On Monday, US district judge Loretta Preska found Steven Donziger to be guilty of six contempt charges brought against him for refusing to transfer evidence in a complex legal dispute that set Donziger directly against oil company Chevron.
Preska said that the lawyer had “repeatedly and…
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Wrongful And Fraudulent Trading – What Is The Difference?
Stephen Halloran, Director at Lawtons Solicitors, criminal defence solicitors in London share their expertise on…
Serious Fraud Office Agrees To Tenth Plea Bargain Agreement – Good Money But Do…
Following the announcement last week by the Serious Fraud Office that Amec Foster Wheeler Energy will pay a £103m…
Meng Wanzhou is facing extradition from Canada to the United States on charges of bank fraud, having allegedly misled UK bank HSBC regarding Huawei’s business dealings in Iran, which potentially caused HSBC to breach US sanctions. Wanzhou has been under house arrest in Vancouver since December 2018.…
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Michael Avenatti Sentenced To 30 Months In Prison For Nike Extortion Scheme
On Thursday, celebrity lawyer Michael Avenatti was sentenced to two and a half years in prison for attempting to…
Trump Organization CFO Surrenders To Face Charges In Tax Probe
On Thursday, the Trump Organization’s CFO, Allen Weisselberg, surrendered himself to authorities in New York as he…
The US justice department has been pushing to extradite Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou from Canada. In 2018, she was arrested on a US warrant at Vancouver airport on charges of fraud. Wanzhou’s detention enraged the Chinese government and has brought the relationship between Beijing and Ottawa to its…
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On the Rise — Why More Assets Are Being Targeted
Niall Hearty of financial crime specialists Rahman Ravelli considers the increasing appeal to the authorities of…
Sanctions: Is The UK Tough Enough?
The UK has announced – and has already used – new powers to tackle corruption. Syed Rahman of financial crime…
