A Los Angeles County man has pleaded guilty to charges related to a $64 million Ponzi scheme that bilked more than 70 investors in California and Texas with false promises of huge returns from investments in a life insurance pool that would be marketed to members of African-American churches in South Los Angeles. Curtis D.
WASHINGTON (LAWFUEL) — The Internal Revenue Service is looking for taxpayers who are missing more than 279,000 economic stimulus checks totaling about $163 million and more than 104,000 regular refund checks totaling about $103 million that were returned by the U.S. Postal Service due to mailing address errors. “People across the country are missing tax
MICHAEL J. GARCIA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and MARK J. MERSHON, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced today that PHILIP WONG, a Canadian-based stock promoter who pleaded guilty earlier this year to conspiring to commit securities fraud and
WASHINGTON (LAWFUEL) – Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey today honored the nation’s Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor recipients during a special ceremony at the Department of Justice. Earlier today, President George W. Bush presented the Medals of Valor during a White House ceremony in the Oval Office. The Medal of Valor is the highest
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Testimony Concerning the Role of Federal Regulators: Lessons from the Credit Crisis for the Future of Regulation by Chairman Christopher Cox U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Before the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform United States House of Representatives Thursday, October 23, 2008 (LAWFUEL) Chairman Waxman, Ranking Member Davis, and Members of the Committee, thank
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DENVER (LAWFUEL) – John Lehman, age 41, of Lakewood, Colorado, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Denver late yesterday, charging him with 14 Metro Denver bank robberies, and 1 attempted bank robbery, United States Attorney Troy Eid and FBI Special Agent in Charge James Davis announced today. Lehman had been called “Bank Robber
HOUSTON – Jeff Nobles has returned to Haynes and Boone, LLP. Formerly a partner in Haynes and Boone’s Houston office, he rejoins the firm’s Appellate Practice Group. Mr. Noble has successfully represented plaintiffs and defendants, appellants and appellees, in a wide variety of complex civil appeals and trials. As an appellate advocate, he has a
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DALLAS (LAWFUEL) – The Texas-based mortgage banking law firm of Barrett Daffin Frappier Turner & Engel is pleased to announce that name partner Steve P. Turner has earned a spot on the 2009 listing of The Best Lawyers in America. Mr. Turner was recognized for his work in Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law. The Best
As travelers have noted since time immemorial, the best way to enrich your perspective on your own culture is to step outside it and visit someone else’s. I spent last week in London (home of four of the six biggest law firms in the world), talking to clients and law firms. I’ll offer some observations
TALLAHASSEE, FL – LawFuel.com – Legal Announcements – Attorney General Bill McCollum today announced that a settlement has been reached in a case brought by Capital One against affiliated Hess Kennedy companies which engaged in fraudulent debt settlement activities. Under the settlement approved today, Capital One will forgive the credit card debt of approximately 18,000
