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Upcoming Conferences
20th Annual National Seminar on the Federal Sentencing Guidelines – May 4-6th – Buena Vista Palace Hotel & Spa in Orlando, Florida here ABA Criminal Tax Fraud Conference, Dec. 2-3, 2010, San Francisco here ABA Environmental Compliance & Criminal Enforcment, Pittsburgh, Dec. 9 here ABA 25th National White Collar Crime Institute, San Diego, March 2-4
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Kevin Ring Convicted Yet DOJ Wants More in an Honest Services Statute
According to a DOJ Press Release, "a federal jury in Washington convicted Kevin A. Ring, a former lobbyist who worked with Jack A. Abramoff, on five counts related to a scheme to corrupt public officials by providing a stream of things of value." The Press Release states that: "The jury found Ring guilty on one
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DOJ Settles Seven FCPA Cases and Announces New Minimum Standards for Corporate FCPA Compliance Programs
Michael Volkav of Mayer Brown writes: The Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) resolved seven FCPA cases last week involving the oil and gas industry. The cases involved bribes to numerous foreign officials relating to the import of goods and materials in foreign jurisdictions. To resolve the investigations each company entered into a
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In the News & Around the Blogosphere
AP, Houston Chronicle, Appeals denied in Dallas schools corruption case AP, Mercury News, Bell mayor in corruption case says DA bilked him DOJ Press Release, Manhattan U.S. Attorney Charges 17 People with Participating in $42.5 Million Fraud on Organization That Makes Reparations to Victims of Nazi Persecution -Six Corrupt Insiders Allegedly Processed Thousands of Fraudulent
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In the News & Around the Blogosphere
Alex Bunin has resigned as Federal Public Defender for the Northern District of New York as of Nov. 26th, and accepted the position as the Chief Public Defender for Harris County, Texas. DOJ Press Release, Three Former Executives Indicted in Color Display Tube Price-Fixing Conspiracy – Global Price-Fixing Scheme Involves Tubes Used in Computer Monitors Ashby Jones,
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SEC Weighs In With Proposed Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Rules
The SEC has issued SEC Proposed Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Rules in order to implement Section 21F of the Exchange Act. Section 21F, entitled Securities Whistleblower Incentives and Protection, was enacted as part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The SEC is seeking public comments on the proposed rules, which comments are due by December 17. Some commentators believe that
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In the News & Around the Blogosphere
Ramit Plushnick-Masti, law.com (AP), Enron's Skilling Asks 5th Circuit for New Trial John Dorschner, Miami Herald, Pacemaker firm to pay $9.2M DOJ Press Release, Securities Attorney and Former Stock Broker Each Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in Prison for $43 Million Pump-and-Dump Stock Manipulation Scheme Main Justice, Former Tampa U.S. Attorney Starts at Phelps
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High Marks for Mounting U.S. Foreign Anti-Bribery Efforts -Part 5 of a 5-Part Series
Guest Blogger – T. Markus Funk OECD Report's Targeted Recommendations Transitioning from the descriptive to the proscriptive, the October 21, 2010, OECD Phase 3 report also contains a number of specific reform recommendations: Continue transnational law enforcement cooperation and evidence-sharing to up transnational gains in the global anti-bribery fight. Consider extending the FCPA's statute of
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Happy Birthday Blog
It is hard to imagine that the white collar crime blog is six years old. (esp)
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An Overlooked Key to Combating Overcriminalization: Reflecting on a Decade of Supreme Court Decisions Disfavoring Overly-Expansive Interpretations of Criminal Statutes
Guest Blogger – Dane C. Ball – Gerger & Clarke Federal courts often make an understandable mistake when faced with issues of statutory interpretation in criminal cases, focusing only on precedent that is directly on point. As a result, courts sometimes miss important trends that are broader than a specific statute or case. The fight
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