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In the News & Around the Blogosphere
Anthony J. Franze & R. Stanton Jones, The Pulse – Washington Legal Foundation, Lessons From the Rubashkin Amicus Debacle: The Government’s About-Face Calls for a DOJ Policy on Friend-of-the-Court Briefs (hat tip – Stephen Richer) Mark Hamblett, NYLJ, law.com, Opening at Inside-Trading Trial Show Different Views of Data; Peter Lattman, NYTimes, It’s Greed vs. a Picture of
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Third Circuit Post Skilling Decision
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals examined convictions on five counts of honest services mail fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1341 and 1346 and one count of extortion under color of official right in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1951(a) and vacated the convictions and sentences on the honest services counts, See opinion
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Second Circuit Decision on Former COO & President of Monster
The second circuit court of appeals issued this opinion affirming in part (the convictions) and vacating in part (the forfeiture order) of defendant James J. Treacy, former COO and President of Monster Worldwide, Inc. The court stated: "(1) that the district court erred under the Confrontation Clause in limiting Treacy’s cross-examination of a Wall Street Journal
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In the News & Around the Blogosphere
Sue Reisinger, law.com, Ex-General Counsel, 4 Other Former WellCare Execs Indicted in Alleged Medicaid Fraud (w/ a hat tip to Ivan Dominguez) David S. Hilzenrath, Washington Post, SEC inspector general probing agency's handling of Madoff fraud Neil MacFarquhar, NYTimes, Egypt’s Ex-Interior Minister Pleads Not Guilty to Corruption Mark Weubraub, Reuters, SEC investigating Kraft for corruption in
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Testimony of Secretary Timothy F. Geithner – House Committee on Financial Services
Here's his testimony. Some highlights – "For decades, the government supported incentives for housing that distorted the market, created significant moral hazard, and ultimately left taxpayers responsible for much of the risk incurred by a poorly supervised housing finance market" "The Administration is committed to a system in which the private market – subject to
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Government Withdraws Objection to the Filing of Amici Briefs in Rubashkin Case
Blogged here was a discussion of the initial government response to amici filing briefs in the Rubashkin case. It is nice to see that the government has now withdrawn its objection to the filing of these briefs. Govts. Withdrawal of Objection – Download Government withdrawal of objection As previously stated, amici briefs serve an important function and
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The Feng Shui of Pepper
As predicted here in December, sort of, the U.S. Supreme Court partially reversed the Eighth Circuit last Wednesday in Pepper v. United States. (See Pepper). (This post will not concern itself with the "law of the case" part of Pepper, in which the Eighth Circuit was upheld.) The Eighth Circuit's deeply baffling and inhumane decision, flatly prohibiting sentencing
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20th Annual National Seminar on Federal Sentencing Guidelines
May 4-6 in Orlando, Florida, the Tampa Bay Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, The NACDL, and the Criminal Justice Section of the ABA, hold the Twentieth Annual National Seminar on the Federal Sentencing Guidelines. (see here) This is the premier yearly federal sentencing conference, providing the basics of federal sentencing for newcomers and the very latest updates and practice tips on what is happening, practically
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ABA White Collar Crime Conference – At What Cost Winning
This panel was moderated by Michael Pasano, Carlton Fields. It started with a scene from the Verdict with Paul Newman – a scene that explores the question of the tension between justice and winning. The presentation used three movie clips from different movies to discuss the ethical conduct of lawyers. One of the first topics explored was the prosecutor/defense attorney relationship. Nina Marino,
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ABA White Collar Crime Conference – Honest Services Fraud Panel
This panel was moderated by Professor Julie O'Sullivan of Georgetown Law School. It started with Denis J. McInerney, Chief of the Fraud Section of the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice, who gave the history of the mail fraud statute from its inception up to the Court's decision in Skilling. The second panelist was Martha Boersch of
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