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TUCSON – LAWFUEL – Law News – On January 10, 2007, Carlos Bent, 35, of Tucson, pleaded guilty in federal district court to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and engaging in illegal monetary transactions in connection with a $13 million mortgage fraud scheme. On August 16, 2006, Bent and Frank Padilla, 36, also of Tucson,

Duronio elected to Executive Committee as Corporate Secretary (January 12, 2007, Pittsburgh, PA) – LAWFUEL – Reed Smith LLP, one of the 15 largest law firms in the world, has announced the selection of James J. Barnes as the Managing Partner of the Pittsburgh office. Barnes is the first African-American partner at Reed Smith to

Lawfuel.com’s lead story reports on the first guilty plea in the Hewlett Packard pretexting case. A former Hewlett-Packard Co. private investigator pleaded guilty to posing as a reporter and company directors to get telephone records for an internal probe of boardroom leaks.

CHICAGO– LAWFUEL – Law News Network – Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the United States, is pleased to announce its newly-named Board of Directors. The 2007 Board members are: Glen P. Belvis focuses his practice on all facets of intellectual property law, including patents, trademarks, copyrights,

DENVER – LAWFUEL – Law News Network – Troy A. Eid, United States Attorney for the District of Colorado, announced that ROGER DEATHERAGE, age 54, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, was sentenced by US District Court Judge Robert E. Blackburn to serve 300 months (25 years) in federal prison for the production of child pornography. DEATHERAGE

PHOENIX– LAWFUEL – The Net’s Site of Record For Law News – Maximo Lerma-Aragon, 26, of Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico, was sentenced January 8, 2007 to 21 months in prison, by U.S. District Judge Stephen M. McNamee. Lerma- Aragon pleaded guilty on September 27, 2006 to Transportation of Illegal Aliens. Lerma-Aragon was arrested by the Chandler

Office of the United States Attorney District of Arizona PHOENIX – LAWFUEL – Dr. Ronald McInnes, 47, of Phoenix, was sentenced on January 8, 2007 to two years probation and 180 days of home confinement with a provision for work release by Judge James A. Teilborg. McInnes pleaded guilty in October 2006 to charges of

NEW YORK, NY –LAWFUEL – US Law News Network — 01/12/2007 — Cooley Godward Kronish LLP announced today that New York litigation partner Steven M. Cohen has been named Counselor and Chief of Staff for Andrew Cuomo, the newly elected Attorney General of the State of New York. At Cooley, Mr. Cohen’s practice focused on

Lawfuel.com – A new unofficial video, evidently filmed on a mobile phone and showing former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein after his execution, has appeared on the internet. The new pictures begin by showing Saddam Hussein’s shrouded body and as his head comes into focus the white shroud is pulled back revealing a bloody wound on