Good morning everyone! Today is Friday, March 12, and here’s a quick look back at yesterday’s news… The Asian Pacific American Legal Center files a lawsuit against Trinity Law Associates for allegedly defrauding 30 Korean immigrants… King & Spaulding reveals a new pay scale and bonuses… Former U.S. Senators Lott and Breaux are in talks with Patton Boggs… Snell [...]
Continue reading...Monday, March 8, 2010
Local success story and Greenberg Traurig partner Mark J. McCombs has been charged with stealing more than $1 million in tax increment funds by billing Calumet Park, a suburb in the Chicago area, for work he never did. McComb grew up in Calumet Park and residents were so proud of his accomplishments a street in [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Angelo Mozilo, the former CEO of Countrywide Financial Corp., has hired prominent Washington, D.C. based lawyer Brendan Sullivan to help defend him against an SEC lawsuit accusing him of securities fraud and insider trading. Sullivan is a senior partner at Williams & Connolly LLP. He is well known for representing Oliver North during the congressional [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Good morning everyone! Today is Wednesday, February 24, and here’s a look back at yesterday’s stories… Curtis Mallet reports an increase in profits and revenues in 2009… Revenue is down and profits are up at Patton Boggs… Arnold & Porter report that revenue and profits increase… Honolulu law firms are the target of an email scam… Revenue and profits fall [...]
Continue reading...Monday, February 23, 2009
On Friday, U.S. Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein announced a new effort to fight against mortgage fraud in the state of Maryland and beyond. The new Maryland Mortgage Task Force will go after fraud crimes that cross over city, county, and state lines, said Rosenstein. The task force will not just go after fraudulent mortgage consultants, [...]
Continue reading...Monday, February 23, 2009
On Monday, after upsetting Bruce Springsteen and many of his fans, Ticketmaster agreed to make changes in its online ticket sales procedures. The concert and event ticketing giant reached a settlement with the State of New Jersey, where the Springsteen concert in question was scheduled. The settlement was announced by the state’s Attorney General, Anne [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, February 5, 2009
Tipsters tell Above the Law that an associate at New York-based Weil, Gotshal & Manges has been fired for lying about graduating law school and passing the bar. Apparently, Weil Gotshal doesn’t know they have papers to prove that kind of thing. According to multiple sources from both inside and outside Weil Gotshal, the firm recently fired [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, January 28, 2009
A former lawyer, who was disbarred in the 1980s taking client escrow funds, has been charged with defrauding investors of out of millions of dollars as a hedge fund manager. Say, Buffy, let us invest our wealth with the fellow who was disbarred for stealing funds! Arthur G. Nadel, 76, made his initial appearance before a federal [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, January 27, 2009
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 County President Judge Mark Ciavarella and Senior Judge Michael Conahan call for sentences of more than seven years in prison. Both have agreed to step down [...]
Continue reading...Monday, January 26, 2009
A law firm accountant was arrested on charges that he stole $1.6 million from his employer, according to the Pinellas County, Florida sheriff. David J. Sarnowski, 50, was charged with scheme to defraud and grand theft. He is being held at Pinellas County Jail on $200,000 bail. According to law enforcement, Sarnowski electronically transferred $1.6 million from [...]
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