All posts tagged "wire fraud"
-
2.1KLawyer 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...
-
1.3KLITFormer Mass. Rep. David Nangle Pleads Guilty to 23 Federal Fraud Charges with Sentencing Schedule for June 2021
In a U.S. District Court of Massachusetts virtual hearing, former state Rep. David Nangle pleaded guilty to 23 federal fraud charges.
-
1.4KLawyer ComplaintsFifth Circuit Solicitor Suspended, Sentenced and Convicted for Abusing a Line of Credit
United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announced that Daniel Edward Johnson, former Fifth Circuit Solicitor was sentenced to one year and one...
-
3.4KFederal LawFifth Circuit Judge Edith Brown Clement Understands the Various Badges of Fraud in Law. The Caveat is Lawyers Are Immune
An individual badge of fraud is not conclusive, but a concurrence of many badges in the same case will always make out...
-
3.1KFederal LawWhat? JPMorgan Accused of Fraudulent Transfers at the Eleventh Circuit. That’s an Easy Decision.
One thing is patently clear, the Eleventh Circuit is not very good at hiding their intentions nor their bias judgments as they...
-
3.4KFederal LawTwo Texans Get 5 Years Each for Theft of $25,000 in Iowa. Iowa Attorney Gets Zero Jail Time, No Felony Record and Keeps her Law License for $100,000 theft.
The two Texans were arrested June 11 after employees at Sioux City's Scheels store saw them making suspicious purchases on a credit...
-
3.6KAppellate 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.
-
4.2KFederal LawLawyer Meyer Suspended in Iowa for Fraudulent Billing in Excess of $100k in Attorney Fees. Citizen Jacobs Wrote Bad Checks for $1,100 and was Sentenced to 5 Years Jail
Lawyers Above the Law: It's very disheartening when you read articles about lawyer theft by overbilling attorney fees and they are given...
-
3.7K1Federal LawAre the 3-Panel at an Appellate Court Obligated to Report Attorney Fraud? Nay, Sayeth the Eleventh Circuit. The Law, However, Does Not Support this Theory.
What started out as an 11th Circuit review of a Fraudulent Transfer Appeal ended up telling the beginning of a 60 minute...
-
3.5KEditors ChoiceCorrupt Former Texas Mayor Laura Jordan and Real Estate Boyfriend, Now Hubby, Awarded a New Criminal Trial As Fifth Circuit Decides to Rely on the Judge’s Discretion
In a published opinion, Judge Elrod for the panel held that the district court did not abuse its broad discretion without holding...
-
4.6KEditors ChoiceMeanwhile In N. Virginia the (Now Dead) Sheriff and Several EDA Staff were Stealing Upwards of $17M
“McDonald stole from the Warren EDA, misused its financial assets, deceived its leadership, withheld necessary information from the Warren EDA, misappropriated Warren...
-
2.1KEditors ChoiceApparently, Conman Robert Morgan’s Ponzi-Scheme Payback Offer Sufficient to Avoid Jail for Massive Mortgage Fraud Scheme
Morgan voluntarily liquidated certain assets to generate funds for collection by the receiver. And last week, the court approved the receiver’s plan...
-
2.3KDeutsche BankGhost Hacking Attacks Major Institutions Including Deutsche Bank AG. Should Trump Be Worried?
Inside the clouds, the hackers, known as APT10 to Western officials and researchers, had access to a vast constellation of clients. The...
-
3.9KEditors ChoiceDisbarred former El Paso Judge, Who Served Six Years for Fraud, Accused of Impersonating His Old Self
Former district court Judge Manuel Joseph Barraza, who served six years in prison for allegedly trading sexual acts for favorable rulings, was arrested...
