PHOENIX (LAWFUEL) – A federal grand jury in Phoenix returned a 1-count indictment yesterday against Jeraldine Ann Kay, 45, of Mesa, Ariz., charging her with Theft by an Officer or Employee of a Gaming Establishment on Indian Lands. The indictment alleges that from September 2 through September 16, 2008, Kay stole in excess of $1,000 […]

Washington, D.C., March 25, 2009 (LAWFUEL) – The Securities and Exchange Commission has obtained an emergency court order freezing the assets of a Chicago-area investment adviser and two of its principals who are alleged to have misappropriated more than $4 million in client assets by transferring them to third parties, and incorrectly reported the net

DENVER (LAWFUEL) – Miguel Rafael Hernandez, age 32, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Court Judge Marcia S. Krieger to serve 188 months (over 15 years) in prison for federal firearm violations and methamphetamine trafficking, Acting United States Attorney David Gaouette and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Special

Washington, D.C., March 25, 2009 (LAWFUEL) – The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that the child development center at its Washington, D.C., headquarters has been awarded a Gold-level Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED®) designation by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). The project achieved LEED Gold certification for energy use, lighting, water

LAWFUEL – Legal Newswire WASHINGTON — A Newton, Conn., resident who was involved in operating three businesses in Brooklyn, N.Y., pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Department of Justice announced today. Mariusz Debowksi pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Manhattan to conspiracy to aid another in filing false

Briefcase Blog – John Bowie – LawFuel.co.nz – NBR – Repo Men & QCs The QC season has started with gusto with more senior counsel involved in the banking ‘repo’ cases that kicked off this week in the Wellington High Court than you’d find at one of the Chief’s cocktail parties. The one-line fee notes

New Chicago Partner Strengthens Firm’s Intellectual Property Practice CHICAGO, March 24, 2009 (LAWFUEL) – The international law firm Bryan Cave LLP (www.bryancave.com) announced today that Kara E. F. Cenar has joined the firm’s Chicago office as a partner. She will practice with the firm’s Intellectual Property (IP) Client Service Group. The announcement follows the recent

Prominent Legal Organization Optimistic About Ongoing Role for Federal Preemption in Future Liability Cases CHICAGO, March 5 LawFuel – Legal Announcement Service — DRI – the Voice of the Defense Bar has responded to the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in Wyeth v. Levine, an important recent case involving the critical

WASHINGTON, March 4 Lawfuel.com – Legal Announcement Service — Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on today’s agreement between the former Bush Administration and House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers, Jr. in which Karl Rove and former White House Counsel Harriet Miers will testify on matters related to the dismissal and retention of U.S. Attorneys.