All posts tagged "department of justice"
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2.2KDark MoneyWho is Ilya Shapiro, an Employee for a Billionaires ‘Non-Profit’ Entity in Washington, DC?
Ilya Shapiro is VP & Director, Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies at Cato Institute founded by Charles G. Koch of...
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850Bankers1MDB Sue Deutsche Bank While DOJ Quietly Stands Down from it’s Lawsuit Against the German-American Bank of Wall St
The state-owned investment fund 1MDB is suing companies including JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Deutsche Bank AG who helped 1MDB raise more...
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3.0KLaws In VirginiaLawyer Found Guilty by Jury of Elder Abuse. The Judiciary Should Plead Guilty Themselves Too.
Elder abuse is a serious crime against some of our nation’s most vulnerable citizens, affecting 10 percent or more of older Americans...
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2.5KEditors ChoiceDallas Lawyer Ray Jackson is All Jacked Up on Dope Money Laundering Charges
As alleged, Mr. Ray Jackson used his law degree not in the furtherance of justice, but to line his own pockets, a...
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931Donald TrumpPardon Us, But We’re Not Done With Roger Stone Says Justice Department
The Justice Department sues pardoned Roger Stone and his wife, Nydia, of owing nearly $2 million in unpaid federal income taxes and...
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2.8K1Lawyers MisconductBillionaire Rats on Houston Attorney Carlos Kepke’s $225M Offshore Tax Planning Scam to Avoid Jail
The DOJ indict Carlos E. Kepke, a Houston tax attorney who conspired with Billionaire Robert Smith to hide $225 million in untaxed...
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1.6KFederal JudgesDon’t Steal from Your Own Bank Or You’ll Go To Jail
That most likely would not be the case if you're a lawyer stealing from your escrow account (client funds).
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1.6KNewsLet’s Talk About the Family CEO Dunked by DOJ
PPP Loan Fraud: Olivia Ware was CEO of Georgia's Let’s Talk About the Family, Inc., but according to state records, it did...
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1.8KFifth CircuitHidalgo EMS Owner Obtained $2.6M PPP Loan While in Bankruptcy Court. It Hasn’t Ended Well for Kenneth Ponce
Kenneth B. Ponce is the CEO of Hidalgo County Emergency Services Foundation doing business as Hidalgo County EMS. He was found guilty...
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2.2KLawyer ComplaintsFormer Florida Prosecutor Jeffrey Siegmeister Criminally Charged along with Defense Attorney Marion Michael O’Steen
The indictment accuses Siegmeister of conspiring with defense attorney Marion O’steen of Dixie County between 2013 to 2019 to alter defendants’ charges...
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1.7KAppellate JudgesJudge Higginson for the Fifth Cir. 3-Panel Correctly Vacates Prison Sentence of Office Manager in Health Care Fraud Appeal
The district court sentenced Nora to concurrent sentence of 40 months imprisonment on each count, 1 yr probation and $13 million restitution.
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924Editors ChoiceWho’s Buried the Justice Department’s Case against Former Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen for Theft of $177k?
In September 2020, Former Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen is under federal investigation by the Justice Department for allegedly spending campaign wads of cash...
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1.1KEleventh CircuitTexas Lawyer and ‘Evil’ Co-Conspirator Jail Sentences Affirmed by Eleventh Circuit and Judge Sitting by Designation
The government’s evidence showed that the conspiracy had fraudulently obtained millions of dollars from scores of victims. The district court found Ellis’s...
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916LITSocial Media Influencer Charged in Text to Vote Election Fraud (2016)
There is no place in public discourse for lies and misinformation to defraud citizens of their right to vote.
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1.8KLawyer DisciplineA Massive Tax Return Refund Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme
10 Defendants laundered more than $30 million in tax refunds that had been obtained from approximately 7,000 fraudulent tax returns says DOJ.
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1.1KCFPBCorrupt Deutsche Bank Continues to Hold The Golden Key to Wall Street, Despite All the Fines
The charges arise out of a scheme to conceal corrupt payments and bribes made to third-party intermediaries by falsely recording them on...
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2.2KCFPBFifth Circuit Finally Tells Banks that Professional Liability Insurance Doesn’t Cover Blatant Fraud, Forgery and Extortion
Judge Stephen Higginson opined for the 2-panel at the 5th Cir., and held that it was the bank’s wrongful certification to HUD...
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3.9KEditors ChoiceBoies Schiller Flexner LLP Take $10 Million from PPP and then Hand Out $20k Bonuses to New Starts, Who Ain’t Started Yet.
Boies Schiller & Flexner announced bank breaking bonuses that everyone at the biglaw firm is excited about. They also took a $10M...
