PHOENIX (LAWFUEL) – Huy Phuoc Nguyen, 60, of Glendale, Ariz., was sentenced today to 21 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge David G. Campbell. Nguyen pleaded guilty on November 17, 2008, to one count of Aiding and Assisting in the Presentation of False and Fraudulent Income Tax Returns. Beginning as early as 2001 […]

Washington, D.C., April 13, 2009 (LAWFUEL) – Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary L. Schapiro today announced that former SEC official Meredith B. Cross will return to the agency as its new Director of the Division of Corporation Finance. Ms. Cross will come to the SEC from the Washington D.C. office of WilmerHale LLP, a

WASHINGTON (LAWFUEL) — The Internal Revenue Service today issued its 2009 “dirty dozen” list of tax scams, including schemes involving phishing, hiding income offshore and false claims for refunds. “Taxpayers should be wary of scams to avoid paying taxes that seem too good to be true, especially during these challenging economic times,” IRS Commissioner Doug

LawFuel.com – US Legal Announcement Service – A Glendale physical therapy company that contracts with Southern California Hospitals to operate hospital therapy departments, as well as its owners and operators, have paid the government $233,345 to resolve allegations in a “whistleblower” lawsuit that they caused the submission of false claims to Medicare. Interstate Rehabilitation LLC,

LawFuel.com -US Legal Announcements – April 2009 Skadden is representing Express Scripts, Inc. in its $4.675 billion acquisition of WellPoint, Inc.’s NextRx subsidiaries. The two companies announced on April 13 they had reached an agreement on the transaction. Express Scripts is one of the largest pharmacy benefits management companies in North America, and WellPoint NextRx

LawFuel.com – NEW YORK – April 13 2009 – Loeb & Loeb LLP announced today that Corey N. Martin joins the firm’s Corporate Department as a Partner. Mr. Martin focuses his practice on middle-market corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, fund formation and corporate governance matters. He will practice with the firm’s M&A,

CHICAGO, April 13, 2009 ― LawFuel.com – Legal Announcements – Kirkland & Ellis LLP has moved its Chicago office from the Aon Center at 200 East Randolph Drive to a newly constructed building at 300 North LaSalle. Kirkland will occupy 26 floors of the 60-story high-rise. The building office space measures more than 1,267,331 square

LawFuel.co.nz – Seek Legal Jobs Here – New Zealand’s legal jobs site LawFuel reports an increase in quality jobs from provincial law firms who are continuing to experience a high level of quality work ranging from high end commercial law to conveyancing, domestic and litigation work. Legal jobs in Nelson, Gore, Wanganui, Hawkes Bay and

TUCSON, Ariz. (LAWFUEL) – Former South Tucson Police Lieutenant Richard R. Garcia, 47, of Tucson, was sentenced today to 33 months in prison by U.S. District Judge David C. Bury. Garcia pleaded guilty on January 26, 2009, to charges in an information of theft from an organization receiving federal funds, as well as to subscribing

DENVER (LAWFUEL) – Two residents of Towaoc, Colorado, Mollett Lansing, age 24, and Jeremy Lehi, age 24, have been sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge Philip A. Brimmer to serve federal prison sentences for being felons in possession of a firearm. Lansing was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison, followed by 3 years