Washington, D.C., Oct. 9, 2008 (LAWFUEL) – The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged two former senior executives at Duane Reade with fraud for orchestrating multi-million dollar accounting schemes that caused the company to inflate its reported earnings and overstate its net income. Duane Reade is the operator of the largest chain of drug stores
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Barack Obama’s money machine is fueled by the likes of Martha Murphy, a grandmother who has donated 104 times for a total of $2,475.34. Murphy has used her credit card to donate in amounts as small as $10. “It is amazing how it adds up,” she said. Obama has revolutionized campaign fundraising, employing the Internet
Lawyer Accredited by Green Building Certification Institute Philadelphia, Pa. – October 9, 2008 (LAWFUEL) – Hannah Dowd McPhelin, an attorney in Pepper Hamilton LLP’s Philadelphia office, has been qualified as a LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP) by the Green Building Certification Institute. The LEED AP program was developed by the U.S. Green Building Council in
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(LAWFUEL) – Operation Central, a three-year undercover operation conducted by federal agents and prosecutors, has resulted in the arrests and guilty pleas of seven individuals who took part in the illegal international trade of skins and products made from protected sea turtles and other wildlife. The investigation resulted in four indictments, containing 69 counts, returned
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WASHINGTON (LAWFUEL) – Martin Villegas Terrones, a Mexican national, was sentenced to 24 months in prison for his role in an illegal smuggling operation that trafficked in protected sea turtle species, the Justice Department announced today. Along with the prison term, Villegas was sentenced to 3 years of supervised release. Villegas pleaded guilty on March
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Reynolds will serve at U.S. Embassy as Attorney Advisor in the Rule of Law Coordinator’s Office DENVER (LAWFUEL) – United States Attorney Troy Eid announced today that Assistant United States Attorney Hayley Reynolds will depart shortly to Iraq to serve as an Attorney Advisor in the Rule of Law Coordinator’s Office at the U.S. Embassy
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(LAWFUEL) – Australian Federal Police have today charged a 35-year-old Indonesian man with people smuggling offences under the Migration Act. The man is the captain of a vessel intercepted by Australia’s Border Protection Command on 29 September near Ashmore Islands. It will be alleged in court that he captained a vessel as part of an
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With public anger reaching a boiling point over plunging stock prices and Wall Street “greed,” white-collar defense attorneys are preparing for an inevitable surge in criminal prosecutions. Stanley S. Arkin, for one, said he expects that the anger, hysteria and economic dislocation fueled by “imprudent credit policies” will “inspire” indictments that would not have been
Tauranga based online retailer Baby Universe is pleased to report a 30% increase in sales of high-ticket items over the past 12 months. This result is in contrast to the nationwide retail trend which has been struggling in the same period. Baby Universe director Shame Loomb puts the result down to the working relationship he
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LawFuel – International law firm Eversheds has advised on the administration of Willis Gambier, a British furniture importer and supplier of premium-quality furniture to major national and independent retailers such as John Lewis and House of Fraser. Eversheds advised the Bank of Scotland and PricewaterhouseCoopers in which it achieved a sale to Chinese Manufacturer Lacquer
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