“3 Hebrew Boys” Scammers Found Guilty by SC Jury
A federal jury found the “3 Hebrew Boys” namely Timothy McQueen, Joseph Brunson and Tony Pough guilty of fraud in a South Carolina Court. The men were accused of bilking investors out of $80 million dollars in various illegitimate schemes which carries heavy prison penalties and fines. The jury of four men and eight women [...]
$3 Million Dollar Settlement Awarded to Assault Victim Against KBR
Tracy Barker, the woman who sued Haliburton and several affiliates in May 2007 after she was sexually attacked by a state department employee was awarded 3 million dollars this week. Court records indicated that the woman was awarded the judgment of $2.93 million to settle her arbitration claim against the corporation. Barker was [...]
British Police Offer Settlement to Family of Slain Suspect
The family of a slain Brazilian man who was mistaken for a terrorist and shot has reached a settlement with the London Police department regarding the incident. Brazilian native Jean Charles de Menezes was killed July 22, 2005 by British Officers when they mistook the young man to be a suspect in terrorist attacks. This [...]
Man Wrongfully Imprisoned seeks Financial Restitution
A man who was wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for 27 years is seeking monetary compensation for his pain and suffering. Former inmate William Dillion is asking for a settlement in the upper millions of dollars for a conviction that landed him in a Brevard county correctional facility. Although DNA exonerated him from the 1981 murder [...]
Family Awarded $6.74 million for Fatal ADM Accident
A Decatur Illinois jury decided that agribusiness company Archer Daniels Midland Co. would pay wrongful death restitution to the family of a 26-year-old man who was killed at one of their plants. They awarded the grieving family $6.74 million dollars for the March 2007 death of Francisco Moreno Garcia this past Friday at the Macon [...]
Countrywide Settles with Former Employees Over Retirement Losses
A $55 million dollar settlement was reached between Countrywide Financial Corporation and disgruntled former employees over retirement plan losses. The Los Angeles federal judge recently approved the settlement citing the fact that the company had violated the Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 when they failed to monitor employee retirement funds, which had been held [...]