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US judge throws out Citigroup's $285m settlement with the SEC
"In any case like this that touches on the transparency of financial markets whose gyrations have so depressed our economy and debilitated our lives, there is an overriding public interest in knowing the truth," he added. Rakoff called the settlement
Updated: 11/28/2011 07:45P
FORMER POLICE OFFICER FOUND NOT GUILTY OF 2009 MURDER
Former police constable Kevin Alvarez, charged with the murder of Chinese businessman Hui Lin Chen was acquitted of the charge today in Corozal Supreme Court. Alvarez' attorney Kevin Arthurs submitted that Alvarez does not have a case to answer to
Updated: 11/28/2011 07:41P
Judge told possible forensic evidence never tested in 1999 Hill murder probe
The 2000 mistrial sent the case careening into myriad appeals over the constitutional issue of double jeopardy, finally ending in last year's Ohio Supreme Court ruling that Ross must stand trial again. Ross is serving a 25-year prison sentence for the
Updated: 11/28/2011 07:39P
N.Y. judge rejects $285 million SEC-Citigroup settlement over toxic mortgage
The SEC's consent judgment settling the case was filed the same day as its lawsuit against Citigroup, the judge noted. "It is harder to discern from the limited information before the court what the SEC is getting from this settlement other than a
Updated: 11/28/2011 07:39P
Jackson Doctor to be Sentenced on Tuesday
The doctor's fate lies with Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor, who will determine the sentence and had harsh words for Murray on the day he was convicted. "Dr. Murray's reckless conduct in this case poses a demonstrable risk to the safety of the
Updated: 11/28/2011 07:38P
Trial set for robocall case against ex-gov aide
Pettit told reporters after court Monday that Schurick's defense team is curious about how Cummings managed to issue a robocall so soon after the one in question was sent. "Well, basically we're concerned about time, cost and who might have called him
Updated: 11/28/2011 07:34P
Kearns woman to stand trial for murder in death of disabled woman
A Kearns woman accused of abusing a 22-year-old disabled woman — binding her feet and tying her to a bar in a small closet before her death — has been ordered to stand trial on a charge of murder. Defense attorneys for Cassandra Marie
Updated: 11/28/2011 07:33P
SEC Feels the Citi Heat
That seemed to be the conclusion of US District Court Judge Jed Rakoff in rejecting a proposed $285 million settlement between the Securities and Exchange Commission and Citigroup over allegations the bank misled investors in a mortgage-bond
Updated: 11/28/2011 07:32P
PAO asks court to speed up arrest of forensic official
PAO chief Persida Rueda-Acosta said they will ask Regional Trial Court Judge Soliver Peras of Branch 10 to order NBI Director Magtanggol Gatdula to explain why the agency didn't arrest Bautista. Last month, Peras ordered the arrest of Bautista,
Updated: 11/28/2011 07:32P
QC court to GMA: Answer P15-M damage suit
A QUEZON City court has issued summons to former President now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo directing her to answer within 15 days the P15-million damage suit filed against her by six members of the so-called Morong 43. QC Regional Trial Court
Updated: 11/28/2011 07:31P
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