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Hon. Titus Calls for Acquittal in Lauren Stevens Case
Hon. Roger Titus (nominated by George W. Bush) provides a moving statement in granting an acquittal of Lauren Stevens: "I take my responsibility seriously. I practiced law for a long time and made a number of Rule 29 motions that — or in the state system equivalent of them. I don't have a very good
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New Scholarship – The Criminal Class Action
Professor Adam S. Zimmerman and David M. Jaros have a new article titled, The Criminal Class Action. It is forthcoming in 159 University of Pennsylvania Law Review 1385 (2011) and available on SSRN here. The abstract states: "Over the past ten years, in a variety of high-profile corporate scandals, prosecutors have sought billions of dollars
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Victims’ Rights – Objections to Plea and DP
An interesting Petition was filed by the Instituto Costrarricense de Eletricidad (ICE) objecting to the plea agreement and deferred prosecution agreement between Alcatel-Lucent France, S.A., Alcatel-Lucent Trade International, A.G., and Alcatel Centroamnerica, S.A. with the Department of Justice. Victim's rights are now something DOJ needs to be aware of as 18 U.S.C. s 3771 provides specific
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In the News & Around the Blogosphere
Brian Zabcik, law.com, Corporate Counsel, Reasonable Minds Can Disagree: SEC, Justice Part Ways on Rockwell Payments DOJ Press Release, Seafood Wholesaler Owners Sentenced in Alabama for Selling Falsely Labeled Fish, Smuggling and Misbranding of Seafood Products Sue Reisinger, law.com, Corporate Counsel, U.S. Attorney Accuses Wright Medical Group of Breaching Deferred Prosecution Agreement Mike Frisch, Legal
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20th Annual National Seminar on Federal Sentencing Guidelines – The Presentence Report and the Sentencing Process
A box lunch was provided with an allstar panel discussion and video. The topic was the presentence report and the sentencing process. Moderating this session was W. Carl Lietz, III (Kish & Lietz). The panelists were Hon. Donna Elm (Federal Public Defender – Middle District of Florida), Laurel Moore Lee (AUSA - Middle District of Florida), Tess Lopez (Sentencing
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Raj Rajaratnam
Nathan Koppel, WSJ Blog, Sick Juror Deals Major Setback to Rajaratnam trial San Francisco Chronicle (Bloomberg), Rajaratnam Jurors Listen to Chiesi Wiretaps in Insider Case (esp)
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20th Annual National Seminar on Federal Sentencing Guidelines – Sentencing Issues in Securities Cases
This was an extremely high-powered panel, with Hon. Frederic Block (E.D. N.Y.) serving as the moderator. Giving background on securities fraud sentencing was Alexandra Walsh (Baker & Botts). She noted that the biggest driver is "loss" with as many as 30 points added, and with first offenders being eligible for extraordinary sentences. As long as "loss" has such a
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20th Annual National Seminar on Federal Sentencing Guidelines – Intro
Opening remarks for the seminar were by Kevin Napper (Carlton Fields) & Ted Simon (speaking on behalf of NACDL)- Although I was not there, Ted Simon tried to discern the diversity of the audience. He asked – "how many believe in the concept that a federal sentence should be sufficient but not greater than necessary"- he
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In the News & Around the Blogopshere
Carl Lietz, Federal Criminal Lawyer Blog, Federal Criminal Rules Should Require Prosecutors To Turn Over Witness Lists DOJ Press Release, UBS AG Admits to Anticompetitive Conduct by Former Employees in the Municipal Bond Investments Market and Agrees to Pay $160 Million to Federal and State Agencies DOJ Press Release, Pharmaceutical Giant, Serono, Agrees to Pay $44.3
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Lauren Stevens Trial: Week Two. Where is the Coverage?
Here is a case of infinitely greater importance than the Rajaratnam insider trading farce, but one that is largely getting the silent treatment from our financial press. I haven't seen a real news story on the Lauren Stevens trial since the first day of trial. This is pathetic. One of the most thoughtful blogosphere commentaries comes here from my friend David Douglas at
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