White-Collar Crime

The Daily Docket: Kodak Creditors Favor Bankruptcy Plan

08/19/13
Jim Rydbom/Associated Press
Kodak Colorado Division Building C-29

Eastman Kodak Co.

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The Broke and the Beautiful: Giudice Edition

08/16/13

This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, “Real Housewives of New Hersey” stars Teresa and Joe Giudice pleaded not guilty to fraud charges. And a day after film financier David Bergstein lost a lawsuit, his former partner dropped an appeal of a similar suit.

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AnchorBanCorp Settles SEC Fraud Charges

08/16/13

Two days after Anchor BanCorp Wisconsin Inc. sought Chapter 11 protection, federal securities regulators said they settled fraud charges against the bank-holding company and a former executive.

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The Broke and the Beautiful: ‘Low Winter Sun’ Edition

08/09/13

This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, Detroit’s problems are hitting the small screen, and “Real Housewives of New Jersey” stars Teresa and Joe Giudice were released on bond. Also, rapper DMX is getting a movie part.

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The Daily Docket: MM&A Enters Bankruptcy

08/08/13

The railway company that operated the train that derailed and exploded last month, killing 47 people and destroying part of a small town in Quebec, sought bankruptcy protection in the U.S. and Canada on Wednesday with the intention to sell the business. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article via The Wall Street Journal.

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The Broke and the Beautiful: Party Up (Up in Bankruptcy Court) Edition

08/02/13

This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, rapper DMX filed for bankruptcy protection. Also, Teresa and Joe Giudice of Bravo’s “The Real Housewives of New Jersey” were charged with fraud, and fellow New Jersey “Real Housewives” star Danielle Staub settled a fraudulent-claims lawsuit.

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‘Real Housewives’ Stars Appear in New Jersey Federal Court

07/30/13
Associated Press
Giuseppe Giudice, left, and wife Teresa Giudice walk out of Martin Luther King Jr.
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The Daily Docket: MF Global Strikes Deal With J.P. Morgan Over Claims

07/26/13

MF Global Holdings Ltd. has struck a deal with J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. that calls for the bank to pay MF Global a portion of what the bank recovers in the case, a settlement that MF Global’s administrator says avoids “years of costly and complex litigation.” Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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Madoff Office Furniture, Art to be Sold at Auction

07/25/13
Brendan Hoffman/Reuters
Bernard Madoff in 2009

The art, furniture and décor that once populated Bernard Madoff’s New York office—described by one visitor a

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The Daily Docket: Maxcom Enters Bankruptcy in the U.S.

07/24/13

Mexican phone company Maxcom Telecomunicaciones S.A.B. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. late Tuesday after reaching a deal with its creditors that would hand control of the company to a group of investors led by private equity firm Ventura Capital Privado S.A. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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