Lawsuits Dropped Setting The Record Straight

A Boston federal jury on Thursday convicted a real estate developer on a securities fraud charge for profiting off an insider tip from his country club pal, an ex-Eastern Bank Corp. executive, ahead of the bank’s acquisition of Wainwright Bank & Trust Co. Law360: acquitted

Former Bryan Cave LLP attorney Harvey Newkirk asked a New York federal judge Thursday to grant a retrial or reverse his criminal wire fraud conviction in connection with a failed bid to acquire Maxim magazine, arguing there was insufficient evidence to support the conviction. Law360: acquitted

No-fault automobile insurance fraud racketeer and stock boiler room ringleader Mikhail Zemlyansky was sentenced by a New York federal judge on Thursday to 15 years in prison and ordered to forfeit $ 29.6 million after a lengthy and often bitter hearing in which his defense counsel only grudgingly conceded his client’s guilt. Law360: acquitted

A London jury’s decision Wednesday to acquit five former brokers on charges of plotting with a convicted former UBS and Citigroup trader to manipulate Libor marks a major defeat for prosecutors who had been riding a wave of convictions in connection with the scandal. Here, Law360 takes a look at the current status of Libor scandal-related criminal cases in the ...

On Thursday, January 22, 2015, Missouri Attorney, A. Blair Stover, was formally cleared of all charges included in a criminal Complaint filed by the California Franchise Tax Board on September 12, 2012, alleging that he had aided and assisted in the preparation of false tax returns that were filed with the State of California. The Complaint, which named Kruse Mennillo ...

January 22, 2015 – Former Grant Thornton Tax Partner, A. Blair Stover, was cleared in a Complaint filed by the California FTB in September 2012, which alleged that Mr. Stover, Kruse Mennillo Business Financial Services LLC, and another Kruse Mennillo Partner, had assisted in the preparation of false tax returns filed with the California FTB. Superior Court Judge Hon. Robert ...

A Chicago doctor convicted of accepting kickbacks in exchange for patient referrals as part of an elaborate scheme to defraud federal health programs at the city’s Sacred Heart Hospital appealed his three-month sentence to the Seventh Circuit on Wednesday. Law360: acquitted

Bermuda courts’ reluctance to interfere with directors’ business decisions, coupled with the indemnity provisions generally included in the bylaws of Bermuda companies, allow directors to feel secure when considering and authorizing business combinations, provided they make such decisions on a well-informed, unbiased basis while acting in good faith, say attorneys with Appleby Global Group Services Ltd. Law360: acquitted

Santa’s going to have to request an extension of page limits for his naughty list this year, on account of all the attorneys behaving badly. Here are five who have been accused or convicted of conduct unbecoming of officers of the court, plus a few more tales from the dark side of the bar. Law360: acquitted

Crisis management experts say Kaye Scholer LLP has given a textbook response to the arrest of one of its partners on criminal fraud charges, seeking to distance itself from the accusations and limit damage to its reputation as the scandal unfolds before a national audience. Law360: acquitted