Attorney says late Calif. financier took meds for back pain, suicide claims are ‘offensive’

October 5th, 2009 Calif attorney general nixes sex scandal probeSACRAMENTO, Calif. — California's attorney general does not plan to investigate a state lawmaker who resigned after he was caught on videotape boasting to a colleague about his extramarital sexual escapades with two female lobbyists.

September 30th, 2009 Injured Stanford back in Conroe lockup after fightCONROE, Texas — Texas financier R. Allen Stanford has been returned to a lockup after being hospitalized for treatment of a concussion following a jail fight.

September 30th, 2009 Report: Stanford to be released soon from hospitalCONROE, Texas — A U.S. Marshals Service spokesman says jailed Texas financier R.

September 18th, 2009 Police in Calif. believe financier killed himselfNEWPORT BEACH, Calif.

September 13th, 2009 Coroner: No foul play in death of Calif. financierSANTA ANA, Calif.

September 3rd, 2009 Calif. AG to probe rejection of medical claimsLOS ANGELES — California Attorney General Jerry Brown is looking into claims that the state's top health insurers reject about 20 percent of medical claims. In a statement, Brown says deputies in his office are launching an independent inquiry because a high denial rate suggests the system itself is dysfunctional.

August 25th, 2009 Alleged mistress: Madoff feared wife's reactionNEW YORK — An investor who claims she had an affair with Bernard Madoff says the disgraced financier was "petrified" that his wife would find out. The investor, Sheryl Weinstein, theorized Tuesday that a divorce could have prompted financial scrutiny.

July 28th, 2009 Texas financier Stanford requests new prisonCONROE, Texas — Texas financier R. Allen Stanford wants to be moved from a private prison because he's been without air conditioning and shares a cell with up to 10 other inmates.

June 30th, 2009 Judge freezes Pang's assets during SEC probeLOS ANGELES — A federal judge has temporarily frozen the assets of a Southern California financier while he is under investigation by the Securities Exchange Commission. The judge on Monday ordered Danny Pang, who is accused of defrauding investors in his Private Equity Management Group companies, to repatriate any assets sent overseas and turn over his passports.

June 27th, 2009 Judge orders Madoff to forfeit over $170 billionNEW YORK — A federal judge has ordered disgraced financier Bernard Madoff to forfeit over $170 billion. Prosecutors say U.S.

June 26th, 2009 Judge delays release on bond of StanfordHOUSTON — A federal judge has delayed releasing Texas billionaire R. Allen Stanford on bond until he can review a decision to allow the financier to be free until his trial on charges that he swindled investors out of $7 billion.

May 1st, 2009 Gordon gets MRI for back painRICHMOND, Va. — Chronic back pain sent Jeff Gordon back to the doctor this week, and the four-time NASCAR champion is hopeful he's moved a step closer to diagnosing his problem.

April 30th, 2009 Tenn. financier pleads guilty in bank fraud caseNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Prosecutors say a Tennessee financial adviser has pleaded guilty to criminal charges in the first fraud case related to the federal bank bailout program.

April 30th, 2009 Calif financier Pang granted $1 million bailSANTA ANA, Calif. — A federal magistrate has ruled that California-based financier Danny Pang can be released on $1 million bail following his arrest on a complaint alleging he evaded currency reporting laws.

April 29th, 2009 Calif. financier Danny Pang arrested by FBILOS ANGELES — California-based financier Danny Pang has been arrested by the FBI on charges of structuring cash transactions so he wouldn't have to report them to federal regulators. The Los Angeles U.S.