DENVER (LAWFUEL) – Patrick Alan McCuaig, age 28, of Salida, Colorado, was sentenced this week to serve 92 months (over 7 and ½ years) in federal prison for bank robbery, United States Attorney Troy Eid and FBI Special Agent in Charge James Davis announced today. The sentence was pronounced by Senior U.S. District Court Judge
PHOENIX – Richard Steven Riess, 34, of Ontario, Canada, was found guilty of Perjury and False Claim of Citizenship today by a federal jury. The case was tried before U.S. District Judge Susan R. Bolton on November 4 and 5, 2008. Sentencing is set before Judge Bolton on February 2, 2009. The evidence at trial
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Lawyers who volunteered to take calls and monitor polling locations nationwide on Tuesday reported voting machine malfunctions, polling places opening late and numerous incidences of names missing from voter registration rolls. In Ohio, New Hampshire and Virginia, lawyers scrambled to file court documents in election-related lawsuits. But in most states, lawyers were working to prevent
DENVER (LAWFUEL) – Isaac Pena-Rascon, age 24, of Mesa County, Colorado, was sentenced earlier this week to serve 42 months (3 and ½ years) in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, United States Attorney Troy A. Eid and DEA Special Agent in Charge Jeffrey D. Sweetin announced.
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LawFuel – Law Newswire – R. Alexander Acosta, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Ivan Vikin, Acting Special Agent in Charge, U. S. Environmental Protection Agency – Criminal Investigation Division, Amie R. Tanchak, Resident Agent in Charge, Department of Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS), Southeast Field Office, Ferdinand Vazquez, Resident Agent in
LONDON – LawFuel – Legal Announcements – Allen & Overy LLP announced today that it is advising Skipton Building Society on its proposed merger with Scarborough Building Society, which, if completed, is anticipated to create a top five building society with approximately 860,000 members and over GBP16 billion of assets. The merger between the North
As Republican charges of “fraud” and Democratic claims of “voter suppression” have escalated in the home stretch of the presidential election campaign, liberal activists have started blasting Sen. Barack Obama’s presidential team’s “voter protection” effort for not doing enough to ensure that all Democratic votes are going to be counted on Election Day. Many activists
CHICAGO (LAWFUEL) – Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the United States, today announced that a court has ruled in favor of its clients, Foboha Gmbh and Foboha US, Inc. (Foboha), leading manufacturers of injection molding equipment, in an unfair competition and tortious interference case. The case
Washington, D.C., Nov. 4, 2008 (LAWFUEL) – The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the promotion of Martin J. Murphy to Associate Regional Director for Examinations in the agency’s Los Angeles Regional Office. Mr. Murphy will lead a staff of 65 examiners, accountants, attorneys and other professionals who conduct examinations and oversee the agency’s bankruptcy
London, 3 November 2008 LAWFUEL – Legal Newswire —Schulte Roth & Zabel International LLP is pleased to announce that Nick Terras, a leading fund and structured finance lawyer, has joined the firm in London as a partner in the Investment Management Group. Mr. Terras provides added depth to SRZ’s experienced London team, which includes well-known
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