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Former WorldCom CFO Scott Sullivan and former general accounting director Buford Yates plead not guilty to charges of securities fraud, conspiracy to commit securities fraud, fraud in connection with the purchase or sate of securities, and making false fi
Former WorldCom CFO Scott Sullivan and former general accounting director Buford Yates plead not guilty to charges of securities fraud, conspiracy to commit securities fraud, fraud in connection with the purchase or sate of securities, and making false filings with the SEC. Assistant US Attorney David Anders advises US District...
Tags: accounting, fraud, Judge, Litigation, SEC, security, WorldCom Inc.
Research articles 2002-10-01
Adelphia 5 makes pleas, hint they'll blame board.(five former Adelphia Communications Corp. executives indicted on charges of conspiracy, securities fraud, wire fraud and bank fraud)(Brief Article)
NEW YORK--The five former Adelphia Communications Corp. executives indicted on charges of conspiracy, securities fraud, wire fraud and bank fraud last week entered innocent pleas--and signaled that their defense strategy will be to place blame on t NEW YORK--The five former Adelphia Communications Corp....
Tags: Adelphia Communications Corp., bank, board, fraud, plea
Research articles 2002-10-07
Securities fraud not covered, court says.
Securities Fraud Not Covered, Court Says The California Court of Appeal has upheld a lower court ruling that an insurer does not have to defend or indemnify an insured under a business liability policy in a securities fraud action. The decision, wSecurities...
Tags: Allstate Corp., investment, security
Research articles 1990-03-05
Former top Comverse official pleads guilty to securities fraud
NEW YORK AFP — The former chief financial officer of software maker Comverse Technology Inc. pleaded guilty to conspiracy and securities fraud for using back-dated stock options, the US Justice Department announced. David Kreinberg pleaded guilty to a two-count felony information charging one count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud,...
Tags: Comverse Inc.
Research articles 2006-10-24
Enron execs charged in big blue scam. (Video-on-Demand).(Kevin Howard, Michael Krautz arrested for securities fraud and more for Blockbuster Video video-on-demand services)
WASHINGTON -- Two Enron executives involved in the company's aborted video-on-demand venture with Blockbuster Video were arrested and charged by federal authorities on charges of securities fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy and making false statements WASHINGTON -- Two Enron executives involved in the company's...
Tags: Blockbuster Inc., Enron Corp., VoD
Research articles 2003-03-17
According to a study done by law firm Dechert LLC (Philadelphia, PA), securities fraud class action lawsuits against life sciences companies increased by 39% from 2002 to 2003, compared to a 19% increase for public companies from all industries.(Related N
According to a study done by law firm Dechert LLC (Philadelphia, PA), securities fraud class action lawsuits against life sciences companies increased by 39% from 2002 to 2003, compared to a 19% increase for public companies from all industries. The survey found that of all biotech...
Tags: Dechert Llp
Research articles 2004-08-31
Chitwood & Harley Files Initial Class Action Complaint Charging EchoStar With Securities Fraud On Behalf of Investors Who Purchased EchoStar
ATLANTA -- Headline of release should read: Chitwood & Harley Files Initial Class Action Complaint Charging EchoStar With Securities Fraud On Behalf of Investors Who Purchased EchoStar Securities from 8/10/04 thru 3/9/05 (sted Chitwood & Harley Files Initial Class Action Complaint Charging EchoStar With Securities Fraud On Behalf of Investors...
Tags: class action, EchoStar Communications Corp., security
Research articles 2005-03-11
SunCoast Capital. (In the News).(civil securities fraud case)(Brief Article)
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged three SunCoast Capital executives -- principals David A. Zwick and Todd J. Cohen and trader Terrence J. O'Donnell -- with civil securities fraud in connection with a kickback scheme that ensnared ... The Securities and Exchange Commission charged three SunCoast...
Tags: SEC
Research articles 2003-06-01
SEC Charges Former New Century Financial Officers with Securities Fraud
« Hill & Painter on Investment Bankers' Personal Liability | Main | SEC Releases Enforcement and Market Data for Fiscal 2009 » The SEC today charged three former top officers of New Century Financial Corporation with securities fraud for misleading investors as New Century's subprime mortgage business was collapsing in...
Tags: complaint, SEC, Fraud, New Century Financial Corp.
News items 2009-12-07
Securities Fraud As Corporate Governance: Reflections Upon Federalism
Federal securities law and enforcement via securities fraud class actions today has become the most visible presence in regulating corporate governance. State law, long at center stage in discussions of corporate governance, continues to provide the legal skeleton for the corporate form and state fiduciary duty litigation continues as a...
Tags: Security, Fraud, Shareholder Litigation, Corporate Governance, Corporate Law, Business Operations
White papers 2003-01-01
The scope of bar orders in federal securities fraud settlements.
INTRODUCTION Parties entering into a partial settlement (1) of a securities fraud class action typically seek, in connection with the court's approval of the settlement, (2) an order barring categories of claims made by or against the settling parties that relate to or arise...
Tags: Cendant Corp., Cir, indemnification, indemnity, Litigation, Sec, security, settlement, Stone
Research articles 2002-10-01
Resort CEO charged with securities fraud.(ST. KITTS & NEVIS)
RESORT CEO CHARGED WITH SECURITIES FRAUD. Roland M. Thomas, 55, a British citizen operating as the CEO of the Angelus Resort in Frigate Bay, St. Kitts, has been sued in a civil fraud enforcement action in Denver, Colorado by the US Securities and Exchange Commission SEC, ...
Tags: CEO, FINANCE, Litigation, SEC
Research articles 2005-06-01
Two Executives of Clarent Corporation Indicted for Securities Fraud
SAN FRANCISCO, March 24 /U.S. Newswire/ -- An indictment was unsealed today charging Jerry Shaw-Yau Chang, 48, of Los Altos, Calif., and Matthew Ming Chang Chiang, 36, of Taiwan, with securities fraud violations, United States Attorney Kevin V. Ryan annouSAN FRANCISCO, March 24 /U.S. Newswire/ -- An indictment was unsealed...
Tags: indictment, security
Research articles 2006-03-24
SEC charges Yuen. (Capital Watch).(the SEC files securities-fraud charges against former Gemstar-TV Guide executives Henry Yuen and Elsie Leung)(Brief Article)
The SEC has filed a raft of securities-fraud charges against the ousted management team of Gemstar-TV Guide. Ex-CEO Henry Yuen and CFO Elsie Leung were charged with cooking the books to meet inflated revenue projections related to the company's int The SEC has filed...
Tags: SEC
Research articles 2003-06-30
San Diego fund sues Amaranth.(At Deadline)(San Diego County Employees Retirement Association files securities fraud suit against Amaranth Advisors L.L.C.)(Fidelity Investments to terminate defined benefit plan)(House Committee on Financial Services approv
San Diego fund sues Amaranth San Diego County Employees Retirement Association filed a federal securities fraud suit against Amaranth Advisors, three of its officers and its former natural gas trader. The lawsuit, filed March 29 in U.S. District C San Diego fund sues...
Tags: benefit, benefit plan, contribution, Fidelity Investments, financial service, natural gas, security, trader
Research articles 2007-04-02
Fairfax Financial facing suit alleging securities fraud.(News)(Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.)
Byline: DOUGLAS McLEOD NEW YORK-One week after restating the results of a reinsurance subsidiary, Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. was named in a proposed class action lawsuit charging it with securities fraud for producing a range of allegedly fal Byline: DOUGLAS McLEOD ...
Tags: financial
Research articles 2006-04-17
Fourteen Indicted in Kids' TV Scheme.(kidZtime TV Inc., securities fraud indictments)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
A Colorado grand jury has indicted 14 individuals for securities fraud and other alleged crimes related to the promotion of children's programming network KidZtime to small-scale investors. According to indictments unsealed last week by Colora A Colorado grand jury...
Tags: cable, cable network, FTC, indictment, investor, TV
Research articles 2001-02-26
Former Enron Chief Accounting Officer Richard Causey Pleads Guilty to Securities Fraud
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Richard A. Causey, the former chief accounting officer at Enron Corp., has pleaded guilty to a charge of securities fraud, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division announced today. WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Richard A. Causey, the former chief...
Tags: Enron Corp., security
Research articles 2005-12-28
Surgilight Inc. (In the News: Orlando).(founder Jul-Teng Lin faces charges in securities fraud case)(Brief Article)
Surgilight Inc. (OTCBB-SRGL.OB) founder Jul-Teng Lin faces sentencing next month in New York after he was convicted of money laundering and securities fraud following ... Surgilight Inc. (OTCBB-SRGL.OB) founder Jul-Teng Lin faces sentencing next month in New York after he was convicted of money laundering...
Research articles 2003-02-01
Shalov Stone Bonner & Rocco LLP Is the Only Law Firm That Has Filed a Securities Fraud Class Action Against Franklin Bank Corp.
Shalov Stone Bonner & Rocco LLP yesterday filed a securities fraud class action on behalf of all investors who purchased or otherwise acquired the common or preferred stock of Franklin Bank Corp. (NASDAQ: FBTX) (AMEX: FBK-P), between October 29, 2007, and May 1, 2008, inclusive. This is the only...
Tags: class action, security
Research articles 2008-06-08
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