OC Superior Court Judge Israel Claustro helped defraud a worker’s compensation program, according to a signed plea agreement released by federal prosecutors on Wednesday.
Otherwise privileged communications between lawyers and their clients that further ongoing or even contemplated criminal conduct can lose their protection under the so-called “crime-fraud exception.” ...
Recent court rulings, including the Supreme Court's, have narrowed the scope of the federal wire fraud statute, emphasizing that it only applies when money or traditional property interests are the ...
On October 6, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition for certiorari in BDO USA,LLP v. New England Carpenters Guaranteed Annuity and Pension Funds, No. 24-1151, a closely watched case involving ...
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A court fight over tens of millions of dollars involves a series of back-and-forth lawsuits against those who work at an Omaha medical company and its financial subsidiaries. At ...
A federal appeals court has tossed out Neil Cole’s securities fraud conviction, spotlighting the limits of government prosecution in high-stakes financial reporting cases. Neil Cole, the former CEO of ...
New York Attorney General Letitia James is set to appear in federal court Friday on mortgage fraud charges. She is accused of falsifying mortgage records to obtain more favorable loan terms for a ...
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — New York Attorney General Letitia James pleaded not guilty on Friday to federal charges accusing her of lying on mortgage papers to secure favorable loan terms in a case pushed by ...
A Massachusetts federal court recently closed the books on a securities class action that tested an important boundary: when does a pharmaceutical company’s evolving regulatory strategy constitute ...