LawFuel – Legal Announcements Daily – An Inland Empire pastor has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for his role in an investment scam that led more than 500 victims to lose over $28 million after being told they could make money in coal mines and a gold transaction. Robert Jennings, 59, of […]
WASHINGTON, Nov 19, 2008 — Why Does Obama Want To Appoint An Attorney General With A Long History Of Controversial Pardons? Obama’s Top Choice For Attorney General Is Former Justice Department Official Eric Holder. Eric Holder Is Obama’s “Top Choice For Attorney General.” “President-elect Barack Obama’s top choice for attorney general is Eric Holder, a
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By Washington Post columnist, Dan Froomkin. If President-elect Barack Obama is the anti-Bush, then Eric Holder, his apparent choice to serve as attorney general, is the anti-Gonzales. The tenure of Alberto Gonzales, who served as attorney general from 2005 to 2007 — and before that, as White House counsel — was marked by what critics
St. Louis, November 19, 2008 (LAWFUEL) – By a vote of the partnership, the international law firm Bryan Cave LLP (www.bryancave.com) has elected 10 new lawyers to partnership in the firm, effective Jan. 1, 2009. This brings the number of partners firmwide to 338. The new partners are: Ryan S. Davis, St. Louis Davis practices
DALLAS (LAWFUEL) – Attorney J.F. (Jim) Chester, a shareholder at Cowles & Thompson PC, has been elected to the Board of Directors for the Housing Crisis Center of Dallas. Founded in 1978, HCC is a Texas non-profit corporation whose mission is to prevent homelessness and stabilize the elderly, the disabled, veterans and families in decent,
Washington, D.C., Nov. 19, 2008 (LAWFUEL) – The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted unanimously to improve mutual fund disclosure by requiring that funds provide investors with a concise summary – in plain English – of the key information they need to make informed investment decisions. The new summary prospectus will appear at the front
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Group Led by Litigator Barry Felder, Former Co-Chair of Thelen’s Commercial Litigation Practice New York (LAWFUEL) — Foley & Lardner LLP today announced that six former Thelen LLP attorneys, led by prominent litigator and former co-chair of Thelen’s Commercial Litigation Practice, Barry Felder, have joined the firm’s Litigation and Intellectual Property Departments. Felder is joined
He stated that while the crime rate has gone down those criminals that do come into the area are more prone to resist arrest, be more aggressive toward the officers and this can result in the officers being assaulted.
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(LAWFUEL) – The Australian Federal Police (AFP) have charged two men after a joint AFP and Qantas investigation involving the theft of Qantas catering supplied to Sydney Airport. A 46-year-old Campsie man will appear in Waverley Local Court today charged with larceny and receiving goods as a result of allegedly receiving stolen food items while
Trader at Bank of Montreal Colluded With Brokerage Firm To Overvalue Bank’s Portfolio by Hundreds of Millions of Dollars Washington, D.C., Nov. 18, 2008 (LAWFUEL) – The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged four individuals for engaging in a fraudulent scheme to overvalue the commodity derivatives trading portfolio at Bank of Montreal (BMO), and thereby
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