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Texas Atty Will Pay SEC $255K In Escrow Fraud Suit
Law360 (July 8, 2021, 9:45 PM EDT) A Texas attorney accused by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of playing a key role in a $6 million securities fraud scheme will pay more than $255,000 in connection with the regulator s allegations, a federal judge in Manhattan said Thursday.
In an order and opinion, U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos found that Christopher K. Brenner must disgorge a little over $105,000 and pay a $150,000 civil penalty. Brenner must also pay prejudgment interest on the disgorgement sum, Judge Ramos said. The judge asked the SEC to submit additional documentation concerning the interest Brenner should have to pay.
A millionaire San Diego speculator told a Manhattan federal jury Thursday that he got no secrets from a former Illumina Inc. accountant, but a prosecutor pushed back, showing records of a slew of his calls to the accountant before a lucrative trade.
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Federal judges anticipate a relaxation of COVID-19 safety protocols in the Southern District of New York and the Second Circuit, with details set to be announced as early as Monday.
A federal appeals court ruled Monday that a U.S. House committee has no authority to sue President Trump’s former White House counsel for refusing to testify, a victory for the Trump administration in its continuing fight with Congress over access to current and former administration officials. impeachment Jan 4, 2020
Federal appellate judges are wrestling with whether courts should be refereeing a dispute between the House of Representatives and the Trump administration over the testimony of former White House counsel Don McGahn. A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit heard arguments Friday over the House Judiciary Committee’s effort to compel McGahn’s testimony. Democrats.