In addition to keeping prosecutors and white-collar defense lawyers busy, the alleged $50 billion Ponzi scheme that 70-year-old Bernard Madoff is accused of operating under the guise of a purportedly…
The former chairman of Greenberg Traurig’s tax practice has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit tax evasion and a corrupt attempt to impede tax laws.
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, arrested last week based on allegations he tried to sell Barack Obama’s vacant Senate seat, has had several high-profile spats with public…
Three more Long Island lawyers are having their government pension credits or pension revoked by the state comptroller, bringing to 45 the number of New York attorneys who have had…
For those who may have wondered what it’s like to practice law at a partnership that’s under receivership, a notice to Dreier employees filed in federal court in Manhattan within…
The former chairman of the Nasdaq stock market has been charged with a “stunning” $50 billion securities fraud after his sons alerted officials that their father had confessed to running…
Concerning the accusation by federal prosecutors that Ill. Gov. Rod Blagojevich, in effect, tried to sell President-elect Barack Obama’s vacant U.S. Senate seat to the highest bidder, it isn’t difficult…
As a stunning federal corruption case was unveiled this week against Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, many wondered why he is being represented by a well-regarded Chicago attorney rather than a…
Calling New York attorney Marc Dreier a “Houdini of impersonation and false documents” who allegedly stole $380 million from hedge funds and investors, a federal prosecutor today urged that he…
Many of the headlines about the charges against Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich focus on some sensational allegations contained in a government affidavit filed in connection with his arrest.
A stunning federal criminal corruption case announced yesterday against Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich had a chorus of politicans, including President-elect Barack Obama, calling by the end of the day today…
Just when it seemed that the alleged situation involving the founder of Dreier and his disintegrating 238-attorney law firm could hardly get much worse, even more bad news is being…
A partner in an Akron, Ohio, law firm who is also a trustee of the University of Akron has been charged in a misdemeanor ethics case concerning a real estate…
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