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In the News & Around the Blogosphere
Dion Nissenbaum & Steven Thomma, Miami Herald, McClatchy Newspapers, On Surprise Kabul Visit, Obama Presses Karzai on Corruption The Times of India, India Inc hiring experts to detect accounting frauds: KPMG Brandon Bailey, Mercury News, Brocade ex-CEO Gregory Reyes guilty on 9 of 10 counts in 2nd backdating trial Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle, Obama
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Upcoming Program – ABA Section of Litigation
Criminal Litigation Committee of the ABA's Section of Litigation has several upcoming programs, April 21-23, 2010, at the New York Hilton, See here for details. The programs are: (1) Ethical Pitfalls – What Every Civil Practitioner Needs to Know About Criminal Issues in Civil Litigation Date: Thursday, April 22, 2010 Time: 4:00 – 5:15 PM
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Vanderbilt Law Review En Banc Roundtable on Skilling
The Vanderbilt Law Review En Banc has published an online Roundtable on Skilling v. United States. The Roundtable includes: Nancy King, Introduction: Skilling v. United States William H. Farmer, Presumed Prejudiced, but Fair? Abbe David Lowell, Christopher D. Man & Paul M. Thompson, "Not Every Wrong is a Crime": The Legal and Practical Problems with the
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The Extraterritoriality of RICO
It's an interesting question presented in a cert petition filed in the Supreme Court. It's especially problematic when Congress fails to address the extraterritorial reach of a statute. Some courts look to international principles and use an "effects" test. But in this day and age, what doesn't affect the US? I have written articles on
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White Collar Criminals in Prison
The sentences that white collar offenders receive are getting higher. Charles Ponzi received five years for the scheme that serves as the name for later Ponzi schemes. Bernie Madoff, convicted of one of these later schemes received 150 years. The higher sentence has triggered a more secure prison facility and Bernie Madoff was placed in a
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In the News & Around the Blogosphere
Tracie Mauriello, Post-Gazette Harrisburg, Political corruption trial gets new juror Joe Ryan, Star-Ledger, Ex-Jersey City Deputy Mayor Asks Judge to Overturn Corruption Conviction Liz Moyer, Forbes, The New Financial Crime Wave Jason Trahan, Dallas News,2 Sentenced in Dallas City Hall Corruption Case Brandon Bailey, MercuryNews.com, Attorneys for ex-Brocade CEO Reyes won't call defense witnesses Daniel Woolls,
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Wachovia Bank Deferred Prosecution Agreement
The Wachovia Bank deferred prosecution agreement can be found here. One finds the usual high fine ( $50,000,000 in this case), that is seen in many deferred prosecution agreements. Wells Fargo is said to have "repaid any and all funds that it received through" TARP. But Wachovia also has a forfeiture amount to pay and the
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Criminal Defense Counsel – Business Should Be Picking Up
According to the latest figures, white collar prosecutions are up. The December 2009 figures of Trac Reports here shows a 9.2 increase from last month and a 19.9 increase from 5 years ago including magistrate court and 1.8 increase excluding magistrate court. But again, these statistics need to be examined carefully. (see here and here), especially
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Innospec – FCPA Plea – But Hats Off to Hon. Ellen Segal Huvelle
The DOJ reports that "Innospec Inc., a Delaware corporation, pleaded guilty today to defrauding the United Nations (UN), to violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and to violating the U.S. embargo against Cuba." The plea was to a "12-count information charging wire fraud in connection with Innospec’s payment of kickbacks to the former Iraqi government
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In the News & Around the Blogosphere
Chicago Breaking News,Developer convicted of bribing alderman John Heilprin, AP, Multimillion-dollar UN corruption case uncovered Jeff Jeffrey, BLT Blog, Former Nixon Peabody Lawyer Settles With SEC in Insider Trading Case DOJ Press Release, Wachocia Enters into Deferred Prosecution Agreement; Mike Scarcella, law.com, Wachovia Bank Agrees to Pay $160 Million in Deferred Prosecution Agreement Christopher M.atthews,
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