Civil RICO (mail fraud)

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Can my ex-wife be charged with fraud by submitting a document with a forged signature (mine) ?

If she did not have authority to take funds from the account, but forged your signature to create the appearance of authority and obtain the funds,...

Do I have a civil RICO (MAIL FRAUD) CASE?

No. Even if you could attack a prior judgment by suing the lawyers in the first case (you can't), and even if you had a viable theory of damages...

Hi, I am 17, and trying to start my own solar business based on an income sliding scale. I don't know where to start!

At this stage, there are going to be a lot of people who tell you the right thing to do is for you to spend a lot of money on professional fees,...

Someone has my computer and will not return it to me and is trying to extort money from me to get it back. How do I handle this

There are two issues -- the physical computer, and entry into the iCloud account. Since you say he "has," but did not "take" or "steal" your...

Are court opinions subject to copyright, or can I freely post them on a website?

Not copyrightable. This one has actually come up in litigation.

We have created shirts that make fun of Chipotle. How does the Fair Use Parody Law protect us?

It doesn't sound like a violation, and therefore does not seem like it would require the fair-use defense. Chipotle does not own the word...

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Is my blog, which doesn't use real names or specified personal information, a form of defamation of character if It's 100% true?

I think this threatened "defamation of character" case would be exceptionally easy to defend. Its true that under the American Rule you pay your...

My family is being harassed and my boyfriend is having his name slandered to his employer.

File police reports for all of it. Get a restraining order based on the prior assault and the threats. Except, it sounds from your answer...

My aunt is 58 years old and is the cosigner of student loans - is there any way she can be removed from the loans?

I agree with Mr. Berkus, but for two small exceptions: First, in my experience the cosigner does not stay on after consolidation, but maybe things...

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