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Fashion Designer Peter Nygard Arrested on Sex Trafficking & Racketeering Charges

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 Audrey Strauss, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), and Dermot Shea, Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”), announced the unsealing of a nine-count indictment charging Canadian fashion

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US Attorney Fired By Donald Trump Hired To Lead Fried Frank White Collar Practice

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The former US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Geoffrey S Berman, who was fired by President Trump, has been hired by Fried Frank to lead the firm’s white collar and litigation practice. The firm’s press release making the announcement is below – Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP announced today that

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Credit Card ‘Bust Out’ Scam Sees Man Receive 7 Year Sentence

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            LOS ANGELES – A Glendale man was sentenced today to 84 months in federal prison for running a series of “bust out” scams that defrauded more than 20 banks out of nearly $5 million by, among other things, using fraudulently obtained credit cards to buy millions of dollars in liquor and cemetery plots that were later sold

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Federal and State Prosecutors Will Conduct Virtual Press Conference to Discuss Helping Domestic Violence Victims During Pandemic

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WHAT:  California law enforcement leaders and the national nonprofit Childhelp will hold a virtual press conference to discuss how they are working together to combat the rise in domestic violence during COVID-19.  WHEN:  THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, at 2:30 p.m. PDT WHO:    U.S. Attorney Nick Hanna in Los Angeles, Ventura County District Attorney Gregory Totten, U.S. Attorney

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Movie Scam With Bogus Netflix Link Sees Indictment

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‘Legends’ Movie Scammed $14 Million in Bogus Deal Powered By LawFuel – FBI Arrests Manhattan Beach Man Facing Federal Charges Related to Movie Investment Scam that Cost Victims $14 Million             LOS ANGELES – A Manhattan Beach man surrendered this morning to face federal charges that allege he collected $14 million from investors who were falsely told

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Chinese Billionaire also Accused of Defrauding Investors by Inflating Value of Publicly Traded Company Through Sham Sales of Aluminum Stockpiled in U.S.

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Liu and his co-defendants orchestrated the bogus sales of aluminum to Liu-controlled companies Powered By LawFuel –LOS ANGELES – A federal grand jury indictment unsealed late Tuesday alleges a complex financial fraud scheme in which a Chinese company exported to the United States huge amounts of aluminum – disguised as “pallets” to avoid customs duties of

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“Polluters Will Be Held to Account”

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Bankruptcy Settlement with Parties Responsible for Magnesium Superfund Site Bankruptcy settlement Settlement Provides More than $33 million for Environmental Cleanup             Geoffrey S. Berman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Susan Bodine, Assistant Administrator for Enforcement and Compliance Assurance for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), and David Bernhardt, Secretary of

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Former Wall Street Trader “Lied Every Step” As Federal Court Stops Ponzi Scheme

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Powered by LawFuel – Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Angel M. Melendez, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations, announced today the unsealing of a Complaint in Manhattan federal court charging PAUL A. RINFRET with securities fraud and wire

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Miami Investment CEO Used Sham Companies To Steal Money and Identities

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            Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced today the filing of a criminal complaint charging FABIO BRETAS DE FREITAS with commodities fraud, wire fraud, bank fraud,

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Brutal Sex Trafficker “King Casino” Convicted

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Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that a federal jury today found LAVELLOUS PURCELL, a/k/a “King Casino,” a/k/a “Mike Hill,” guilty of sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion, and related offenses.  PURCELL was convicted following a one-week jury trial before U.S. District Judge Denise L.

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