PHOENIX – LAWFUEL – Law News Network – Cheryl Ann Newhouse, 49, of Lake Havasu City, Arizona, pleaded guilty today to forging endorsements on Treasury checks and theft of government funds in federal district court in Phoenix. Newhouse had been charged with those crimes on September 20, 2006. Between August 2003 and May 2006, veterans’ […]

Wednesday 11 October 2006 LAWFUEL – Law News, Law Jobs – Mr Duncan Ernest Howarth, of Ringwood, Victoria, has pleaded guilty in the Melbourne Magistrates Court on dishonesty charges brought by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). These charges follow an investigation by ASIC into the activities of Mr Howarth’s company, Presidential Financial Services

TORONTO (October 10, 2006) – LAWFUEL – Law News, Law Jobs – For the fourth consecutive year, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Blakes) has been named one of Canada’s best employers and is the only law firm on the list. Blakes has also been chosen as one of Greater Toronto’s “Top 50 Employers” for 2007.

LawFuel.com’s lead story from the BBC reports that the world’s top firms face a spiralling financial burden from litigation with annual legal fees hitting an average of $10.8m (£5.8m), research suggests. According to an annual survey by US lawyers Fulbright & Jaworski (F&J), nearly 80% of UK firms surveyed faced some court proceedings last year.

LAWFUEL – Law News Network – A registered nurse who owned what were the two largest home health agencies in California has pleaded guilty to defrauding Medicare out of $40 million and to filing false tax returns that concealed her ill-gotten gains, United States Attorney Debra Wong Yang announced today. Lourdes “Lulu” Perez pleaded guilty

LawFuel.com’s Hot Files reports on Paris Hilton’s latest head-turning event, the capture on film of ‘skunk’ in her silvery purse. Is this the latest promo event? A heady mixture for her hedonist lifestyle? A mistake? Choose one.

LAWFUEL – Law News, Law Jobs – Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles is presenting the firm with its 2006 Pro Bono Services Award in recognition of its recent partnership with LAFLA to represent low-income tenants facing eviction. The award will be presented at

Monday 9 October 2006 LAWFUEL – Law Jobs, Law News – The Supreme Court of Queensland has extended orders obtained ex parte by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) on 28 September 2006 preventing Gold Coast couple, Mr Nebojsa Jovicic and Mrs Lisa Jovicic from leaving the country. ASIC took this action as a

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