Alleged Leader of Restoration Racket Wants Judge to Toss Cellphone Evidence February 22, 2023 By Jim Sams The former gang member accused of commanding a violent extortion ring that allegedly took control of the New York City...
Alleged Leader of Extortion Crew Wants out of Jail to Prepare for Speedy Trial November 7, 2022 By Jim Sams The alleged leader of a gangland extortion ring that took control of the New York City fire restoration industry can...
Prosecutors Say Criminal Gang Took Control of Emergency Mitigation Industry in NYC July 7, 2022 By Claims Journal staff Federal prosecutors have charged nine individuals in an alleged racketeering conspiracy that they say took control of a Brooklyn damage...
Billionaire Sues Rape Accuser and Law Firm, Alleging Defamation and Racketeering October 29, 2021 By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK — Billionaire investor Leon Black has escalated his battle against a former model who accused him of rape,...
Aggrieved Bettor Gets $20,000 in Unique Horse-Doping Lawsuit August 13, 2020 By David Crary NEW YORK — An aggrieved harness-racing bettor received $20,000 in the settlement of a first-of-its-kind lawsuit in which he claimed...
11th Circuit Dismisses Suit Alleging Conspiracy to Deflate Auto Body Repair Changes December 24, 2019 By Jim Sams A federal appellate court affirmed a decision to throw out a racketeering lawsuit brought by a group of 126 auto...
JPMorgan Inherited ‘Spoof’ Method From Bear Stearns, U.S. Says September 17, 2019 By Tom Schoenberg and David Voreacos When JPMorgan Chase & Co. took over Bear Stearns more than a decade ago, it got two traders with a...
Drugmaker Insys Wins Bankruptcy Court Approval to Sell Off Opioid September 10, 2019 By Nate Raymond Drugmaker Insys Therapeutics Inc on Thursday won court approval to sell its flagship fentanyl spray to a buyer who agreed...
Opioid Manufacturer Insys Files for Bankruptcy after Kickback Probe June 10, 2019 Drugmaker Insys Therapeutics Inc filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday amid mounting expenses driven by a U.S. Justice Department probe...
McKesson Opioid Deal in West Virginia May Spur More Accords May 3, 2019 By Jef Feeley McKesson Corp.’s settlement of an opioid lawsuit with West Virginia — the state with the highest U.S. rate of drug-overdose...