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Supporters call Woodard a pillar of the community
By Bill Cresenzobill.cresenzo@insidebiz.comMore than 100 supporters of Edward Woodard Jr., the former Bank of the Commonwealth president and CEO, have submitted letters to U.S. District Court Judge...
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Woodard arrives to court for sentencing
<p>By Bill Cresenzo</p><p>Once one of Hampton Roads' most powerful bankers, Edward Woodard Jr., the 70-year-old former CEO and president of Bank of the Commonwealth, arrived in U.S....
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Gov-elect to revive gay non-discrimination law
Gov.-elect Terry McAuliffeBy Bill Cresenzobill.cresenzo@insidebiz.comFollowing in the steps of his Democrat predecessors, incoming governor Terry McAuliffe intends to revive a law that prohibits...
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Virginia Beach attorney faces lawsuit for almost $2.3M in missing title...
A California-based title insurance company has filed suit against Virginia Beach attorney David Flynn in connection with the misappropriation of $2.3 million in escrow funds. Attorney John Rinaldi of...
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TOP STORIES OF 2013 Gifts to governor, wife prompt investigation
Jonnie Williams and Maureen McDonnellGov. Bob McDonnell will likely know in early 2014 whether he will be indicted in a scandal that arose from gifts and loans that businessman Jonnie R. Williams Sr....
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TOP STORIES OF 2013 Former Suffolk Lawyer sentenced 12-1/2 years in Ponzi...
On Oct. 2, Brian Ray Dinning, who received his law degree in 1990 from Regent University and practiced law in Hampton Roads for a number of years, was given a prison sentence in U.S. District Court in...
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TOP STORIES OF 2013 Guilty verdict leads to prison terms in bank fraud case
After a trial that lasted more than two months, and after a summer of uncertainty for Edward Woodard Jr., the former Bank of the Commonwealth president and CEO was taken into custody on Nov. 6 after a...
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NSU PANEL DISCUSSION The Civil Rights Act, 50 years later
Barbara Hamm Lee, center, moderated the panel, from left, John Pierre, Eric Claville, Amos Jones and John Charles Thomas. John Charles Thomas, a retired justice of Virginia's Supreme Court, put the...
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Law firms launch drone practice groups
A drone is tested by oil giant BP in Alaska. Locally, commercial use of unmanned vehicles is propelling a study of new legal issues. The Federal Aviation Administration is expected to establish rules...
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Beach attorney to be sentenced in October for misappropriation of mortgage...
A Virginia Beach attorney is scheduled to be sentenced in federal court in October for misappropriating more than $2.3 million in escrow funds.By Lydia Wheeler lydia.wheeler@insidebiz.comA Virginia...
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UPDATE Virginia Beach business award program likely a sales scheme
When officials with Virginia Beach-based NTrust Wealth Management learned they got a “Best of Virginia Beach Award” a few months ago, principal Stacy Long said they felt honored. So they purchased a...
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Companies getting adept at identifying FMLA fraud
Attorney Kristina Vaquera said employees will often reveal a co-worker's FMLA fraud. Facebook friends running afoul of rules governing federally protected leave can be a human resources executive's...
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CPA in Bank of Commonwealth case barred from practice for two years
James Vincent Poti, a partner in PBMares, was barred from practicing before the Securities and Exchange Commission for two years in December. A Richmond certified public accountant who received federal...
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Hampton business owners arrested on drug charges
Local business owner Jayson Mickle and nine others were arrested Oct. 16 on charges of selling approximately $12 million worth of synthetic marijuana, commonly known as spice, online and out of three...
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Jury finds VIT conspired with employee to steal business
Last week, a jury found that Virginia International Terminals, the operating arm of the state port, conspired with an employee of a family-owned company to divert business to him and another firm. By...
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College media company files for Chapter 11
One of the leading college campus media and marketing companies, with business at the College of William and Mary as well as Christopher Newport University, has filed for bankruptcy. By Reynolds...
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Police investigating string of rooftop burglaries at Norfolk businesses
Since Sept. 14, there have been 18 reported break-ins at restaurants, stores and even yoga studios up and down many of the more popular streets in two areas of the city. Many of the reported...
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Norfolk's Do-nut Dinette vandalized Halloween night
The revamped Do-nut Dinette in Norfolk's Ghent neighborhood isn't open for business yet, but it's already had its first guest - an unwelcome one, business owners say. By Reynolds...
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Norfolk Mexican restaurant remains closed and mum after fire
More than two months after a fire tore through a popular Mexican restaurant in Norfolk's Ghent neighborhood, the business is still closed and the details surrounding the incident remain murky. By...
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Burglars strike Ghent and Ocean View businesses
Police in Norfolk are investigating a string of burglaries at businesses in the city's Ghent and Ocean View neighborhoods. Since mid-September, there have been 18 reported break-ins at restaurants,...
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