Browse By Tags

Expert Research Best Practices Seminar and $10 Gourmet Coffee Card Exclusively for Paralegals! Join LexisNexis® for a complimentary Expert Witness Research Best Practices Seminar where you will learn how to vet expert witnesses thoroughly, more...

Wall Street is on pace to earn $19 billion in 2010, according to a report released by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The report noted that while last year’s record $61.4 billion profits are not likely to be repeated anytime soon...

A white collar criminal defense lawyer, Gary Grindler, has been appointed Acting Deputy Attorney General, effective Feb. 5, 2010. His appointment becomes effective upon the departure of Deputy Attorney General David W. Ogden. Grindler was a partner...

A California man has pleaded guilty to conspiring to willfully reproduce and distribute tens of thousands of infringing copies of copyrighted works without permission, including infringing copies of movies before they were commercially released on DVD...

The Obama Administration is making an effort to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse in federal programs, including by reducing and recapturing erroneous payments, as illustrated by Executive Order 13520 (Nov. 20, 2009), and in a March 10, 2010, memorandum...

More information is coming out with respect to the very sad story of Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, the U.S. soldier who allegedly massacred 16 Afghans. In a front page article, the Washington Post is reporting that Bales was found liable in financial fraud...

As the Financial Fraud Law Blog continues its countdown of the Top 10 in Financial Fraud Law for the year, we are going to begin with a clue: Bryan Cave. Give up? The clue is relevant to our Top 10 list because the international law firm has just...

Fifty U.S. legal scholars have sent an open letter to the Members of the Senate Finance Committee, asking each of them to “exercise your Constitutional responsibility to ensure that the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) is submitted to...

We’re not yet sure how many more of these we may see tonight, but there’s already been one bank failure today – the 42nd of the year. Beach First National Bank, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, was closed today by the Office of the Comptroller...

Most of the defendants in a massive business “coaching” scheme that allegedly took more than $100 million from consumers have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they misrepresented the earning potential of the coaching...

As we await the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the case upholding the Montana state ban on corporate political contributions, word has filtered out that the proposed cigarette tax that was on the California ballot on June 5 – with proceeds...

The Zuckerman Spaeder law firm is adding five lawyers to its white collar criminal defense and litigation practices in Baltimore. The lawyers are joining Zuckerman Spaeder from Baltimore litigation boutique Murphy & Shaffer LLC. Zuckerman Spaeder's...

Compliance departments are coming under increased pressure to strengthen anti-money laundering compliance because of a growing focus from senior management, but they are hampered in their efforts by a lack of training and resources, according to a joint...

We thought we’d pass along a bit of news we just received from the Justice Department about what it refers to as “one of the fastest growing white collar crimes” – mortgage fraud – and what it says it's doing to combat...

The federal government is continuing its investigation into an alleged billion dollar disability fraud scheme that prosecutors say involved physicians and former employees of the Long Island Railroad , the nation’s largest commuter rail system....