Testifying in a co-defendant’s criminal trial earlier this year after he himself accepted a plea bargain, a Florida attorney said he didn’t realize that he was doing anything wrong as…
Attorney Benjamin Houge had argued that his conduct merited only a reprimand. But the Minnesota Supreme Court suspended the Twin Cities practitioner for two years over his representation of a…
The South Carolina Supreme Court has temporarily barred some foreclosures in the state to give homeowners more time to seek loan modifications under a federal program.
Donald Trump’s famous name helped developers of a high-rise condominium project along the Pacific Ocean in Baja Mexico collect some $32 million in deposits from prospective buyers, including a number…
Updated: The acting chief financial officer of Freddie Mac has died in an apparent suicide, following reports that the Securities and Exchange Commission was questioning executives about the mortgage lender’s…
An Arizona appeals court has upheld a $25,000 sanction against a construction law firm that trumpeted to potential clients, without mentioning the exact amount, a confidential settlement of a homeowner…
In a summit today near the nation’s capital, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is putting a new emphasis on a growing environmental issue: A proliferation of bedbugs.
Former McAfee general counsel Kent Roberts successfully fought off charges alleging his participation in improper backdating, but four other general counsel are still in the government’s…
In the latest real-estate-related scam, burglars in upscale communities on the West Coast reportedly are stealing expensive furniture and decorator items from vacant upscale homes.
A Georgia lawyer accused of masterminding a $28 million real estate Ponzi scheme that duped 125 investors was charged today with one count of wire fraud in a case that…
California’s attorney general filed seven criminal charges this week against the Sharon Elyce Pearl, alleging she embezzled $675,000 from the State Bar of California over an eight-year period.
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