Mary Flood, Houston Chronicle, Federal Judge Denies Recusal Request in Olis Case

Jason Cato, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Court Rules Names of Jurors Must Be Public; Paul Reed Ward, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Wecht Jurors’ Names Must be Made Public

DOJ Press Release, Two Physicians Plead Guilty in International Internet Pharmacy Conspiracy   

(esp)

Dan Slater, WSJ Blog, Tenth Cir. Grants Review of Nacchio’s Insider Trading Case

Larry Neumeister, Yahoo News (AP), Court overturns convictions of NYSE specialists

Guest Bloggers, Sentencing Law & Policy, Former Newark, NJ Mayor Sentenced to 27 Months

Adam Lynch, Jackson Free Press, More Judicial Horseplay? (discussing Paul Minor Case)

Janet Novak & William P. Barrett, Forbes.com, Feds Hound Bodog

Del Quentin Wilber, Alaska Senator Stevens Pleads Not Guilty in Corruption Case

DOJ Press Release, Bennett Environmental Inc. Pleads Guilty to Defrauding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Company to pay $1 million criminal fine)

Paul Donsky & Sierra Brown, Atl Jrl Constitution, Telecom chief found guilty of bribing Atlanta school official

Mike Robinson (AP), Yahoo News, Former head of Ill. prisons sentenced to 2 years

DOJ Press Release, Former Department of Interior Official Pleads Guilty to Conflict of Interest Charge

DOJ Press Release, Former Department of Defense Official Pleads Guilty to Making False Statement

(esp)(blogging from SEALS ’08 in Palm Beach, Florida)

DOJ Press Release, Former Top SAS Cargo Group A/S Executive Agrees to Plead Guilty Participating in Price-Fixing Conspiracy

NYTimes, Dealbook, Japanese Court Upholds Conviction of Ex-Livedoor Chief

DOJ Press Release, Italian Marine Hose Manufacturer and Marine Hose Executives Agree to Plead Guilty to Participating in Worldwide Bid-rigging Conspiracy

DOJ Press Release, Army Lieutenant Colonel Pleads Guilty to Participating in Wire Fraud Scheme Arising out of Al-Hillah, Iraq

Canadian Press, Japan Court Upholds Guilty Verdict for Former Internet Mogul

David Fiderer, Huffington Post, A Smoking Gun Incriminates the Judge Who Ruled Against Don Siegelman

Marcy Gordon, Houston Chronicle, Former Enron exec paying $31.5M in SEC settlement

Editorial, NYTimes, There Was Smoke – And Fire (discussing politicization in DOJ)

DOJ, Press Release, Two Department of Defense Contractors Plead Guilty to Conspiracies Involving Fuel Supply Contracts

DOJ Press Release, Founders and Principals of Global Prosperity Sentenced for Tax Crimes

David Teather, Guardian UK, FSA Swoops on Suspected Insider Dealing Ring (London)

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Kate Phillips, New York Times, Senator Ted Stevens Indicted in Corruption Case (see also USAToday here; Wall St Jrl here).

The investigation has been for at least a year, an amount of time that is not unusual in white collar cases.  Prior indications of an investigation included the raid of Uncle Ted’s home back in July 2007 (see here).

But the indictment of a Republican Senator at the same time as the release of a report on politicization of the department is interesting timing.  Is this indictment being issued today to show the public that the present DOJ will not play politics?  Is the timing of this Indictment to minimize the sting of the report that was just issued (see here)?  Or is it just happenstance that these two events occurred around the same time? And in the blogosphere it means that the indictment will be the top item and the report underneath.

More on the indictment to come…..

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Addendum – Press Release of DOJ here.

Alyson M. Palmer and Andy Peters, Fulton County Daily Report (subscription required) – Feds Make It Official, Indict Former Judge and Four Others

Scott Horton, Harper’s Magazine, New Allegations of Prosecutorial Misconduct in the Siegelman Case

Joel Stashenko, National L J., law.com, Commission Head Defends Integrity of Spitzer Investigation

Washington Post, Former Lobbyist Pleads Guilty to Trying to Destroy Evidence

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Al.com, Huntsville Times (AP) – AG says Siegelman findings to be released

Al.com, Huntsville Times (AP) – Siegelman supporters call for expanded probe

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Dechert LLP announced that William B. Lytton, former Chief Legal Officer of Tyco International Ltd, has joined the firm as Senior Counsel.

Check out a new website from Halleland Lewis Nilan & Johnson for law firm recruits – it’s a lawyer job interview translator.

Courant.com (AP) – Torrington lawyer given prison for client theft

Liam Pleven & Amir Efrati, Wall Street Journal, Deal Possible for Greenberg in AIG Case

Ashby Jones, WSJ Blog, Scruggs to Stay Grounded in Bluegrass State

Dan Slater, WSJ Blog, Lori Drew Moves to Dismiss Indictment in MySpace Suicide Case

DOJ Press Release – Company that Managed Cosco Busan Indicted on New Charges

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Martha Neil, ABA Law Jrl News Now, Prosecuting Official for Funds Misuse Led to Texas DA’s Downfall; Elizabeth Langton, Dallas Morning News, Rockwall County DA Ray Sumrow’s fall a shock to those close to him

Yahoo Sports, President Asked Not to Commute Jones’ sentence

Press Release, U.S. Attorney’s Office Western District of Missouri, Cox Medical Center Signs $60 Million Settlement Agreement – Resolves Allegations of Fraudulent Medicare Payments

Robert Patrick, St Louis Post-Dispatch, Michael Shanahan Sr. takes plea deal (discussing a plea related to backdating company options – defendant will be paying $7.9 million restitution)

Martha Neil, ABA Law Jrl News Now, 1000s of Criminals Worked in Florida Mortgage Industry

(esp) w/ hat tips to John Wesley Hall, Peter Henning)

Carrie Johnson, Washington Post, Right the Ship or Hold the Course? Attorney General Works More Toward Justice Department Stability Than Reform

New Plea Bargaining Blog here

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Appeals court sets Aug. 4 for Wecht arguments ; Lebanon Daily News (AP), Oral arguments scheduled in Wecht retrial case

Linda Friedman Ramirez, Representing Foreign Nationals Blog, White Collar Crime and Criminal Immigration: Prosecution of MacDonald Franchise Results in Plea

Dan Levine, Law.com, Federal Judge Refuses to Accept Guilty Plea in Health Care Fraud Case

Charlie Savage, NYTimes, Felons Seeking Bush Pardon Near a Record (it is an amazing list of individuals – both from the white collar and other areas)

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