TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Eleven members of a synthetic drug trafficking ring operating in Florida are now carrying out their sentences. John Abdal, the last member of the ring to be convicted, was sentenced today to 21 months in prison followed by 12 months of probation. Attorney General Pam Bondi’s Office of Statewide Prosecution prosecuted Abdal and […]
LOS ANGELES – The owner of a Fashion District import-export business pleaded guilty late Friday afternoon to federal charges stemming from an investigation into “Black Market Peso Exchange” schemes that are used by international drug cartels to launder and send narcotics proceeds out of the United States. The owner of businesses known as Yili Underwear
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CHICAGO, IL & ATLANTA, GA —June 1, 2015— Schiff Hardin LLP today announced that Partner Eric L. Barnum will chair the firm’s Labor and Employment group. He is based in the firm’s Atlanta, GA office. Mr. Barnum focuses his practice on a variety of matters related to employment law and litigation, including wrongful discharge,
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Want to know what makes FIFA so awful? I’ll let John explain. Here’s his rant from before the World Cup in 2014 about how truly corrupt they are. Like This Post On Facebook Why is it a bad idea to let FIFA come to your country? They use slave labor, they take all the money
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The first Chinese-owned law firm is about to open in London, the FT reports. YangTze Law is wanting to help Chinese investors looking to invest in Europe and the UK and is part of a 40-strong law firm network with over 3000 lawyers in China. But the firm will now have access to UK lawyers
John Bowie, LawFuel publisher – If you’re going to stay in the City of LoveDr, then you clearly need the best place to enjoy the dreams, exacte? Paris has managed to maintain it’s allure despite the onset of everything from the GFC, the euro crisis to Charlie Hebdo. It takes more than mere fiscal or
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The diversity issue among law firms is a vexed one, but also one that has some ready and fast fixes. Take the article written by Deborah L Rhode*, Professor of Law at Ernest W McFarland and author, she postulates that women and others should not be viewed by lawyers as ‘minorities’ but rather as ‘priorities’.
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NEW YORK, May 29, 2015 LawFuel.com — Morrison & Foerster LLP has again been recognized for its leadership in the derivatives industry by being named Best Law Firm for Derivatives – US by industry publication GlobalCapital at its annual US Derivatives Awards. The firm was honored for its commitment to innovation on behalf of its
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LawFuel.com – Convicted of Multiple Counts for Creating and Operating the “Silk Road” Website, Used by More than 100,000 Users to Buy and Sell More Than $200 Million Worth of Illegal Drugs and Other Unlawful Goods and Services Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ROSS ULBRICHT,
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We know celebrities are into all sorts of things and we read about them all the time. But when it comes to murder we’re into something far removed from doing drugs, getting divorced or undergoing a sex change. So here are 20 celebs who, directly or otherwise, have been guilty of murder. Matthew Broderick In
