September 12, 2011
U.S. prosecutors objected Friday to a request for a new trial by two former Jenkens & Gilchrist PC attorneys convicted of selling illegal tax shelters, arguing a juror's alleged concealment of a history of alcoholism and petty crimes did not warrant a new trial.
August 16, 2011
Two former Jenkens & Gilchrist PC attorneys convicted of selling illegal tax shelters have asked for a new trial in New York after discovering that a juror allegedly concealed that she was a suspended lawyer with a history of alcoholism and petty crimes, according to documents unsealed Monday.
June 15, 2011
The odds were against R. Craig Brubaker as he faced a jury in a New York federal court this spring. The Deutsche Bank AG employee and four co-defendants were accused of selling illegal tax shelters to wealthy clients in an alleged plot that created billions of dollars of fake tax losses.
May 24, 2011
Two former Jenkens & Gilchrist PC attorneys, accounting firm BDO Seidman's former CEO and a Deutsche Bank AG employee were convicted Tuesday by a New York federal jury for selling illegal tax shelters to wealthy clients in an alleged plot that ultimately destroyed the law firm.
May 16, 2011
Jury deliberations began anew Monday in the New York trial of two former Jenkens & Gilchrist PC attorneys and three others accused of selling illegal tax shelters to the wealthy, following the dismissal of a juror for health reasons.
May 10, 2011
Attorneys for former Jenkens & Gilchrist PC lawyers accused of selling illegal tax shelters told jurors in closing arguments in New York on Tuesday that their clients did nothing wrong by helping the wealthy with "aggressive" financial strategies.
May 06, 2011
Lawyers in a New York federal court tax shelter trial against a former Jenkens & Gilchrist PC attorney and others argued Friday against the use of certain jury instructions proposed by prosecutors, saying they were not reflected in the indictment.
April 12, 2011
An accountant for the family of Lamar Hunt testified in New York federal court Tuesday that the late football booster claimed as much as $34 million in losses using allegedly illegal tax shelters marketed by Jenkens & Gilchrist PC lawyers and other professionals.
April 01, 2011
A former BDO Seidman LLP partner testified Friday in New York that he was so concerned about tax shelter deals developed with ex-Jenkens & Gilchrist PC lawyers that he broke down and cried when federal authorities issued warnings about the transactions.
March 29, 2011
Defense attorneys for former Jenkens & Gilchrist PC lawyers on trial for allegedly arranging illegal tax shelters grilled a key government witness Tuesday on a plea deal cutting his maximum possible prison sentence from 88 to 10 years.