Philadelphia (LAWFUEL) – February 26, 2009 – Barry M. Abelson, a partner with Pepper Hamilton LLP, has been named the “Philadelphia Best Lawyers Corporate Lawyer of the Year” for 2009 by The Best Lawyers in America, a referral guide of lawyers identified by their peers as being the best at what they do. Abelson is […]

Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas Carlucci Brings Significant Trial Experience; Carlucci Beginning Trial on Unusual Criminal Tax Case This Week San Francisco (LAWFUEL) — Foley & Lardner LLP today announced that trial lawyer Thomas F. Carlucci has joined the firm as a partner in the San Francisco office, working with the Securities Litigation & White

Washington, D.C., Feb. 25, 2009 (LAWFUEL) – The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Mark Bloom and his firm North Hills Management LLC with securities fraud, and obtained an emergency court order to freeze their assets and halt an alleged investment scheme involving the marketing of a “fund of funds” investment vehicle. According to the

Washington, D.C., Feb. 25, 2009 (LAWFUEL) – The Securities and Exchange Commission today took emergency action and obtained an asset freeze against two New York residents and their three affiliated entities, who orchestrated a brazen investment fraud involving the misappropriation of as much as $554 million in investor assets. The SEC alleges that Paul Greenwood

“Operation Xcellerator” Takes 23 Tons of Narcotics Off America’s Streets and Seizes More Than $59 Million in Drug Money WASHINGTON (LAWFUEL) – Today Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr., announced the arrest of more than 750 individuals on narcotics-related charges and the seizure of more than 23 tons of narcotics as part of a 21-month

Washington, D.C., Feb. 25, 2009 (LAWFUEL) – The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a Pearl River, N.Y., investment management firm and its principal for operating a large-scale scheme that defrauded hundreds of investors of millions of dollars by providing them with misleading marketing materials that significantly overstated investment returns and by misrepresenting the value

(LAWFUEL)- “Today’s 10th Circuit Court of Appeals opinion reaffirms what the government has believed from the beginning, that the jury verdict finding Mr. Nacchio guilty was indeed correct,” said Acting U.S. Attorney David Gaouette. “With today’s 10th Circuit Court of Appeals decision, justice has been served. I would like to thank the entire prosecution and

Los Angeles – LawFuel Legal Announcements – A husband and wife who have owned and operated numerous hair salons in southern Orange County pleaded guilty this morning to charges arising from their repeated failures to pay payroll taxes they had collected from wages paid to hair salon employees. Annya A. Nguyen and John D. Pham,

LAWFUEL.COM – Legal Newswire Service – LEV L. DASSIN, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and JOSEPH M. DEMAREST, JR., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s New York Field Division (“FBI”), announced today that PAUL GREENWOOD, 61, of North Salem, New York, and STEPHEN WALSH, 64,

LawFuel.com – Legal Newswire LEV L. DASSIN, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and JOSEPH M. DEMAREST, JR., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s New York Field Division (“FBI”), announced today that MARK BLOOM, 57, of New York, New York, was arrested this morning by special