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YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 29, 2009
Turnaround, as accused Fla. Ponzi schemer set to cop a plea

Disbarred South Florida lawyer Scott Rothstein is negotiating a guilty plea with federal prosecutors on charges of orchestrating a $1.2 billion Ponzi

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 29, 2009
Ind. woman gets prison time for craigslist investment scam

An Indianapolis woman has been sentenced to four years in prison after she was convicted of defrauding investors in an Internet business venture.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 29, 2009
Seven in a row? Futures signal another winning day for stocks

Stocks are looking to extend their gains into a seventh straight day as investors anticipate positive readings on home prices and consumer confidence.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 29, 2009
Fund manager gets 14 years in $33M Ponzi scheme

An investment fund manager from Tennessee drew a 14-year prison sentence Wednesday in a $33 million Ponzi scheme that cheated more than two dozen investors in the United States, Germany and Costa Rica.

Morgan Stanley shakes up management as Gorman preps for CEO spot
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 29, 2009
Morgan Stanley shakes up management as Gorman preps for CEO spot

Morgan Stanley elevated its chief financial officer to a new role as co-chief of investment banking and global securities trading Tuesday as part of a management shake-up ahead of James Gorman's assumption of the CEO role on Jan. 1.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 29, 2009
Bernanke defends Fed's role

The chairman of the Federal Reserve is concerned that congressional efforts at financial reform could weaken the central bank's ability to handle future crises and may politicize monetary policy.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 29, 2009
Fund manager gets 15 years in prison for $35M scam

A Philadelphia-area fund manager has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for running a Ponzi scheme that cheated investors out of $35 million.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 29, 2009
Ex-NFL linebacker gets prison for part in Ponzi scheme

A former University of California lineman who spent time in the Tennessee Titans' camp in 2001 has been sentenced to 57 months in federal prison for his role in a $5 million Ponzi scheme.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 29, 2009
Unlicensed securities broker pleads gulty to charges in $50M Ponzi scheme

A Lubbock businessman pleaded guilty Thursday to two charges related to his bilking $50 million from investors in a Ponzi scheme.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 28, 2009
Stocks edge higher on retail sales data

Stocks edged higher Monday as investors returning from a long holiday weekend were heartened by good news on retail sales.