All posts tagged "DOJ"
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29Editors 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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34Lawyers 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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57Federal 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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937Deed of TrustThe Guild Mortgage Co. Settles Governments’ Federal Lawsuit Asserting Mortgage Underwriting Fraud Hours Before IPO Launch
Guild Mortgage remains popular with gullible and unread borrowers. In 2019 J.D. Power ranked it among the most trusted originators and the...
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123Eleventh 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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169Donald TrumpFlorida Lawyer Charles Phoenix Receives a Two Year Suspended Sentence for His Fraudulent and Unethical Behavior. He Should Have Been Disbarred.
Phoenix was aware that [Cay Clubs’s] practices constituted a fraud on the lending institutions involved and these practices could be fairly described...
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152Lawyer 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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521Editors ChoiceCorrupt Criminals, Donald Trump and The Eleventh Circuit Gather in Florida…Here’s What’s Up
As we suggested in an earlier article when the 11th Circuit got involved in this massive ponzi scheme case in Florida, it...
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1.1KCFPBFifth 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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592Editors 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...
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507Federal LawWalmart Sues DOJ Over Texas Opioid Investigation
Walmart are bringing this lawsuit claiming there is no federal law requiring pharmacists to interfere in the doctor-patient relationship to the degree...
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5891Editors ChoicePonzi Scheme Owner Gets 40 Years Jail. Lawyer Involved in $300M Ponzi Scheme Attempting to Stop 90 Day Florida Bar Suspension.
LIT: There's something not right about this whole saga in Florida and when it involves real estate of this magnitude, you know...
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2.2KKen PaxtonNate Paul’s Attorney Demands Answers from the Texas Attorney General In a Sensational Letter
Attorney Michael J. Wynne demands preservation of documents, litigation hold and a response from the Office of the Attorney General in Texas.
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268LITThe ShoeBox Thief. Ohio Judge Jailed for 30 Months.
Ohio Judge Diane Vettori-Caraballo, the ShoeBox Thief, was sentenced to 30 months in prison and ordered to pay $328,000 in restitution.
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3.0KDeed of TrustJudge Vegina “Gina” Hawkins Foreclosure Training Shown in Video Evidence
Judge Gina Hawkins of Broward County, Fl., puts employee in a chokehold after learning her docket papers were not ready. She's now...
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2.1KDeutsche BankBill Barr Rushes to Give Imperial Presidency to Donald Trump. Simply Put; They Demand America Becomes a Dictatorship
Attention must be paid to Attorney General Bill Barr and his view that a power-hungry President has unfettered control over the executive...
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1.6KDeutsche BankOCWEN Altisource Pens Claims of Boardroom Self Preservation in Amherst Deal Collapse
In its attempt to gain control of the Board, OCWEN Altisource launches a proxy fight against Front Yard Residential regards collapse of...
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2.2KAppellate CircuitFormer Florida Foreclosure Defense Lawyer Indicted
Former Florida Foreclosure Defense Attorney James Lee Clark indicted on many charges, including bankruptcy fraud, and eight counts of wire fraud.
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