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Heroin found at Sydney airport (LAWFUEL) – A 37-year-old German national will face Sydney Central Local Court today charged with allegedly importing more than 800 grams of heroin concealed in the false bottom of a suitcase. The man was stopped by Customs officers at Sydney International Airport when he arrived on a flight from Dubai

PHOENIX (LAWFUEL) – Martin Angel Gonzalez, 43, of Phoenix, pleaded guilty on September 12, 2008 in front of U.S. District Court Judge Stephen M. McNamee to being the leader of a Continuing Criminal Enterprise, Conspiracy to Possess with the Intent to Distribute Marijuana, Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering, and Possession with the Intent to Distribute

PHOENIX (LAWFUEL) – Six members of a marijuana trafficking conspiracy pleaded guilty in August and September 2008. Miguel Gonzalez-Caballero, 23; Vicente Juarez-Miranda, 38; Luis Lopez-Sajupe, 20; Enoc Montoya-Vega, 20; and Jorge Portela-Perez, 21, all of Mexico, pleaded guilty to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute 50 kilograms or more of marijuana. Francisco Robles-Lopez, 35,

No-one can call Steven Vander Ark gun-shy when it comes to coat tailing Harry Potter. Just a week since his “Harry Potter Lexicon” failed to qualify for fair use protection with a $6750 judgment in favour of J K Rowling his passion for Harry Potter continues, this time with a planned “travel memoir” outlining key

HOUSTON (LAWFUEL) — Hurricane Ike severely affected the businesses and infrastructure of Houston. However, the downtown office of the global law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP sustained no damage and has fully functional utilities and Internet service as of Monday morning. The Firm is forming a comprehensive task force to address Hurricane Ike issues

Washington, D.C., Sept. 15, 2008 (LAWFUEL)– The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged an Irvine, Calif., attorney and two other promoters for conducting a $52.7 million Ponzi scheme in which they sold investors bogus PIPE (private investment in public equity) investments, promised unrealistic profits, and misappropriated more than $20 million of investors’ funds to function

DENVER (LAWFUEL) – Rachel Anne Bogle, age 35, of Fort Mitchell, Alabama, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Denver last week on charges of bank fraud in connection with her illegally obtaining student loans, U.S. Attorney Troy Eid and FBI Special Agent in Charge James Davis announced. The indictment was returned by the

Defendants Received More Than $8 Million by Selling Secretly Acquired Stock WASHINGTON (LAWFUEL) – Ira W. Gentry Jr. of Scottsdale, Ariz., and Randy W. Jenkins of Glendale, Ariz., were convicted of securities and tax fraud relative to an elaborate scheme to defraud UniDyn Corporation’s investors, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Internal Revenue Service

Mayer Brown Partner Is New Addition to Regulatory Litigation Group For more information, contact Jamie Moss, newsPRos, 201-493-1027 (September 15, 2008, Chicago, IL) – LawFuel Legal Announcements – Reed Smith LLP, one of the 15 largest law firms in the world, today announced the addition of Diane Green-Kelly as a partner in its Regulatory Litigation

NEW YORK, September 15, 2008 – LawFuel – Legal Announcements – Kaye Scholer LLP is representing Onex Corporation in the acquisition of a 50% interest in RSI Home Products for a purchase price of US$318 million. The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals and closing is anticipated in early October. The Kaye Scholer team