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Former Alabama governor, ex-HealthSouth CEO indicted

October 26, 2005 08:18:00 PM

Former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman and former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy , along with two others, have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges if a "widespread racketeering conspiracy" that included bribery for official...

September 23, 2005 10:06:00 AM

Former HealthSouth finance chief Weston Smith was sentenced to 27 months in prison followed by one year of probation and ordered to forfeit $1.5 million in assets Thursday for his role in the company's...

September 16, 2005 09:42:00 PM

Leading Friday's corporations and securities law news, the US Securities and Exchange Commission has formally set out its plans to alleviate corporate financial strain caused by Hurricane Katrina . In a press release, the agency...

September 16, 2005 04:06:00 PM

A US district judge Friday ordered mediation in a civil suit brought by the US Securities and Exchange Commission against former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy , raising the possibility of settlement in the $800...

July 21, 2005 08:39:00 PM

Former CEO of HealthSouth Corp. Richard Scrushy petitioned a judge Thursday to terminate the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) civil suit against him for corporate fraud charges since he was acquitted of criminal...

July 13, 2005 03:40:00 PM

Prosecutors announced Wednesday that they will not appeal a judge's decision to drop perjury charges against former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy , who was previously acquitted of fraud charges . Immediately after the acquittal,...

July 5, 2005 06:58:00 PM

Leading Tuesday's corporations and securities law news, a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) spokesman said today that the agency still plans to pursue a $785 million civil suit against former HealthSouth Corp. CEO Richard Scrushy...

June 28, 2005 07:10:00 PM

Leading Tuesday's corporations and securities law news,the UK's Financial Services Authority has fined Citigroup $25 million for flooding the market with bonds. Though the transaction was not illegal, it was against standard practice for European...

June 28, 2005 01:04:00 PM

A jury has found former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy not guilty on charges of wire and mail fraud, money laundering, conspiracy, and violations of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act . Scrushy was the first CEO to be charged...

June 27, 2005 06:42:00 PM

Leading Monday's corporations and securities law news, the SEC is investigating IBM , the company announced today. In a press release, IBM said that it received a request to voluntarily comply with the SEC's informal investigation....

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