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The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a charter school operator in Chicago with defrauding investors in a $37.5 million bond offering for school construction by making materially misleading statements about transactions that presented a conflict of interest.

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A federal jury today convicted the former chief executive officer and the former chief financial officer of ArthroCare Corporation, a publicly traded medical device company based in Austin, Texas, for orchestrating a fraud scheme that resulted in shareholder losses of over $400 million.

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According to court documents, on the evening of March 24, 2010, former Weare, NH police sergeant Joseph Kelley pulled over a motorist. Carla Gericke stood approximately thirty feet away and attempted to record the interaction.

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Indictments were filed yesterday charging a Pennsylvania attorney and his client in a bankruptcy fraud scheme, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. Pietro A. Barbieri, esq., 61, of Exton, Pennsylvania, was retained by Deborah Messner, 59, of Glenmoore, Pennsylvania, for a divorce and bankruptcy matter.

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A Chicago investment fund manager fraudulently obtained more than $11.3 million from 41 investors and misused the funds for his own benefit, as well as to repay certain investors in a Ponzi-type scheme, according to a criminal fraud case announced today by federal law enforcement officials.

  1. Government Files Complaint Against CA Inc. for False Claims on GSA Contract
  2. Puerto Rico Superior Court Judge and Local Businessman Indicted on Conspiracy and Federal Programs Bribery Charges
  3. SEC Charges Chicago-Based Investment Fund Manager With Stealing Investor Money and Conducting Ponzi Scheme
  4. SEC Charges Former CFO of Dallas-Based Jewelry and Collectibles Company With Accounting Fraud
  5. Meeting of the Advisory Committee on International Law
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