New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced that she, along with 29 additional states and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), have filed a lawsuit against Metals.com and a host of other entities and individuals for defrauding seniors across New York and the rest of the nation by soliciting more than $185 million and by charging exorbitant fees for overpriced precious metals. The lawsuit specifically names as defendants TMTE, Inc. (also known as Metals.com, Chase Metals, Inc., and Chase Metals, LLC), Barrick Capital, Inc., and Tower Equity, LLC, along with the individuals Simon Batashvili and Lucas Asher.
“These investors may have been sold on the comfort of investing in precious metals, but the defendants tarnished their dreams,” said Attorney General James. “This fraudulent scheme capitalized on investors’ fears of economic uncertainty, causing hundreds of seniors nationwide to lose substantial amounts of their retirement savings by relying on bald-faced lies. Our bipartisan coalition filed this lawsuit because we will not allow fraudulent companies to target seniors or other vulnerable investors and profit off of lies and other misrepresentations.”
The lawsuit — filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas — charges the Beverly Hills, California-based firm and its sales representatives with targeting elderly investors through traditional and social media and defrauding them into transferring funds from their traditional individual retirement accounts (IRA) into self-directed IRAs…
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You should know that the Honorable Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who was a jurist in the highest court of the United States passed away on Friday, September 18, 2020, after 07:00 p.m., at the age of 87. Justice Ginsburg was appointed by President Bill Clinton 27 years ago. Her death comes at a politically difficult time in our country, especially during a presidential election year.
It is important that you know that according to the United States Constitution, it is the sole responsibility of the President of the United States to appoint judges to the Supreme Court. This my dear readers, is the Constitution!
- Under Article II of the Constitution, the president “shall appoint … judges to the Supreme Court,” and the Senate’s role is to provide “advice and consent” Known as the “appointments clause” of the Constitution, it lays out three sequential acts in order to fill a vacancy.First, the nomination by the president; second, the advice and consent of the U.S. Senate; and third, the appointment by the president. There is no exception for the president to refuse to nominate a successor nor is there an exception for senators to refuse to provide advice and consent.
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The Open Restaurants program has already saved an estimated 90,000 jobs citywide.
“Open Restaurants was a big, bold experiment in supporting a vital industry and reimaging our public space. And it worked,” said Mayor Bill de Blasio. “As we begin a long-term recovery, we’re proud to extend and expand this effort to keep New York City the most vibrant city in the world. It is time for a new tradition.”
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