Companies could find themselves in federal enforcement crosshairs if bad actors use their AI or payment tools, among other “means and instrumentalities,” to conduct impersonation scams. The Federal Trade Commission last week finalized a rule giving the agency authority to go after entities that impersonate a government body or a business to commit fraud. A second rule, still in a preliminary stage, would extend the authority to fraudsters who impersonate an individual.
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A loophole got him a free New York hotel stay for five years. Then he claimed to own the building
A man who succeeded in using a New York City housing law to live rent-free in the iconic hotel has been charged with fraud after he claimed to own it.
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Major junior hockey players, aged 16 to 20, claim the independent leagues colluded to limit competition among themselves for player recruitment, in violation of U.S. antitrust law. According to the players, the anticompetitive agreements span across six hockey leagues and more than 146 clubs, nearly the entire North American ice hockey industry.
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Michigan’s third grade reading law ends with few kids getting held back
Michigan will no longer require school districts to hold back third graders who score too low on reading tests. In March 2023, the Democrats in control of state government threw out the third grade reading law, which went into effect in 2016 under Gov. Rick Snyder’s administration. The repeal went into effect this week.
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