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1 Apr 2009, 8:15 am
The federal district court for the Southern District of New York recently dismissed charges against the Meyer Brown law firm in In re Refco, Inc. [read post]
24 Aug 2007, 2:53 am
"A court-appointed trustee responsible for retrieving funds for Refco Inc. creditors has sought more than $2 billion in damages from a prominent Chicago law firm, three accounting firms and several investment banks that played a role in Refco's 2005 initial public offering. [read post]
15 Feb 2008, 8:09 pm
Phillip Bennett, the former CEO of Refco Inc. pleaded guilty today while crying… Refco was one of the world’s largest commodities brokerages, but it went down in flames a few weeks after going public in August 2005. [read post]
20 Mar 2008, 10:00 am
To hide the shortfall from auditors and investors, Refco moved more than $1 billion in debt to Refco Group Holdings Inc. [read post]
20 Apr 2008, 11:01 pm
Amidst the current turmoil in the financial markets, the recent conviction on criminal fraud charges of a former Refco Inc executive barely registered on the radar screen. [read post]
16 Jan 2007, 5:16 pm
Wall Street Journal reports that Refco Inc.'s former president has been indicted on securities fraud and other charges. [read post]
29 Apr 2010, 2:08 pm by Jim Hodgson
FEDERAL APPEALS COURT PANEL TOSSES INVESTOR CLAIMS AGAINST CONVICTED ENABLER OF REFCO, INC. [read post]
9 Jan 2012, 9:19 am by Ashby Jones
A lawyer convicted for his role in a multi-billion dollar fraud at defunct commodities broker Refco Inc. [read post]
10 Jul 2007, 1:33 pm
A damning report surfaced today in the bankruptcy of Refco Inc., the brokerage firm that imploded in 2005 amid claims that Phillip Bennett, Refco's former head (pictured), had improperly manipulated financial statements. [read post]
16 Oct 2008, 2:56 pm
The 2005 collapse of Refco Inc. is best remembered around here for a former Mayer Brown partner being indicted along with the company. [read post]
15 Feb 2008, 10:00 pm
Rather than making Refco's financial condition look less healthy by writing off the losses, Bennett allegedly had the losses assumed by a company that he owned and controlled -- Refco Group Holdings, Inc. [read post]
14 Jan 2010, 10:27 pm
Collins, a former Mayor Brown partner, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for his role in a $2.45 billion investment fraud scheme involving Refco Inc. [read post]
19 Dec 2007, 5:50 am
The lead outside lawyer for the now-defunct commodities brokerage Refco Inc. was indicted on charges of aiding the company's CEO in hiding debts by engaging in "round-trip" transactions at the end of quarters. [read post]
5 Dec 2008, 8:44 pm
As we described in a feature story in the November issue of The American Lawyer, Collins is the Mayer Brown partner indicted last December for allegedly helping client Refco Inc. perpetrate a massive fraud. [read post]
18 Dec 2007, 12:14 pm
" The Commission's complaint alleges that Collins, in the course of representing Refco, learned that Refco Group Holdings, Inc. [read post]
20 Feb 2008, 4:09 pm
[JURIST] The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) [official website] on Tuesday filed a complaint [PDF text; SEC litigation release] accusing former Refco Inc. [read post]
3 Mar 2008, 2:41 pm
Bennett tried to hide the losses by making them appear as if they were debts owed to Refco by Refco Group Holdings Inc., which is a company that Bennett controlled. [read post]
14 May 2009, 8:02 am
The trial of Mayer Brown partner Joseph Collins has begun, with prosecutors saying Collins knowingly aided Refco Inc. in a massive fraud stretching over nearly a half-decade. [read post]
12 Jan 2009, 1:01 pm
Sage--who has represented creditors and bondholders in the Chapter 11 proceedings for Refco Inc. and Ziff Davis Media Inc. [read post]