April 10, 2011 Comments Off on Human rights symposium to celebrate 100 years of Legal Aid
In 1911, the Legal Aid Bureau was founded in Baltimore by the Federated Charities as part of a trend to form societies to help immigrants and the poor with their legal problems. Fast-forward a century, and Legal Aid is inventing ...
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Read More »March 14, 2011 Comments Off on Law blog roundup
Good Monday morning. If you’re still tired after losing an hour of sleep over the weekend, look at the bright side: it may be light outside when you leave your office tonight. If that doesn’t do it for you, perhaps ...
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Read More »January 17, 2011 Comments Off on Law blog roundup
For those of you at work on this chilly Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, enjoy the law links below: Are we continuing to address civil rights struggles the way Dr. King would? A blogger takes issue with an editorial in ...
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Read More »December 14, 2010 Comments Off on Ex-CFO of Maryland Legal Aid sentenced to 30 months
A tearful Benjamin L. “Bennie” King Jr. apologized to his family and former employer Legal Aid before being sentenced to 30 months in prison Tuesday for embezzling more than $1 million from the organization over a decade. A federal judge ...
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Read More »November 21, 2010 Comments Off on Westminster businessman sentenced to 15 months
A Westminster businessman who conspired to steal more than $1 million from the Maryland Legal Aid Bureau over the course of a decade has been sentenced to 15 months in prison. Wendell “Sonny” Jackson, 60, who was sentenced Friday by ...
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Read More »November 21, 2010 Comments Off on Westminster businessman sentenced to 15 months
A Westminster businessman who conspired to steal more than $1 million from the Maryland Legal Aid Bureau over the course of a decade has been sentenced to 15 months in prison. Wendell “Sonny” Jackson, 60, who was sentenced Friday by ...
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