• Medifast Lawyers Continue to Lie to the Court

    UPDATE: On February 17, 2010, Medifast Inc. filed suit in US District Court, Southern District of California, alleging defamation, violation of California Corporations Code, and unfair business practices. On March 29, 2011, Judge Janis Sammartino dismissed all of Medifast’s claims […]

  • Maybe Auditors Aren’t as Smart as They Want You to Think They Are

    Francine McKenna over at re: The Auditors has a nice piece about Dan Stulac, a former Arthur Andersen partner who was in charge of the Peregrine Systems audit. Dan used the “I was duped” defense in his criminal case (charges […]

  • Jeffrey Skilling of Enron fame asks for a new trial

    Jeffrey Skilling, the former CEO of Enron is appealing his federal conviction and arguing that his 24 year sentence is unconstitutional. In May 2006, Skilling was convicted of 19 counts of fraud, conspiracy and insider trading in the Enron case. […]

  • Milberg Weiss Partner Pleads Guilty

    David Bershad, former senior partner at Milberg Weiss & Bershad LLP, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy in federal court. He admitted to concealing secret payment agreements with plaintiffs in class action suits, and will forfeit $7.75 million and pay a […]

  • Ernst & Young Indictment Unsealed

    Last week, the U.S. Atorney’s office unsealed an indictment of Ernst & Young tax partners. The indictment alleges that Robert Coplan, Martin Nissenbaum, Richard Shapiro, and Brian Vaughn created and marketed tax shelters which were fraudulent, for use by individuals […]

  • Deferred Charge Against KPMG is Dismissed

    A deferred criminal charge against KPMG related to the sales of tax shelters has been dismissed by a federal judge. In August 2005, a deferred prosecution agreement was agreed to by the parties in the case against KPMG, which accused […]

  • Jeffrey Skilling Gets a Long Prison Sentence

    Today a federal judge sentenced former Enron executive Jeffrey Skilling to 24 years and 4 months in prison for his conviction on federal charges of conspiracy, fraud and insider trading. Skilling, 52, was also fined over $18 million for his […]

  • Milberg Weiss Indicted on Charges of Conspiracy to Give Kickbacks in Class-Action Cases

    The New York based law firm of Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman was indicted in Los Angeles yesterday for twenty years of activities, including a conspiracy to give kickbacks to lead plaintiffs in securities class-action cases. It is alleged that […]