{"article":{"id":256467,"heading":"RICO Suit Filed Against Keker & Van Nest and Partner Matt Werdegar","author":"SSL-akaYoloanR","created":"2012-10-16 01:18:10","modified":"2012-10-16 01:18:10","last_modified":"Tue, 16 Oct 2012 08:18:10","article":"<p>A civil Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act suit naming as defendants (among others)  Keker &amp; Van Nest and partner Matt Werdegar was filed in federal court. <br><br> The suit -- advanced by community activist Daniel Dydzak of Marina Del Rey -- alleges that defendants , who are allegedly running the San Francisco law firm as a criminal racketeering enterprise, engaged in predicate acts of a pattern of racketeering through and by means of  obstruction of justice and myriad acts of fraud. <br><br> The suit further contends that named partner John Keker participated and was well aware of the surreptitious and conspiratorial alliances and unlawful agreements.   <br><br> The action seeks monetary and equitable remedies. <br><br> Matt Werdegar is the son of David Werdegar, former CEO of San Francisco-based Institute on Aging,  <br>  <br> who abruptly quit his position earlier this year amid media reports of alleged financial improprieties. <br><br> <\/p>\n","contact":"yoloanrabbi@gmail.com","link":"","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/plain","summary":"A civil Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act suit naming as defendants (among others)  Keker & Van Nest and partner Matt Werdegar was filed in federal court.","numcomment":0,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2012\/10\/256467.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[]}