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LawFuel.com – Legal Newswire Service – LEV L. DASSIN, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and MARK J. MERSHON, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced that BERNARD L. MADOFF — the founder of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC,
Legal experts said the Madoff case, involving perhaps the biggest-ever Wall Street fraud, could widen as federal prosecutors and securities regulators comb through the books of Madoff’s money management firm and investigate his trading activities. Investors are sure to file civil lawsuits or other legal remedies to try to recover money they placed in Madoff’s
DENVER (LAWFUEL) – Eric Leon Butt, Jr., age 35, of Herriman, Utah, was sentenced yesterday by Senior U.S. District Court Judge Walker D. Miller to serve 12 months (1 year) in federal prison for conspiracy to traffic in poached big game. Judge Miller ordered Butt to serve 3 years of supervised release, following his incarceration.
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Washington, D.C., Dec. 11, 2008 (LAWFUEL) – The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Bernard L. Madoff and his investment firm, Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC, with securities fraud for a multi-billion dollar Ponzi scheme that he perpetrated on advisory clients of his firm. The SEC is seeking emergency relief for investors, including an
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CHEYENNE, Wyoming (LAWFUEL) – A jury today found a Gillette, Wyoming man guilty of mailing threatening communications and interfering with the administration of Internal Revenue laws, United States Attorney Troy A. Eid announced. The verdict came following a 3 ½ day jury trial before Wyoming U.S. District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson. The jury deliberated
WASHINGTON (LAWFUEL) — The IRS issued a notice today announcing relief for certain retirement plans that do not have a written plan in place by January 1, 2009. The new guidance is for retirement plans covering employees at public schools, colleges and universities, and other tax exempt organizations. These retirement plans are often referred to
Washington, D.C., Dec. 11, 2008 (LAWFUEL) – The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled civil securities fraud charges against Zurich Financial Services and Converium Holding AG, now known as SCOR Holding (Switzerland) AG, relating to finite reinsurance transactions. The SEC’s orders find that Zurich’s former reinsurance group, which operated under the name Zurich Re
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DALLAS (LAWFUEL) – Noted hospitality industry attorney Clifford J. (Cliff) Risman, a partner in the Dallas office of Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP, has been inducted into the prestigious International Society of Hospitality Consultants. Mr. Risman, whose clients include many of the premier names in the global hospitality industry, was inducted into ISHC during the group’s
Washington, D.C., Dec. 11, 2008 (LAWFUEL) – The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settlements of an enforcement action against eight former employees of Fidelity Investments’ equity trading desk, who will collectively pay more than $1 million to settle SEC charges for improperly receiving travel, entertainment, and gifts paid for by outside brokers courting business
