Criminal: Another Gilgo Beach Body?!

"Human skeletal remains have been found on Long Island, New York... The discovery of the 10 previous sets of remains at Gilgo Beach has led to a hunt for a possible serial killer... The remains were found Friday by a man who was walking his dog in a heavily wooded area about 300 feet from a road in Manorville, police said. The grounds are the Upton Ecological Reserve... On December 17, authorities announced that a body discovered earlier in the week... was that of of Shannon Gilbert." ("Human remains found on Long Island, N.Y.," CNN, 2/18/12)

Ethics: Law Guardian Censured For Signing Prior Guardian's Name Rather Than Being Properly Substituted On Account

A Long Island attorney has been censured for signing another lawyer's name on checks from the account of a woman for whom he served as court-appointed guardian." The attorney was appointed after a prior guardian had been relieved, but "neglected to file a $300,000 bond with the court," and thus "was unable to access the guardian bank account." When an expense arose, since he was "not authorized to sign checks from the guardian account, he signed [the prior guardian's] name." (Read More: "Attorney Censured For Misconduct In Guardian Case," Reuters, by Jessica Dye)

Civil Rights: Discrimination Claim Against Co-op For Service Dog

"A Long Island co-op violated the Fair Housing Act when it barred a woman from keeping a pet miniature schnauzer in her apartment, the U.S. attorney's office claims in a civil rights lawsuit..." (Read more: "Feds Sue NY Co-op That Banned Dog," NBC, 2/15/12)