DENVER (LAWFUEL) – Colleen C. Ertle, age 54, of Denver, Colorado, was sentenced last week by U.S. District Court Judge Marcia S. Krieger, to serve 3 years probation, with the first 12 months in home detention with electronic monitoring, for embezzling funds from the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research. Judge Krieger also ordered Ertle to […]

PHOENIX (LAWFUEL) – Albert William Harris, III, 49, of Gilbert, Ariz., was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Neil V. Wake to 12 months and one day in federal prison. Harris pleaded guilty to two Counts of Interstate Transportation of Stolen Property on October 14, 2008. Harris was a warehouse employee of Verizon Wireless in

Washington, D.C., Jan. 6, 2009 (LAWFUEL)– Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox today announced the appointment of James L. Kroeker as the Acting Chief Accountant in the SEC’s Office of Chief Accountant. In this capacity, Mr. Kroeker will oversee accounting interpretations, international accounting matters, and professional practice issues. Mr. Kroeker replaces Conrad W. Hewitt,

WASHINGTON (LAWFUEL) — The Internal Revenue Service today announced the selection of four new members of the Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council (IRSAC), which provides an organized public forum for IRS officials and representatives of the public to discuss key tax administration issues. “IRSAC plays a key role in making our tax system work better,”

PHOENIX (LAWFUEL) – William Morris Young III, 35, of Phoenix, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge G. Murray Snow to eight years in federal prison. Young pleaded guilty on July 1, 2008 to Conspiracy to Possess with the Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine. Young conspired with others to traffic methamphetamine to the New York area

TUCSON, Ariz. (LAWFUEL) – Lucia Guadalupe Leyva, 22, of Phoenix, was sentenced in Tucson today by U.S. District Judge David C. Bury to 12 months in federal prison. Leyva pleaded guilty on September 3, 2008 to conspiracy to transport an illegal alien. Leyva admitted that on December 11, 2007, she tried to enter the U.S.

Group distributed 30,000 kilos of marijuana over the 12-year conspiracy PHOENIX (LAWFUEL) – Martin Angel Gonzalez, 43, of Phoenix, was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for operating a large drug trafficking ring out of Phoenix. U.S. District Court Judge Stephen M. McNamee also imposed a $10 million money judgment against Gonzalez who pleaded

PHOENIX (LAWFUEL) – Stuart W. Eschief, 35, of Scottsdale, Ariz. and a member of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Tribe, was sentenced today to five years in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Stephen M. McNamee. Eschief was convicted of arson by a federal jury on September 5, 2008. On March 24, 2007, Eschief intentionally

Detroit, MI – January 5, 2009 (LAWFUEL) – AnnMarie Sanford, an attorney in Pepper Hamilton LLP’s Detroit office, has been qualified as a LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP) by the Green Building Certification Institute. The LEED AP program was developed by the U.S. Green Building Council in conjunction with its LEED (Leadership in Energy and

LawFuel – Legal Announcements – DLA Piper is pleased to announce that its Joint Chief Executive and Managing Partner of DLA Piper International LLP, Nigel Knowles, has received a knighthood for services to the legal profession in the Queen’s New Year Honours list. Peter Wayte, the Senior Partner of DLA Piper International LLP, said: “All