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NACDL’s 6th Annual Defending the White Collar Case Seminar – “Prosecutors Behaving Badly: More Unethical Conduct or Just More Discovery of Misconduct?,” Thursday, September 30, 2010
Guest Blogger: Darin Thompson, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Northern District of Ohio Moderator: Gerald Goldstein Panelists: Hon. Paul J. Fishman, David Markus, Richard Marmaro, Hon. Ricardo M. Urbina and Ellen Yaroshefsky NACDL’s Defending the White Collar Case seminar kicked off with a panel discussion on prosecutorial misconduct. The “Prosecutors
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Commentary: We Have Always Done It That Way
Very early in my legal career, I hung around the Travis County courthouse, soaking in the wisdom of seasoned criminal defense attorneys. One such gent was Jack Darrouzet, who handled all kinds of traffic offenses. This was back in the days when Texans still labored under the doctrine of fundamental error in charging instruments. Jack
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Skilling Update
Karen Gullo, Bloomberg, Ex-Alaska Lawmaker Weyhrauch Wins U.S. Ruling on Corruption Trial Evidence (esp)
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In the News & Around the Blogosphere
Fox8 News, Frank Russo's Son Pleads Guilty to Bribery DOJ Press Release, Former Employee of a National Bank Pleads Guilty for Role in Bid-Rigging and Fraud Conspiracies Involving Proceeds of Municipal Bonds DOJ Press Release, Martinair Airline Executive Indicted in Conspiracy to Fix Surcharge Rates on Air Cargo Shipments Robert Snell, Detroit News, Howell contractor
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Government “Finally” Dismisses Charges in Enron Barge Case
The government filed a Motion to Dismiss – with prejudice - charges against James A. Brown on Counts One, Two, and Three. The former Merrill Lynch banker had been charged as part of the Enron Barge case. An appeal on the motion for a new trial on Counts IV and V remains. This has been a
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Ignorance Is Bliss, But Is It Also a Crime?
NACDL White Collar Summer Series Event — Ignorance Is Bliss, But Is It Also a Crime? Opening Your Eyes to the Willful Blindness Doctrine Speakers are Andrew Wise (Miller & Chevalier), K. C. Maxwell (Law Office of K.C. Maxwell), Daniel Brown, Murphy & McGonigle, Alexandra Walsh (Baker Botts) The "willful blindness" or "conscious avoidance" doctrine
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The Ninth Circuit Rejects Reach of 18 USC 1344 in Case
Guest Blogger – Linda Friedman Ramirez – The Ninth Circuit rejects reach of 18 USC 1344 to Bank of America’s mortgage subsidiary, Equicredit Corporation, in a case brought prior to the amendment of 18 USC 20. USA v Bennett, (9th Cir. 2010) – Federal law provides that it is a federal crime knowingly to
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Upcoming Conferences
NACDL, George Mason Law School, Journal of Law, Economics & Policy, Overcriminalization 2.0, D.C. here and here NACDL, Defending White Collar Crimes, Sept. 30-Oct. 1, 2010, NY here ABA Criminal Tax Fraud Conference, Dec. 2-3, 2010, San Francisco here ABA, The Fourth Annual National Institute on Criminal Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights, Nov. 5, 2010, San
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Fraud Rules the Roost in FBI Press Release Count
I believe that I subscribe to every DOJ press release service pertaining to federal criminal law. My favorite press releases to read are those put out by the FBI. World class self-promoters, the folks at the Bureau like to brag every time one of their investigations results in an arrest, indictment, guilty plea, trial conviction, or sentence. Following the FBI's
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Feds are armed and dangerous in BP criminal investigation
Guest Blogger – Dan Cogdell As the Justice Department prepares a grand jury investigation of possible crimes involved in the BP oil spill, ex-CEO Tony Hayward is looking smarter for leaving this country for reasons beyond his lack of popularity. Multiple indictments are likely to be sought, charges could reach well up the corporate ladder
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