The top ranked law schools in the nation in 2014, according to Top-Law-Schools.com, are: 1)Yale; 2)Harvard; 3) Stanford University in California; 4) Columbia University in N.Y.; 5)University of Chicago; 6)New York University;…
Man Facing Up To 25 Years in Prison for Insider Trading After Learning Disney Planned to Purchase Marvel Entertainment
LOS ANGELES – A San Francisco man who made about $192,000 in profits by purchasing Marvel Entertainment, Inc. stock options right after it was purchased by The Walt Disney Company in August 2009…
Three Florida Chiropractors Among Defendants Convicted in Massive Staged-Auto-Accident Scheme
FLORIDA – A jury in West Palm Beach on Tuesday convicted three chiropractors and recruiter who staged vehicle accidents for their roles in a massive staged automobile accident scheme in Florida that…
Seattle Company Agrees to Settle Job-Related Discrimination Claims
WASHINGTON – The federal government reached an agreement today with SK Food Group Inc, a company based in Seattle, that resolved claims that the business required work-authorized, non-U.S. to produce specific Homeland Security…
Lawyer Who Gave His Jailed Client Heroin Sentenced to Prison and Will No Longer Practice Law
PENNSYLVANIA – A 35-year-old lawyer plead guilty Thursday to delivering heroin to a client who was in police custody, according to a report on TribLive.com The website reported that Brian Salisbury, 35,…
The Case of How Americans View TV Lands in the U.S. Supreme Court
How Americans view television is what is at stake in a case that goes before the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, and the stakes are so high that the Obama Administration has…
Stressed Out and Feeling Run Down? Well, Laugh. It’s Good For You
Stress relief comes from laughter, according to the Mayo Clinic — Here is what the Mayo Clinic staff report states: A good sense of humor can’t cure all ailments, but data are…
Texas Man Convicted of Five Bank Robberies But Admits To An Additional 13 Bank Heists
DALLAS — A 59-year-old man, who was convicted of robbing five banks but told told law enforcement that he committed an additional 13 bank robberies, plus two attempted bank robberies in the Dallas-Fort…
Armenian Power Gang Members Found Guilty of Conspiracy and Other Felony Crimes
LOS ANGELES – Two leaders of the Armenian Power gang – Mher “Capone” Darbinyan and Arman “Horse” Sharopetrosian – were convicted today of racketeering conspiracy and other related felony crimes. The crimes included extortion, firearms…
California CEO Facing Up to 110 Years in Prison for Defrauding Federal Government
LOS ANGELES – A jury convicted the former CEO of the Simi Valley-based battery distributor Powerline Inc. of defrauding the government by selling more than $2.6 million in cheap, knock-off batteries to…
Former Teamster Union Treasurer Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA – The former treasurer of a Teamsters Union plead guilty to embezzling from the union and filing a false tax return, federal officials said today. Fred W. Correll, 79, of…
Texas Man Sentenced to More Than 15 Years in Federal Prison for Producing Child Porn
LUBBOCK, TEXAS — A 20-year-old man was sentenced Wednesday to more than 15 years in prison for producing child pornography by getting a 12-year-old female to send him sexually explicit photographs of herself….