In re Givens (Lawyers Weekly No. 010-031-15, 3 pp.) (Per Curiam) S.C. S. Ct. Holding: Where respondent actively concealed a kickback scheme, he violated Rules of Professional Conduct 8.4(a)-(e). The court accepts the agreement of discipline by consent between respondent ...

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A businessman charged in a public corruption case involving South Carolina State University wants to be tried separately from a former trustee, but prosecutors said in papers filed Thursday that two trials would be unnecessarily costly.

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A Florida developer has pleaded guilty to his role in an alleged kickback scheme involving a former trustee at South Carolina State University.

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A Florida developer has been charged as part of an alleged kickback scheme involving a former trustee at South Carolina State University.

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BOSTON, MA — At oral arguments two weeks ago, the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court seemed skeptical of a homeowner’s claim that a kickback scheme violated the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act without showing any actual injury was suffered. In First American Financial Corp v. Edwards, plaintiff Denise Edwards purchased a home in Ohio. In the transaction, her settlement agent referred her title insurance to First American Title. Edwards claims that her settlement agent was part of a network of individual title companies that had entered into exclusive referral agreements with First American that involved kickbacks that violated RESPA.

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