When Mitchell Green ("Green"), former Director of Brand Management for Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson's Sire Spirits, LLC ("Sire Spirits"), orchestrated a $2.2 million embezzlement scheme, it didn’t happen overnight. From June 2017...more
Background - The case arose from a longstanding family arrangement involving reciprocal wills and a “Post Marital Agreement” between Morton Poindexter and his longtime partner, Peggy Martin. Their Agreement provided that,...more
We have written in the past about exceptions to the general rule regarding a debtor’s ability to discharge debt in bankruptcy and achieve a “fresh start.” In a recent decision of interest, the Court of Appeals for the Fourth...more
Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Chris Lazarini discussed a case in which the defendant – who had pleaded guilty in a criminal case to one count of fraud under the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and one count of money laundering,...more