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Lawfuel – A former adjudication officer with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) was arrested today on federal bribery charges for allegedly taking $2,500 from an alien who was seeking permanent legal resident status in the United States. Samuel Ciridon Guerrero, 56, of Glassell Park, who until recently worked at the CIS office in East

STATEWIDE LAW ENFORCEMENT OPERATION TARGETING SUSPECTED HYDROPONIC MARIJUANA GROW HOUSES Timothy Wagner, Director, South Florida HIDTA (High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area), R. Alexander Acosta, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Katherine Fernandez Rundle, Miami-Dade County State Attorney, and Robert Parker, Director, Miami-Dade Police Department, announced the preliminary results of a coordinated law

Pittsburgh and Charlotte, N.C. (Lawfuel) — Global law firm Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP (K&L Gates) and Carolinas firm Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman LLP (Kennedy Covington) are in discussions regarding a possible combination of firms, which could take effect by July 1, 2008. If the combination occurs, the resulting firm would comprise

MacArthur Prize-Winner and Leading IP Scholar Pamela Samuelson and Technology Innovator Robert Glushko Announce Gift Following Levine Lecture April 30 New York City, May 1, 2008 (Lawfuel) – Fordham Law School has received a $1 million grant to establish an innovative Intellectual Property and Information Law Litigation Clinic. The gift was made by Pamela Samuelson,

HARTFORD, Conn., May 1, 2008 (Lawfuel) — The law firm of Schatz Nobel Izard P.C., which has significant experience representing investors in prosecuting claims of securities fraud, announces that a lawsuit seeking class action status has been filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of all

WASHINGTON (Lawfuel) –– The Internal Revenue Service today announced it seeks applications for its broad-based private-sector advisory panel, the Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council (IRSAC), which provides important feedback and recommendations regarding tax administration. The 30-member panel is a diverse slice of the tax professional community including tax attorneys, certified public accountants, enrolled agents, enrolled

DENVER (Lawfuel) – Charles Lewis, age 72, of Littleton, Colorado, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Court Judge Robert E. Blackburn to serve 30 years in federal prison for his role in a fraudulent “high yield investment scheme.” Lewis was also ordered to pay restitution to the victims of the crime, although the court deferred

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (Lawfuel) – Federal charges were filed today against three campers from Texas for allegedly leaving their campfire unattended therefore causing what is known as the X Fire in the Kaibab National Forest near the southern boundary of Grand Canyon National Park in northern Arizona. Daniel Alan Burroughs, 23, of Tatum, Texas; Michael Zachary

Washington, D.C., May 1, 2008 (Lawfuel) – The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed a settled enforcement action against Banc of America Investment Services, Inc. (BAISI) for failing to disclose to clients that in selecting investments for discretionary mutual fund wrap fee accounts, it favored two mutual funds affiliated with BAISI. The SEC also charged

Notice to All Investors of Citigroup’s ASTA/MAT, Falcon Strategies and CSO Partners Funds From the Securities Law Firm of Klayman & Toskes NEW YORK, May 1, 2008 (Lawfuel) — The Securities Law Firm of Klayman & Toskes, P.A. (“K&T”) (http://www.nasd-law.com) announced today that it is continuing its investigation of the trading practices and supervision by