The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported that former Le-Nature's CEO Gregory J. Podlucky was sentenced to 20 years in prison for financial fraud that a judge said bilked investors and lenders out of more than $6.8 million. read more

OCT 21, 2011 - 8:57 am

The Seattle Times reported that a verdict by a jury, which requires First Sound Bank to pay $2.3 million to the former owners of Puget Sound Leasing, is causing additional stress on the bank, which is currently under scrutiny by the FDIC. read more

OCT 14, 2011 - 9:40 am

Ares Capital announced its subsidiary, Ares Capital CP Funding, increased its revolving funding facility provided by Wells Fargo Bank from $400 million to $500 million. read more

OCT 14, 2011 - 9:35 am

Bloomberg reported Wells Fargo's Wachovia Capital Markets unit and BDO Seidman LLP settled lawsuits over their roles in the collapse of Le-Nature’s for $130 million. read more

OCT 12, 2011 - 9:34 am

The owner of a purported medical equipment company, Donner Medical Marketing, pleaded guilty in connection with his role in a $135 million phony medical equipment lease scheme, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. read more

OCT 7, 2011 - 8:35 am

New Hampshire-based machine tool maker Kingsbury has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy seeking to reorganize after facing the potential repossession and auction of its equipment. Court filings show that Utica LeaseCo is owed $1.26 million in principal, interest and late charges. read more

OCT 4, 2011 - 9:13 am

The Burlington Free Press outlines many of the issues facing the city of Burlington, VT that could result from a lawsuit filed by CitiCapital Municipal Finance against the city for non-appropriation and unwillingness to de-install and return leased telecom equipment. read more

SEP 30, 2011 - 9:34 am

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that former Le-Nature's CEO Gregory J. Podlucky has asked the court for a prison sentence shorter than that negotiated as part of his June 20 guilty plea. read more

SEP 26, 2011 - 9:45 am

The Houston Chronicle reports that Barry A. Thomas, former CFO of Central Leasing Corp., has pleaded guilty in federal court to wire fraud in a $1.2 million embezzlement scheme. read more

SEP 22, 2011 - 9:04 am

Federal court judge Paul S. Diamond has granted a delay in the criminal jury trial of three defendants in the EFI fraud case at the request of the new attorney for Harold Young, according to court documents. read more

SEP 16, 2011 - 9:14 am

CitiCapital Municipal Finance filed a lawsuit against the city of Burlington, VT seeking to repossess equipment leased to city owned Burlington Telecom under a $33.5 lease-purchase agreement entered into in 2007. read more

SEP 12, 2011 - 9:38 am

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports that the wife and son of convicted former CEO of LeNature's Inc. are scheduled to stand trial in October on federal charges that they helped him launder money defrauded from the beverage company's investors. read more

AUG 30, 2011 - 9:42 am

Chrstiopher S. Linton, a new attorney for EFI defendant Harold Young, asked the court to delay Young’s October trial because he needs more time to prepare the case. Linton replaces Young’s previous attorney who a federal prosecutor in the case accused of conflict of interest, according to court documents. read more

AUG 23, 2011 - 9:10 am

According to court documents, sentencing of John S. Tomberlin, a defendant in the Equipment Finance Inc. loan fraud case, has been scheduled for November 22, 2011. Co-defendants Joseph M. Braas, Michael J. Schlager and Mary C. Stankiewicz will also be sentenced in November. read more

AUG 16, 2011 - 9:27 am

According to an article in The Fresno Bee, a jury found HL Leasing's president Dan Ramirez and CFO Andy Fernandez liable for their role in a leasing company Ponzi scheme. However, the 1,200 victims will likely only collect a fraction of the $46.5 million award. read more

AUG 8, 2011 - 9:26 am