The setting was a socio-economically deprived, informal settlement in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon.
Calling the amount of money Citigroup had agreed to pay "pocket change" for the bank, he said the settlement deprived the public "of ever knowing the truth in a matter of obvious public importance".
As the report states: The places they are opening are no longer just traditionally deprived areas, every major settlement either has or will soon have a food bank if trends continue.
The decision, the people said, may have undercut the scope of the settlement and potentially deprived homeowners of additional relief.
However, they have few rights; their homes are routinely demolished to make way for Jewish settlements and they are deprived of basic services.
This phenomenon may be a reflection of a better socio-economic status of those living in relatively affluent, formal (and cleaner) residential areas vis-à-vis informal settlements (which are relatively deprived of all kinds of social amenities).
Crucially, the higher observed incidence in suburban areas may be explained by an increasing number of senior residents, socioeconomically deprived populations, and patterns of immigrant settlement and associated betel/areca consumption among Asia-born populations.
Judge Rakoff notably rejected the Citigroup settlement, stating that it had deprived the public "of ever knowing the truth in a matter of obvious public importance".
An inmate convicted of killing a police officer has filed suit against the New York State Crime Victims Board, saying the state's so-called Son of Sam law has unconstitutionally deprived him of money awarded in a legal settlement.
Last year a Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy analysis of the 2015-16 town hall funding settlement revealed further cuts to the most deprived councils.
The border-hugging conurbations in which they live are a strange blend of wealthy enclaves with a sun-kissed holiday atmosphere, and settlements, known as "colonias", that are among the most deprived areas in the country.
