John Pacenti
December 18, 2014 | Daily Business Review
Judge Delays Action on Contempt Motion Following Change in Tribal LawThe Miccosukee Indian tribe is defiant in its fight against Internal Revenue Service demands for tax records.
By John Pacenti
4 minute read
December 18, 2014 | Daily Business Review
Robbery Conviction Reversed for Lack of Competency HearingA state appellate court orders a new trial for a convicted robber after a Palm Beach judge refused to hold a pretrial competency hearing.
By John Pacenti
2 minute read
December 17, 2014 | Daily Business Review
No Cuban Embargo? No ProblemWith an overnight thaw in U.S.-Cuba relations, legal experts were cautious Wednesday about visions of U.S. companies doing business in Cuba.
By John Pacenti
8 minute read
December 16, 2014 | Daily Business Review
Suspended North Miami Mayor Convicted in Mortgage FraudA jury found Lucie Tondreau guilty of engineering an $8 million mortgage fraud before she was elected.
By John Pacenti
2 minute read
December 16, 2014 | Daily Business Review
Filing Deadline Sets Up Race for Florida Bar President-ElectIt's official: West Palm Beach's David Prather will take on Tampa's William Schifino Jr. in the race to be decided in March.
By John Pacenti
2 minute read
December 15, 2014 | Daily Business Review
Jury: BankAtlantic Chairman Alan Levan Defrauded InvestorsA federal jury in Miami finds former BankAtlantic Bancorp chairman Alan J. Levan defrauded investors on the verge of the housing crash in 2007.
By John Pacenti
4 minute read
December 15, 2014 | Daily Business Review
Oh the Drama! Forgery Claim Pops Up in Soap Opera SagaA federal copyright infringement suit over a Spanish-language soap opera gets melodramatic with a forgery accusation.
By John Pacenti
4 minute read
December 12, 2014 | Daily Business Review
Rothstein Hearing Upcoming on Motion to Distribute $43 MillionA court-appointed trustee for the defunct law firm of imprisoned ex-attorney Scott Rothstein is asking a bankrutpcy judge to approve a $43 million distribution to creditors.
By John Pacenti
2 minute read
December 12, 2014 | Daily Business Review
SEC Tells Jury: BankAtlantic's Levan Had Incentive to LieFormer chairman Alan B. Levan had reasons to lie to investors about the BankAtlantic's real estate loan portfolio because he owned millions of dollars in stock individually and through a corporation, according to the SEC.
By John Pacenti
5 minute read
December 10, 2014 | Daily Business Review
Bursting Housing Bubble Forces Court to Decide LiensA state appellate court has unraveled a multimortgage foreclosure case on a prime Miami Beach home that resulted in the Florida Bar discipline.
By John Pacenti
5 minute read
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