All posts tagged "securities fraud"
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848Fifth CircuitDespite Merger, Knight is Still Bringing Frivolous Lawsuits for Corrupt Petrobras Entities
However, from the oral arguments, Petrobras has strong support from Justice Brett Busby, a fmr Judge Tjoflat clerk ("a little gloss here").
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1.6KDark MoneyThe Jack Abramoff Scandal Series: United States v. Andrade
Private Attorneys for Rowland M. Andrade Seek to Remove Themselves from Representation of Andrade After LIT Spotlights this Criminal Case.
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1.1KDark MoneyGreenberg Traurig Escapes Jack Abramoff’s Nemesis by Biding it’s Time and Letting the Scandal Subside
That, along with GT Law's political connections would ensure the biglaw firm would remain part of the one percenters community of corruption.
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1.2KDark MoneyLIT’s Lobbyist and Legal Non-Profit Scandal Series Continues: Who is Jack Abramoff?
As part of the investigation into the Abramoff scandal, it was revealed that over the course of a decade Abramoff paid Bandow...
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1.6KEditors ChoiceReverse Mortgage and LiveWell Financial CEO Looking at New Housing – In a Jail Cell
The chief executive officer of defunct reverse mortgage provider Live Well Financial Inc., Michael Hild, used lenders “like an ATM”.
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1.5KBankersHedge Fund Owner Roared Away with Investors Money While Playing Motorsports Benefactor
Andrew Franzone was charged with defrauding investors of almost $40 million, and a good part went towards funding his extravagant lifestyle.
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1.5KDonald TrumpPete Petit Gave Schlapp $750k But there was No Mercy
Pete Petit was not on the list of the nearly 150 pardons and commutations that the White House released despite paying $750k...
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2.4KAppellate CircuitThe Petrobras Scandal Sidebar Arbitration Agreement is Decided At the Fifth Circuit and the Decision is Correct.
Petrobras relies on a Fifth Circuit opinion to support that the district court should have considered the public policy issue. This cannot...
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3.6KAppellate CircuitThe Petrobras Scandal Resulted in the Largest Foreign Class Action Settlement in History. Meanwhile in Texas, Fifth Circuit Judge Catharina Haynes is bias towards Petrobras
Broken Robes: Judge Catharina Haynes of the Fifth Circuit has a financial interest in the outcome of the Cadenas case in Texas....
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3.1K1Appellate CircuitFamiliar Faces; Judge Leslie Southwick and Judge Catharina Haynes and Dubious 5th Circuit Opinions (with Dissent)
Reggie is the son of the late Crowley City Court Judge Edmund Reggie and a brother-in-law of the late U.S. Sen. Ted...
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3.1KEditors ChoiceMastermind of $1.3 Billion Investment Fraud (Ponzi) Scheme Robert Shapiro Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison (S.D. Fla.)
Shapiro spearheaded and concealed an enormous Ponzi scheme through his business, Woodbridge. Woodbridge employed approximately 130 people and had offices located throughout...
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2.0KDeutsche BankForeclosure King Steve Mnuchin has a New Movie Role: As Julius Ceasar – He’s Eyeing Up Trumps’ Demise and Plans to Be His Replacement
Steve Mnuchin’s abuse of corporate positions of power stretches back at least a decade, as evidenced by the validated charges of foreclosure...
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2.2K3Deutsche Bank
Editors Choice: How Becoming the “Foreclosure King” earned Donald Trump’s Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin a $400 Million Fortune and a Portfolio of Lavish Real Estate for cents on the Dollar
One thing Mnuchin did not fully liquidate: his vast real estate portfolio which Accumulated after he Stole from Homeowners post Financial Crisis...
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3.3K4Deed of TrustAfter Business Celebrity Billionaire John Paul DeJoria Visited Texas Governor Greg Abbott to Chat About a $21m Verdict against Latitude Solutions Inc., The Fifth Circuit Obliged
Fifth Circuit tosses bulk of $21M judgment for bankrupt DFW after Dejoria visited Attorney General Greg Abbott in vestors in a shady...
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2.0K1Editors ChoiceEditors Choice: Steve Mnuchin Flaunts Relationship with Ex Con Milken; a “Junk Bond” Fraudster
The appearance of a Treasury secretary sitting on a private plane belonging to someone who is convicted of a felony securities fraud,...
