Press Release: Magnolia Public Schools’ Attempt to Deflect Scrutiny from Illegal Misconduct is Disgraceful

By Citizen M | Published: June 6, 2016

The following press release was distributed to media earlier today. Learn more about this case at MagnoliaComplaint.com. WASHINGTON, D.C. –Magnolia Public Schools’ recent protest at the Turkish Consulate in Los Angeles is a disgraceful attempt to dodge accountability amid growing public pressure over a series of serious fraud and misappropriation allegations, charged international lawyer Robert […]

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Faced with Facts, Harmony Public Schools Default to More Lies

By Robert Amsterdam | Published: June 1, 2016

As many readers of this blog are aware, my law firm is currently engaged in a global investigation into the unlawful activities of a secretive organization overseen by Fethullah Gülen, who controls some 150 U.S. charter schools through opaque fronts. Part of this investigation has brought us to Texas, where the Gülen-affiliated Harmony Public Schools […]

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TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY URGED TO INVESTIGATE MISAPPROPRIATION OF PUBLIC FUNDS, DISCRIMINATION AND SELF-DEALING BY HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

By Robert Amsterdam | Published: May 24, 2016

The following press release was issued via wire this morning. Please visit GulenInvestigation.com for copies of the complaint. AUSTIN, May 24, 2016 — The law firm Amsterdam & Partners LLP has filed a formal Complaint against Harmony Public Schools (Harmony), urging the Texas Education Agency (TEA) to conduct a full investigation into Harmony based on […]

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Despite Active Fraud Investigation, Gülen School Still Funnels in Federal Grants

By Robert Amsterdam | Published: May 9, 2016

In case you missed it, there was a tremendously important investigative story published in the Chicago Sun-Times over the weekend regarding the controversial activities of Concept Schools, one of the hundreds of charter school front organizations headed up by Turkish cleric Fethullah Gülen. Concept, which is based in Des Plaines, Illinois, has subject to an […]

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The Secret Confessions of a Closet Gulenist

By Robert Amsterdam | Published: April 14, 2016

In my line of work, you come to expect a wide variety of defamatory attacks, threats, and harassment. I’ve been arrested by Putin’s police in Moscow, dodged sniper bullets in Bangkok (or close enough for my tastes), and been pressured in not-so-subtle ways from Caracas to Lagos. But what’s been interesting about the latest round […]

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Pattern of Deception in Gülen-Linked Charter Schools in Texas

By Robert Amsterdam | Published: April 13, 2016

A must-read column from Sharon Higgins in the Huffington Post raises urgent questions about the pattern of alleged fraud and deception taking place among the Texas charter schools known to be linked to Turkish cleric Fethullah Gülen. At what point will the authorities turn down all the political donations from the Gülenists and take action […]

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Kaliforniya Eyaleti Gülen Bağlantılı Magnolia Sözleşmeli Okulları’nı Soruşturmak Üzere Göreve Çağrıldı

By Citizen M | Published: February 17, 2016

LOS ANGELES, 17 Şubat 2016 – Kaliforniya Eğitim Dairesi’ni, şu anda Kaliforniya’da 11 aktif sözleşmeli (charter) okul işletmekte olan “Magnolia Public Schools” sözleşmeli okul ağının mali uygulamaları hakkında tam bir soruşturma yapmak üzere göreve davet eden Kaliforniya Tektip Şikayet Usulleri’ne (UCP) uygun resmi bir şikayet yapıldı. İlgili Kaliforniya vergi mükellefleri Dr. José Moreno ve Tina […]

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State of California Urged to Investigate Gülen-linked Magnolia Charter Schools

By Citizen M | Published: February 16, 2016

The following press release was distributed to media on Tuesday, February 16, 2016: LOS ANGELES, February 16, 2016 – A formal complaint has been issued under the California Uniform Complaint Procedure (“UCP”) urging the California Department of Education to conduct a full investigation into the financial practices of the Magnolia Public Schools charter school network, […]

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Robert Amsterdam on Emerging Markets in The Lawyers Weekly

By Citizen M | Published: August 17, 2015

Canadian publication The Lawyers Weekly has published a contribution from Robert Amsterdam on doing business in emerging markets in their upcoming August 21 edition. An adapted excerpt can be found below. For lawyers representing clients’ interests in challenging environments, some basic changes of mentality must be embraced. Firstly, too many international lawyers are quick to […]

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Edward Snowden and the Strategy of Tension

By Robert Amsterdam | Published: June 21, 2015

It has been a little more than two years since the whistleblower Edward Snowden’s first leaks of classified National Security Agency (NSA) documents revealing unchecked mass surveillance practices by the U.S. government, and it is safe to say that we now live in a totally different world. The core questions first raised by the Snowden […]

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