PHOENIX (LAWFUEL) – Damian Lancelot Holmes, 31, of Phoenix, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Stephen M. McNamee to 10 years and 4 months in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to intentionally driving through a fence and onto an active runway at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport. Holmes was also ordered to pay restitution

MICHAEL J. GARCIA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, JOSEPH R. GUCCIONE, the United States Marshal for the Southern District of New York, and MARK J. MERSHON, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced that SAMUEL ISRAEL III surrendered to law

MICHAEL J. GARCIA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that $115,601,274.69 in forfeited funds has been forwarded to the Clerk of the Court for the Southern District of New York for distribution to the victims of the Bayou hedge fund fraud. SAMUEL ISRAEL III, DANIEL E. MARINO and

LAWFUEL – Law Newswire – R. Alexander Acosta, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Jonathan I. Solomon, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Miami Field Office, Christopher B. Dennis, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, Miami Regional Office, and Bill McCollum,

HOUSTON (LAWFUEL) – The Rhode Island Supreme Court has unanimously reversed the 2006 public nuisance verdict rendered against three lead paint manufacturers – a verdict that some estimated would cost the defendants more than $2 billion in abatement costs. The decision, issued July 1, 2008, terminates the longest civil proceeding in Rhode Island’s history. The

WASHINGTON (LAWFUEL) — Internal Revenue Service officials today announced a change in the extended due date on certain business returns to help individuals better meet their filing obligations. The change, which reduces the extension period from six to five months, eases the burden on taxpayers who must report information from Schedules K-1 and similar documents

Washington, D.C., July 2, 2008 (LAWFUEL) – The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that Jacob H. Stillman, the SEC’s Solicitor, has been selected to receive the Federal Bar Association’s 48th Annual Justice Tom C. Clark Award for Outstanding Government Attorney. Mr. Stillman joined the SEC in 1962 as a staff attorney in the Office

Debevoise Advises Stone Point Capital in Connection with Fiserv Agreement to Sell Majority Interest in its Insurance Business New York (LAWFUEL) – July 2, 2008 – Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is advising Stone Point Capital LLC in connection with a definitive agreement between Fiserv, Inc., a leading provider of information technology services to the financial