Responding for the first time to federal corruption charges that could result in his impeachment and have already led to widespread calls for his resignation, embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich…
In the largest compensation claim ever paid by the Washington State Bar Association’s client protection fund as a result of misconduct by a single lawyer, clients of former attorney Barry…
Securities lawyer William Lerach, sentenced to two years in prison for paying kickbacks to lead plaintiffs, is among the donors who gave money to the William J. Clinton Foundation.
A former lawyer at the Securities and Exchange Commission who married the niece of Bernard Madoff has been described as a “straight arrow” whose work in the investigation of his…
Some colleagues of indicted lawyer Marc Dreier, accused of stealing $380 million from hedge funds in investors, believe his alleged crimes may have been…
A Paul Hastings tax associate was one of four people charged Thursday with insider trading based on information provided by the husband of a public relations representative who had information…
Considered classic holiday fare with an uplifting message, the schmaltzy It’s a Wonderful Life actually remains well worth seeing because of the gritty reality it portrays to those with a…
Pressured by his boss at a Boston investment firm to amp up results, after a colleague came back from a trip to New York with news of Bernard Madoff’s stellar…
Although the Dreier law firm apparently is significantly behind on numerous bills, including its rent, the firm’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing (PDF) on Tuesday contained good news…
Most individuals convicted of Medicare fraud get about 2½ years in prison, on average. But a Florida physician who aggravated a judge by lying on the stand got a lot…
Fresh from a recent victory in his representation of R. Kelly in a child pornography case, “courtroom bulldog” Ed Genson explained yesterday why he is…
For those who invested in the claimed $50 billion Ponzi scheme allegedly run by Bernard Madoff under the guise of a hedge fund, exactly how they invested in the hedge…
U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey won’t participate in an investigation of Bernard Madoff, accused of defrauding investors of $50 billion in a huge Ponzi scheme.
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