HFPA Rejects $2.5 Million Settlement Offer From 2 Journalists Who Were Denied Membership
Kjersti Flaa and Rosa Gamazo Robbins sued the Golden Globes organization last year
Beatrice Verhoeven | May 18, 2021 @ 4:05 PM
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has rejected the $2.5 million settlement offer from Norwegian journalist Kjersti Flaa and Spaniard Rosa Gamazo Robbins, who sued the Golden Globes group last year after being denied membership.
TheWrap exclusively reported last week that Flaa sought $1.6 million in damages and Gamazo Robbins demanded $700,000 plus $200,000 in legal fees, all payable over three years.
“The Board and the individual defendants unanimously rejected this proposal,” Robert J. Ellison of Latham & Watkins said in a letter to members last week. “We believe the settlement offer speaks volumes about Ms. Flaa’s and Ms. Robbins’ true intentions.”
Imperial Valley News Imperial Valley News Center California Man Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison for $4 Million Con Where Clients Were Falsely Promised Government Grants Details Written by IVN
Los Angeles, California - A man who claimed to be a tax preparer was sentenced yesterday to 84 months in federal prison for defrauding his clients out of more than $4 million by falsely promising them huge windfalls from a sham federal program that purportedly would issue large grants to them.
Edgardo Zeta Montalban, 70, of Valencia, was sentenced by United States District Judge Stanley Blumenfeld Jr., who said Montalban “exploited human frailty” in conducting his fraud. Judge Blumenfeld said the criminal conduct in this case was “despicable, cruel and callous,” and it caused “devastating effects on numerous victims.”
By City News Service
Apr 27, 2021
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A Santa Clarita Valley man who claimed to be a tax preparer was sentenced today to seven years in federal prison for defrauding his clients out of more than $4 million by falsely promising huge windfalls from a sham federal program that purportedly would issue large grants to them.
Edgardo Zeta Montalban, 70, of Valencia, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stanley Blumenfeld Jr., who said Montalban “exploited human frailty in conducting his fraud. Blumenfeld said the criminal conduct in this case was “despicable, cruel and callous, and it caused “devastating effects on numerous victims, according to the U.S. Attorney s Office.
Santa Clarita Valley Man Sentenced To Seven Years For $4 Million Tax Preparation Con
A Santa Clarita Valley man who claimed to be a tax preparer was sentenced to seven years in federal prison Tuesday for defrauding his clients out of more than $4 million with false promises of windfalls from federal grants.
Edgardo Zeta Montalban, 70, of Valencia, was sentenced to 84 months by United States District Judge Stanley Blumenfeld Jr. on Tuesday, who said Montalban “exploited human frailty” in conducting his fraud. Judge Blumenfeld said the criminal conduct in this case was “despicable, cruel and callous,” and it caused “devastating effects on numerous victims.”
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