Manhattan jeweler who didn’t like negative reviews on Google forged a judge’s signature to order the bad ones removed, faces 18 months in prison. (The Daily Beast)
Manhattan jeweler who didn't like negative reviews on Google forged a judge's signature to order the bad ones removed, faces 18 months in prison. (The Daily Beast) After forging the signature of a U.S. District Judge on court orders, the owner of the Natural Sapphire...
Deputy AG Rosenstein calls for law to require encryption backdoors (The Register)
Deputy AG Rosenstein calls for law to require encryption backdoors (The Register) Deputy US Attorney General Rod Rosenstein expressed a desire for legislators to insist technology companies and software developers decrypt private conversations that may be relevant in...
Ex-San Diego financial consultant convicted of penny stock fraud (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Ex-San Diego financial consultant convicted of penny stock fraud (San Diego Union-Tribune) After it was found San Diego financial strategist Adesh Kumar Tyagi used fake news releases and illegal trading techniques to increase his company’s stock price, he is now being...
Virginia Beach investment company owner facing federal charges for $20 million fraud scheme (The Virginia-Pilot)
Virginia Beach investment company owner facing federal charges for $20 million fraud scheme (The Virginia-Pilot) Federal prosecutors charged investment broker and financial radio show host Daryl Gene Bank with defrauding investors out of $21 million under the guise of...
Suit alleges snooping during split-up (The Register)
Suit alleges snooping during split-up (The Register) After divorcing his wife, an Illinois man is now suing his ex-wife, alleging she violated the US Electronic Communications Privacy Act and the Stored Communications Act by snooping on his email, according to The...
Kushner adds defense attorney Abbe Lowell to Russia-investigation legal team (The Washington Post)
Kushner adds defense attorney Abbe Lowell to Russia-investigation legal team (The Washington Post) Jared Kushner, son-in-law of President Trump and current White House adviser, is said to have retained high-profile defense lawyer Abbe Lowell for advising in the...
NY Court Keeps Order Halting Sale of Madonna, Tupac Prison Letter (Rolling Stone)
NY Court Keeps Order Halting Sale of Madonna, Tupac Prison Letter (Rolling Stone) After discovering personal items were being auctioned online at Gotta Have It Collectibles, Madonna is suing her former friend and personal assistant, Darlene Lutz, claiming Lutz stole...
Long Island Art Dealer Ordered to Pay $81 Million to Victims of Art-Fraud Scheme (ArtNet)
Long Island Art Dealer Ordered to Pay $81 Million to Victims of Art-Fraud Scheme (ArtNet) Glafira Rosales, a former Long Island Art dealer, was recently ordered by a federal judge to pay $81 million in restitution to victims of the Knoedler forgery case. The decision...
Paying Attention to the Essentials in Litigation
Paying Attention to the Essentials in Litigation In any due diligence process we recommend a thorough analysis of the target company’s current and prior litigation. A complete review of litigation can provide critical insights that may make or break the success of a...
Knowing if Your Opposing Party Has Assets
Knowing if Your Opposing Party Has Assets An important calculation at the pre-filing or post-filing stage involves whether a judgment can realistically be recovered from the defendant, or at what cost and effort the judgment must be recovered. As such, the results of...
