A former Internal Revenue Service agent can’t shake a claim alleging he violated the constitutional rights of a man who was ultimately acquitted of income tax evasion, a West Virginia federal judge ruled Monday. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted))

A former Internal Revenue Service agent can’t shake a claim alleging he violated the constitutional rights of a man who was ultimately acquitted of income tax evasion, a West Virginia federal judge ruled Monday. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted))

The former chief financial officer of Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP on Friday blasted opposition from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office to his fight to escape a second criminal trial over accusations of defrauding the defunct firm’s financial backers, criticizing prosecutors’ silence on crucial issues and efforts to portray the executive as a rich hothead. Law360: acquitted

The New York County District Attorney’s Office on Wednesday shot back at efforts by former top executives at Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP to avoid a second trial on charges of conning lenders and investors out of over $ 100 million when the law firm collapsed, saying to let the leaders off would disregard the law. Law360: acquitted