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Pel’meni, Pennies, and Penal Code: Sovok Prevails

November 5th, 2003 · No Comments · Jackie's Column

I recently took a case for Slava Ivanov, a close personal friend of Boris. It
seems that Slava was operating a 24-hour all-you-can-eat-pelmeni-and-coin-laundry-service
out of the tornado shelter below his ranch-style home in Dexter, Michigan.
In addition to running afoul of several health and safety code statutes, the
worst charge [...]

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Sovok Rite of Passage, or Jackie Shapiro Tells All!!

October 21st, 2003 · No Comments · Jackie's Column

Hello ladies and gentlemen. My name is Jackie Shapiro and I’ve just been retained by the founders of sovokoftheweek.com as their legal counsel.
I’m sure Unlce Igor has filled you in on our initial meeting, so I’m
just going to fill in some of the details he forgot. First of all, I deny [...]

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