Luxury, Lies, And A $10 Million Embezzlement
In a scandal that rocked the business community, a former high-profile executive was sentenced to prison, plus five years of supervised release and restitution.
3 Plead Guilty To Law School Embezzlement Scheme
As if you needed another reason to wonder where all of the money goes.
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Husband Throws Wife Under The Bus When Their Law Firm Is At The Center Of Millions In Missing Client Funds
The couple lived a ‘fairly extravagant’ lifestyle.
Ex-Biglaw CFO Pleads Guilty To Embezzling $1.5 Million From Firm
This ex-CFO may have earned himself prison time thanks to this seven-figure financial heist.
Ex-Biglaw Paralegal Who Embezzled More Than $600K From Firm Gets Prison Time
She used the money to pay her credit card, mortgage, and student loan bills.
Clerk Takes Raise Into His Own Hands By Allegedly Robbing His Judge
Was making an Etsy account for some side cash too much trouble?
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Attorney Jailed For Stealing From Firm To Fuel His Gambling Addiction
The firm experienced fiscal and reputational harm as a result.
Not Sure This Is What They Meant By Education Pays Dividends
I don't remember this being on the syllabus.
From Fudging The Numbers To Just Deserts
Know what's worse than a lawyer who's bad with numbers? A bookkeeper that's unethical with them.
Ex-Biglaw Paralegal Allegedly Embezzled More Than $600K From Firm
She allegedly used the money to pay her credit card, mortgage, and student loan bills.
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Morning Docket: 04.15.22
* When champagne brings pain: Man wins 450k suing his job because they threw him a birthday party. [WSOC TV] * Due to an anti-CRT law, Missouri teacher loses job after teaching a fictional work about Martin Luther King. I’m sure this is what he would have wanted. [Salon] * Of course Netflix is a video service provider, but are they legally? [Cleveland] * NY lawyer's years of using his firm to fund his Big Tyme living could make for a radio hit. [Reuters] * It's my money and I want to use it now: Law prevents discrimination against cash-users. [WCVB]
Morning Docket: 06.01.18
* New firm, new pay: Recently merged firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner is going to be moving to a merit-based pay system for partners. Messing with people’s money? This should be interesting! [Legal Week] * Reed Smith has rolled out a new plan that will "revamp" associate life at the firm, complete with new training, billing requirements, and reviews. This isn't specifically for millennials (suuuuure), but rather, "an acknowledgment that there are some creative and inventive ways to do things differently." [American Lawyer] * In case you missed it, President Trump says he's considering commuting former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich's 14-year sentence for corruption and he might even throw a pardon Martha Stewart's way. Hmm, it's almost like the president is trying to set the stage for something that could come in the future... [Chicago Tribune] * According to Vivia Chen, if we really want gender equity in the legal profession, it might be time for some quotas. It's working for corporate boards in Europe, so it could work here too, but alas, "the topic has largely been a nonstarter in the U.S." [The Careerist] * Jennifer Ihns, the former clinic administrator at Notre Dame Law, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for embezzling about $200,000 from the school, but she'll only spend two years behind bars, with five years of probation. [Law.com]
Howard 3L Allegedly Earns $430,000 In Last Year… Though The Legal Term Would Be ‘Embezzled’
He was also set to work in Biglaw, but I don't think that's going to happen now.
Partner’s Son Was So High On Drugs That He Didn’t Realize He’d Embezzled Six Figures From Firm
He was actually 'surprised' by the amount he'd taken from the firm.
Ex-Administrator At Top Law School Pleads Guilty To Embezzlement
She claimed that she was in financial need, so she forged more than 250 checks to help herself.