White-Collar Crime

The Daily Docket: Investors Appeal Tribune Plan

07/25/12

Investors that wound up at the bottom of the payment pileup in Tribune Co.’s bankruptcy raced to appeal a Monday order confirming the media company’s Chapter 11 plan. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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The Daily Docket: Judge Endorses Tribune Plan

07/24/12

A bankruptcy judge Monday officially signed off on Tribune Co .’s Chapter 11 plan, endorsing final documents setting out the debt-for-equity swap that will make the media company property of hedge funds and banks. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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The Daily Docket: J.P. Morgan Blames Lehman Management for Demise

07/23/12
Reuters

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. said senior management of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.

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The Broke and the Beautiful: Anniversary Edition

07/20/12

Can you believe it’s been a year since The Broke and the Beautiful first graced the blogosphere? On this week’s edition, former baseball star turned financial guru Lenny Dykstra pleads guilty to bankruptcy fraud. Also, Young Buck (who coincidentally starred in the very first edition of Broke) gets a prison sentence, and Michael Vick is promoting his memoir.

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The Daily Docket: US Airway CEO Warns Against AMR Merger Delay

07/19/12
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U.S. Airways Chief Executive Doug Parker speaks about a merger with AMR Corp.
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The Daily Docket: Deutsche Bank Settles Lehman Derivatives Suit

07/18/12
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Deutsche Bank AG has agreed to settle a long-running lawsuit with Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.

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The Daily Docket: Appeals Court to Review Jefferson County Sewer Ruling

07/17/12

An appellate panel has agreed to hear pleas from Wall Street banks who want power restored to John Young, the sewer expert who took over Jefferson County, Ala.’s, system when its leaders got tangled in a corruption scandal but who was ousted earlier this year by the county’s bankruptcy judge. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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Botticelli Painting’s Fate up to Bankruptcy Judge

07/16/12
Associated Press
In this March 18, 2010 file photo, gallery owner Lawrence Salander, center, leaves New York Supreme Court with his son Jonah, right, and his attorney Charles
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The Daily Docket: Tribune Wins Plan Approval

07/16/12

Tribune Co. won court approval of its Chapter 11 plan after a long and contentious bankruptcy proceeding, clearing the way to action before the Federal Communications Commission that will be anything but easy for the publishing and broadcasting operation. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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The Daily Docket: Peregrine Files for Chapter 7

07/11/12

Peregrine Financial Group Inc. filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy late Tuesday, a day after regulators alleged the brokerage misstated more than $200 million in customer accounts. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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