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WASHINGTON (LAWFUEL) ― Many investors will receive their year-end tax statements later than in past years, but these forms are likely to be more accurate, according to the Internal Revenue Service. A new law, enacted last fall, changed the deadline from Jan. 31 to Feb. 15, when brokers, including brokerage firms, mutual fund companies and

Washington, D.C., Jan. 30, 2009 (LAWFUEL) – The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. and two of its former investment adviser representatives with securities laws violations for misleading pension consulting clients about its money manager identification process and failing to disclose conflicts of interest when recommending them to

DENVER (LAWFUEL) – Janine Sligar, age 47, presently of Wray, Colorado, was sentenced Thursday to serve 6 months in federal prison for the sexual abuse of a ward. Following her prison sentence, Sligar was ordered to serve 5 years of supervised release. She was also ordered to register as a sex offender. She is scheduled

NEW YORK (January 30, 2009) – The February issue of Incisive Media’s The American Lawyer reports on the rising numbers of so-called “laterals” or law firm partners switching firms. More than 2,500 Am Law 200 partners moved in or out of the nation’s largest law firms last year, a new record. This trend contradicts the

LawFuel – Legal Announcements Daily – THAT DEFRAUDED GOVERNMENT HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS THROUGH UNNECESSARY TREATMENTS TO HOMELESS The former co-owner of a Los Angeles-area hospital was arrested this morning on federal charges of paying illegal kickbacks as part of a scheme to defraud Medicare and Medi-Cal by recruiting homeless persons from Los Angeles’ Skid Row.

LawFuel – Legal Announcement Service – LEV L. DASSIN, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, JOHN P. GILBRIDE, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New York Field Division, and PATRICIA J. HAYNES, the Special Agent-in- Charge of the New York Field Office of the Internal Revenue Service

Los Angeles, California – LawFuel – Legal Newswire Service – Henry W. Johnson, 70, a resident of Hesperia, California, and Jesse A. Felix, 54, a resident of Monterey Park, California, pleaded guilty to one count of willfully assisting or advising another person in the preparation of an income tax return that was false, in violation

Michelle Graham Joins Rapidly-Growing New York Office NEW YORK (January 30 – LAWFUEL) – Kilpatrick Stockton, leading international law firm, announced today that Michelle Graham has joined the firm’s fast-growing New York office. Ms. Graham will serve as Counsel in Kilpatrick Stockton’s internationally-recognized Intellectual Property Department. Ms. Graham is the seventh new attorney to join

ATLANTA (January 30 – LAWFUEL) — Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP, one of Atlanta’s largest and most prestigious law firms, has hit a major milestone in contributions made to the American Cancer Society. The firm and its employees, led by partner David Zacks, a former national volunteer chair of the Society, have donated $750,000 to date to