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…
The judge who refused to revoke bail for accused financier Bernard Madoff on Monday wasn’t swayed by the political firestorm—and that’s typical of his personality, according to those who know…
Spanish prosecutors are investigating the loss of €2.3 billion ($3.1 billion) in funds invested with accused financier Bernard Madoff by Europe’s second-largest bank, Banco Santander.
Prosecutors acknowledged in a court order released Monday that the lawyer for accused financier Bernard Madoff is in talks about “a possible disposition of this case.”
Despite an alleged effort to violate conditions of his $10 million bond by sending expensive jewelry to family members, Bernard Madoff, accused of being the architect of a $50 billion…
David Stockman’s lead defense lawyer claims the government made a mistake by relying on an internal corporate investigation by Davis Polk & Wardwell to bring criminal charges against his client.
A former assistant Santa Clara County, Calif., prosecutor is facing six felony charges for allegedly helping a client launder money through attorney fees paid to her trust account.
As federal prosecutors and a growing number of once-wealthy investors with Bernard Madoff urge that the alleged architect of a $50 billion hedge fund Ponzi scheme be imprisoned so that…
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