The federal prosecution has just rested its case against Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the bankrupt cryptocurrency FTX. He has plead “not guilty” to two charges of fraud and five charges of conspiracy. Three of his former colleagues have plead “guilty” and testified against Bankman-Fried. The prosecution alleges that Bankman-Fried misappropriated funds to his own hedge-fund, Alameda research. The position the defence seems to be …

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Back in 2010, Ellen Alston and Leslie Vecsey sued the Municipal District of Foothills No. 31 for $8 million for alleged contamination of the groundwater. By 2014, the parties exchanged records and the municipality applied for access of the water in order to test it. Ms. Alston and Mr. Vecsey initially appealed the order but later abandoned the appeal. However, the municipality couldn’t test the …

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