Category Archives: The Legal Round-Up

Refco and Bayou Ex-CEOs: 16 and 20 Years; Judge, “[They] just don’t think they’ll get caught.”

Samuel Israel III, following three weeks on the lam, which followed a staged suicide attempt, has begun serving his 20-year sentence for fraud.  The not-quite-dead-yet former CEO of Bayou Management LLC, a hedge fund, forfeited his bail money of $500,000 and … Continue reading

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“He didn’t need to cheat.” Class-Action Lawyer Dickie Scruggs Gets Five Years

He was a lawyer’s lawyer.  The Tom Wolfe of the legal profession with his sartorial splendor.  He was the good guy in the story of Jeffrey Wigand’s battle with the tobacco companies (“The Insider”).  Mr. Scruggs recovered $206 billion in his … Continue reading

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The Entrepreneur Who Claimed to Be CFO at the Vatican

The former paramour of actress Anne Hathaway, Italian entrepreneur, Raffaello Follieri, has been charged with using investors’ money for financing a lavish lifestyle, as well as the ubiquitous white-collar charges of money laundering, wire fraud, and conspiracy. However, this case … Continue reading

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Countrywide vs. the AGs

The Illinois attorney general has filed suit against Countrywide Financial, one of the country’s largest subprime lenders, and its CEO, Angelo R. Mozilo.  The suit, announced by AG Lisa Madigan, alleges that in its effort to dominate the subprime lending market, … Continue reading

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