Las Vegas man barred from preparing tax returns for others

December 31, 2012 

Las Vegas man barred from preparing tax returns for others

Man is accused of various violations at his tax practice, including preparing false tax-return forms with fabricated businesses and income, selling deceptive loan products, preparing false W-2 forms and filing tax returns without customer consent or authorization.

 Judge OKs settlement in Thornburg Mortgage collapse

December 31, 2012 

Judge OKs settlement in Thornburg Mortgage collapse

A federal judge in Albuquerque has approved a settlement that would return $11.5 million to pension funds that lost millions on mortgage-backed securities sold by Thornburg Mortgage, the Santa Fe-based firm that has since gone bankrupt.