Davis Wright Tremaine – A federal magistrate judge in Oregon has kept alive the dreams of a group of young plaintiffs—aided by environmental advocacy groups—to compel government action against climate change. Like a similar case brought by the same plaintiffs a few years ago in state court, discussed below, the federal case seeks a declaration […]
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Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Florida-Based Elm Tree Investment Advisors LLC Charged with Defrauding Investors Out of More Than $17 million Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Angel M. Melendez, the Special Agent in Charge of the Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations,
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DENVER – Dr. John Alan Littleford, and three others were indicted by a federal grand jury in Denver last week on charges related to the illegal distribution of prescription medication and money laundering, U.S. Attorney John Walsh, DEA Special Agent in Charge Barbra Roach and IRS Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge Stephen Boyd announced.
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Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Diego Rodriguez, Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), and William J. Bratton, Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”), announced today that HAMLET PERALTA, the former owner of a restaurant
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Jhon Jairo Cruz Trejos, a/k/a “Mellizo,” Attempted to Broker Cocaine-Financed Weapons Deals Involving Highly Enriched Uranium, Missiles, and Machine Guns Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that JHON JAIRO CRUZ TREJOS, a/k/a “Mellizo,” a citizen of Colombia, was sentenced today to 13 years in prison
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The Panamanian law firm at the center of the current scandal over high level tax evasion and asset-hiding, relies on an extensive network to do its dirty work – and they include lawyers, bankers and accountants to support its high net-worth clients. Mossack Fonseca is based in Panama and has made millions from its high net
At a time of turmoil people look to places of calm – safe havens and pleasant countries to savor their savings and their lives. So why are billionaires and others seeking a bolthole, or more, in this country? Favorite bolthole countries are far and wide, from Switzerland with its withering secrecy laws and beauty, Uruguay
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The government has asked a United States Magistrate Judge in Riverside, California to vacate her order compelling Apple to assist the FBI in unlocking the iPhone that was used by one of the terrorists who murdered 14 innocent Americans in San Bernardino on December 2nd of last year. Our decision to conclude the
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LOS ANGELES – A JetBlue flight attendant who allegedly attempted to use her credentials to bring nearly 70 pounds of cocaine through a security checkpoint at Los Angeles International Airporton Friday was charged today with a federal narcotics trafficking offense. Marsha Reynolds, 31, of Jamaica, New York, was taken into custody this afternoon
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Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that MARC WIESELTHIER, a certified public accountant and former partner at a New York accounting firm (the “Firm”), was sentenced today to 27 months in prison for participating in a scheme to obtain millions of dollars in loans by making false
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