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Joe Cotchett files 2 Madoff-linked fraud suits

Jul. 27, 2009
With experience taking on major fraudsters, and winning big settlements, Burlingame attorney Joe Cotchett has entered the Madoff litigation arena. On the New York State Supreme Court's docket are two fraud suits filed by his firm, Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy,...
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch