SEC: Kelly L. Gibson Named Acting Deputy Director Of Division Of Enforcement Date
05/02/2021
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Kelly L. Gibson, currently the Director of the Philadelphia Regional Office, has been named the Acting Deputy Director of the Division of Enforcement. Kelly is a proven leader and a talented lawyer, said SEC Acting Chair Allison Herren Lee. As Associate Regional Director and then as Head of the Philadelphia office, she has built an impressive record of success on behalf of investors and the agency. She is a perfect fit to help lead the division. I am so pleased that Kelly has agreed to take on this role working with all the talented individuals in the division, as we build on our successes in the critical work of protecting investors and market integrity,” said Melissa Hodgman, Acting Director of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement. “As a tireless advocate and an inspirational leader with a strong sense of judgme
Bruce Castor, Donald Trump s New Impeachment Lawyer, Declined to Prosecute Bill Cosby
On 2/1/21 at 6:57 AM EST
Bruce Castor, one of the two attorneys picked by Donald Trump to represent him in his upcoming impeachment trial, declined to prosecute Bill Crosby on molestation charges in 2005. The other, David Schoen, met with Jeffrey Epstein in the final days of his life and says he does not believe his death was suicide.
Trump announced on Sunday that Castor and Schoen would head the legal team representing him when he appears before the Senate on February 8. Trump is set to answer charges relating to his alleged role in inciting the insurrection in Washington, D.C. on January 6 that led to the storming of the Capitol Building and the deaths of five people.
The new political season is getting off to a quick start as six candidates have already entered the race for a seat on the Bucks County Court of Common Pleas.
Four Democrats and two Republicans have announced their candidacies for the Pennsylvania Primary Electionon May 18, in which judicial candidates can run on both tickets as a sign of impartiality. They will be able to cross file for both parties tickets after Feb. 12.
The official list of seats open in the judicial race won t be announced by the Pennsylvania Department of State until mid February.
The attorneys who are candidates include:
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PHILADELPHIA â Philadelphia poet laureate Trapeta B. Mayson on Monday launched the Healing Verse Philly Poetry Line (1-855-763-6792), a toll-free telephone line that offers callers a 90-second poem by a Philadelphia-connected poet. A new poem will be featured each Monday throughout 2021.
In the context of a pandemic, a presidential election, and a racial reckoning, Healing Verse âoffers a glimmer of hope because all those things impact us spiritually, mentally.â Mayson said in an interview Tuesday. âAnd now, more than ever, we need spaces to process.â
The focus is on âaffirming poems,â she said. Maysonâs âIn This Seasonâ is the projectâs inaugural poem.