1. Jayceon Taylor, better known as rapper “The Game”, was released from jail this week, after only serving a mere eight days of his 60 day sentence. Last month he was convicted on charges of possession of a firearm in a school zone. While playing an innocent pick-up basketball game on school property, The Game apparently had a scuffle with a player from the opposing team in which he waved his gun around. Shawn Chapman Holley, his lawyer, said, “He is now on probation and will eagerly begin his court-ordered community service.”

2. The ABA journal reports that a former lawyer “has sued seven casinos for failing to stop her compulsive gambling that led to $1 million in losses and the end of her law practice”. Criminal charges are still pending regarding Arelia Margarita Taveras’ law practice. The $99,000 she skimmed from the $500,000 she earned yearly financed her nasty gambling habit at Atlantic City casinos. My money is on the house.

3. Judge Rolf M. Treu dismissed a lawsuit filed against Robert De Niro this week. Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company claimed De Niro misrepresented his health when he signed paperwork saying he had never been diagnosed with prostate cancer. The actor signed the insurance document only two days before he was diagnosed. His Lawyer, Robyn Crowther, said “We are pleased that the court has found that Fireman’s Fund can’t sue Mr. De Niro for getting cancer.”

4. Bad news bears. Brenda Finnegan pleaded not guilty to stealing $68,000 from the North Clark Little League in Yacolt this week. According to court documents, the former league treasurer took the money over three year’s time. She is represented by defense attorney David Kurtz. In an interview Finnegan says she altered bank checks and used the money to pay her mortgage and pay off credit card debt.

5. Billie Jean Jackson was arrested this week for trespassing at Neverland Ranch. The 60 year old woman claimed to be Michael Jackson’s wife and the inspiration to the song. Maybe she just wanted to celebrate the fact that MJ saved his beloved Ranch just before foreclosure. His Attorney, L. Londell McMillan, said that MJ worked out a “confidential” agreement with Fortress Investment Group, LLC, allowing him to retain ownership of his property. Speaking of foreclosures… Aretha Franklin is in danger of losing her Detroit home this week due to an error in her 2005 taxes. She owes $445 dollars and blames her lawyer for the mishap.

6. In New Jersey Lawrence Carulli admitted to attempted dissemination of indecent material to a minor. He was caught in an online-sex-sting in which Miss America posed as a 14 year old girl online. She chatted with them and eventually asked them to meet her in a home where the crew from “America’s Most Wanted” waited. Robert Macedonio, his defense lawyer, had called the arrest a stunt for the media, suggesting his client was coerced into making an incriminating statement and paraded before the “America’s Most Wanted” cameras.

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