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Former Goldman Sachs and Blackstone Analysts Face Insider Trading Charges

Introduction: In a significant legal development, U.S. prosecutors have filed criminal charges related to insider trading against former Goldman Sachs…

Brooklyn Man Posed as Attorney to Con Inmates

Summary: A Brooklyn man with no legal credentials pretended to be an attorney, promising overturned convictions to inmates serving long…

Attorney Nichole A. Collins Charged with Embezzlement and Burglarizing

Summary: An East Shore attorney has been accused of embezzling and burglarizing her own law firm, among other charges. East…

Former Shkreli Attorney, Evan Greebel, Convicted of Conspiring in Scheme to Defraud Investors

Summary: The former attorney for Turing Pharmaceutical CEO Martin Shkreli has been convicted of conspiring in the scheme to defraud…

Hillsboro Beach Attorney James Schneider Charged in Fraud Scheme

Summary: A Florida lawyer, one among many involved in a fraudulent scheme, was charged with securities fraud, wire fraud, and…

Ontario Lawyer Couple Accused in $11 Million Fraud Scheme

Summary: A Whitby, Ontario lawyer and her husband are among those accused of running a scam that defrauded lenders of…

Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth Partner Disbarred

Summary: A former partner at Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth was disbarred by the California bar for scheming to plant…

Three Former NYPD Officers and Lawyer Arrested

Summary: A Gun License Division Lieutenant, two police officers, and a lawyer were arrested for their roles in a scheme…

Prenda Law Lawyer Busted in Porn-Blackmail Scheme

Summary: An attorney for Prenda Law, an already controversial law firm, was busted for his porn-blackmail scheme that brought in…

Scheme Targeting the Terminally Ill Gets Attorney Disbarred

Summary: A life insurance scheme that targeted elderly and terminally ill people got the attorney in charge behind bars for…

56 Charged in Vast IRS, Immigration Fraud Scheme

Summary: Roughly $300 million was taken from 15,000 victims in a large fraud scheme involving 56 people, some acting as…

Judge Recommends Disbarment of Three Attorneys in DUI Scandal

Summary: Three attorneys may face disbarment for their roles in having an opposing attorney arrested for DUI while they battled…