January 31, 2008 (by Otto Smyth) – The 110 freeway was the scene of a four car collision that closed the freeway for a short time a little after 8am, during the morning commute. According to the California Highway Patrol one of the drivers involved in this accident that is thought to have been the […]

R. Alexander Acosta, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Robert Parker, Director, Miami-Dade Police Department and Michael V. Powell, Special Agent in Charge, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Internal Investigations, announced that defendant Matthew Price II, the former Director of Housing and Economic Development for Florida City, pled

LawFuel – Obstacles to Microsoft’s purchase of Yahoo could delay the deal by a year, experts say. Apart from a US Department of Justice review, there are a range of delaying agencies including the Federal Trade Commission and the European Commission that can create considerable delays. Among the issues that face investigation are antitrust questions

Lawfuel – The FBI has recently developed information indicating cyber criminals are attempting to once again send fraudulent e-mails to unsuspecting recipients stating that someone has filed a complaint against them or their company with the Department of Justice or another organization such as the Internal Revenue Service, Social Security Administration, or the Better Business

LawFuel – The blogs and newssites are somewhat amazed that a 72 year old Texan congressman espousing reduced government spending – indeed, reduced government generally – was also officially the most successful Republican fundraiser in the last quarter of 2007. Ron Paul’s easy win over his rivals in the fundraising stakes was a total of

LawFuel – Attempts to point the ‘drug finger’ at Heath Ledger have been damaged by the pulling of a video that does not reveal the deceased star endulging in any drugs activity, although he apparently talks about a prior “weed” habit. The Heath Ledger drugs video that has been widely advertised is now not to

LAWFUEL – Legal Newswire – MICHAEL J. GARCIA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that BERNARD ELLIS was sentenced this afternoon to 60 months’ imprisonment for participating in a sprawling bank fraud conspiracy, from approximately 2005 to approximately April 2006, involving large corporate checks that were stolen from a

LAWFUEL – Legal Newswire – R. Alexander Acosta, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Steven J. Mocsary, Special Agent in Charge, Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of Professional Responsibility, and Donald J. Balberchak, Special Agent in Charge, Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Inspector General, announced

Commission Proposes One-Year Extension of Final Compliance Requirements for Smaller Companies While Study Underway Washington, D.C., Feb. 1, 2008 – The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that its professional staff has commenced a cost-benefit study of an upcoming auditor attestation requirement for smaller companies under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The

WASHINGTON– LAWFUEL – Legal Newswire –The Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) has added significant depth to its intellectual property advocacy efforts with the recent hire of Chris Katopis. Well regarded within the intellectual property community, Katopis will work for the interests of CompTIA’s membership primarily on intellectual property rights, patent reform, and tech-neutrality in government