A Jackson County judge issued a sharply worded opinion that threw out a man’s 22-year criminal sentence and said the county prosecutor’s office “perpetrated a fraud upon the trial court” for withholding evidence in the case. Judge Edith Messina set ...

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The securities laws may be your worst enemy if you lost money in the Madoff scam. Investors are suing the feeder funds that channeled their money to Bernard Madoff, charging the feeders with fraud, negligence or breach of fiduciary duty. ...

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A week after pleading guilty to federal fraud charges, a former president of First Bank Mortgage is facing a civil suit by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The SEC suit against Mark T. Turkcan was filed Feb. 4 in ...

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A Jackson County jury will begin hearing weeks of evidence today in a highly complex fraud case where the plaintiff is seeking to recover tens, if not hundreds, of millions of dollars in damages. Pier to Pier wants approximately $60 ...

Tagged with: compensatory damages Edith Messina fraud Jackson County Jim Wyrsch Pier to Pier Todd Graves U.S. Bank and Multi Service Corp.

The former owners of a St. Charles pharmaceutical returns business sold after a federal Drug Enforcement Administration investigation have won a $2.3 million jury verdict against the buyer. A St. Charles County jury on Dec. 12 sided with brothers David ...

Tagged with: David Mogil Dean Volkes Devos Ltd. Drug Enforcement Administration Easy Returns Worldwide fraud GRX Holding mail fraud Michael Katz owner pharmaceutical St. Charles Stephen Mogil