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Legal Profession Blog
The Fax Forgery Case
Here is the link to the Second Circuit case mentioned in Alan's recent post. The lawyer was involved in a legal dispute with his former broker. He was accused of…
Legal Profession Blog
Attorney’s Federal Forgery Conviction Upheld By Second Circuit
Perry Reich was convicted of forging a magistrate judge's order and faxing it to an opposing attorney. His section 505 conviction was just affirmed by the Second Circuit. Here is…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Le Fraud at Le-Nature’s
By Ellen Podgor
A classic accounting fraud may be emerging at privately-held bottled water distributor Le-Nature's Inc., which is headquartered in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Two private equity firms that owned a substantial bloc of…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Astor Case Returns — This Time, Alleged Forgery!
Earlier on this blog, I reported on allegations that Anthony Marshall has been mistreating his mother, Brooke Astor, and how the case recently settled.Now, allegations are being made that her…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
Serial Forgery Accusations and Legal Malpractice
Either this person is always</strong> in the wrong place, or there may be something to all of these accusations. This article about a Virginia attorneys tells us that he lost…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Attorney Charged with Forging Bankruptcy Judge’s Signature
By Ellen Podgor
When I teach Professional Responsibility, one of the topics I don't cover is forging the signature of a judge, on the supposition that students know that's not proper. Despite the…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
New York Attorney Convicted of Forging a Magistrate’s Signature
By Ellen Podgor
In less than an hour, a jury in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York returned a verdict of guilty against Perry Reich, a Long Island…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
PING: Did you remember the Doctor’s note?URL: http://blog.kir.com/archives/2005_05.asp#001969IP: 216.250.116.20BLOG NAME: Houston’s Clear ThinkersDATE: 05/10/2005 05:53:08 AMMichael Alcott was charged with bank fraud in September 2004 relating to a $2.5 million line of credit for his now defunct employment placement firm. The indictment alleges that he submitted a fraudulent audit opinion to the bank on the…
By Ellen Podgor
Everyone has heard about the kid in school with the fake doctor's note to get out of class. The same type of note can have a rather unfortunate effect when…
ContractsProf Blog
Stalemate at Black Rock
CBS News and the employees it has blamed for the Rathergate forged-documents fiasco have hit a stalemate. CBS relieved them of duty and wants them to resign in disgrace. The…
California Employment Law Update
Company Precluded From Recovering From Bank Following Employee Forgery
By Tony Oncidi
Espresso Roma Corp. v. Bank of America, 100 Cal. App. 4th 525 (2002) Espresso Roma Corporation suffered losses of more than $330,000 when its former bookkeeper stole blank company checks,…