LOS ANGELES – Ally Financial Inc. has agreed to pay the United States $52 million to settle allegations that its subsidiaries acted improperly in relation to 10 subprime residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS) in 2006 and 2007.A settlement agreement announced today resolves an investigation into alleged violations of the Financial Institutions Reform Recovery and Enforcement […]
LOS ANGELES – As part of an ongoing undercover operation by Special Agents with the Coast Guard Investigative Service (CGIS), five fraudulent “documents mills” have been dismantled in recent months, and the investigation has now resulted in charges against 13 defendants who allegedly produced bogus identity documents.Two of those defendants pleaded guilty today in United
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Rahimi Allegedly Detonated and Attempted to Detonate Bombs on Public Streets in the Chelsea Neighborhood of Manhattan Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Mary B. McCord, Acting Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division, announced that AHMAD KHAN RAHIMI, a/k/a “Ahmad Rahami,” was charged today in Manhattan
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Baltimore, MD (November 14, 2016) — The recently released U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” directory recognizes thirteen Kramon & Graham practices in its 2017 law firm guide. Kramon & Graham is ranked a Metropolitan Tier 1 firm in ten practice areas, including Litigation, Health Care, Insurance, and Real Estate. The firm is
Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Vanita Gupta, the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights for the Department of Justice, announced today that the United States has entered into an agreement with THE CITY OF YONKERS (the “City”) and THE CITY OF YONKERS POLICE DEPARTMENT
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London media law firm Carter Ruck has been crudely mocked via a cloned website – Farter-fuck – in retaliation for an IT business that claims it was “wrongfully persecuted” by the lawyers.The site at Farter-fuck.co.uk will redirect Carter Ruck clients to the site after a short time spent looking at the preliminary comments referring to
Littler – Next week, Americans will head to the polls to elect their 45th President. Across the nation, voters will also fill 469 congressional seats, including 435 in the House and 34 in the Senate.While these federal races tend to occupy much of the coverage and discussion as November 8 approaches, issues closer to home should
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LOS ANGELES – Two Los Angeles-area men have been arrested on federal charges for their alleged role in a scheme to smuggle military aircraft parts and other potential defense items to Iran in violation of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations (ITSR).Zavik Zargarian, 52, of Glendale, and
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LOS ANGELES – The United States Attorney’s Office is hosting a Cyber Security Summit at the USC Radisson Hotel today in Los Angeles. The event, which is part of Cyber Security Awareness Month, is being held in partnership with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the University of Southern California, the Lares Institute, and the National
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Skadden Arps – On September 20, 2016, Skadden presented a seminar titled “Government Enforcement Investigations – Trends and Perspectives from the UK, US and China” in London. The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Director of Enforcement and Market Oversight Mark Steward gave introductory remarks. A panel discussion followed, moderated by Keith Krakaur, who heads Skadden’s
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