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Upcoming Conferences
Overcriminalization 101: The Dodd-Frank Act as Case Study (Heritage Foundation, NACDL, Texas Public Policy) – Speakers are Andrew Wise (Miller & Chevalier) & Brian Walsh (Heritage Foundation) – Thursday, March 24, 2011, 12:00-1:30 p.m., Capitol Visitor Center, HVC-201 Please RSVP to Landon.Zinda@heritage.org or (202) 608-6205 by Wednesday, March 23, 2011. ABA Section of Litigation and Criminal
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Judge Denies Motion to Disqualify DOJ in Brown Case
The issue was raised here whether Lanny Breuer had a conflict in the James A. Brown case as his name appeared on the brief after he had recused himself. The government opposed defendant's motions to disqualify the DOJ and other motions related to this issue (see here). The court now has denied the appellant's motion to strike appellee's
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Ninth Circuit – Exporting Thermal Imaging Cameras Requires License
In United States v. Guo, the defendant was convicted with knowingly and willfully conspiring to export, and attempting to export, ten export -controlled cameras to China without a license. The defendant argued on appeal that the statute 50 USC s 1705 was too vague and thus there was a due process violation. The Ninth Circuit ruled that
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In the News & Around the Blogosphere
DOJ Press Release, Former Colonial Bank Mortgage Lending Supervisor Pleads Guilty to Fraud Scheme David Ingram, BLT Blog, Republicans Launch New Attacks on Deputy AG Zoe Tillman, BLT Blog, Judge Denies Request to Move Trial for Alleged Ponzi Scheme Orchestrator to Florida DOJ, Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division Speaks at
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Ninth Circuit Says Predicates for Section 1028A Are Merely Descriptive
A Ninth Circuit opinion in United States v. Harrell examines a question of first impression for the 9th Circuit: "whether the 'relating to' parentheticals within 18 U.S.C. s 1028A(c) limit the statute's otherwise clear articulation of which offenses may serve as predicates for application of s 1028(a)." Among the charges against Harrell were a charge of aggravated identity
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DOJ Says “Arrests Follow Largest Corporate Fraud Investigation” for Indiana
A DOJ Press Release says: "Three former executives of Fair Financial Company, an Ohio financial services business, were arrested today and charged in an indictment filed in the Southern District of Indiana for their roles in a scheme to defraud approximately 5,000 investors of more than $200 million." The press release also states that "'These
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Government’s Response in Brown – Just a Clerical Error
Discussed here is the alleged Brady violations in the James A. Brown case, a former Merrill Lynch executive who was convicted of perjury and obstruction and is contesting these charges on several grounds. Then posted here was a brief filed in the Brown case that argued concerning a possible conflict because Lanny Breuer's name appeared on the brief
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Does Lanny Breuer Have A Conflict?
Discussed here is the alleged Brady violations in the James A. Brown case, a former Merrill Lynch executive who was convicted of perjury and obstruction and is contesting these charges on several grounds. So far the case has been fraught with issues. The government filed a corrected brief, not a confession of error, caused by some mathematical computation
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Weyhrauch Mail Fraud Case Finally Dismissed
As noted here (KTUU.com, Weyhrauch Gets Fine, Probation in Corruption Case Plea) and also Becky Bohrer, Anchorage Daily News (AP),Weyrauch Gets Suspended Jail Sentence, $1,000 Fine , the Weyhrauch case is finally being resolved. But lets look at what is happening here – Weyhrauch was initially charged with an individual named Kott, who is now awaiting a ruling
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In the News & Around the Blogosphere
KTUU.com, Weyhrauch Gets Fine, Probation in Corruption Case Plea (yes, that was one of the trilogy of cases that went with Skilling to the Supreme Court) DOJ Press Release, UBS Client Sentenced in San Diego for Hiding Assets in Secret Bahamian and Swiss Bank Accounts; Edvard Pettersson, Bloomberg Businessweek, UBS Client in San Diego Gets Probation
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