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Video surveillance of
employees
"I can't imagine why they would be
videotaping her at her home or her grocery store. It seems they had
some other reason to video her or were looking for another reason
to get rid of her."
MBA Past President Kathy
O'Donnell, Lowell Sun, August 3
O'Donnell provided her insight to the Sun for a story
about municipalities hiring private investigators to conduct video
surveillance of employees suspected of wrongdoing. A former library
assistant in Lowell has alleged that a private firm, hired by the
city, violated her privacy by filming her at her home.
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Criminal forfeitures in TelexFree
case
"With the cash they accumulate
after they sell everything, they can use it to give restitution to
the victims, or if there's money left over, they can use it to fund
various law enforcement activities."
MBA Past Criminal Justice
Section Chair Peter Elikann, Worcester Telegram & Gazette, August
1
Elikann was quoted in a Telegram & Gazette piece
about a federal case against the co-founders of TelexFree who are
accused of operating a global pyramind scheme. Assets in the case
include $97 million in cash, homes in Massachusetts and Florida,
several automobiles and two boats.
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Of Note:
- MBA President-elect Marsha V. Kazarosian appeared on an
"Understanding The Law" segment on Fox 25 to discuss new
regulations concerning breastfeeding at work. (Fox 25 Morning News,
August 7)
- MBA members Kyle R. Guelcher of the Business Law, Civil
Litigation, Law Practice Management and Sole Practitioner &
Small Firm sections and Dawn D. McDonald of the Civil Litigation
Section were featured in the monthly legal Q&A column in the Springfield Republican/MassLive.com. ("Ask the
Experts: Homeowners responsible for safety of sidewalks --
including alerting city of condition problems" -- August 3)