The Legal Intelligencer | News
By P.J. Dannunzio | November 1, 2017
Former Pennsylvania Treasurer Barbara Hafer has been sentenced to three years' probation for lying to federal agents investigating pay-to-play politics in state and local government.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Edward M. Waddington and Ricardo J. Zayas | October 26, 2017
White collar defense attorneys and accountants engaged to assist in investigations conducted by the IRS Criminal Investigation Division are familiar with these words: “… the tax loss … is … $550,000 to $1,500,000 …”
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By P.J. Dannunzio | October 25, 2017
Two aides to Democratic Congressman Bob Brady pleaded not guilty to allegedly helping Brady's campaign funnel a $90,000 payoff to former Philadelphia Judge Jimmie Moore for dropping out of the 2012 congressional primary.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By P.J. Dannunzio | October 24, 2017
Former Philadelphia DA Seth Williams has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for his role in a corruption scandal that marked his downfall.
By Max Mitchell | October 19, 2017
In the wake of revelations that Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. dropped two probes involving high profile-targets whose attorneys donated large sums to his campaign, the issue of having defense attorneys donate to district attorneys' political campaigns has come under scrutiny.
By P.J. D'Annunzio | August 21, 2017
A federal judge has upheld a $1 million verdict in a civil Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act case filed by a man who claimed his daughter and son-in-law sabotaged his business by embezzling company funds and diverting them to their own company.
By P.J. D'Annunzio | August 17, 2017
A federal judge has ruled that the lead plaintiffs in a proposed class action stemming from the "kids-for-cash" scandal will be allowed to show a mediator confidential settlement agreements previously reached with other defendants as a means of aiding in determining the value of defendant Robert Powell's exposure in the case. It will then be up to the mediator to decide whether to disclose those agreements to Powell and his counsel.
By C. Ryan Barber | August 11, 2017
As its independent, single-director design continues to come under attack, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) this week trumpeted a judge's recent refusal to toss the agency's allegations that student loan servicer Navient Corp. mishandled payments and its communications with borrowers.
By Sue Reisinger | August 1, 2017
K&L Gates has just pulled in its second top lawyer in the past year from the SEC.
By Sue Reisinger | July 20, 2017
Joshua Gayl, formerly of VO Financial, will also pay a $5,000 fine and spend three years under supervised release.
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