Liquidation

Peregrine Financial: Four Common Methods of Camouflaging Fraud

07/30/12
Associated Press
This Monday, April 4, 2011, file photo shows Russell Wasendorf Sr., chief executive of Peregrine Financial Group, Inc., in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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Dewey Docket: Bonuses for Wind-Down Team Get Green Light - Wall Street Journal

07/30/12

A federal bankruptcy judge gave the green light Monday morning to ... The former partners now have until Aug. 7 to decide whether they want to give back up to $90.4 million they were paid in 2011 and 2012 in exchange for a release from future ...

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Cisco Brothers emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy - Furniture Today

07/30/12

"We are quite pleased with our transition out of bankruptcy and look forward to the future with great optimism." According to court documents, Cisco Brothers saw sales fall from $18 million in 2006 to $7.5 million in 2009 but had bounced back to $9.7 ...

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The Daily Docket: Judge Won’t Move Kodak Patent Dispute - Wall Street Journal

07/30/12

Reuters reports that law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP paid bankruptcy lawyers and consulting groups more than $7 million before its collapse. In other Dewey news, the Am Law Daily reports that a new filing in Dewey’s case identified six former ...

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The Daily Docket: Judge Won’t Move Kodak Patent Dispute

07/30/12
Associated Press/dapd

A judge denied Apple Inc.’s bid to move a patent dispute with Eastman Kodak Co. out of bankruptcy court.

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Public money spent on private business can be a gamble - USA Today

07/30/12

Two years later, the state's taxpayers find themselves on the hook for millions of dollars after 38 Studios filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in June. The spectacular rise and collapse of 38 Studios serves as a cautionary tale about what can go ...

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Todd Jackson Launches New Nashville Bankruptcy Attorney Website - YAHOO!

07/30/12

This new website allows individuals to learn more about the different types of bankruptcy, such as Chapter 7, Chapter 11 (for businesses), and Chapter 13. Individuals can request a free bankruptcy evaluation. Todd graduated from Wake Forest ...

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Criminal investigation was launched last year - Times Herald-Record

07/30/12

Almost half the money in the fund went into One Madison Park, a luxury condominium skyscraper in Manhattan now in bankruptcy. Part-owners of the property owe FKF 3 $29.7 million, according to court papers. Klein, Dorfman and Magee paid ...

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Todd Jackson Launches New Nashville Bankruptcy Attorney Website - PRWeb

07/30/12

This new website allows individuals to learn more about the different types of bankruptcy, such as Chapter 7, Chapter 11 (for businesses), and Chapter 13. Individuals can request a free bankruptcy evaluation. Todd graduated from Wake Forest, where he ...

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Self-immolations speak of Israel's bankruptcy - Worldnews.com

07/29/12

Eichmann remains the only person ever to be executed by an Israeli court. On 7 June 1981, the Israeli air force destroyed Iraq's sole nuclear power plant, which was under construction just outside Baghdad.

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