FBI agents on Thursday arrested a businessman at the center of the scandal that led to the historic impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a day after his defense presented evidence that was intended to counter bribery allegations but raised new questions about the two men’s dealings. Nate Paul was booked into an Austin jail in the afternoon after being arrested by federal agents, according to Travis County Sheriff’s Office records. It was not immediately clear what charges led to his arrest, and the records say only that he was being held on a federal prisoner for a felony. Lawyers for Paul and the US Attorney’s Office in West Texas did not immediately respond to requests for comment.…

STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOSSYDNEY, NS — Law firm McInnes Cooper has increased its presence in Cape Breton by merging with LaFosse McLeod. McInnes Cooper established in Sydney when it merged with Breton Law Group in September 2022. Although announced earlier, the merger with LaFosse McLeod became official Monday. “It was just a good fit for both of us really. They are providing a lot of access to resources, a great team, a great collaborative environment. … It’s just really a positive thing for both of us, ” said Ian Parker, who was the managing partner at LaFosse MacLeod and is now a partner at McInnes Cooper.…

NEW YORK, June 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of securities of Virtu Financial, Inc., VIRT between March 1, 2019 and April 28, 2023both dates inclusive (the “Class Period”) of the important July 18, 2023 lead plaintiff deadline. SO WHAT: If you purchased Virtu securities during the Class Period, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement. WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Virtu class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=16420 or call Philip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email [email protected]…

Prosecutors in the United States have unsealed an indictment against Donald Trump, accusing the former president of putting the country’s national security at risk by mishandling classified documents after he left the White House in 2021. The Republican leader faces 37 criminal charges, including counts of retaining classified information, obstructing justice and making false statements, among other allegations. The federal indictment released on Friday accused Trump of mishandling classified documents that included information about the secretive US nuclear program and potential domestic vulnerabilities in the event of an attack. The former president, who is expected to appear at a federal court in Florida on Tuesday, had said a day earlier that the indictment was forthcoming.…

Toronto lawyer Scott Rosen was no stranger to heated litigation, representing business clients and acting as counsel in shareholders, real estate and commercial lease disputes for more than 25 years. And while the 52-year-old did not shy away from forceful advocacy, even his most contentious matters stayed courteous and civil. So when an assailant poured phosphoric acid on his head as he descended the stairs to an underground parking lot near his midtown Toronto office on March 28, 2018, Rosen figured it was a random attack by someone who was mentally ill. This, despite the fact the culprit resembled Anh Chiem, whom he was suing on behalf of her former son-in-law.…

NEW YORK – Two apologetic lawyers responding to an angry judge in Manhattan federal court blamed ChatGPT Thursday for tricking them into including fictitious legal research in a court filing. Attorneys Steven A. Schwartz and Peter LoDuca are facing possible punishment over a filing in a lawsuit against an airline that included references to past court cases that Schwartz thought were real, but were actually invented by the artificial intelligence-powered chatbot. Schwartz explained that he used the groundbreaking program as he hunted for legal precedents supporting a client’s case against the Colombian airline Avianca for an injury incurred on a 2019 flight.…

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The FBI on Thursday arrested a businessman at the center of the scandal that led to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s historic impeachment, a move that came amid new questions about the men’s dealings raised by financial records the Republican’s lawyers made public to try to clear him of allegations of bribery. Nate Paul, 36, was taken into custody by federal agents and booked into an Austin jail in the afternoon, according to Travis County Sheriff’s Office records. It was not immediately clear what charges led to his arrest, but the records show he was being held on a federal prisoner for a felony.…

With the help of the Ontario Provincial Police, Montreal police have arrested a 28-year-old man in connection with the fatal shooting of Montreal Mafia member Moreno Gallo’s daughter-in-law last month. Claudia Iacono, 39, was shot five times at 4:30 pm on May 16 in the parking lot of her beauty salon, Salon Deauville, in the Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough. the Service de police de la Ville de Montreal (SPVM) said the suspect was arrested Tuesday night in Milton, Ont., near Toronto. A spokesperson for Quebec’s prosecutor, the Directeur des poursuites criminelles et penalessaid Joel Richard Clarke is accused of committing first-degree murder in Iacono’s death.…