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Fraud
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Asset Search Blog
Mr. Hecker’s 10 Year Sentence For Hiding Assets & Fraud
By Fred Abrams
According to his wife's September 28, 2009 affidavit, Dennis Hecker had stopped financially supporting her and was hiding assets. Dennis Hecker's wife therefore asked Judge Jay M. Quam of Hennepin…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
In the News & Around the Blogosphere
By Ellen Podgor
DOJ Press Release, Maryland Man Convicted of Defrauding Cisco Systems Inc.Jenna Greene, BLT Blog, Four Hedge Fund Managers Charged in 'Matchmaking' Scheme;Christopher Drew, NYTimes, Ex-Dow Scientist Is Convicted of Selling…
Drug & Device Law
A Fraudulent Claim and Fumbled Opinion
Pennsylvanians have much to be proud of, including our history, sports, food, culture, and laws. We've got Valley Forge and Gettysburg. We've got the best (okay, after last night, maybe…
MS Litigation Review & Commentary
Judge Bramlette’s Ruling on Motion for Attorney’s Fees in Ill. Central v. Brock Shows Danger of Hourly Billing on Plaintiff’s Case
Legal Newsline.com reported last week on U.S. Southern Dist. Judge David Bramlette's January 25, 2011 ruling on Illinois Central Railroad's motion for attorney's fees and expenses in its lawsuit against McComb…
Legal Profession Blog
Resignation Revoked, Discipline Imposed
The New Jersey Supreme Court adopted the recommendation of its Disciplinary Review Board and imposed a three-year prospective suspension of an attorney convicted of mail fraud and health care fraud.…
Zen and the Art of Legal Networking
ILN-terviews: Stuart Gerson, EpsteinBeckerGreen
Welcome to ILN-terviews, a series of profiles of ILN member firm attorneys, designed to give a unique insight into the lawyers who make up our Network. For our latest interview,…
Forensic Accounting Perspectives
Fraud in the Workplace
The popular media have devoted countless hours to storylines that portray fraud in the workplace as an important plot device. From the early TV series Perry Mason and Arrest and…
Cruise Law News
Miami Jury Awards Carnival $24 Million For Pod Failures, Finds Rolls Royce Committed Fraud
By Jim Walker
The following is a press release from Hess Marketing on behalf of the Fowler Rodriguez law firm: Fowler Rodriguez Valdes-Fauli, an internationally recognized maritime law firm obtained a $24 million dollar verdict…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Bill Black Sounds The Toscin: Whatever Happened To Prosecuting Real Fraud?
By Ellen Podgor
Okay, let me take off my white collar defense attorney hat and put on my former prosecutor hat for a minute. Call it my citizenship hat. Don't most of us…
Legal Profession Blog
No Privity
After the settlement of a divorce case, the ex-wife sued the ex-husband for fraud based on the submission of "deceptive, misleading, and incomplete information" to an independent appraiser who had…