Commerce

Robert Sucarato embezzled $810,000 from investors while doing business as New York Financial Company Strategic Fund, and New York Financial Co. rented him a Wall Street address to lend him legitimacy, investors say in a $20 million demand in New York County Court.           The National Safety Council accuses Northwestern University of deceptive trade and breaching a non-compete contract by offering its own defensive driving course to drivers cited for traffic violations as soon as the parties’ 20-year contract expired, in Cook County Court.           Northstar Energy, Texas Securities Partners and Ethos Energy are accused of defrauding investors of $403,000 through sale of unregistered securities in alleged oil projects, including one called “Exxon Will-O,” in Collin County Court, Texas.