A former state district judge in Texas, who had to leave the bench and had her law license suspended following her conviction on nine felony charges for bribery and money laundering, was declared innocent Wednesday, acquitted of all charges after the state agreed the evidence couldn’t support her conviction. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted))
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Fla. Eye Doc Denied Acquittal In Medicare Overbilling Case
A federal judge has refused to acquit a Florida ophthalmologist linked to New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez who was found guilty of overbilling Medicare by $ 32 million for unnecessary eye injections, finding the jury had sufficient evidence to return its verdict against the doctor. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted))
Read More »London Jury Convicts Two In Tabernula Insider Trading Case
A London jury convicted a former Deutsche Bank executive and an accountant Monday tied to the so-called Tabernula insider trading ring but acquitted three others in the the largest and most complex insider dealing case ever brought by the Financial Conduct Authority. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted))
Read More »IRS Agent Can’t Dodge Claim In Suit Over Tax Evasion Case
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))
Read More »Atty Can Resume Defamation Case With Denton Stay Lifted
The Seventh Circuit on Thursday noted that an Illinois attorney acquitted of sexual assault may proceed with his bid to resurrect his defamation suit against Gawker Media LLC and former chief Nick Denton over an article about his case, saying the bankruptcy stay against Denton has been lifted. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted))
Read More »Atty Can Resume Defamation Case With Denton Stay Lifted
The Seventh Circuit on Thursday noted that an Illinois attorney acquitted of sexual assault may proceed with his bid to resurrect his defamation suit against Gawker Media LLC and former chief Nick Denton over an article about his case, saying the bankruptcy stay against Denton has been lifted. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted))
Read More »IRS Agent Can’t Dodge Claim In Suit Over Tax Evasion Case
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))
Read More »London Jury Convicts Two In Tabernula Insider Trading Case
A London jury convicted a former Deutsche Bank executive and an accountant Monday tied to the so-called Tabernula insider trading ring but acquitted three others in the the largest and most complex insider dealing case ever brought by the Financial Conduct Authority. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted))
Read More »Ex-NFL Player Titus Dixon Acquitted In Tax Fraud Case
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))
Read More »CEO Rips ‘Malicious’ Feds After Beating Criminal Case
A Texas federal jury has acquitted a medical device company of criminal off-label promotion of a device used to cure varicose veins, a verdict that prompted the company’s CEO to blast to government for what he called “abusive and dishonest conduct” in bringing the case. Law360: acquitted
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