TALLAHASSEE, FL – LawFuel Legal Newswire – Attorney General Bill McCollum today announced that his Economic Crimes Division has reached a settlement with a Tampa business engaged in foreclosure rescue services over allegations the conduct violated the newly enacted Foreclosure Rescue Fraud Prevention Act. Attorney Debt Services, LLC, which conducted business under the name HomeKeeper […]

WASHINGTON – LawFuel – Legal Newswire – Carlos Serrano, 64, of Glendale, Calif., was sentenced to 18 months in a community correctional facility in connection with a $1.3 million scheme to defraud the First International Bank of Connecticut (FIB) and the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank), Acting Assistant Attorney General Rita M.

ATLANTA (February 10 – LAWFUEL) — Kilpatrick Stockton announced today that James Stevens, Partner in the firm’s leading Corporate Department, will speak at the Greater Atlanta Credit Unions Chapter Meeting on February 19 at the Marriott Century Center in Atlanta. Mr. Stevens will discuss several current credit union legal topics including corporate governance, changing customer

(LAWFUEL) – A 50 year old Cabramatta woman will appear in Sydney Central Local Court today after allegedly attempted to import heroin by concealing the substance in her shoes. This is the second such attempt in less than a month. The discovery was made by Australian Customs and Border Protection officers after the woman was

Nearly 8,000 victims lost more than $500,000 in online scheme PHOENIX (LAWFUEL) – In one of the largest counterfeiting schemes of this type to date nationwide, a 19-count federal indictment was unsealed on January 30, 2009, charging Christopher Loring Walters, 28, of Newport Beach, Calif., and Matthew Thomas Purse, 32, of Gilbert, Ariz., with Conspiracy,

NEW YORK, Feb. 9, 2009 (LAWFUEL) — The law firm of Harwood Feffer LLP announces that it filed a new class action lawsuit on February 9, 2009 on behalf of purchasers of the American Depository Shares (“ADSs”) of Satyam Computer Services Ltd. (“Satyam” or the “Company”) (NYSE:SAY) during the period January 6, 2004 through January

BALTIMORE MD (LAWFUEL) – February 9, 2009 Baltimore-based law firm Ober|Kaler announced today that John P. Edgar has joined the firm’s Estates & Trusts Group. Mr. Edgar’s legal practice focuses on estate and trust planning and administration, as well as related tax and business planning issues. Prior to joining Ober|Kaler, Mr. Edgar served from 2005-2008

Dana Levitt Brings Extensive Trial and Arbitration Experience (LAWFUEL) – Los Angeles — Foley & Lardner LLP today announced that litigator Dana Levitt has joined the firm as a partner in the Los Angeles office, working in the General Commercial Litigation Practice. Prior to joining Foley, Levitt was a partner at McDermott Will & Emery

(LAWFUEL) – Twelve people will face Downing Centre Local Court in Sydney today as a result of an investigation into a $10 million offshore tax evasion and money laundering scheme. A total of 153 charges have been laid against a Sydney accountant, her husband and 10 of her clients. AFP National Manager Economic and Special

Washington, D.C., Feb. 9, 2009 (LAWFUEL) – The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that Linda Chatman Thomsen, Director of the Division of Enforcement, plans to return to the private sector. Ms. Thomsen led a historic period of SEC law enforcement during which the Commission brought more than 2,000 enforcement actions and returned billions of