LawFuel.com – Legal Newswire – LOS ANGELES – A resident of Orange has been found guilty of willfully interfering with aircraft pilots for intentionally shooting a laser at two commercial airliners that were on approach to John Wayne Airport. Dana Christian Welch, 37, was convicted yesterday afternoon of two felony counts, each of which carries […]

LawFuel.com – Legal Newswire – LEV L. DASSIN, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that JAMES NICHOLSON, 42, the President, Senior Portfolio Manager, and sole managing member of investment firm Westgate Capital Management LLC, was indicted today on four felony charges, including securities fraud and investment adviser fraud, involving

April 23, 2009 Kenneth A. Gross Register Now On April 23, Washington, D.C. political law partner Kenneth Gross will give a presentation entitled “Ethics, Gift Rules and Legal Landmines.” Mr. Gross will discuss the new lobbying rules approved by President Obama that are applicable to executive branch officials as well as new restrictions on those

Washington, D.C., April 23, 2009 – The Securities and Exchange Commission has obtained an emergency asset freeze and the appointment of a receiver over a Naples, Fla.-based investment adviser that has been charged with defrauding investors by misrepresenting the nature of $550 million in investments. The receivership and asset freeze also extend to the funds

(LAWFUEL) – Two Indonesian men who allegedly facilitated separate people smuggling ventures to Australia in April were charged today by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) with people smuggling offences. Both men will be escorted by the AFP from Christmas Island to appear before the Perth Magistrates Court on Friday (24 April 2009). The AFP will

Law Firms to Battle Tesco LONDON, April 22 LawFuel.com – Legal Newswire — Following Tesco’s announcement of record GBP3.1 billion profits, UK law firms have gone on the offensive against the retail giant. 100 law firms across the country have joined together to form a unique alliance – QualitySolicitors.com (http://www.qualitysolicitors.com ) – an initiative specifically

(LAWFUEL) – Three men will appear in the Melbourne Magistrates Court tomorrow morning following their arrest in New South Whales this morning in relation to drug trafficking offences. These arrests follow three made earlier this month in Victoria and the ACT by the AFP in relation to the same investigation. The AFP executed two search

PHOENIX (LAWFUEL) – Michele Marie Valent, 38, formerly of Phoenix, pleaded guilty today to Theft of Government Funds after stealing over $60,000 from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Sentencing is set for July 13, 2009 at 3:00 in front of U.S. District Judge Neil V. Wake. Valent admitted in the course of her guilty

PHOENIX (LAWFUEL) – The United States has obtained a judgment in the amount of $2,346,600 against Ernest Robert McFarland, Jr., 68, of Fort Meyers, Florida, for submitting false claims related to federal construction contracts at the Grand Canyon National Park and the Lake Mead National Recreational Area. McFarland was the owner and president of Pacific

International law firm Eversheds has been appointed by leading food and facilities management services provider, Sodexo to advise on employment issues in the UK following a competitive process. Employing over 43,000 staff in the UK and Ireland, Sodexo provides facilities management and catering services to a number of large companies in the corporate, healthcare, education,