NEW YORK, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission must explain why it didn't seek penalties against Bank of America officers in a recent settlement, a judge says.
NEW YORK, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- Bank of America says it did the right thing by not disclosing to its shareholders the bonuses paid to Merrill Lynch executives, documents show.
NEW YORK, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- A federal judge in New York refused to accept a $33 million fine imposed on Bank of America for deceiving investors in its purchase of Merrill Lynch.
NEW YORK, May 12 (UPI) -- Celebrity attorney Marc Dreier can remain free on bail after pleading guilty to bilking clients out of $700 million, a New York judge says.
NEW YORK, May 15 (UPI) -- A U.S. court judge in New York has ordered James Lloyd to pay his fellow former Junior MAFIA rapper Lil' Kim $500,000 for featuring her in an unauthorized film.
NEW YORK, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- A federal judge in New York on Monday sentenced a former chief financial officer at Belcamp's SafeNet, Inc., to six months in prison.
NEW YORK, Sept. 20 (UPI) -- A federal judge in New York said pop star Ashanti and her former producer, Genard Parker, have agreed to drop their lawsuits against each other.
WASHINGTON, July 7 (UPI) -- A federal judge in Washington Monday approved a $750 million WorldCom settlement in a federal corporate-accounting fraud case.
WASHINGTON, July 1 (UPI) -- A U.S. judge in New York struck down the federal death penalty Monday. Judge Jed Rakoff said recent studies have shown that innocent people are being executed.
NEW YORK, April 26 (UPI) -- A federal judge in New York City said in a statement Thursday he is ready to strike down the federal death penalty because too many innocent people have been sent to Death Row. "Despite all the safeguards, innocent people are convicted of capital crimes t
