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17 Year Sentence Given to Former ICE Attorney for Taking Bribes

17 Year Sentence Given to Former ICE Attorney for Taking Bribes

Constantine Kallas, former U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) attorney, and a prominent one at that, received an over 17 year federal prison sentence on Monday, March 21, for taking…

Morning Roundup

Morning Roundup

Good morning everyone! Today is Monday, October 4th. Here’s a quick look back at Friday’s stories. Chicago Based SmithAmundsen opened an office in St. Louis… Sidley Austin enlisted a former…

Former Law Firm Partner Eric Wisler Charged with Bribing State Senator Wayne Bryant

Former Law Firm Partner Eric Wisler Charged with Bribing State Senator Wayne Bryant

According to the September 30th article in the New Jersey Law Journal, which appears online at law.com, Eric Wisler, formerly a partner at at DeCotiis, FitzPatrick & Cole in Teaneck,…

CA State Bar Shuts Down “Illegal” Law Office

CA State Bar Shuts Down “Illegal” Law Office

Prosecutors at the State Bar of California have shut down a satellite office of Walter S. Martinez, a solo practitioner in Upland, California, alleging that two office administrators were illegally…

Judges Plead Guilty to Corruption

Judges Plead Guilty to Corruption

Two Pennsylvania judges have plead guilty to fraud charges, after taking $2.6 million in kickbacks in return for placing juvenile offenders in specific detention facilities. The plea agreements for Luzerne…

Milberg Partner to Report to Prison After Client Bribery Scandal

Milberg Partner to Report to Prison After Client Bribery Scandal

Two defendants convicted in the Milberg LLP scandal, former partner Steven Schulman and former client Howard J. Vogel, will report to federal prison this week. In 2006, the firm and…