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Justice Stevens on White Collar Issues
As everyone remarks on the forthcoming retirement of Justice Stevens from the Supreme Court bench, I have to include mention of two white collar crime decisions that he authored. They show the breadth of his jurisprudence. First in 1992, he wrote the majority decision in Evans v. United States. This Hobbs Act case came in the…
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New Sentencing Resource for Federal Public and Community Defenders
Jennifer Niles Coffin and other members of the Sentencing Resource Counsel's Office have a wonderful new resource, and I vote it – very impressive - to assist with sentencing research. Here is how it was described to me: "a website devoted to making available a large number of documents and materials from the Commission's public record that…
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Another Ponzi Scheme Sentence – 50 Years for Petters
Charles Ponzi, for the scheme named after him, received a sentence of five years. Ponzi's sentence was given after he pleaded guilty in 1920 to one count of mail fraud. More recently Bernie Madoff received a 150- year sentence after a plea for activities related to a Ponzi scheme. Another recent Ponzi scheme netted the defendant a…
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Third Circuit Says No to DOJ Stretching & “Musical Chairs”
In the Third Circuit Court of Appeals decision, U.S. v. Schiff, the court stated: "Frederick Schiff and Richard Lane were high-ranking corporate executives at the pharmaceutical giant Bristol-Myers Squibb ("Bristol"). They were criminally indicted for allegedly orchestrating a massive securities fraud scheme related to Bristol’s wholesale pharmaceutical distribution channels in the early 2000s, in violation…
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In the News & Around the Blogosphere
John Grobler, NYTimes, 3 Plead Not Guilty to Corruption in Namibia Rick Everett, NJ.com, Parsippany developer's federal trial on bribery charges remains on hold DOJ Press Release, Clinic Manager and Patient Recruiter Plead Guilty for Roles in $2 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme DOJ Press Release, Ponzi Scheme Operator Pleads Guilty to Tax Charges Jennifer Lebovich,…
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In the News & Around the Blogopshere
Kerri Panchuk, Dalllas Business Journal, City Hall corruption defendant sentenced to 24 months; Houston Chronicle, AP, Man sentenced to 2 years in corruption case Peter Henning, NYTimes, Mark Cuban’s Grudge Match With the S.E.C. LATimes, Bloomberg News, Two Daimler units settle bribery case; Christopher M. Matthews, Main Justice, Daimler Settles FCPA Charges, Owes $185 Million…
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Upcoming Conferences
ABA, Internal Corporate Investigations and Forum for In-House Counsel 2010, May 5-7, 2010 Washington, D.C. here Strafford CLE – Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Compliance in Joint Ventures and Consortia, Wed. April 21 1-2:30 p.m. here 19th Annual National Seminar on the Federal Sentencing Guidelines (Tampa Bay Federal Bar & NACDL), May 12-14, St Petersburg, Florida…
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In the News & Around the Blogosphere
P.J. Huffstutter, LA Times, Second man is sentenced in tomato corruption probe Mike Scarcella, BLT Blog, Prosecutors, Defense Snipe Over Speedy Trial Clock in FCPA Case David Barboza, NYTimes, Chinese Court Hands Down Stiff Sentences to Four Mining Company Employees Tony Mauro, Law.com, NLJ, Supreme Court Justices Hostile to 'Foreign-Cubed' Cases FCPA Professor, Dissecting Daimler…
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Upcoming Conferences
ABA, Internal Corporate Investigations and Forum for In-House Counsel 2010, May 5-7, 2010 Washington, D.C. here Strafford CLE – Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Compliance in Joint Ventures and Consortia, Wed. April 21 1-2:30 p.m. here 19th Annual National Seminar on the Federal Sentencing Guidelines (Tampa Bay Federal Bar & NACDL), May 12-14, St Petersburg, Florida…
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Daimler Deferred Prosecution, Monitor, and More
Sydney Morning Herald, Daimler ignored warnings on corruption: report AP, Former FBI director monitors Daimler Business Week, Daimler Agrees to Deferred Prosecution Over Bribes FCPA Blog here The agreement is 98 pages. (esp)
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