New York, August 21, 2008 – LawFuel – Legal Jobs & Newswire – Baker & McKenzie LLP advised Citi on its five year contract with AT Microloans I LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ACCION Texas, Inc. to purchase up to $30 million in microenterprise loans—a first for the U.S. microfinance industry. The deal will give
A rising Miami legal star and community activist has quietly agreed to a plea deal in which he has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and money laundering in connection with his role as in-house counsel to an indicted billionaire businessman. Few in Miami have known that Richard Simring, a former partner at
By John Bowie – <a href= “Briefcase Blog ” – Storm in Double-D Cups It took the perspicacious judgment of the diminutive Nicola Mathers to rule on the larger issue that so aroused Aucklanders, the ‘Boobs on Bikes’ debacle. Nicola, a prosecutor for the Department of Labour many years ago in the capital has always
(LAWFUEL) – The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that on August 20, 2008, a federal jury returned a verdict in the SEC’s favor on securities fraud charges against Ranko Cucuz, the former Chief Executive Officer of automobile parts manufacturer Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc., and William D. Shovers, the former Chief Financial Officer of the
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PHOENIX (LAWFUEL) – A federal grand jury in Phoenix returned a 38-count indictment yesterday against Paul David Angel, 32, of Gilbert, Ariz. and Chester Frank Bissett, 54, of Mesa, Ariz. for violations of Conspiracy, Mail Fraud, Wire Fraud and Transactional Money Laundering which caused 3,000 victims to lose a total of approximately $6 million dollars.
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PHOENIX (LAWFUEL) – Akram Musa Abdallah, aka Abu Saiaf, 54, of Mesa, Ariz. was arrested yesterday afternoon by the Federal Bureau of Investigation based on an indictment which charges him with making false statements related to his involvement in fund-raising activities for the Holy Land Foundation for Relief & Development. Abdallah is scheduled to make
Pulte, Lennar, David Weekley Homes, Honeywell, Whirlpool, others named as defendants MARSHALL, Texas (LAWFUEL) – Attorneys from Houston’s The Clearman Law Firm are announcing a federal lawsuit filed late yesterday on behalf of the owner of HomeBuilderShowroom.com against a group of nationally recognized homebuilders and home products manufacturers. The 72-page petition alleges the defendants committed
(LAWFUEL) – A 50-year-old New Zealand man will appear in Southport Magistrates Court today charged with attempting to possess cocaine, following a transnational operation involving the Australian Federal Police and German law enforcement. This operation is the first involving information exchanged through the Europol Liaison Bureau in the Hague, following the appointment of an AFP
LawFuel – <a href= The Legal Jobs & Newswire – As lawyers increasingly travel to the UK for work, it has become apparent that th visa system for entry and work in the United Kingdom has become overcomplicated, confusing and inefficient. As a result, the British Home Office is now in the process of replacing
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MEXICO CITY (LAWFUEL) – Gardere, Arena y Asociados, S.C., a joint venture between Arena y Asociados, S.C. in Mexico City and Texas-based Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP, are proud to announce the promotion of associates Fernando Camarena Cardona and Eduardo Pizarro Suarez Villalobos to partner in Arena y Asociados. “Fernando and Eduardo have proven themselves to
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