On August 7, 2009, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) announced that Shipley Do-Nut Flour and Supply Company, Inc. (“Shipley”) was sentenced to court supervision, forfeiture of $1.334 million to ICE, and a criminal fine of $250,000 for conspiring to harbor illegal aliens.  In addition, three company managers and the company owner were sentenced to six [...]

North Carolina Secretary of State Elaine Marshall has notified business lawyers in the state of a suspect mailing from an outfit called “Corporate Services, Inc.”  This company is sending out official-looking notices to North Carolina corporations that quote North Carolina statutes concerning the requirement to maintain minutes and threaten dissolution of the corporation for failure [...]