Consumer Protection
New York Man Poses as a Lawyer and Steals $290,000 from "Clients"
Between April 2022 and January 2025, Mescall ran a fake law firm in Manhattan using names like “Prospection Legal” and “Mescall Law P.C.” He created online profiles on legal websites and social media, claiming he had a law degree from Texas Tech University and over a decade of legal experience. But none of this was true. Mescall was never a licensed attorney.
Oregon's Plan to Make Tech Giants Fund Local News
Oregon is considering passing a law that could reshape the relationship between technology companies and the news organizations that inform and connect communities across the state. Local News Crisis Oregon’s local newsrooms lost 71% of their staff between 2017 and 2022, according to the Agora Journalism Center's…
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