When he decided not to seek reelection in June, longtime New York Senate majority leader Joseph Bruno said the decision had nothing to do with the FBI’s seizure of 30…
Agreeing to set bond for a lawyer accused of scamming hedge funds and other sophisticated investors out of $380 million, a federal court ruled today that attorney Marc Dreier will…
A New York real estate lawyer pleaded not guilty today to two counts of second-degree grand larceny for allegedly pocketing nearly $500,000 in payments while serving as a middleman in…
Bernard Madoff’s alleged $50 billion Ponzi scheme run under the guise of a hedge fund is the most complex financial web the Securities Investor Protection Corp. has ever had to…
Lawyers who refused to defend Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich at his impeachment trial say their decision was made in protest of an unfair proceeding rather than over…
As in Bernard Madoff’s alleged $50 billion Ponzi scheme, Bradford Bleidt stole $32.6 million by persuading those with social ties to give him money to “invest.” In Bleidt’s case, his…
An insurance company for a Nevada law firm has agreed to pay $6.2 million to settle litigation claiming that by preparing financial documents, attorney David Garcia and his law firm…
A New York real estate lawyer who reportedly didn’t file personal state income tax returns between 2001 and 2006 has been fined $10,000 after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor tax…
As law firms, like other businesses, struggle to stay on track in a disastrous economy, a stunning financial storm for many wealthy investors has shown a platinum lining to legal…
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