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UPDATE: Jury Convicts Joan Orie Melvin On Six Of Seven Charges

Posted On Thursday, February 21, 2013
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A Pittsburgh jury returned its verdict convicting suspended Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin and Janine Orie, her sister, of charges related to misuse of state-paid...

Third Circuit Reviews Merits Despite Appellate Waiver—Again

Posted On Wednesday, February 20, 2013

For the second time in 2013, the Third Circuit has reviewed the merits of a criminal appeal despite the defendant’s agreement to waive his appellate rights. This time, in United States...

Florida’s LPS Enters Into NPA To Settle DocX Mortgage Fraud Case — Will Pay $35 Million

Posted On Tuesday, February 19, 2013
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DOJ has announced that Lender Processing Services Inc. (LPS) has agreed to pay $35 million in criminal penalties and forfeiture to address its participation in a six-year scheme to prepare and...

Stanford’s Top Lieutenants Each Get 20 Years In Prison

Posted On Monday, February 18, 2013
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The two men who played key roles in the perpetuating R. Allen Stanford's $7 billion ponzi scheme were each sentenced to 20 years in prison on Thursday. Gilbert T. Lopez Jr. had served as...

Jesse Jackson, Jr. And Wife Will Likely Plead Guilty To Federal Criminal Charges

Posted On Saturday, February 16, 2013
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On Friday, Illinois Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. was charged by a federal criminal information with conspiracy to commit false statements, mail fraud and wire fraud. DOJ did not issue a news...

Two Former Judges Plead In Philadelphia Traffic Court Ticket-Fixing Case

Posted On Friday, February 15, 2013
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On Tuesday, two former judges of the Philadelphia Traffic Court, Kenneth Miller and Warren Hogeland, pled guilty to federal charges related to a traffic ticket fixing scandal. Miller, age...

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UPDATE: Jury Convicts Joan Orie Melvin On Six Of Seven Charges

Third Circuit Reviews Merits Despite Appellate Waiver—Again

Florida’s LPS Enters Into NPA To Settle DocX Mortgage Fraud Case — Will Pay $35 Million

Stanford’s Top Lieutenants Each Get 20 Years In Prison

Jesse Jackson, Jr. And Wife Will Likely Plead Guilty To Federal Criminal Charges

Two Former Judges Plead In Philadelphia Traffic Court Ticket-Fixing Case

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