The two ex-Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP executives facing charges left over from last year’s jury trial each defeated 15 more felony counts Friday, further diminishing the once-massive criminal fraud conspiracy case in the run-up to a much narrower trial — if there will be one at all. Law360: acquitted
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Dewey Star Witness Reaches Partial Deal With SEC
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has reached a partial settlement with former Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP Finance Director Frank Canellas that resolves liability for securities fraud claims related to the firm’s collapse but leaves open the question of penalties, the SEC said Wednesday. Law360: acquitted
Read More »Raviv Wolfe – Lawsuit Thrown Out By Judge as “Frivolous”
Customer Name: Raviv Wolfe / dba Serenity Financial Group Association to Lawsuit Defendant: Former Partner of Serenity Financial Group (Now Abacus) Verification by: Driver’s License (on file) √ Lawsuit Resolution: Positive – Dropped √ When in the Process: During initial meeting with Judge Lawsuit Synopsis The civil lawsuit suit brought against me was frivolous and was immediately thrown out ...
Read More »Raviv Wolfe Co-Founder/CEO of Argon Credit
As Chief Executive Officer, Raviv Wolfe has led Argon Credit into becoming one of the most highly funded start-up companies in Chicago for 2015. Pulling from nearly 15 years of experience at Wintrust (Co-Founder of Consumer Direct Channel), Heartland Home Finance (AVP), Serenity Financial Group (CEO), America One Bancorp (CEO), Raviv has vast experience leading multiple companies and publicly traded ...
Read More »Jury Convicts Ill. Developer Who Hid Company’s Failure
A major Chicago real estate developer is guilty of misleading the city and two banks about his company’s financial health in order to keep money flowing in and stave off foreclosure on some of his properties, a jury found Wednesday following a two-week trial in Illinois federal court. Law360: acquitted
Read More »Bernstein Litowitz Can’t Keep Ex-Atty’s Suit Under Seal
The Second Circuit ruled Wednesday that Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP can’t keep under wraps a suit accusing it of forcing an attorney to resign after he questioned its allegedly unethical conduct in a securities class action against an information technology company. Law360: acquitted
Read More »Ex-Dewey Exec Slams DA For ‘Gratuitous’ Press Statement
Former Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP Chief Financial Officer Joel Sanders, who faces retrial in September on accounting fraud charges, criticized the Manhattan District Attorney’s office on Monday for referring to him by name in a “gratuitous” recent statement announcing a deferred prosecution deal with a former underling. Law360: acquitted
Read More »Ex-Fineburg McCarthy Atty Sues Over Wrongful Criminal Case
An ex-partner with the now-defunct Fineburg McCarthy PC law firm filed a Pennsylvania state court suit Friday against accountants and companies he says wrongfully ensnared him in a criminal case — in which he was ultimately acquitted — over the mafia-led plundering of a mortgage lender. Law360: acquitted
Read More »Feds Slam Ex-Bryan Cave Atty’s Bid For New Wire Fraud Trial
The federal government told a New York federal court Thursday that former Bryan Cave LLP attorney Harvey Newkirk doesn’t deserve a retrial or reversal of his wire fraud conviction in connection with a failed bid to acquire Maxim magazine, saying “overwhelming evidence” proves he actively participated in the scheme. Law360: acquitted
Read More »5th Circ. Upholds Ex-La. Mayor’s 20-Year Bribery Sentence
The Fifth Circuit refused Thursday to disturb a 20-year prison sentence a lower court handed to the ex-mayor of a Louisiana city for allegedly taking bribes in exchange for government contracts, after the appeals court had vacated an earlier sentence. Law360: acquitted
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