Five people have been arrested today (10.8.07) under European arrest warrants following a joint investigation by the Dutch authorities and the Met’s Operation Grafton. Arrested at their home addresses were: 1) Usman MALIK (15/12/76 – 30ys), Headstone Gardens, Harrow. 2) Khalid ABBASSI (7/7/75 – 32ys), Burns Avenue, Feltham. 3) Nahid MUKHTAR (Female) (13/12/77 – 29ys), […]

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 10, 2007 LAWFUEL – The Litigation Newswire — Liner Yankelevitz Sunshine & Regenstreif LLP (“LYS&R”) has commenced an investigation relating to Health Management Associates, Inc. (“HMA” or the “Company”) and potential violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”). The investigation focuses on investments in HMA by the Health

WASHINGTON – LAWFUEL – Three additional defendants were sentenced in federal court this week for their roles in a widespread bribery and extortion conspiracy which operated from January 2002 through March 2004, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division announced today. The charges arise from Operation Lively Green, an undercover investigation conducted

LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – Ten dreveive prison sentences for roles in numerous arsons, committed from 1996 through 2001, resulting in millions of dollars in damage Eugene, Ore. – Today U.S. District Court Judge Ann Aiken completed the last sentencing hearing in the largest eco-terrorism case in U.S. history. The conspiracy involved twenty acts

(BEAUMONT, TX) LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – United States Attorney John L. Ratcliffe announced today that six Southeast Texans have been indicted for health care fraud in the Eastern District of Texas. The federal indictment was returned this week naming the following individuals: BRIAN KEITH WILSON, 34, of Orange, Texas JOSEPH DUANE ARMSTRONG, 58,

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – Microsoft Corp. does not have to pay $1.53 billion in damages to Alcatel-Lucent SA, a federal judge ruled Monday, reversing a March jury decision that Microsoft programs infringe on Alcatel-Lucent’s digital music patents. U.S. District Court Judge Rudi M. Brewster in San Diego said Microsoft’s Windows Media Player software

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – Are celebrities entitled to a higher level of privacy protection than ‘mere mortals’?. Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling complained about a photographer taking pictures of her young son in his buggy on an Edinburgh street. Does he – and any other child of a celebrity – have the

LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – Whether presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani’s claims on tax cuts while mayor of New York City is entirely warranted is discussed in a YouTube video interview with Giuliani. See: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tg6hMzrNgX4

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating an allegation of sexual assault at the Playboy Mansion, the famed site of unabashed hedonism for more than 30 years. News reports said the alleged incident took place at the weekend during a pyjama party hosted by Playboy magazine’s founder, Hugh Hefner,