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TALLAHASSEE – Attorney General Charlie Crist and former Attorney General Bob Butterworth, joined by University Presidents T.K. Wetherell of Florida State University and Monsignor Franklin Casale of St. Thomas University, today announced a new online national clearinghouse and research center to help in the fight against fraud and other economic crimes. The Center for the

Feb. 6, 2006, New York – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network — Reed Smith LLP, a top-25 international law firm, has announced the addition of Wendy H. Schwartz as a partner in the Regulatory Litigation Group, resident in the firm?s New York office, effective Feb. 1. Ms. Schwartz, formerly a partner at Becker, Glynn,

Indictment Alleges Widespread Wiretapping Activities and Trafficking in Data Illegally Taken from Law Enforcement Databases 7 February – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – A federal grand jury has indicted Anthony Pellicano and two associates on federal racketeering charges for allegedly participating in a criminal enterprise in which Pellicano paid tens of thousands of

NEW YORK, Feb. 3 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, the international law firm, served as counsel to Vivendi Universal S.A. in its acquisition of Matsushita’s 7.7% stake in Universal Studios Holding I Co. (USHI) for USD 1.154bn. USHI owns Universal Music Group (UMG), Universal Interactive (UI) and

Four-Count Lawsuit Filed in US District Court for the Central District of California EL MONTE, Calif., Feb. 3 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network — The Executive Council of the World Airways pilot union announced today that the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and Teamsters Local 986 have filed a four-count federal lawsuit in the

SAN JOSE – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – United States Attorney Kevin V. Ryan announced that James Cornelius Kasey 31, of Sacramento, California, was arrested yesterday by U.S. Postal Inspectors for mail fraud. On January 18, 2006, a federal grand jury in San Jose indicted Kasey, charging him with mail fraud in connection

TUCSON, Ariz. – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Two men were convicted here today by a federal jury on a 15-count indictment on alien smuggling charges. The charges are related to a roll-over crash in Sierra Vista, Ariz. in late 2004 which resulted in the the deaths of five people and an unborn

5 February – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – International law firm Clifford Chance is advising ING Corporate Investments in the acquisition of Sky Radio Limited by a Telegraaf Media Groep consortium. A consortium led by Telegraaf Media Groep N.V., supported by investment company ING Corporate Investments Participaties B.V. has reached an agreement to

6 February – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – R. Alexander Acosta, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Brian Wimpling, Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Jonathan I. Solomon, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Ken Jenne, Sheriff, Broward Sheriff’s Office, announced that defendant, Samuel I. Burstyn

LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Yesterday’s New York Times Business section featured an article on a proposed mixed-use development for the intersection of Lexington Avenue and 86th Street in Manhattan, a project that is seen by many as the first step in a major transformation of the area’s shopping district. Paul, Weiss represented