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Thursday, 21 August 2008 |
Julie Kay
The National Law Journal
August 21, 2008
A rising Miami legal star and community activist has quietly agreed to a plea deal in which he has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and money laundering in connection with his role as in-house counsel to an indicted billionaire businessman.
Few in Miami have known that Richard Simring, a former partner at Stroock Stroock & Lavan and Jorden Burt, pleaded guilty in July in the Eastern District of Virginia and is facing possible suspension of his Florida Bar license.
Simring took the plea deal, in which he faces a possible five years in prison and must testify against his former boss, before a grand jury could indict him, according to his lawyer, Brian Tannebaum of Miami's Tannebaum Weiss.
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Tuesday, 22 July 2008 |
Trustee’s June Newsletter
Dear Victims and Other Interested Parties,
Time flies when it’s the summer and it seems especially true in this case. Significant events have occurred and as they do occur, we try to post these occurrences in real time on the web. If you have been following these events on our web as they unfold, then you know how active this case can be.
First, Lara Coleman and Robert David Field II have been indicted along with Edward Okun. The U.S. Attorney’s office brought superseding indictments against Ed Okun and his insiders on July 10, 2008. Copies of their indictments are available on the website. Mr. Field has pleaded guilty while Ms. Coleman and Mr. Okun have pleaded “not guilty” to the charges. Tentatively the trial date for Ms. Coleman and Mr. Okun has been set for January 19th, 2009. The U.S. Attorney’s office has additionally brought criminal allegations against Mr. Richard Simring, the former Chief Legal Officer for Okun Holdings, Inc.
Meanwhile...
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Monday, 14 July 2008 |
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It has been brought to your attention that Edward Okun and Lara Coleman were indicted on July 10th, 2008.
The full indictments can be viewed here:
United States vs. Edward Okun and Lara Coleman (PDF)
United States vs. Richard B. Simring. (PDF)
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