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Hot middleweight prospect David Lemieux remained undefeated by stopping former world title challenger Elvin Ayala at 2:44 of round one of a scheduled twelve round bout at Uniprix Stadium in Montreal.

Lemieux dropped Ayala three times including just seconds into the bout when he landed a big left that sent Ayala to the canvas. Ayala was dropped for a second time when Lemieux landed three big lefts that was followed by an uppercut and flurry that dropped Ayala. Lemieux closed the deal when he landed hard right that was followed by a left hook that sent Ayala down for a third and final time.

Lemieux, 160 lbs of Montreal is now 23-0 with twenty-two knockouts. Ayala, 160 1/4 lbs of East Haven, CT is now 20-5-1.

Tough veteran Brian Vera scored a third round stoppage over Sebastien Demers in a scheduled ten round Super Middleweight bout.

After two non discript rounds, Vera landed a left that was follwed by a big right that sent Demers down to the canvas. Vera was all over Demers and scored a second knock down from another right hand. With a cut over the left eye, Demers was in bad shape and took another couple shots before referee Marlon B. Wright stopped the bout at 1:57 of round three.

Vera, 168 lbs of Austin, TX is now 17-4 with eleven knockouts. Demers of Quebec is now 31-3.

Tony Luis remained undefeated by scoring a fifth round stoppage over Adrian Valdez in a six round Lightweight bout.

Luis took control of the bout during the third round as began to land flurries and body shots on the Mexican veteran. In round five, Luis landed a wicked left that sent Valdez down. When he got to his feet he didint seem eager to continue and referee Marlon B. Wright stopped the bout at 1:16.

Luis, 135 1/2 lbs of Montreal is now 9-0 with three knockouts. Valdez, 135 lbs of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico is now 19-8-3.

Kevin Lavalle made a sucsessful pro debut with a first round stoppage over Carlos Martinez in a scheduled four round Jr. Lightweight bout.

Lavalle landed a big left that sent Martinez down for the ten count at 2:26 of round one.

Lavalle of Montreal is 1-0 with one knockout. Martinez, 129 3/4 lbs of Mexico City is 4-7.

City, county take aim at scam artists.

Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) April 1, 2005 Byline: Rachel Uranga Apr. 1–VAN NUYS — City and county officials will launch an education campaign today to combat the proliferation of bogus immigration consultants and paralegals posing as lawyers and legitimate document preparers. site how to report a scam

The “Don’t Be Fooled” campaign — headed by a coalition of state and local officials, nonprofit groups and churches — targets low-income and immigrant communities, whose residents often rely on storefront services to file court documents, help fight eviction and handle divorces.

“It’s an urgent issue. So many people don’t know there is free legal service out there,” said Nancy Cervantes, managing attorney for the Neighborhood Legal Services Center in Pacoima.

About one-third of the clients accessing self-help workshops at the center come in because they were defrauded by scam artists.

“It can really set people back financially,” Cervantes said.

The coalition will step up its outreach efforts, distributing brochures that outline consumer rights and advise how to report fraudulent activities.

People are too often afraid to report scam artists or don’t know enough information about the people that ripped them off to report them, said Pastor Hererra Jr., director of the Los Angeles County Department of Consumer Affairs. site how to report a scam

“It’s important that people be aware that if they are going to get services from a notary or document preparer, you have to make sure they are licensed, you don’t pay in cash, and you have the full name of the person and their address,” Hererra said.

Last year, his department investigated 132 paralegals and document preparers accused of defrauding consumers. Herrera said he suspects that many additional cases that go unreported.

“We want to be sure that people know what their rights are, so they will not be fooled and will not be victims of fraud.” Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News.

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