PHOENIX (LAWFUEL) – Darius Allan Wellington, 21, of Scottsdale, AZ, a member of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Tribe, was sentenced here to 12 months in the Federal Bureau of Prisons by U.S. District Earl H. Carroll. Wellington had pleaded guilty on June 30, 2008 to Escape from a Federal Prison Facility. On February 13, […]

PHOENIX, Ariz. (LAWFUEL)) – Nicholas Villareal, 26, of Laveen, Ariz. was sentenced in federal court on September 10, 2008, to 78 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Mary Murguia. Villareal had pleaded guilty on April 3, 2008 to Assault with a Dangerous Weapon. The facts showed that on January 17, 2006, Phoenix Police responded

PHOENIX (LAWFUEL) – Sandra Dee Burdette, age 44, of San Carlos, Arizona, pleaded guilty today to Possession of Methamphetamine With Intent to Distribute, in federal district court in Phoenix. In the course of her guilty plea, Burdette admitted that on February 1, 2007, she possessed five plastic baggies containing methamphetamine at her San Carlos residence

LawFuel – The Law Jobs and Legal NewsWire Today LawFuel sad to announce the death of Demi, friend, confidante, traveller and family pet to the Bowie family. After 13 years on the planet and a range of escapades and activities that saw her venture regularly from Wellington’s Lambton Quay to her home in Messines Road

WASHINGTON (LAWFUEL) — The Internal Revenue Service today announced that it has reached a settlement with Arnold & Porter LLP, which has paid a civil tax shelter promoter penalty. The settlement relates to the Firm’s failure in 2000, 2001 and 2002 to comply with tax shelter registration requirements and its participation in the organization of

Washington, D.C., Sept. 11, 2008 (LAWFUEL) – Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox today applauded the U.S. House of Representatives for passing legislation that would provide new investor protection measures and further bolster the SEC’s enforcement program that already is recognized as the world’s most effective and successful in policing the markets and protecting

LawFuel – Legal Announcements Daily – Miami physicians, Carlos Contreras, M.D., and Ramon Pichardo, M.D., each pleaded guilty today to defrauding the Medicare program in connection with a $6.8 million HIV infusion fraud scheme, Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew Friedrich of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney R. Alexander Acosta of the Southern District of

Washington, D.C., Sept. 11, 2008 (LAWFUEL) – The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Mark K. Schonfeld, the Director of the New York Regional Office, will conclude 12 years of dedicated service when he leaves the agency at the end of September to become a partner at the law firm of Gibson, Dunn &

Washington, D.C., Sept. 11, 2008 (LAWFUEL) – The Securities and Exchange Commission today took an enforcement action against LPL Financial Corporation for failing to adopt policies and procedures to safeguard their customers’ personal information, leaving at least 10,000 customers vulnerable to identity theft following a series of hacking incidents involving LPL’s online trading platform. LPL