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CBS4 Miami - 1 hour 15 minutes ago
The attorney accused in a $1 billion investment scam has appeared before a judge at the federal courthouse in Fort Lauderdale and pleaded not guilty to federal racketeering and fraud charges. Scott Rothstein, the once-prominent lawyer who rubbed elbows with the rich and famous and counted Governor Charlie Crist among his close friends, instead rubbed elbows with FBI agents when he surrendered ...
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USA Today - Tue Dec 1, 5:58 pm ET
A once high-flying South Florida attorney who lived lavishly and courted both politicians and celebrities was arrested Tuesday on federal charges that he operated a $1 billion investment fraud scheme using faked legal settlements.
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The Cincinnati Enquirer - Tue Dec 1, 5:38 pm ET
A fraudulent tax shelter helped the Kroger Co. and several other large corporations avoid paying taxes on more than $240 million, federal prosecutors said.
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PR Newswire via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 1, 4:21 pm ET
MIAMI, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Jeffrey H. Sloman, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, John V. Gillies, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Miami Office, and Daniel W. Auer, Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation Division, announced the filing of a five-count Criminal Information charging attorney ...
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Florence Morning News - Tue Dec 1, 3:50 pm ET
The U.S. Department of Labor Tuesday announced a $2,422,473 grant to provide an estimated 1,892 jobless workers with partial premium payments for health insurance.
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Newsday - Tue Dec 1, 3:43 pm ET
US charges Fla. lawyer with racketeering, fraud in $1B investment scam over fake settlements
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Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Tue Dec 1, 3:06 pm ET
SPOKANE, Wash.----Vehicles are most families’ second largest household expense, and there are about 30 days left to buy a new vehicle and qualify for federal income tax deductions under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
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Park Hills Daily Journal - Tue Dec 1, 2:25 pm ET
Are you missing your tax refund? According to the IRS, 20 taxpayers in the area are missing out on their refund due to mailing address errors.
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New York Post - Tue Dec 1, 1:23 pm ET
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A once high-flying attorney who courted politicians and celebrities was arrested Tuesday on federal racketeering and fraud charges alleging he operated a $1 billion investment scheme that used phony legal settlements. Lawyer ...
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Concord Monitor - Tue Dec 1, 1:02 pm ET
Is your tax refund lost in the mail? The Internal Revenue Service is trying to locate New Hampshire taxpayers owed more than a total of $283,000 in refunds. Checks are due people in all 10 counties, with an average refund of $911.
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The County Press - Tue Dec 1, 12:15 pm ET
DETROIT— A Metamora man is facing up to a year and a half in jail after pleading guilty to filing a false income tax return in 2004. read more
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Asbury Park Press - Tue Dec 1, 12:02 pm ET
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — A once high-flying U.S. attorney who courted politicians and celebrities was arrested Tuesday on federal racketeering and fraud charges for allegedly operating a $1 billion investment fraud scheme using faked legal settlements, law enforcement officials said.
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Fox News - Tue Dec 1, 11:24 am ET
A once high-flying attorney who courted politicians and celebrities was arrested Tuesday on federal racketeering and fraud charges alleging he operated a $1 billion investment scheme that used phony legal settlements.
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KFWB News 980 Los Angeles - Tue Dec 1, 10:47 am ET
Lawyer Scott Rothstein was arrested Tuesday on federal racketeering and fraud charges for allegedly operating a $1 billion investment fraud scheme using faked legal settlements, law enforcement officials said.
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The Indiana Gazette - Tue Dec 1, 10:41 am ET
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A once high-flying South Florida attorney who courted politicians and celebrities was arrested Tuesday on federal racketeering and fraud charges for allegedly operating a $1 billion investment fraud scheme using faked legal settlements, law enforcement officials said.