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            <title>Worcester, Massachusetts Wrong Way Accident Kills Two</title>
            <description><![CDATA[<p>July 19, 2010 - Ashley Hannan, 23, from <a href="http://www.bostonaccidentinjurylawyer.com/worcester-massachusetts-person.html">Worcester, Massachusetts</a>, and Thomas Serewicz, 23, from <a href="http://www.bostonaccidentinjurylawyer.com/fitchburg-massachusetts-person.html">Fitchburg</a> have died as a result of serious personal injuries sustained in an <a href="http://www.bostonaccidentinjurylawyer.com/motor-vehicle-accident-claims.html">automobile accident</a>.  Steven Larson, 25, from Worcester, was seriously injured when he was riding as a passenger in Serewicz' truck.  Apparently, Hannan was traveling the wrong way on Route 190 North in Worcester when her car collided head on with Serewicz' northbound pick up truck.  The accident occurred early on Saturday.</p>

<p>According to the <a href="http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eopsagencylanding&L=3&L0=Home&L1=Public+Safety+Agencies&L2=Massachusetts+State+Police&sid=Eeops">Massachusetts State Police</a>, Hannan and Serewicz were pronounced dead at the scene.  Larson was transported to UMass Medical Center and has since been released.</p>

<p>The accident remains under investigation, but the State Police said the cause of the accident was a combination of Hannan's wrong way operation and her speed.</p>

<p>Source: <a href="http://www.necn.com/07/18/10/Deadly-weekend-on-Mass-roadways/landing.html?blockID=273308&feedID=4215">NECN</a></p>]]></description>
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            <title>Westford, Massachusetts Teen Injured When Hit by Elderly Driver</title>
            <description><![CDATA[<p>July 1, 2010 - Katie Enos, 14, from <a href="http://www.bostonaccidentinjurylawyer.com/ayer-massachusetts-personal-in.html">Westford, Massachusetts</a> suffered<a href="http://www.bostonaccidentinjurylawyer.com/motor-vehicle-accident-claims.html"> serious personal injuries</a> when she was struck by a car while jogging with a friend on Carlisle Road.  Richard Shattuck, 84, from <a href="http://www.bostonaccidentinjurylawyer.com/woburn-massachusetts-personal.html">Stoneham</a>, was driving the vehicle that hit Enos.  The accident occurred Tuesday at around 1 p.m. near the intersection of Concord Road in Westford.</p>

<p>A medical helicopter transported Enos from the scene to <a href="http://www.childrenshospital.org/">Children's Hospital</a> in Boston, where she is currently being treated for life threatening injuries.  The friend who was joggin with Enos was not injured in the accident.</p>

<p>Shattuck, who was driving home from New Hampshire, claims that the accident was not his fault.  The accident remains under investigation by the <a href="http://www.westford-ma.gov/pages/government/towndepartments/WestfordMA_police/index">Westford Police Department</a>, who have not filed charges against Shattuck.  </p>

<p>Source: <a href="http://www1.whdh.com/news/articles/local/12001554035722/">WHDH</a></p>]]></description>
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            <title>Daniel Spitzer Ponzi Scheme Busted</title>
            <description><![CDATA[<p>June 30, 2010 - David Spitzer allegedly operated several business entities as a foreign currency investment fraud, which raised over $105 million from 400 investors.  This week, the <a href="http://www.sec.gov/">Securities and Exchange Commission</a> ("SEC") filed a <a href="http://www.sec.gov/litigation/complaints/2010/comp21579.pdf">complaint</a> that claims Spitzer misled investors from at least 2004 until as recently as March 2010.  Spitzer, a resident of St. Thomas, recruited investors from all over the United States.</p>

<p>According to the complaint, Spitzer and his sales team told investors that their money would be placed in investment funds that would, in turn, primarily be invested in foreign currency.  Spitzer allegedly enticed new clients by claiming he was an extremely successful fund manager and always produced exorbitant annual returns, including one year of 180%.  To facilitate his purported scheme, Spitzer allegedly issued phony documents, including false K-1s, to clients.  </p>

<p>The SEC claims that, in reality, Spitzer only invested $30 million of client funds, including $16.5 million in a foreign entity that ultimately lost money and was liquidated back to Spitzer.  Spitzer also apparently invested $16 million in money market funds but only earned a few thousand dollars.  </p>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:30:11 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Milowe Brost, Gary Sorenson Gold Investment Fraud Stopped by Feds</title>
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June 17, 2010 - Milowe Brost, Gary Sorenson, Larry Adair, Ward Capstick, Bradley Regier, and Martin Werner allegedly operated their entities Syndicated Gold Depository, <a href="http://merendon.com/">Merendon Mining Corp. Ltd.</a>, Merendon Mining (Nevada) Inc., and the Institute for Financial Learning Group of Companies, Inc. as a massive $300 million Ponzi scheme.  Last week, the <a href="http://www.sec.gov/index.htm">Securities and Exchange Commission</a> ("SEC") filed a <a href="http://www.sec.gov/litigation/complaints/2010/comp21552.pdf">complaint</a> that alleges Brost and Sorenson were the leaders of the alleged Gold mining fraud, which convinced 3,000 investors to cough up large amounts of money. <span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><a href="http://www.bostonaccidentinjurylawyer.com/merendon_logo.jpg"><img alt="merendon_logo.jpg" src="http://www.bostonaccidentinjurylawyer.com/assets_c/2010/06/merendon_logo-thumb-150x119-1956.jpg" width="150" height="119" class="mt-image-right" style="float: right; margin: 0 0 20px 20px;" /></a></span></p>

<p>The SEC claims that Brost led a sales team, called Structurists, which held investment seminars where they claimed to be independent financial professionals. At the seminars, <span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><a href="http://www.bostonaccidentinjurylawyer.com/Bost%20and%20Sorenson.jpg"><img alt="Bost and Sorenson.jpg" src="http://www.bostonaccidentinjurylawyer.com/assets_c/2010/06/Bost and Sorenson-thumb-150x96-1958.jpg" width="150" height="96" class="mt-image-left" style="float: left; margin: 0 20px 20px 0;" /></a></span>the men allegedly pushed investments in gold mining businesses that could generate annual returns ranging from 18 to 36 percent. <br />
The SEC also alleges that Brost and the Structurists promised that all investments were collateralized by gold.</p>

<p>The complaint claims that Brost and his sales team sold shares in various entities and then through a unique "structuring" process that ultimately led to the transfer of funds from Syndicated Gold Depository to Merendon Mining Corp. Ltd.  Apparently, Sorenson claims to be an independent businessman making loans to Merendon, but in reality controlled the company.</p>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:38:01 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Luis Felipe Perez Diamond Investment Fraud Busted</title>
            <description><![CDATA[<p>June 3, 2010 - Luis Felipe Perez allegedly operated his investment business, which he claimed financed jewelry stores and pawn shops, as a massive $40 million Ponzi scheme.  The <a href="http://www.sec.gov">Securities and Exchange Commission</a> ("SEC") filed a<span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><a href="http://www.bostonaccidentinjurylawyer.com/Diamond%20Bracelet.jpg"><img alt="Diamond Bracelet.jpg" src="http://www.bostonaccidentinjurylawyer.com/assets_c/2010/06/Diamond Bracelet-thumb-200x167-1868.jpg" width="200" height="167" class="mt-image-right" style="float: right; margin: 0 0 20px 20px;" /></a></span> <a href="http://www.sec.gov/litigation/complaints/2010/comp21544.pdf">complaint</a>, which alleges that from 2006 to June 2009 Perez operated his scam by recruiting primarily Hispanic investors from the Miami area.  Allegedly, Perez told investors that their money would be used to finance his jewelry stores, Lucky Star Diamonds Inc. and Luis Felipe Jewelry Design Corp., as well as pawn shops in New York City.</p>

<p>According to the SEC, Perez was able to grow his scam primarily by word of mouth, especially in the Hispanic community.  The complaint says that Perez enticed investors by offering "no-risk" loan agreements with annual returns ranging from 18 to 120 percent.  The SEC claims that Perez falsely told investors that their loans were secured by diamonds that had specifically been set aside for them in New York City pawn shops, which he financed.  Perez apparently even duped clients by providing them access to safety deposit boxes that contained, unknown by investors, fake diamonds.  The SEC further claims that Perez misled investors by telling them they were added as beneficiaries to his life insurance policy, which had lapsed at the time.  </p>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 13:54:17 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>New Bedford, Massachusetts Racing Accident Injures Two Toddlers</title>
            <description><![CDATA[<p>June 1, 2010 - Sonia Mouco, 36, from <a href="http://www.bostonaccidentinjurylawyer.com/new-bedford-massachusetts-pers.html">Dartmouth, Massachusetts</a>, suffered <a href="http://www.bostonaccidentinjurylawyer.com/motor-vehicle-accident-claims.html">serious personal injuries</a> when her Volkswagen Jetta was side-swiped by a Honda Civic, which was apparently racing a Honda Accord along Route 18 South in <a href="http://www.bostonaccidentinjurylawyer.com/new-bedford-massachusetts-pers.html">New Bedford</a>.  Xaviel Quinones, 18, of New Bedford, was operating the Accord while traveling with two 2 year old boys in the back seat.  Brittany Oliveira, 18, also from New Bedford, was riding as a passenger in one of the racing cars and was ejected from that vehicle.  Carlos Rodrigues Jr.'s Acura, which was traveling northbound on Route 18, was struck with flying debris from the accident. The accident occurred on Sunday near the Purchase Street exit.  </p>

<p>According to the <a href="http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eopsagencylanding&L=3&L0=Home&L1=Public+Safety+Agencies&L2=Massachusetts+State+Police&sid=Eeops">Massachusetts State Police</a>, the Civic, driven by an unidentified 17 year old, hit the right side of Mouco's car and then collided with the Accord.  The impact of the crash was so great that the engine from one of the racing cars flew out of the vehicle.  The debris that hit Rodirigues Jr.'s car scratched its body and caused one window to break and another to crack.  Mouco said she could hear the children screaming in the Accord, but was unable to get out of her own car to rescue them.</p>

<p>Both of the toddlers were taken from the scene by medical helicopter.  One was flown to <a href="http://www.massgeneral.org/">Massachusetts General Hospital</a> in Boston and the other was transported to <a href="http://www.lifespan.org/hch/">Hasbro Children's Hospital</a> in Providence.  Oliveira was taken to <a href="http://www.rhodeislandhospital.org/rih/">Rhode Island Hospital</a>, where she was listed in fair condition as of Monday.  Mouco suffered injuries in the crash and is recuperating at her parent's home.  Apparently, none of the injuries suffered in the collision were life threatening.</p>

<p>State police issued several citations to the operators of the Civic and Accord for violations including speeding and racing.  This accident remains under investigation by the Massachusetts State Police.</p>]]></description>
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            <title>Edward Allen, David Olson, and A &amp; O Investments Scam Halted</title>
            <description><![CDATA[<p>May 22, 2010 - Edward Allen and David Olson operated their real estate company, A & O Investments, LLC, as a Ponzi scheme according to the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").  The SEC's <a href="http://www.sec.gov/litigation/complaints/2010/comp21529.pdf">complaint</a> filed in an Ohio federal court claims that from September 2005 to December 2008 Allen and Olson raised about $14.8 million from at least 100 investors.  </p>

<p>Apparently, A & O Investments enticed buyers by offering promissory notes with annual interest rates of 20%.  Allegedly, Allen and Olson claimed that the money raised from the notes would be used to purchase and rehabilitate real estate, primarily in Florida.  The complaint further alleges that A & O would profit from sales of the refurbished real estate and Allen and Olson represented to clients that they had been making successful transactions.  </p>

<p>The SEC alleges that Allen and Olson recruited investors by sending mass mailings and word of mouth.  Also, Allen and Olson apparently solicited customer of their former employer World Group Securities, Inc., a Georgia based securities broker-dealer.  </p>]]></description>
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            <title>Sandwich, Massachusetts Pedestrian Hit by Car</title>
            <description><![CDATA[<p>May 16, 2010 - Keith Yorke, 55, from <a href="http://www.bostonaccidentinjurylawyer.com/barnstable-massachusetts-perso.html">Sandwich, Massachusetts</a> has died as a result of <a href="http://www.bostonaccidentinjurylawyer.com/motor-vehicle-accident-claims.html">serious personal injuries</a> sustained when he was struck by a 1997 Ford Escort, driven by Nicole Giles, 18, from <a href="http://www.bostonaccidentinjurylawyer.com/falmouth-massachusetts-persona.html">Mashpee</a>.  The accident occurred at around 5:17 a.m. while Yorke was walking his dog along Asa Meiggs Road.  </p>

<p>Yorke was transported by ambulance to <a href="http://www.sandwich.k12.ma.us/forestdale/">Forestdale School</a> and was then taken by a medical helicopter to <a href="http://www.bmc.org/">Boston Medical Center</a>, where he was pronounced dead.  Giles was not injured in the crash.  According to the <a href="http://www.sandwichmass.org/DepartmentDetail.asp?ID=13">Sandwich Police Department</a>, Giles called police from the scene to notify them of the accident.  </p>

<p>The crash is still under investigation by the Sandwich Police and no charges have been filed.</p>

<p>Source: <a href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100514/NEWS11/100519862/-1/news">Cape Cod Times</a></p>]]></description>
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            <title>Millennium Bank Scam - Federal Judge Denies JPMorgan Motion to Dismiss Investor Class Action</title>
            <description><![CDATA[<p>May 10, 2010 - Victims of the <a href="http://www.bostonaccidentinjurylawyer.com/2009/04/millenium-banks-offshore-high.html#more">Millennium Bank Ponzi scheme</a> have survived a motion to dismiss filed by Defendant <a href="http://www.jpmorganchase.com/corporate/Home/home.htm">JPMorgan Chase Bank</a> in their <a href="http://www.bostonaccidentinjurylawyer.com/2009/11/millennium-bank-scam---class-a.html">class action lawsuit</a>. The complaint alleges that the bank aided and abetted<span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><a href="http://www.bostonaccidentinjurylawyer.com/assets_c/2010/05/jpmorgan_logo-thumb-200x53-1830-thumb-300x79-1831.jpg"><img alt="Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for jpmorgan_logo.jpg" src="http://www.bostonaccidentinjurylawyer.com/assets_c/2010/05/jpmorgan_logo-thumb-200x53-1830-thumb-300x79-1831-thumb-200x52-1843.jpg" width="200" height="52" class="mt-image-right" style="float: right; margin: 0 0 20px 20px;" /></a></span> the perpetrators of a $200 million Ponzi scheme which operated out of offices located in <a href="http://www.cityofnapa.org/">Napa, California</a>. <a href="http://www.cand.uscourts.gov/cand/judges.nsf/0310082dc8b4b3f388256d48005ed6c5/bee78f735c9adf5388256d48005f07b0?OpenDocument">U.S. Magistrate Judge Edward Chen</a> refused to dismiss four out of five of the counts, which will now proceed into a discovery phase requiring JPMorgan to produce documents and answer questions about its banking activities. </p>

<p>JPMorgan is the successor of failed Washington Mutual Bank ("WAMU"), which had branches in Napa, where Millennium's mastermind, William Wise and his associates, carried out their banking activities. Wise lured over 250 investors by offering certificates <span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><a href="http://www.bostonaccidentinjurylawyer.com/wamu_logo.jpg"><img alt="wamu_logo.jpg" src="http://www.bostonaccidentinjurylawyer.com/assets_c/2010/05/wamu_logo-thumb-200x37-1832.jpg" width="200" height="37" class="mt-image-left" style="float: left; margin: 0 20px 20px 0;" /></a></span>of deposit (CDs) with unrealistically high interest rates. Millennium Investors were instructed to mail checks to Napa, which were presented for deposit at the WAMU branches. Millions were commingled and then either transferred offshore or used by Wise and his cohorts for personal expenses, including payments for a private jet, an extensive wine collection, and to support Wise and his family's extravagant lifestyle.</p>

<p>The complaint alleges that WAMU continued to conduct business with Millennium even though it knew that investor monies were being siphoned away. Judge Chen determined that the allegations in the Complaint, if proved, would state a cause of action. Specifically, he permitted the claims of aiding and abetting fraud, aiding and abetting conversion, breach of fiduciary duty, and violation of California Business Code to proceed. However, he found no evidence to support the claim that there was a conspiracy to commit fraud.</div></p>

<p>The judge's decision appears below: </p>

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            <title>Hampton Beach, New Hampshire Accident Injures Young Man and Child</title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div>May 3, 2010 - Ashley Keohan, 25, from <a href="http://www.bostonaccidentinjurylawyer.com/lawrence-massachusetts-persona.html">North Andover, Massachusetts</a> apparently lost control of her vehicle and collided with a guardrail causing serious <a href="http://www.bostonaccidentinjurylawyer.com/motor-vehicle-accident-claims.html">personal injuries</a> to a male front seat passenger and her 15 month old son. &nbsp;The male passenger, whose identity has not been released, was thrown from the vehicle. &nbsp;Keohan was traveling northbound near 415 Ocean Boulevard in <a href="http://www.hamptonbeach.org/">Hampton Beach, New Hampshire</a> at around 6:30 p.m. &nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>The child was strapped into a car seat and was transported by ambulance to <a href="http://www.exeterhospital.com/">Exeter Hospital</a> and treated for non-life threatening injuries. &nbsp;The male passenger was taken by a medical helicopter to <a href="http://www.bidmc.org/">Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center</a>&nbsp;in Boston. &nbsp;He was apparently not wearing a seatbelt. &nbsp;Keohan was not injured in the crash.</div><div><br /></div><div>According to the <a href="http://www.hamptonpd.com/">Hampton Police Department</a>, Keohan was arrested and charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated. &nbsp;The accident remains under investigation by the Hampton Police. &nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>Source: <a href="http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Man+seriously+hurt+in+Hampton+Beach+crash;+driver+charged+with+aggravated+DWI&amp;articleId=dd556106-00aa-4a18-a0dc-963cdd928311">Union Leader</a></div>]]></description>
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            <title>SEC Halts Nevin Shapiro and Capitol Investments Alleged Ponzi Scheme</title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div>April 22, 2010 - Nevin Shapiro allegedly operated Capitol Investments USA, Inc. ("Capitol"), a Miami based grocery diverter, as an investment fraud.  According to the <a href="http://www.sec.gov/litigation/complaints/2010/comp21495.pdf">complaint</a> filed by the</div><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><a href="http://www.bostonaccidentinjurylawyer.com/groceries.jpg"><img alt="groceries.jpg" src="http://www.bostonaccidentinjurylawyer.com/assets_c/2010/04/groceries-thumb-200x220-1811.jpg" width="200" height="220" class="mt-image-right" style="float: right; margin: 0 0 20px 20px;" /></a></span><div>&nbsp; <a href="http://www.sec.gov/index.htm">Securities and Exchange Commission</a> ("SEC"), Shapiro's fraud raised $900 million from at least 60 investors across the country.</div><div><br /></div><div>According to the SEC, from February 2003 to November 2009, Shapiro sold Capitol promissory notes with interest rates ranging from 10 to 26 percent.  Apparently, Capitol couldn't keep up with the payments to investors and in January 2005, Shapiro began operating Capitol as a Ponzi Scheme.  The complaint claims that Shapiro used his business contacts and word of mouth to attract investors and told them that their money would be used to finance the purchasing and reselling of groceries.</div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 11:34:19 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Peabody, Massachusetts Single Car Accident Ends Young Man&apos;s Life</title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div>April 20, 2010 - Ryan Smith, 21, from <a href="http://www.bostonaccidentinjurylawyer.com/newburyport-massachusetts-pers.html">Amesbury, Massachusetts</a>, has died as a result of serious<a href="http://www.bostonaccidentinjurylawyer.com/motor-vehicle-accident-claims.html"> personal injuries</a> sustained when he was ejected from a car on Sunday.  Corey Nason, 22, from <a href="http://www.sanfordmaine.org/">Sanford, Maine</a>, was driving the car, which rolled over on the ramp from Route 1 North to Route 128 in Peabody.  The accident occurred around 1:30 a.m. </div><div><br /></div><div>Apparently, Nason lost control of the 2005 Saturn Ion causing it to roll over several times before coming to a stop on the median.  During the rollover, Smith was ejected from the vehicle and was unfortunately pronounced dead at the scene.  Nason was trapped in the car and had to be extricated by the responding firefighters.  Nason was transported to <a href="http://www.massgeneral.org/">Massachusetts General Hospital</a>, where he is being treated for serious injuries.  </div><div><br /></div><div>According to the <a href="http://mass.gov/msp">Massachusetts State Police</a>, Nason was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident, while Smith was not.  The cause of the accident is uncertain at this time and it remains under investigation. </div><div><br /></div><div>Source: <a href="http://www.thedailyitemoflynn.com/articles/2010/04/19/news/news07.txt">The Daily Item of Lynn</a></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 11:22:44 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Medford, Massachusetts: Tufts University Pedestrian Injured in Crash</title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div>April 15, 2010 - A <a href="http://tufts.edu/">Tufts University</a> student suffered serious <a href="http://www.bostonaccidentinjurylawyer.com/motor-vehicle-accident-claims.html">personal injuries</a> when he was struck by a vehicle as he was attempting to cross an intersection in <a href="http://www.bostonaccidentinjurylawyer.com/medford-massachusetts-personal.html">Medford, Massachusetts</a>. The accident occurred when the driver was trying to make a right turn from Boston Avenue onto College Avenue at around 3:45 p.m. on Saturday. The <a href="http://www.medfordpolice.com/">Medford Police Department</a> and <a href="http://publicsafety.tufts.edu/police/">Tufts University Police Department</a> responded to the scene.</div>
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<div>The student was transported to<a href="http://www.massgeneral.org/"> Massachusetts General Hospital</a> where he was treated for a broken jaw and ankle. The driver was apparently not injured during the accident.</div>
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<div>According to the Tufts Police, the driver was a resident of Medford and was not affiliated with the school. Neither police department has released the identities of the driver or the student.</div>
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<div>The busyness of the intersection is the likely cause of the collision, but police have not stated an official reason. The accident remains under investigation.</div>
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<div>Source: <a href="http://www.tuftsdaily.com/accident-sends-injured-student-to-hospital-1.2220860?recent=6">Tufts Daily</a></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 11:34:48 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>IRA Custodians Zia Trust, Sunwest Trust, &amp; Sterling Trust Allegedly promoted Douglas Vaughan Fraudulent Investments</title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div>April 5, 2010 - IRA custodians, <a href="http://www.ziatrust.com/">Zia Trust, Inc.</a>, <a href="http://www.sunwesttrust.com/">Sunwest Trust, Inc.</a>, and <a href="http://www.sterling-trust.com/">Sterling Trust Company</a>,&nbsp;hold funds as custodians for investors with self-directed Individual Retirement Accounts ("IRAs"). It is now being alleged that at least one of these&nbsp;companies actively promoted investments with Douglas Vaughan, and his fictitious&nbsp;entities, now accused by the <a href="http://www.sec.gov/">Securities and Exchange Commission</a> of being part of an <a href="http://www.bostonaccidentinjurylawyer.com/2010/03/douglas-vaughan-real-estate-po.html">$80 million Ponzi scheme</a>. The SEC brought a 
<span style="DISPLAY: inline" class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-file"><a href="http://www.bostonaccidentinjurylawyer.com/comp21459.pdf">civil complaint</a>&nbsp;</span>against Vaughan last week, claiming that Vaughn&nbsp;defrauded at least 600 investors, using his companies,&nbsp;The Vaughan Company, Realtor's Inc., and Vaughan Capital, LLC.</div>
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<div>According to the complaint filed by the SEC, Vaughan offered promissory notes with interest rates ranging from 10 to 25 percent. Apparently, some investors structured their investments as self-directed IRA's. To&nbsp;comply with federal laws, the notes were required to be held by third party custodians, in this case by&nbsp;Zia Trust, Sunwest Trust, and Sterling Trust. </div>
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<div>In his recent bankruptcy filing,&nbsp;Vaughan lists the&nbsp;following creditors and amounts owed:&nbsp;Zia Trust Company for&nbsp;$6.63 million, Sunwest Trust Company for&nbsp;$2.78 million, and Sterling Trust for $3.78 million.&nbsp;Several&nbsp;of those investors are now claiming that&nbsp;it was their IRA custodians, who initially suggested that the Vaughn notes were a good place to earn&nbsp;high investment returns, and a safe one.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:31:13 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Enrique Villalba and Money Market Entities Investment Scam Halted by SEC</title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div>March 30, 2010 - Enrique Villalba allegedly used his various business entities Money Market Alternative, L.P., Money Market Alternative Ltd., Money Market Plus, and Hybrid Money Market Management LLC to perpetrate a $39 million Ponzi scheme.  In an Ohio federal court on Monday, the <a href="http://www.sec.gov/index.htm">Securities and Exchange Commission</a> ("SEC") filed a <a href="http://www.sec.gov/litigation/complaints/2010/comp21464.pdf">complaint</a> against Villalba alleging that he ran an investment scam from 1996 to 2009 that defrauded at least 26 investors.</div><div><br /></div><div>According to the complaint, Villalba, 47, from <a href="http://cfo.cityofcf.com/web2/view.do">Cuyahoa Falls, Ohio</a> and a graduate of <a href="http://www.usma.edu/">West Point</a>, solicited investors by offering annual returns of 8% to 12% on their money.  Apparently, Villalba claimed his "Money Market Plus Method" and "momentum filter" could predict changes in the market.  Villalba also allegedly claimed that client funds would be secured by stop orders that would not allow the investments to lose more than 2% of the initial amounts.  The SEC claims that Villalba promised clients that their money would only be invested in securities, including <a href="http://www.standardandpoors.com/indices/sp-500/en/us/?indexId=spusa-500-usduf--p-us-l--">S&amp;P 500 Index</a> contracts, treasury bills or interest earning money market accounts.</div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:30:04 -0500</pubDate>
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