White-Collar Crime

The Daily Docket: Judge Says ATP Sale Isn’t ‘Preordained’

05/31/13

A bankruptcy judge on Thursday warned ATP Oil & Gas Corp. that it’s not “preordained” that he’ll approve the asset sale the company has long been pinning its hopes on but which has run into complications. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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The Daily Docket: Trustee Opposes AMR Plan

05/28/13
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The Daily Docket: Lehman to Sell $4.22B of Its Unsecured Claims

05/23/13
European Pressphoto Agency

Defunct investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. said it has agreed to sell $4.22 billion of its general unsecured claims against its brokerage unit Lehman Brothers Inc.

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The Daily Docket: Gensler Criticized Over MF Global Collapse

05/22/13

A new report that looks at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s response to MF Global Holdings Ltd. ’s collapse criticizes Chairman Gary Gensler, and has new questions about MF Global’s collapse, The Wall Street Journal reports.

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The Daily Docket: Goldman to Lend Arcapita Up to $350M

05/16/13

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. beat out Fortress Investment Group LLC for the right to lend Arcapita Bank up to $350 million that would ease the Bahraini investment firm out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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Art Sales Will Boost Stanford Fraud Victims’ Recovery

05/15/13
Photo courtesy of Heritage Auctions
Dale Chihuly’s cobalt chandelier will be sold at auction next week.

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The Daily Docket: Trustee Balks at Revel Plan

05/09/13
Wayne Parry/Associated Press

A federal bankruptcy watchdog is objecting to casino owner Revel AC Inc.’s restructuring plan, taking aim at “expansive” provisions meant to shield everyone from lenders to equity

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The Daily Docket: ResCap Sues Bondholders

05/07/13

Residential Capital LLC is suing a group of junior bondholders to block them from wresting control of the subprime mortgage lender’s bankruptcy case. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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The Daily Docket: ResCap Creditors Want Company to Have More Time to Control Bankruptcy

05/03/13

Residential Capital LLC creditors want to give the company more time to control its bankruptcy case, Dow Jones Newswires reports.

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