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German law explained in Russian. Немецкое право по русски. Сборник статей по-русски для адвокатов и бизнесменов.

2/26/2016

Очень интересный и познавательный сборник статей о праве Германии по-русски можно загрузить тут по этому линку.

Как адвокату мне это проект очень понравился.

В августе 2015 г. Германо-Российская ассоциация юристов опубликовала «Сборник статей о праве Германии» на русском языке. Эта публикация состоит из 31 статьи, в которых представлены самые разные аспекты правовой системы Германии. Сборник адресован юристам и предпринимателям.
«Сборник статей о праве Германии», насчитывающий 503 страниц, и его можно найти и загрузить как файл бесплатно в свободном доступе на сайте Германо-Российской ассоциации юристов тут.

А вот тут можно почитать детальное объяснение как определяется адвокатский гонорар, стоимость юридической консультации и услуги адвоката в Германии. Работа немецких адвокатов отличается от американских адвокатов во многом, в частности, они строже регулируются государством, и размеры гонорара ограничены по закону. Подробная информация на вебсайте немецкого русскоговорящего адвоката по этому линку.

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Scam Alert - Fake High School Diploma Sites

2/18/2016

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is warning about fake diploma sites that sell worthless high school diplomas. These “diploma mills” claim their diplomas can be used to enroll in college, apply for a job, get a promotion or enlist in the military. Don’t believe them.
Here are signs of a high school diploma scam:

They want you to pay just for a diploma. Real education programs may charge for classes or testing, but they usually do not charge just for a diploma.
You can earn the diploma from home immediately. If you can earn the diploma without taking any classes or tests, it’s likely a scam.
They claim to be affiliated with the federal government. Individual states -- not the federal government -- regulate high school diploma programs.

Want more information? Read the FTC’s High School Diploma Scams page. It will help you tell the difference between legitimate programs and diploma scams.
For information on how to recognize and avoid immigration scams, please visit uscis.gov/avoidscams.

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Because of new stricter tax policies, a record 4,279 U.S. citizens and green card holders renounced their citizenship or gave up their green cards in 2015.

2/9/2016

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A record number of U.S. citizens and green card holders, renounced their citizenship or gave up their green cards in 2015. Last year, it was 4,279 people.

It's most likely due to newer, more strict tax policies. U.S. citizens can be required to pay taxes regardless of which country they live in for periods of time. But the law also allowed the U.S. government to go after foreign bank accounts, which prompted many foreign banks to drop their U.S. customers.
"An increasing number of Americans appear to believe that having a U.S. passport or long-term residency isn't worth the hassle and cost of complying with U.S. tax laws."

Read more here.

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New York Immigration Attorney Arrested, Charged with Immigration Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft for Submitting Fraudulent and Forged Affidavits of Support, I-864.

2/1/2016

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Unfortunately, attorneys like this give legal profession a bad name. A licensed immigration attorney in New York was arrested for allegedly falsifying and submitting fraudulent and forged affidavits of support, form I-864. This attorney is being accused in submitting fraudulent and forged affidavits of support using real tax documents, paystubs, employment letters of people, who never agreed to sponsor his clients. This scheme is illegal and unethical.

According to the Complaint unsealed today in Manhattan federal court:

"Between October 2012 and April 2015, Gnoleba Seri, 49, a licensed immigration attorney working in New York, New York, and Brooklyn, New York, engaged in a scheme to use personal information contained in legitimate immigration documents for fraudulent purposes. In his role as an immigration attorney, Mr. Seri submitted falsified and forged I-864 Forms (affidavits of support for those seeking immigrant visas) in support of his clients’ applications for immigration visas and for legal permanent resident status. Specifically, Mr. Seri would receive legitimate I-864 Forms, tax information, pay stubs, and W-2 forms from individuals sponsoring his clients, and then fraudulently submitted these documents in applications for other clients. That is, Seri submitted I-864 Forms that listed individuals as financial sponsors who had never met the people they were purportedly agreeing to sponsor. Those I-864 Forms included the sponsors’ real names, identifying information, and financial information, as well as forged signatures. These fraudulent and forged I-864 Forms all listed Seri as the preparer, and many of them were notarized by him."

Mr. Seri was charged with one count of visa fraud, which carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison; one count of aggravated identity theft, which carries a mandatory consecutive minimum sentence of two years in prison; and one count of mail fraud, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.

USCIS January 15th 2016 press release can be found here.

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German law explained in Russian. Немецкое право по русски.﻿ Сборник статей по-русски для адвокатов и бизнесменов.

Scam Alert - Fake High School Diploma Sites

Because of new stricter tax policies, a record 4,279 U.S. citizens and green card holders renounced their citizenship or gave up their green cards in 2015.

New York Immigration Attorney Arrested, Charged with Immigration Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft for Submitting Fraudulent and Forged Affidavits of Support, I-864.﻿

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German law explained in Russian. Немецкое право по русски. Сборник статей по-русски для адвокатов и бизнесменов.

New York Immigration Attorney Arrested, Charged with Immigration Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft for Submitting Fraudulent and Forged Affidavits of Support, I-864.