As Bernard L. Madoff was led away in handcuffs from the 23rd-floor courtroom this morning, cameras rolled around the corner for the latest episode of “Law and Order.” The irony was just one memorable touch as the moment arrived when we no longer would have to write “alleged” before any mention of the Ponzi schemer’s […]
DALLAS (LAWFUEL) – The Dallas-based law firm Cowles & Thompson, P.C., is pleased to announce that David A. Johnson and Michael Northrup have been named shareholders. “We could not be more pleased to have David and Mike take on these new roles,” says Cowles & Thompson Managing Shareholder Chuck Green. “Their legal skills, experience and
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James L. Kroeker Acting Chief Accountant U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises of the House Committee on Financial Services March 12, 2009 Chairman Kanjorski, Ranking Member Garrett, and members of the Subcommittee: I am Jim Kroeker, Acting Chief Accountant in the Office of the Chief Accountant (OCA),
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Riding a bicycle is an activity that has been a favorite pastime for many years for a large number of adults, young children, and for those that are young at heart as well. In the past few years in many areas around the world it has also become one of the main forms of transportation.
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Key Web Reports – While Google scores over 70 per cent of all Internet searches, those online businesses seeking free web traffic face additional difficulties in an increasingly sophisticated web world. The internet’s growth and the number of new users has rendered additional sophistication of Google’s famed and ‘secret sauce’ algorhym to determine web rankings.
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February , 2009 – Chadbourne & Parke LLP represented Mundipharma International Corporation Limited in an exclusive agreement with Novelos Therapeutics, Inc. for the commercialization of a proprietary Novelos cancer medication in Europe and Japan. Chadbourne also represented Purdue Pharma L.P., an independent associated Company of Mundipharma, in a parallel equity investment in Novelos. The Collaboration
PHOENIX (LAWFUEL) – A Phoenix woman has been arrested in Colorado and transferred to Arizona to face theft charges of over $60,000 from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. A federal grand jury in Phoenix returned a 3-count indictment on December 2, 2008, against Michele Marie Valent, 38, formerly of Phoenix, for two counts of
WASHINGTON (LAWFUEL) – The Internal Revenue Service today announced that interest rates for the calendar quarter beginning April 1, 2009, will drop by one percentage point. The new rates will be: four (4) percent for overpayments [three (3) percent in the case of a corporation]; four (4) percent for underpayments; six (6) percent for large
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WASHINGTON (LAWFUEL) – A securities attorney pleaded guilty today to defrauding investors in stock manipulation schemes involving 19 different publicly traded companies, Acting Assistant Attorney General Rita M. Glavin of the Criminal Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Dana J. Boente for the Eastern District of Virginia announced today. David B. Stocker, 49, of Phoenix pleaded
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DENVER (LAWFUEL) – David Yost, age 55, and Paula Yost, age 47, of Osage Beach, Missouri, plead guilty Monday before U.S. District Court Judge Marcia S. Krieger to two counts of tax evasion, Acting U.S. Attorney David M. Gaouette, and IRS Criminal Investigation Denver Field Office Special Agent in Charge Christopher M. Sigerson, announced. Judge
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