Recruiter Major Lindsey blackballed associate for suing law firm, showing ‘bogus’ commitment to diversity, suit alleges
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Lawyer’s timeshare-donation tax shelter was ‘more of a bogus tax scheme,’ 9th Circuit says
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Centerra developer McWhinney sues former partners, says bogus loans, fraud led to foreclosure
McWhinney on Aug. 15 won a $ 42 million judgment against Poag & McEwen Lifestyle Centers-Centerra, LLC of Memphis, Tenn., after a battle in Larimer County District Court that started in 2011. The Loveland-based company discovered additional acts of alleged fraud during the discovery process in the first lawsuit and on Nov. 8 filed a […]
Former partner suspended for bogus billing after associate had reported him
An Arizona lawyer has agreed to a two-year suspension after an associate at his former law firm voiced concerns about billing for work that was never done. ABA Journal Daily News
Creator of Bogus Celebrity Diet Faces 3 Years in Jail
Robert O. Young, the creator of the pH Miracle Diet, which was praised by Kate Hudson, was arrested in 2014 and convicted in 2016 of practicing medicine without a license. He is still out on bail as he awaits a retrial on several charges that a jury could not reach a decision on. However, based […]
Longtime lawyer pleads guilty in $33.6M real-estate fraud involving bogus court filings
In recent years, a number of real estate lawyers have been embroiled in mortgage fraud cases. But Arizona attorney Jeffrey Greenberg went farther than most,… ABA Journal Daily News
BigLaw firm seeks $3.7M from attorney’s estate, says he intentionally filed ‘bogus case’
A powerhouse litigation firm and two of its attorneys are seeking a total of nearly $ 3.7 million from the estate of a deceased Los Angeles… ABA Journal Daily News
Judge of bogus ‘postal court’ files purported judgments, claims only nouns have legal meaning
A federal judge in Connecticut has found that a so-called federal postal court appears to be “a sham and no more than a product of… ABA Journal Daily News
‘Helpless sap’ gets 10 years for bogus liens on federal judge and prosecutor
A Texas man upset about his 2010 conviction and five-year federal prison term in a human smuggling and money laundering conspiracy case made a court… ABA Journal Daily News