DENVER – Eric Joseph Gow, 21, of Colorado Springs, was indicted by a federal grand jury on Wednesday, April 19th, 2016, on three counts of repeatedly pointing high intensity lasers into aircraft cockpits during critical stages of flight at the Colorado Springs Airport. Following his arrest, Gow made his initial appearance before District Court Magistrate […]
In Excess of $8.6 Billion Recovered From Criminal and Civil Forfeiture Cases Office Also Recovers More Than $3 Billion In Civil Actions, and More Than $1Billion From Restitution, Criminal Fines, and Special Assessments Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that the Office obtained recoveries of
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LOS ANGELES – A man who was found guilty of assaulting a Deputy U.S. Marshal by trying to run him over with a minivan has been sentenced to 96 months in federal prison. Keith Leon Smith, 47, of Carson, was sentenced yesterday by United States District Judge R. Gary Klausner, who said the
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LOS ANGELES – The owner of a Tustin tax preparation business called First Quality Tax Services was arrested this morning on federal charges that allege he prepared and filed fraudulent federal income tax returns claiming false deductions for his clients. Thomas P. Butcher, 61, of Rancho Santa Margarita, was arrested by special agents with IRS
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LawFuel asked six top law marketing gurus what lawyers should be doing in 2019 to market their firms and their services. What works? What doesn’t? Here we outline what our six law marketers advise for 2019. Larry Bodine Larry Bodine is the Senior Legal Marketing Strategist for LawLytics, the No. 1 Website Marketing System for
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LOS ANGELES – Federal authorities have charged a total of 22 defendants with defrauding the Social Security Administration by illegally receiving cash benefits and causing a cumulative loss of $2.6 million. Most of the defendants are charged with taking Social Security benefits for relatives after the family members had died and failing to alert
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MIAMI (April 18, 2016) – Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has expanded its Miami office with the addition of Jennifer A. Schwartz as a shareholder. Schwartz joins Littler from Jackson Lewis, where she served as a principal for the past five years and where she has worked
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Complaint Seeks Forfeiture of Funds in At Least 20 Accounts Worldwide Stolen from American Company Through International Business E-Mail Fraud Scheme The alleged perpetrators – through a fake email address and by impersonating a legitimate vendor – almost got away with $100 million. – US Attorney Preet Bharara Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney
WASHINGTON – LawFuel.com – U.S. Attorneys are joining forces with local law enforcement and community leaders for a series of events around the country to address backlash against Muslim, Arab, Sikh and South Asian Americans following the tragic terrorist attacks in Brussels, Paris and San Bernardino, California. The 14 events in 11 districts will
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So how did Led Zeppelin get into this “Stairway to Heaven” lawsuit mess? The lawsuit, which alleges that members of the iconic band plagiarized key elements in the equally iconic song, is to move to a full jury trial. The lawsuit goes back two years when the estate of Randy Wolfe, a former guitarist with
