exaggerated or completely falsified military credentials.  The most troubling stories include the faking of military credentials by a school instructor and reports of falsified congressional Medal of Honor awards by individuals who had contributed to the Veterans History Project. Navy […]

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6 Tips to Search Google Like an Expert

It’s hard to believe that Google’s search engine was in its infancy ten years ago. Suffice it to say, it’s changed the way we find information. If you are like most people, you probably use Google many times a day and can hardly imagine a world without it. Unless you are a technology geek (or […]

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The Ponzi scheme epidemic has continued to proliferate in 2011 nearly 2 ½ years since the largest Ponzi scheme in history came to the forefront when Bernard Madoff was arrested in December 2008. Over the first half of 2011, Diligentia Group has identified over 51 Ponzi schemes* with alleged damages of $837 million which have […]

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