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RIVERSIDE, CA – 8 June – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – An Inland Empire man who ran a bogus “high-yield investment program” that was nothing more than a Ponzi scheme that allowed him to collect more than $26 million from victims around the world has been sentenced to 168 months in federal prison.

8 June – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Marcos Daniel Jiménez, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and James K. Belz, Inspector-in-Charge, Miami Division, United States Postal Inspection Service, announced today that defendant, Gregory Swarn, a former resident of Miami Beach, Florida, together with defendants, Craig Moncrieffe and John Eckhardt,

ORLANDO, Fla. – JUNE 8, 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Holland & Knight LLP announced today that the firm received the No. 1 ranking in Florida in Chambers USA – America’s Leading Business Lawyers for the following four practice areas: Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions, Banking & Finance, Construction and Tax. Chambers USA

8 June – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Two New Jersey residents who operated a $2.7 million “bust-out” scheme in the Koreatown section of Los Angeles have been convicted on a host of federal fraud charges and today a jury determined that two luxury homes they purchased with their ill-gotten gains should be

MIAMI, June 8, 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – The international law firm of Steel Hector & Davis LLP, and four of its practice groups, have been selected by Chambers and Partners USA as leading U.S. attorneys and firm. The selection, published in Chambers USA, America’s Leading Business Lawyers Directory, is based

8 June – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Linklaters has elected Sebastián Albella as a partner in its growing Madrid office. His appointment represents a key step in the Madrid office’s ability to meet client demand in Spain, as well as international work flowing in and out of the region. Sebastián joins Linklaters

PHILADELPHIA, June 8 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network — Lawrence J. Fox, a partner in the law firm of Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, has been selected to receive the American Bar Association’s 2005 Pro Bono Publico Award. The national Pro Bono Publico Awards, created in 1984, recognize individual lawyers for extraordinary contributions

NEW YORK, June 8 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network — Following closing arguments and during the verdict watch in the closely followed Michael Jackson trial, Court TV News and Courttv.com are offering continuous coverage and analysis right up to and including the verdict. In association with Goldpocket Interactive, the network is making available

Kilpatrick Stockton LLP announced today that the 2005-2006 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Business Lawyers has named it a “Leading Georgia Firm for Construction.” After in-depth interviews with clients and attorneys across the country, Kilpatrick Stockton’s construction practice is described as a “multiservice firm continuing to evolve as a result of an expansive recruitment

Hamburg – 8 June – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary (“DLA Piper”) today announced the appointment of Carsten Grau to its Hamburg Marine and Shipping Practice. Carsten joins as the 55th member of the worldwide group, and will spearhead the German arm. Carsten has a five years legal