Lawsuits Dropped Setting The Record Straight

An immigration attorney convicted of obstruction for agreeing to help a material witness in a “birthing houses” investigation flee the U.S. pushed a California federal judge again Monday to acquit him, saying the government “cherry picked” evidence to support its stance that his conviction should stand. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted))

A hedge fund fraudster convicted on 23 counts — including criminal contempt after he went online against court orders, hiding the computer in Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP’s ceiling — urged a California federal judge Wednesday to acquit him on three of the charges. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted))

After successfully beating bribery charges and fighting to get reinstated to office, Miami Lakes Mayor Michael A. Pizzi Jr. can pursue legal fees from the town, a Florida judge ruled Wednesday, finding the fees claims sufficient and likely to warrant reimbursement if proven. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted))

The Second Circuit’s rare decision to back a federal court ruling ordering a new trial panned out for a construction company owner who was previously found to have willfully filed false tax returns when a New York federal jury acquitted him on all charges Tuesday. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted))

A Virginia federal jury acquitted a dermatologist of more than 40 counts of health care fraud Monday, knocking down allegations the doctor intentionally misdiagnosed skin cancer and then billed Medicare and other insurance providers for unnecessary treatments. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted))

A Florida federal jury has acquitted an anesthesiologist accused of participating in a scheme to bilk Medicare out of millions of dollars for procedures that were never performed. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted))

A Florida federal judge on Monday denied a former vacation rental firm executive’s attempt to derail a second trial stemming from allegations he facilitated a $ 300 million Ponzi scheme, refusing to acquit him based on arguments that prosecutors failed to prove their claims. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted))

A shipping executive convicted of hacking his former employer in order to launch a rival business told the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday that he should be acquitted because of incorrect jury instructions that substituted the word “and” for “or,” claiming the instructions tainted the case. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted))

Former NFL player and police officer Titus Dixon was vindicated on Saturday when a Florida federal jury found him not guilty of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft in a tax fraud scheme. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted))

A former Sidley Austin LLP real estate partner and his nephew were acquitted on Thursday of sexually assaulting a teen at the lawyer’s Chicago-area home more than two years ago, according to court records. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted))