Defendant Will Never Again Prepare Professional Tax Returns SAN JOSE – LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – United States Attorney Scott N. Schools and IRS-Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge Scott O’Briant announced that San Jose tax preparer MELINDA NEWENS was sentenced to 24 months in prison for aiding and assisting in the preparation of […]

LAWFUEL – The Lawyer Newswire – Eric Acker, head of litigation for the San Diego office of global law firm Morrison & Foerster, has a formidable history, including 45 jury trials as a federal prosecutor. CNET reports that Acker’sfirm is a global expert in litigation, concentrating on a number of sectors including technology. Morrison &

WASHINGTON – LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – Miami-based American Express Bank International has entered into a deferred prosecution agreement on charges of failing to maintain an effective anti-money laundering program and will forfeit $55 million to the U.S. government, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – It may be no Harry Potter, but the sex abuse book-that-won’t go away is back, following a New Zealand Court of Appeal ruling – with certain conditions. The Court of Appeal’s decision to lift the ban previously imposed on Foxton author Anne Hunt’s book which alleges sex abuse by

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – Mr Roger Thomas May, of Macedon, and his son Mr Jason Roger May, of Port Melbourne, Victoria, have today been convicted and sentenced in the Victorian County Court on one charge each brought by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Mr Roger May, 61, and Mr Jason May,

LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – Three Defendants Used Expensive Replication Equipment and Fake FBI Anti-Piracy Labels As Part Of a Massive Copyright and Trademark Infringement Scheme To Manufacture Pirated and Counterfeit Software and Music CDs and DVDs for Retail Distribution Around The Country Agents Seized Nearly 500,000 CDs and 6,135 Stampers Capable Of Producing

LAWFUEL – The Law Firm Newswire – Michael Blue Joins Winstead PC WHO: Michael N. Blue WHEN: July 16, 2007 WHERE: The Austin office of Winstead PC PRACTICE GROUP/SECTION: Real Estate/ Real Estate Finance – Associate EDUCATION: J.D., Baylor School of Law, Waco, Texas, 2005

CHICAGO–LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – McCracken & Frank LLP, a leading intellectual property law firm, announced it will work together with the educational arm of the Illinois Biotechnology Industry Organization (iBIO) and its new PROPEL(SM) program to facilitate the development of new life sciences companies, providing entrepreneurs with access to specialized expertise in intellectual

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.–LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – Hilton Hotels Corporation (NYSE:HLT) today announced that a special meeting of stockholders has been set for Tuesday, September 18, 2007, at 9:00 a.m. local time. The special meeting will be held at the Beverly Hilton, 9876 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills, California 90210. At the special meeting, Hilton’s

LOS ANGELES–LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – As part of his ongoing “battle” against landlords who continue to operate multi-family residential facilities that fail to provide their residents with a clean, healthy and safe living environment, Attorney Eric E. Castelblanco today filed two “slum housing” lawsuits in Los Angeles Superior Court against Frank McHugh on