PHOENIX (LAWFUEL) – A Casa Grande, Ariz., airplane mechanic was indicted by a federal grand jury on April 14th for falsely claiming to possess a required Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certificate. Wesley Glen Forsyth, 43, has been charged with five felony offenses, all stemming from an inspection he claimed to have performed on a private
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LAWFUEL.COM – Legal Announcements – NEW YORK, April 16, 2009 — Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges, LLP announced today that Andrew J. Rossman will join the firm’s New York office as a partner. Rossman was formerly a partner in the New York office of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP where he served
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LawFuel.com – US Legal Newswire – LEV L. DASSIN, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that CHRISTIAAN SPIES, a leader of an international arms trafficking operation, was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for plotting to smuggle shoulder-fired surface-to-air missiles (“SAMs”), rocket-propelled grenades (“RPGs”), anti-tank guided missiles,
The journey into the CIA’s most extreme interrogation program began in darkness. Blindfolded, hooded and wearing earmuffs, suspected terrorists were shackled and flown to secret interrogation centers. The buildings themselves were quiet, clinical and designed to fill prisoners with dread. Detainees were shaved, stripped and photographed nude. The questioning began mildly, a shackled detainee facing
(LAWFUEL) – Malaysian arrested for importing heroin A 30-year-old Malaysian national has been charged with importing heroin into Australia. Customs and Border Protection officers at Sydney International Airport selected the man for a baggage examination after he arrived on a flight from Kuala Lumpur on Sunday 12 April 2009. During the examination, the officers became
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(LAWFUEL) – A 45-year-old Rasmussen man is due to appear in Townsville Magistrates Court today, following his arrest by the The AFP conducted an investigation following a referral from the United States National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children Cybertip Hotline, alleging inappropriate text material in a ‘chat’ environment. Australian legislation regarding child pornography and
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gift to be dedicated to law and economics studies Coral Gables, FL (April 15, 2009 – LAWFUEL) –The University of Miami School of Law announced the creation of the de la Cruz-Mentschikoff Endowed Chair in Law and Economics which Mr. Carlos M. de la Cruz, Sr. (JD ’79) has established in Soia Mentschikoff’s memory –
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Birmingham, Ala. (LAWFUEL) – David Bowsher, who previously held the position as Acting General Counsel of the United States Department of Commerce in Washington D.C., has joined Adams and Reese as Special Counsel in the firm’s Birmingham office. Bowsher’s legal practice focuses on corporate restructuring, bankruptcy issues and mergers and acquisitions. He will also spend
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(LAWFUEL) – Luce Forward Hamilton & Scripps LLP, a prominent California law firm, today announced attorney Kirsten M. Solberg was honored by Real Estate Southern California as one of its top thirty commercial real estate professionals under the age of 30. Solberg, an associate in Luce Forward’s real estate practice group, is based in the
LawFuel.com – Legal Announcements – Henry Jones, 54, a record company executive, formerly of Marina Del Rey was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison this morning having been found guilty in connection with a Ponzi-scheme. Two other defendants, Arthur Simburg, 64, of Portland, Oregon, formerly of Los Angeles, and Robert Jennings, 59, a pastor
