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15 Apr 2014, 6:36 am
From Paula McMahon:Well-known Fort Lauderdale jeweler Patrick Daoud was sentenced to ten months of house arrest and two years of probation on Friday for helping to hide a huge 12.08 carat yellow diamond that Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein's wife was attempting to conceal from federal authorities.Daoud, 55,the owner of Daoud's Fine Jewelry in Fort Lauderdale, pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice last year. [read post]
6 Mar 2017, 6:04 am
From the AP:Ex-NFL cornerback Will Allen and his business partner have been sentenced to prison for running a Ponzi scheme that took in more than $35 million. [read post]
13 Feb 2015, 12:04 pm
The Bio-Fuels case, as it was known, was really about a Ponzi-scheme, with the bribery charges ancillary (link to FT article). [read post]
20 May 2014, 4:30 am
Jurors found her guilty of three counts of wire fraud for impersonating a Florida Bar official during an April 2009 conference call that federal prosecutors said kept Rothstein's massive Ponzi scheme alive for its final six months.Kitterman is facing a very uncertain fate when she is sentenced Tuesday in federal court in West Palm Beach.Sentencing guidelines recommend a punishment of 20 years in prison, her defense attorney Valentin Rodriguez Jr. said, but he hopes U.S. [read post]
19 Apr 2021, 5:00 am
One councillor says it’s a question of equity under COVID-19 'Systemic discrimination' contributed to failings in Toronto police missing-person cases, report finds Motherisk: Key events in a decades-long scandal that tore apart families in CanadaBernie Madoff, infamous Ponzi schemer, has diedTop Massachusetts court vacates 90-day contempt sentence for teen who called judge B-wordCourt hears transgender teen’s anguish — and a father’s 11th hour regrets… [read post]
15 Jul 2014, 6:32 am
"He did not have any knowledge of the Ponzi scheme, and he wasn't working with Rothstein, and he certainly did not benefit from it," Rasco said. [read post]
11 May 2017, 11:05 am
This is not another bank robbery or Ponzi scheme or what have you. [read post]
31 Jul 2020, 9:58 am
Moreover, in true “Ponzi” fashion, funds from new investors were used to satiate the demands of earlier investors. [read post]
5 Oct 2015, 7:36 am
" Hurley also has reports headlined "Supreme court won't hear challenge to baseball antitrust immunity"; "Supreme Court rejects appeal from Madoff Ponzi scheme victims"; "Supreme Court rejects Paul Allen's interval licensing patent appeal"; "U.S. top court rejects I/P Engine's bid to restore $30 million patent verdict"; and "U.S. top court rejects Charles Schwab appeal in breach-of-contract dispute. [read post]
4 May 2018, 8:13 am
Via Thom Giddens:CFP: Deception on Social MediaContributors are invited to submit abstracts (about 200 words) toward our new edited collection entitled: Social Media and the Production and Spread of Spurious Deceptive Contents, to be published by IGI Global (Hershey, PA), under the series: Advances in Digital Crime, Forensics, and Cyber Terrorism(ADCFCT) Topics being covered include:· History, literature, perspectives and the prevalence of online… [read post]
2 May 2013, 5:00 am
But now I know one more thing: Arkansas has a new social media privacy law, which prohibits an employer from requiring or requesting that a current or prospective employee do any of the following:disclose his/her username or password for a social media account,add a co-worker "to the list or contacts associated" with the account,change his/her account privacy settings While I do not like these laws -- they are unnecessary, the vast majority of employers aren't as stupid as passage of these laws… [read post]
8 Jun 2015, 10:52 am
"Ponzi would be so proud.And all this was accomplished without adding one dime to the deficit.Original content copyright © InsureBlog [read post]
9 Jul 2014, 5:43 am
The class settlement at issue involved the claims of investors against a hedge fund manager for damages and restitution of lost funds as a result of Madoff’s Ponzi scheme. [read post]
27 Feb 2014, 6:19 am
Doctor convicted of sexually assaulting patients seeks release from jail - CityNewsMalcolm Mercer: Being in Favour of Reform, Just Not Change LSUC’s Professional Regulation Committee Reports on Alternative Business StructuresLSUC Makes Minutes and Transcripts of Convocation Available OnlineLaw firms may be sued for allegedly aiding Ponzi schemer Stanford, SCOTUS rules Is non-lawyer ownership on its way in Ontario? [read post]
13 Nov 2013, 2:43 am
SCOTT ROTHSTEIN FALL OUT CONTINUES:Yesterday Federal Judge Robin Rosenbaum (motto: "Atlanta or bust") sentenced Kim Rothstein, wife of legal ponzi-schemer Scott Rothstein and Bar-tender-cum-socialite to 18 months in prison for her role in attempting to hide swag jewelry from federal investigators. [read post]
11 Mar 2019, 6:44 am
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of March 11, 2019 from Wise Law on Twitter: Jane Philpott resigns from Trudeau cabinet over his handling of SNC-Lavalin affairRoger Stone Faces Questions Over Whether He Violated Gag Order Michael Jackson’s family sues HBO over documentaryFired deputy OPP boss calls his termination a ‘reprisal’ in court action for wrongful dismissalParents obtain order to preserve sperm of West Point cadet killed in skiing… [read post]
22 Feb 2016, 6:21 am
"The 11-page sentencing memo describes prison terms in other financial fraud cases, including the 50-year sentence imposed on disgraced Fort Lauderdale attorney Scott Rothstein.Clark was convicted Dec. 11 after a five-week retrial, after a jury could not reach a verdict in his first trial.Federal authorities say Cay Clubs was a $300 million Ponzi scheme.Yikes, a life sentence for this crime... when Rothstein -- the supposed worst of the worst -- gets 50. [read post]
28 Dec 2012, 7:02 am
These include some of the most common forms of cyber fraud, such as: • Use of another person's identity to purchase goods • False or misleading online marketing • Identity theft• Health insurance fraud • Ponzi or pyramid schemes • Advance payment fraud All of these potential criminal actions can put those who are accused of committing them in an extremely compromised legal position. [read post]
16 Sep 2014, 7:33 pm
The IRS included it in a notice on the tax treatment of virtual currencies, which it said were treated as property for federal tax purposes.The SEC has issued an investor alert on bitcoin investments, and pursued a Ponzi scheme based on the currency. [read post]
28 Feb 2014, 6:00 am
In addition, the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme had come to light just a few months earlier, further shaking investor confidence in the capital markets. [read post]
