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	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. FORM D	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0076 Estimated Average burden hours per response: 4.0
Notice of Exempt Offering of Securities

1. Issuer's Identity
CIK (Filer ID Number)	Previous Name(s)   x None	Entity Type
0001684909		o Corporation x Limited Partnership o Limited Liability Company o General Partnership o Business Trust o Other
Name of Issuer
Trident VII Parallel Fund, L.P.
Jurisdiction of Incorporation/Organization
CAYMAN ISLANDS

Year of Incorporation/Organization
	o	Over Five Years Ago
	x	Within Last Five Years (Specify Year)	2016
	o	Yet to Be Formed

2. Principal Place of Business and Contact Information
Name of Issuer
Trident VII Parallel Fund, L.P.

Street Address 1		Street Address 2
STONE POINT CAPITAL LLC		20 HORSENECK LANE

City	State/Province/Country	ZIP/Postal Code	Phone No. of Issuer
GREENWICH	CONNECTICUT	06830	203-862-2900

3. Related Persons

Last Name	First Name	Middle Name
Wermuth	David	J.

Street Address 1	Street Address 2
c/o Stone Point Capital LLC	20 Horseneck Lane

City	State/Province/Country	ZIP/Postal Code
Greenwich	CONNECTICUT	06830

Relationship:

x

Executive Officer

o

Director

o

Promoter

Clarification of Response (if Necessary)
	Member of DW Trident GP, LLC, the general partner of Trident Capital VII, L.P., the general partner of Trident VII Parallel Fund, L.P.

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Last Name	First Name	Middle Name
Trident Capital VII, L.P.	N/A

Street Address 1	Street Address 2
c/o Stone Point Capital LLC	20 Horseneck Lane

City	State/Province/Country	ZIP/Postal Code
Greenwich	CONNECTICUT	06830

Relationship:

o

Executive Officer

o

Director

x

Promoter

Clarification of Response (if Necessary)

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4. Industry Group

o	Agriculture			Health Care		o	Retailing
	Banking & Financial Services			o	Biotechnology	o	Restaurants
	o	Commercial Banking		o	Health Insurance		Technology
	o	Insurance		o	Hospitals & Physicians		o	Computers
	o	Investing		o	Pharmaceuticals		o	Telecommunications
	o	Investment Banking		o	Other Health Care		o	Other Technology
	x	Pooled Investment Fund o Hedge Fund o Other Investment Fund x Private Equity Fund o Venture Capital Fund *Is the issuer registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940?  o Yes   x No					Travel
			o	Manufacturing			o	Airlines & Airports
				Real Estate			o	Lodging & Conventions
				o	Commercial		o	Tourism & Travel Services
				o	Construction		o	Other Travel
				o	REITS & Finance	o	Other
	o	Other Banking & Financial Services		o	Residential
				o	Other Real Estate
o	Business Services
	Energy
	o	Coal Mining
	o	Electric Utilities
	o	Energy Conservation
	o	Environmental Services
	o	Oil & Gas
	o	Other Energy

5. Issuer Size

Revenue Range		Aggregate Net Asset Value Range
o	No Revenues	o	No Aggregate Net Asset Value
o	$1 - $1,000,000	o	$1 - $5,000,000
o	$1,000,001 - $5,000,000	o	$5,000,001 - $25,000,000
o	$5,000,001 - $25,000,000	o	$25,000,001 - $50,000,000
o	$25,000,001 - $100,000,000	o	$50,000,001 - $100,000,000
o	Over $100,000,000	o	Over $100,000,000
x	Decline to Disclose	o	Decline to Disclose
o	Not Applicable	o	Not Applicable

6. Federal Exemption(s) and Exclusion(s) Claimed (select all that apply)

o	Rule 504(b)(1) (not (i), (ii) or (iii))	o	Rule 505
o	Rule 504 (b)(1)(i)	x	Rule 506(b)
o	Rule 504 (b)(1)(ii)	o	Rule 506(c)
o	Rule 504 (b)(1)(iii)	o	Securities Act Section 4(a)(5)
		x	Investment Company Act Section 3(c)
			o	Section 3(c)(1)	o	Section 3(c)(9)
			o	Section 3(c)(2)	o	Section 3(c)(10)
			o	Section 3(c)(3)	o	Section 3(c)(11)
			o	Section 3(c)(4)	o	Section 3(c)(12)
			o	Section 3(c)(5)	o	Section 3(c)(13)
			o	Section 3(c)(6)	o	Section 3(c)(14)
			x	Section 3(c)(7)

7. Type of Filing

x

New Notice

Date of First Sale

x

First Sale Yet to Occur

o

Amendment

8. Duration of Offering

Does the Issuer intend this offering to last more than one year?

o

Yes

x

No

9. Type(s) of Securities Offered (select all that apply)

x	Pooled Investment Fund Interests	x	Equity
o	Tenant-in-Common Securities	o	Debt
o	Mineral Property Securities	o	Option, Warrant or Other Right to Acquire Another Security
o	Security to be Acquired Upon Exercise of Option, Warrant or Other Right to Acquire Security	o	Other (describe)

10. Business Combination Transaction

Is this offering being made in connection with a business combination transaction, such as a merger, acquisition or exchange offer?	o	Yes	x	No
Clarification of Response (if Necessary)

11. Minimum Investment

Minimum investment accepted from any outside investor

$   0   USD

12. Sales Compensation

Recipient			Recipient CRD Number	o	None
(Associated) Broker or Dealer	o	None	(Associated) Broker or Dealer CRD Number	o	None
Street Address 1			Street Address 2

City	State/Province/Country	ZIP/Postal Code

State(s) of Solicitation	o	All States

13. Offering and Sales Amounts

Total Offering Amount	$       USD	x Indefinite
Total Amount Sold	$   0   USD
Total Remaining to be Sold	$       USD	x Indefinite

Clarification of Response (if Necessary)

14. Investors

o	Select if securities in the offering have been or may be sold to persons who do not qualify as accredited investors, Number of such non-accredited investors who already have invested in the offering
	Regardless of whether securities in the offering have been or may be sold to persons who do not qualify as accredited investors, enter the total number of investors who already have invested in the offering:	0

15. Sales Commissions & Finders' Fees Expenses

Provide separately the amounts of sales commissions and finders' fees expenses, if any. If the amount of an expenditure is not known, provide an estimate and check the box next to the amount.

Sales Commissions	$   0   USD	o	Estimate
Finders' Fees	$   0   USD	o	Estimate

Clarification of Response (if Necessary)

16. Use of Proceeds

Provide the amount of the gross proceeds of the offering that has been or is proposed to be used for payments to any of the persons required to be named as executive officers, directors or promoters in response to Item 3 above. If the amount is unknown, provide an estimate and check the box next to the amount.

$   0   USD

x

Estimate

Clarification of Response (if Necessary)

Signature and Submission

Please verify the information you have entered and review the Terms of Submission below before signing and clicking SUBMIT below to file this notice.

Terms of Submission

	In submitting this notice, each Issuer named above is:
	Notifying the SEC and/or each State in which this notice is filed of the offering of securities described and undertaking to furnish them, upon written request, the information furnished to offerees. Irrevocably appointing each of the Secretary of the SEC and, the Securities Administrator or other legally designated officer of the State in which the Issuer maintains its principal place of business and any State in which this notice is filed, as its agents for service of process, and agreeing that these persons may accept service on its behalf, of any notice, process or pleading, and further agreeing that such service may be made by registered or certified mail, in any Federal or state action, administrative proceeding, or arbitration brought against it in any place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, if the action, proceeding or arbitration (a) arises out of any activity in connection with the offering of securities that is the subject of this notice, and (b) is founded, directly or indirectly, upon the provisions of: (i) the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the Investment Company Act of 1940, or the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, or any rule or regulation under any of these statutes, or (ii) the laws of the State in which the issuer maintains its principal place of business or any State in which this notice is filed. Certifying that the Issuer is not disqualified from relying on any Regulation D exemption it has identified in Item 6 above for one of the reasons stated in Rule 505(b)(2)(iii).

	Each Issuer identified above has read this notice, knows the contents to be true, and has duly caused this notice to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized person.
	For signature, type in the signer's name or other letters or characters adopted or authorized as the signer's signature.

Issuer	Signature	Name of Signer	Title	Date
Trident VII Parallel Fund, L.P.	/s/ David J. Wermuth	David J. Wermuth	Member of general partner of general partner of issuer	2016-09-19

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The Murder of a US Attorney - The All Too Familiar Connections back my allegations

The Murder of US Attorney Thomas Wales has an interesting connection to the Bay Area that comes full circle back to my story.  

It has been nearly 10 years since a killer stood outside the Seattle home of Tom Wales and fired several shots from a handgun through a basement window, killing the assistant U.S. attorney and father of two while he worked at his desk.

Since that time, the FBI and our law enforcement partners have dedicated themselves to finding those responsible for the murder. Now, as the 10th anniversary of the killing approaches on October 11, we are announcing a new media campaign to again ask for the public’s assistance. 

“This is an active case in which we are constantly and aggressively pursuing leads,” said Greg Fowler, the FBI inspector in charge of the task force investigating the murder. “Information is the key,” Fowler added, “and the better the information, the greater the chance of finding those responsible.”

Wales, a prosecutor who specialized in white-collar crime cases, was shot at 10:40 p.m. It has been reported that a lone male suspect was observed leaving the scene. 

We Need Your Help

Please contact the FBI is you have any information about this case. No piece of information is too small, and your tip may help bring justice on this case and closure for the family of Tom Wales. If your information leads to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the murder of AUSA Wales, you will be eligible for the reward of up to $1 million.

- Publicity flyer: Help Solve This Case (PDF)
- Seeking Information poster

If you have any information about the case, there are three ways you can contact the FBI, all of which are confidential and can also be anonymous:

- Call: (206) 622-0460
- E-mail: walestips@fbi.gov
- Send a letter: FBI Seattle - Thomas Wales Case, 1110 3rd Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101. 

“We know information about the crime is still out there,” Fowler said. “We know there are people who—because of fear, doubt, or other reasons—have not yet come forward. Regardless of the reasons, now is the time to come forward. Now is the time to tell us what you know. Now is the time to help us solve this crime.”

During the next few weeks, residents in the Seattle region will see and hear a variety of print, broadcast, and billboard advertisements regarding the Wales investigation and the reward of up to $1 million for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible. In addition, detailed information about the case will be available on our website and our social media outlets, including Facebook.

“There are those who may not even know their information is important,” Fowler said, explaining the need for the media campaign. “Something seen, something heard, something out of place, something unusual—even the smallest clue may help.”

Special Agent Russ Fox, who has been supervising the investigation for the past two years, added that the 10th anniversary of the murder is a natural point to “renew the public’s interest in the investigation.” Fox noted that the murder took place exactly one month after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, which should help people remember that time period. 

Insight Into a Killer

As part of the Wales homicide investigation, the Bureau asked its Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) to review the evidence to help understand the personality of the killer and the ways he might react as the 10th anniversary of the murder approaches. 

Left: (About the murder weapon (PDF) “The anniversary and renewed media attention could prompt a reaction in anyone involved in the homicide,” said Susan Kossler, the BAU special agent assigned to assist with the case. “It’s important for people around that person to make note of behaviors that may be unusual or out of the ordinary.”

The media coverage surrounding the anniversary could trigger a variety of emotional responses from the killer, Kossler said. “He may appear tense or uneasy. He may make unexpected or inappropriate comments about the murder or about Wales.”

The killer might be preoccupied with the case and want to talk about it constantly. Or the very mention of the murder might make him shut down completely. “Any stronger than normal reaction, any significant deviation from the norm is what people should be looking for,” Kossler said.

Fox acknowledged that the case has special significance because Wales was a federal prosecutor and a partner to law enforcement. “But he was also a neighbor, a father, and a member of our community.”

The FBI, the Seattle Police Department, the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, and the Department of Justice—which form the Seattle Prosecutor Murder Task Force—“are still fully committed to this case,” Fox said.

“The murder of Tom Wales was more than a single act of violence against an individual,” Fowler added. “It was a crime that impacted many, but no one more than his family. Tom Wales left behind a legacy and a life that cannot be replaced. We remain confident that, with the public’s help, we will find those responsible and bring them to justice.”

If you have any information about the case, there are three ways you can contact the FBI, all of which are confidential:

Call: (206) 622-0460
E-mail: walestips@fbi.gov
Send a letter: FBI Seattle - Thomas Wales Case, 1110 3rd Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101.

Resources:

• Press release (2018) | Deputy Attorney General's speech (2018)
• Press release (2011) | Attorney General’s speech (2011)
• Information on Makarov Pistol (PDF)
• Seeking Information poster and images
• Publicity flyer: Help Us Solve This Case (PDF)
• Video: Children of Thomas Wales Seek Information
• Video: Thomas Wales, Through the Eyes of His Children
• Podcast: Murder Anniversary of Tom Wales

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Attorney General Matt Whitaker - Robert Mueller Former Director when San Bruno Exploded

Attorney General Matt Whitaker

Special counsel Robert Mueller

Special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election is "close to being completed," acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker said.
Whitaker told reporters he has been "fully briefed" on the investigation.

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Frank Doyle Jr. - The FBI Paid Hack that destroys life, limb and property

Frank Doyle Jr.

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The reality of information will blow your mind

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Federal Probation Officer Jennifer Hutchings

You don't have the complete story

Federal Probation Officer Jennifer Hutchings wrote in the filing that
the company did not report to its probation officer that it reached a
$1.5 million settlement with Butte County in October for its role in
causing three 2017 fires. It also did not report that it was being
criminally investigated by the District Attorney in one of those
blazes, dubbed the Honey Fire, for failure to properly trim trees near
its power lines. The criminal investigation was dropped and no charges
were filed.

“At no time did Pacific Gas and Electric Company report this
investigation by the Butte County District Attorney’s Office to the
probation office,” Hutchings wrote.

Alsup oversees the company’s criminal probation following its
conviction on six felonies related to the 2010 San Bruno explosion
killed eight people. In addition to fines and other penalties, in 2017,
then-U.S. District Judge Thelton Henderson placed the utility on five
years of probation, during which time it was ordered not to “commit
another federal, state, or local crime.”

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Former PG&E Counsel Howard V. Golub

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PG&E: Feds allege utility violated terms of its criminal probation in the San Bruno explosion, judge sets hearing

SAN FRANCISCO — In another blow to embattled PG&E, federal
officials say the utility may have violated the terms of its probation
imposed after the deadly San Bruno pipeline explosion by failing to
reveal that it was being investigated for causing a fire and settling a
lawsuit over that and two other blazes.

Sometime in August 2004 while a member of Pack 36 Danville I explained to Judge Joel Golub my F-250 exploded on NB-680, then a month later I was severely beaten by Gary Vinson Collins, amazingly a building inspector for the Town of Danville.

Judge William Alsup ordered its lawyers to appear in court Jan. 30 to
answer to allegations filed by a federal probation officer in U.S.
District Court documents Wednesday.

Federal Probation Officer Jennifer Hutchings wrote in the filing that
the company did not report to its probation officer that it reached a
$1.5 million settlement with Butte County in October for its role in
causing three 2017 fires. It also did not report that it was being
criminally investigated by the District Attorney in one of those
blazes, dubbed the Honey Fire, for failure to properly trim trees near
its power lines. The criminal investigation was dropped and no charges
were filed.

“At no time did Pacific Gas and Electric Company report this
investigation by the Butte County District Attorney’s Office to the
probation office,” Hutchings wrote.

Alsup oversees the company’s criminal probation following its
conviction on six felonies related to the 2010 San Bruno explosion
killed eight people. In addition to fines and other penalties, in 2017,
then-U.S. District Judge Thelton Henderson placed the utility on five
years of probation, during which time it was ordered not to “commit
another federal, state, or local crime.”

In a separate filing Wednesday, Alsup proposed that he change
PG&E’s probation to force changes aimed at reducing “to zero the
number of wildfires caused by PG&E in 2019.”

“In light of PG&E’s history of falsification of inspection reports,
PG&E shall, between now and the 2019 Wildfire Season, re-inspect
all of its electrical grid and remove or trim all trees that could fall
onto its power lines, poles or equipment in high-wind conditions,” the
judge wrote.

He also said the company has to monitor its grid and wind conditions
“and may supply electricity only through those parts of its electrical
grid it has determined to be safe under the wind conditions then
prevailing.”

In a statement issued late Wednesday a PG&E spokesman, James
Noonan, said, “We are aware of Judge Alsup’s orders and are currently
reviewing. We are committed to complying with all rules and regulations
that apply to our work.”

In recent days, PG&E has said it is considering selling off its gas
division and replacing members of its board of directors as it
struggles with liabilities from the 2017 North Bay fire and the Camp
Fire in November that killed 86 people and devastated the Town of
Paradise. The price of its stock plummeted this week and company is
pondering a bankruptcy filing.

It has reported in regulatory findings that it is vastly underinsured
for the estimated $14 billion in liabilities it is facing over recent
wildfires.

A lawyer involved in the San Bruno case said aid she was both
surprised, but also not surprised that PG&E was found to not report
properly.

“It seems irresponsible for PG&E to not report any possible
violation of probation,” she said. “You’d think they’d be under high
alert … It would be the first thing a responsible corporation would
do,” said Attorney Britt Strottman, who represented the city of San
Bruno after the deadly explosion.

She said the judge should reopen the utility’s punishment.

“They probably should be re-sentenced,” said Strottman, a former San
Mateo prosecutor. “That might be the only way they learn their lesson.
A slap on the wrist will not change the culture of PG&E.”

The Insider Terrorists Meeting

Deliver of the Maps during PG&E Meeting

Placed via external drive provided by PG& Pete Bennett's laptop by Ravenel Enterprises SVP Paul Reddit. Meeting Location: Pacific Gas & Electric Company Address: 1850 Gateway Blvd Fl 6, Concord, CA 94520 Phone: (800) 743-5000

California Data Breach and Microsoft Sharepoint

Example map of over 20,000 internal documents directly from the SharePoint Server.

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FBI SF Bay Area InfraGard Chapter

Winter 2015 Quarterly Chapter Meeting

Date & Time

09:00-12:00 Thursday, February 19, 2015
Refreshments and networking at 08:30

Host

San Francisco Federal Building 
California/Nevada rooms, 2nd Floor
450 Golden Gate Ave., San Francisco

Agenda

The NIST Framework: It's Here. Are you prepared? 
The NIST Cybersecurity Framework may soon become a required standard. In this talk, we will present a brief overview, how it can apply to your business or organization, and tools to help you adopt the framework.
Matthew Todd, President
San Francisco Bay Area InfraGard

Active Shooter Awareness Training 
Practical training for what to do when disaster strikes.
Special Agent Ken Karch
San Francisco FBI Field Office

FBI/DHS Update and Networking

Materials

NIST Framework PowerPoint presentation

NIST Framework Excel Template

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Pasi Hamalainen ~ Pacific Investment Management Co. (PIMCO)

Pasi Hamalainen Obituary Condolences

Pasi Hamalainen

Pasi M. Hamalainen, a gifted financial executive, devoted father and cultivator of many long-term friendships, died in his sleep on Jan. 16 at his home in Manhattan Beach, Calif. He was 46. Though he came from modest beginnings in Finland, Hamalainen earned an Ivy League education and parlayed it into a stellar career with Pacific Investment Management Co. (PIMCO), one of the world's largest asset-management firms. He rose through the ranks to become a managing director and director of global risk oversight, helping the company amass $2 trillion in assets. All the while Hamalainen lived by two iron credos: once you were his friend you were "a friend for life"; and he insisted on "nothing but the best." He possessed an engineer's fascination with precision instruments, from watches to sound systems to airplanes to very fast cars. An audiophile with a keen ear, Hamalainen built an oceanfront house in Manhattan Beach and equipped it with a vacuum-tube stereo system that turned his home into an approximation of a concert hall. His constantly evolving car collection included BMW's, Aston Martins, Bentleys and a Bugatti Grand Sport Vitesse. He loved to drive the snaking roads of the Los Angeles canyons, and with his Bugatti he set a staggering record of 230.6 miles per hour at the Sun Valley Road Rally last year. Though he enjoyed his toys, success for Hamalainen was not measured in money or possessions. He was generous with friends and family, and toward causes he regarded as worthy. He was also known for his unique sense of humor. He departed PIMCO in 2008 after 14 years with the company, and the next year his wife, Dr. Carey Cullinane, gave birth to their son, Logan Patrick. Retirement gave Hamalainen the freedom to travel the world. It also introduced him to the joys of fatherhood. "This last year Pasi was so happy," said his brother, Janne Hamalainen. "He was able to spend more time with his son, which was the most important thing by far to him. One of their favorite things to do together was play with toy planes - my brother was typically the air-traffic controller and Logan was the pilot - and they had a great bond." In 2012 Hamalainen joined the Capital Group, a Los Angeles-based investment management firm, as a fixed-income portfolio manager. He was also busy with a variety of philanthropic endeavors. He endowed a professorship at his alma mater, the University of Pennsylvania, and he joined the Advisory Board of the Jacobs Levy Center for Quantitative Financial Research at the university's Wharton School. He and his former wife, Dr. Cullinane, an oncologist, also endowed the Hamalainen Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the Stanford University Medical Center. Pasi Matti Hamalainen was born in Helsinki on May 18, 1967, where his father was a sportswriter and his mother was an elementary school teacher. His mother, Raili, had competed twice with the Finnish national gymnastics team in the Olympics. The marriage ended in divorce in 1969 and Raili raised her two sons in the town of Tampere, where they briefly attended the Tampere University of Technology. Janne went on to study electrical engineering at the University of Tulsa, and Pasi, after a two-year stint as a pilot in the Finnish Air Force, won a scholarship to the University of Pennsylvania. There he competed on the track team and completed a rigorous five-year program in just four years, earning dual bachelor's degrees in engineering and economics. He went directly into the Ph.D. program at the university's Wharton School, but left to join PIMCO in 1994 after earning a master's degree in finance. As a student at Penn, Hamalainen served as a research assistant for the professors Donald Keim and Ananth Madhavan, both of whom became life-long friends. Together they produced papers on such lofty topics as "The Upstairs Market for Large-Block Transactions: Analysis and Measurement of Price Effects." "Pasi was the guy who had the technical skills and the smarts to crack the data - load it, parse it, interpret it," says Madhavan, a native of India. "The guy was brilliant. But the thing that was important to him in his life were his friends. He was very close to the group at Wharton, and they remained friends. That's very Finnish." "He was very, very bright," adds Keim. "Very serious, very quiet, but always thinking things through. Everything he said was very measured, very precise. And once he became your friend, he was always a true friend." In lieu of flowers, donations in honor of Pasi Hamalainen may be sent via the Pasi Hamalainen Memorial Fund. - http://pasihamalainenmemorialfund.mydagsite.com

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US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR SUES ORACLE AMERICA INC. FOR DISCRIMINATORY EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES

News Release

Please note:  As of January 20, 2017, information in some news releases may be out of date or not reflect current policies.

US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR SUES ORACLE AMERICA INC. FOR DISCRIMINATORY EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES

Lawsuit could cost company millions in federal contracts

SAN FRANCISCO 

– The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit against Oracle America, Inc. alleging the leading technology company has a systemic practice of paying Caucasian male workers
more than their counterparts in the same job title, which led to pay discrimination against female, African American and Asian employees. The suit also challenges Oracle’s systemic practice of favoring Asian workers in its recruiting and
hiring practices for product development and other technical roles, which resulted in hiring discrimination against non-Asian applicants.

Oracle designs, manufactures, and sells software and hardware products, as well as offers services related to its products to the federal government.

The lawsuit filed by the department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs is the result of an OFCCP compliance review of Oracle’s equal employment opportunity practices at its Redwood Shores
headquarters. During the investigation – which began in 2014 – Oracle also refused to comply with the agency’s routine requests for employment data and records.  For example, Oracle refused to provide prior-year compensation data for
all employees, complete hiring data for certain business lines, and employee complaints of discrimination.   OFCCP attempted for almost a year to resolve Oracle’s alleged discrimination violations before filing the suit.

Oracle has received hundreds of millions in federal government contracts. As a federal contractor, Oracle is prohibited from engaging in employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity or
national origin and is required to take affirmative action to ensure that equal employment opportunity is provided to applicants and employees in all aspects of employment. If Oracle fails to provide relief as ordered in the lawsuit, OFCCP
requests that all its government contracts be canceled and that it be debarred from entering into future federal contracts.

“Federal contractors are required to comply with all applicable anti-discrimination laws,” said OFCCP Acting Director Thomas M. Dowd. “We filed this lawsuit to enforce those requirements.”

Filed with the Office of Administrative Law Judges, the complaint asks the court to enjoin Oracle permanently from discriminating against females, African Americans and Asians in compensation practices and against African American, Hispanic
and Caucasian applicants in hiring practices. OFCCP is also seeking complete relief for the affected class including lost wages, stock, interest, front wages, salary adjustments, promotions and all other lost benefits of employment and a reform
of discriminatory policies.


The complaint can be viewed here.

OFCCP enforces Executive Order 11246, Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974.
These laws, as amended, make it illegal for contractors and subcontractors doing business with the federal government to discriminate in employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin,
disability or status as a protected veteran. In addition, contractors and subcontractors are prohibited from discriminating against applicants or employees because they have inquired about, discussed or disclosed their compensation or that
of others, subject to certain limitations. For more information, please call OFCCP’s toll-free helpline at 800-397-6251 or visit http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/.


OFCCP News Release: 01/18/2017


Media Contact Name: Leo Kay


Email: kay.leo.f@dol.gov





Phone Number: (415) 625-2630




Media Contact Name: Jose Carnevali


Email: carnevali.jose@dol.gov


Phone Number: (415) 625-2631


Release Number: 17-0071-SAN

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Fair Isaac and Braun Consulting Announce Acquisition Agreement

EX-99.2 4 a2143768zex-99_2.htm EXHIBIT 99.2 

Exhibit 99.2

[FAIR ISSAC LOGO]
Contact:	Investors & Analysts: Megan Forrester Fair Isaac Corporation (800) 213-5542investor@fairisaac.com		Thomas A. Schuler Braun Consulting (312) 822-5681tschuler@braunconsult.com
	Media: Brian Kane Fair Isaac Corporation (612) 758-5232briankane@fairisaac.com

Fair Isaac and Braun Consulting Announce Acquisition Agreement

Addition of Braun will advance Fair Isaac's expertise in analytics-driven marketing
services and broaden its presence in markets targeted for growth

Noon conference call also to update Fair Isaac's fiscal year 2005 guidance

        MINNEAPOLIS and CHICAGO—September 21, 2004—Fair Isaac Corporation (NYSE:FIC), the leading provider of analytics and decision technology, and Braun Consulting, Inc. (NASDAQ:BRNC), a marketing strategy and technology consulting firm, today announced agreement on a plan for Fair Isaac to acquire Braun. The acquisition terms have been approved by both companies' Boards of Directors, and the transaction is expected to close in the fourth calendar quarter.
        The acquisition will build upon Fair Isaac's marketing analytics offerings through the addition of Braun's proven customer management, product strategy and organizational consulting expertise. The move also will expand Fair Isaac's client base and presence in priority growth markets, including healthcare, retail and pharmaceuticals. Braun's experienced senior management team, including founder and CEO Steven Braun, will remain with Fair Isaac and play integral roles in delivering the companies' combined marketing solutions and services to the marketplace.
        "Adding Braun's roster of seasoned experts will advance and augment our Precision Marketing offerings at a time when more businesses are realizing that the key to increasing customer value and forging loyalty is a more strategic, data-driven marketing approach," said Tom Grudnowski, CEO of Fair Isaac. "We will be uniquely positioned to help organizations achieve new levels of insight into their customers and convert that insight into smarter, more powerful marketing initiatives that deliver a true competitive advantage."
        Fair Isaac plans to leverage Braun's consulting practice to help executives who have a stake in the success of marketing efforts—including business unit leaders, operating managers and senior marketing executives—set the strategic context and direction for results-oriented Precision Marketing initiatives. Fair Isaac also expects that Braun's technology integration experience will help ensure customers realize the greatest benefit from its Precision Marketing solutions. Effective integration through a customized infrastructure can enable a business to execute analytics-influenced decision strategies at every point of customer interaction.
        "Our Board of Directors is pleased with the terms of this transaction, which it believes brings great value to Braun's stockholders," said Braun. "Fair Isaac and Braun share a common view that a customer-focused, analytics-driven marketing strategy is the first step toward real marketing success. The next step is ensuring that clients can implement that strategy effectively and consistently across the organization, and we believe that our technology integration expertise combined with Fair Isaac's

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unmatched analytics will enable marketers to make the most relevant and profitable decision each time they interact with a customer."
Structure and Terms
        Under the acquisition agreement, approved by both Boards of Directors, the stockholders of Braun Consulting will receive $2.34 in cash for each share of Braun. Steven Braun also has agreed to vote shares representing approximately 48 percent of Braun's outstanding stock in favor of the acquisition. The transaction is structured as a merger, whereby Braun will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fair Isaac. The net cash value of the transaction is approximately $30 million after assumption of the Braun balance sheet, based on Braun's approximate 17,227,000 shares of currently outstanding stock. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth calendar quarter, subject to approval by Braun's stockholders.
        Robert W. Baird & Co. served as financial advisor to Braun Consulting on this transaction.
        Fair Isaac will host a conference call today at 12:00 noon Central Time / 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss this acquisition in more detail and update Fair Isaac's previously provided fiscal year 2005 guidance. Interested parties may dial-in to the call at 1-800-603-9523 in the U.S., or 706-679-7702 from outside the U.S. The conference ID number is 1003248.
About Braun Consulting
        Braun Consulting, Inc. (NASDAQ: BRNC) is a professional services firm delivering customer-focused business solutions to Fortune 1000 and middle market companies. Braun Consulting combines cutting-edge business intelligence and CRM/eCRM technologies with business strategy to help clients optimize customer value. Founded in 1993, Chicago-based Braun Consulting has five offices throughout the U.S. Braun Consulting maintains strategic alliances with top developers of enterprise applications, including BEA Systems, Microsoft, Oracle, Unica, Siebel, Business Objects, Documentum, and others. Additional information about Braun Consulting is available at http://www.braunconsult.com.
About Fair Isaac
        Fair Isaac Corporation (NYSE:FIC) is the preeminent provider of creative analytics that unlock value for people, businesses and industries. The company's predictive modeling, decision analysis, intelligence management, decision management systems and consulting services powers billions of mission-critical customer decisions a year. Founded in 1956, Fair Isaac helps thousands of companies in over 60 countries acquire customers more efficiently, increase customer value, reduce fraud and credit losses, lower operating expenses and enter new markets more profitably. Most leading banks and credit card issuers rely on Fair Isaac solutions, as do insurers, retailers, telecommunications providers, healthcare organizations, and government agencies. Through the www.myfico.com Web site, consumers use the company's FICO® scores, the standard measure of credit risk, to manage their financial health. For more information, visit www.fairisaac.com.
Availability of Proxy Statement
        All of the stockholders of Braun Consulting, Inc. should read the proxy statement concerning the acquisition by Fair Isaac that Braun will file with the SEC and mail to its stockholders. The proxy statement will contain important information that you should consider before making any decision regarding the acquisition. You will be able to obtain the proxy statement, as well as other filings containing information about Braun, without charge, at the SEC's web site located at www.sec.gov. Copies of the proxy statement and Braun's SEC filings that will be incorporated by reference in the proxy statement will also be obtainable, without charge, from Braun's web site at www.braunconsult.com or from Braun Consulting, Inc., 20 West Kinzie Street, Suite 1500, Chicago, Illinois 60610, Attention: Corporate Secretary.

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Information Concerning Participants
        Braun, its directors, and certain of its executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from Braun's stockholders to approve the acquisition by Fair Isaac. Please refer to Braun's definitive proxy statement when it becomes available for a discussion of all interests, direct or indirect, by security holdings or otherwise, of such persons in Braun.
Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Information
        Except for historical information contained herein, the statements contained in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially, including the risk that the merger may not be consummated, risks regarding employee relations and other risks concerning Fair Isaac and Braun and their respective operations that are detailed in the periodic filings with the SEC of Fair Isaac and Braun, including their most recent filings on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q. Forward-looking statements should be considered with caution. If any of these risks or uncertainties materializes or any of these assumptions proves incorrect, Fair Isaac's and Braun's results could differ materially from Fair Isaac's and Braun's expectations in these statements. Fair Isaac and Braun disclaim any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
        Fair Isaac and FICO are trademarks or registered trademarks of Fair Isaac Corporation, in the United States and/or in other countries. Other product and company names herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

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President Clinton - The DC-3 Drug Cartels landing on Chicquita Parkway in 1975 and the murders of my friends


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Phil Anschutz, America’s most reclusive billionaire, with his fingers in everything from international properties, to movies, to entertainment, is expected to start accepting bids on the sale of his Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) at $10 billion and up. AEG is a major and very profitable part of the Anschutz Empire. He’s spent years putting together the conglomerate, which is now the world’s largest owner of sports teams, plus the stadiums they play in, including Los Angeles’ Staples Center, the home of the Lakers, as well as the Kings hockey team. AEG is also the world’s second largest promoter of live concerts and entertainment extravaganzas featuring such stars as Justin Bieber, Celine Dion, Taylor Swift, and Jennifer Lopez. He was even set to bring Michael Jackson back on his ill fated “This Is It” Tour.


Perhaps the most surprising aspect of the upcoming sale is that it would mean Anschutz’s relinquishing his ownership in six Major League Soccer teams, including the L.A Galaxy for which he personally wrote a check for the $500 million package it took to get David Beckham, along with Posh, on board. So, why is he prepared to give all that up for the sake of several billion dollars he doesn’t exactly need?

Based on his track record, even though Anschutz is 72, no one thinks for a minute he is looking to cash out. He has always had a plan, and quite often, this has involved liquidating an existing investment and swiftly moving into another opportunity. He spent years building the Union Pacific railroad, which he sold at a huge profit, while retaining the rights to build along the tracks. This allowed him to form Qwest Communications and build the first national all fiber optic network. He is a staunch fundamentalist Christian who started a movie company, Walden Media, to make wholesome family films. After several years of losing money, he produced “Ray,” the life story of Ray Charles, complete with drugs, sex, rock & roll—and ultimately redemption. It won two Oscars and made more than $75 million at the box office. You can never take what he is doing at face value, because when Anschutz puts a deal together, there are often wheels within wheels that only become clear later on.


Perhaps the key to the current mystery is that just over two weeks ago, Los Angeles City Council signed off on a deal with AEG worth more than $1 billion to build a downtown football stadium, which in turn, would hopefully attract a National Football League (NFL) franchise to the city. As is typical with most cities faced with the prospect of picking up a national team, Los Angeles had ignored its unhealthy budgetary situation and extended massive tax breaks and other pot sweeteners to have Anschutz sign off on the deal. To be fair, AEG informed the council it was putting itself up for sale a couple of days before the vote, and vaguely promised that the new owners would honor the deal. But by that time, the train was leaving the station and none of the council members wanted to miss that fun-filled NFL bar car.


The beauty of all this for Anschutz is that he upped the price of the company from the early estimates of $7 billion or so, to $10-billion-plus, and he no longer has to actually deliver a football team. That’s up to the new owners of AEG, meaning they are the poor saps who will have to live through an increasingly common affliction amongst builders of humungous, but empty, sports stadia… The Al Davis Syndrome. Named after the Oakland Raider’s long-time owner, Al Davis who used to shop the Raiders around to cities dumb enough to put up a couple of million for an exploratory meeting. Al would hit town, have the meeting, then leave town, obviously with the money. Irwindale, California, famous for its sand and gravel pits, became notorious in 1987 for establishing the “Al Davis Syndrome Record,” when they gave him $10 million for the privilege of a couple of brief meetings.


But just to prove that your average billionaire is as crazy as the next one, Larry Ellison, CEO of Oracle, and the third richest man in America, is considering making a bid for AEG. Rumor has it; the big attraction will be moving that highly prized NFL team to Los Angeles. I mean, why not, he owns everything else. He’s the guy who shows you his new atomic-powered helicopter, which is parked on the deck of his new battleship sized yacht, which is moored at his new island. Ellison recently cashed out some Oracle shares for a total of $4.3 billion and told CNBC that the money was for “just in case I go shopping and something catches my eye.”


For what it’s worth, my bet is that Anschutz has something truly ambitious cooking, even by his standards, and needs the mountain of cash this sale would generate. He has never taken on major debt and wouldn’t start now. Because of his right-wing politics, religious beliefs, and prior experience in entertainment and communications, could we be looking at the founding of a new TV/digital/internet/social channel whose express purpose would be the propagation of the beliefs Anschutz holds dear?

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