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In the News & Around the Blogosphere
Andy Owens, Charleston Regional Business Journal, Law school panelists: White collar crime hard to deter DOJ Press Release, Cummins Inc. Agrees to Pay $2.1 Million Penalty for Diesel Engine Clean Air Act Violations Ken Thomas & Dan Stumpf, Huffington Post. Toyota Recall: Feds Open Criminal Investigation, Issue Grand Jury Subpoena for Documents (esp)
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99 Year Sentence in State Case
We have seen some high sentences in white collar cases in federal court. But it now looks like a high sentence is being given in a white collar state case. Check out, press release, Texas State Securities Board,Jury Hands Down 99-Year Sentence for Architect of Multistate Securities Fraud. (esp)
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In the News & Around the Blogosphere
Johanna Decorse, AP, law.com, 12 Convicted in Pinot Noir Fraud Scheme Tonya Alanez, Sun Sentinel, Is Broward's state attorney soft on corruption? Jordana Mishory, Daily Business Review, law.com, Judge Dismisses 2 Counts Against Rothstein Firm's Former Accountants AP, Washington Post, Federal prosecutors consider charges in probe of Hilton Hotels Amir Efrati, WSJ Blog,Possible Madoff Effect:
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Memorial Site for Jack T. Litman z”l
Benjamin and Sacha Litman have created a wonderful memorial website for Jack T. Litman here. (esp) (see background here)
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White Collar Crime – Up and Down
Trac Reporting here is saying that white collar crime prosecutions for November 2009 show a decrease of 25.0% from the prior month. But on the other hand, when compared with a year ago, it is up 6.6 % and the percent change from 5 years ago is 18.6. (including magistrate court). The most telling increase is seen
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In the News & Around the Blogosphere
AP, Washington Post,Bernard Kerik sentenced to four years in prison DOJ Press Release, Five Who Targeted Homeowners in Default Sentenced to Federal Prison in $13 Million Mortgage Fraud Case DOJ Press Release, Long Beach Man Pleads Guilty in $33 Million Ponzi That Lured Investors With Promises of Profits in Real Estate Amir Efratt, WSJ Blog,Should
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Scholarship – Sentencing
A Note by Duke law student Derick R. Vollrath presents an important view on white collar sentencing. The Note titled, Losing the Loss Calculation: Toward a More Just Sentencing Regime in White-Collar Criminal Cases, states in the abstract that "[m]oreover, the loss calculation fails to adequately approximate a defendant’s culpability, dwarfing traditionally relevant considerations such as
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Upcoming Conferences
24th Annual National Institute on White Collar Crime, Miami Beach, February 24-26 here 19th Annual National Seminar on the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, May 12-14, St. Petersburg, Florida here (esp)
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In the News & Around the Blogosphere
DOJ Press Release, Italian Subsidiary of U.S.-Based Company Agrees to Plead Guilty for Participating in International Price-Fixing Conspiracy Solomon Weisenberg, Letter of Apology, Not Guilty! Leonard Lawson and Bill Nighbert Acquitted in Kentucky Federal Court Mark Fass, NYLJ, law.com,In Rationale for Acquitting Attorney, Judge Says Proof of Role in Witness Intimidation Fell Short Grits for
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New Scholarship
Here are some new articles that have recently been posted on SSRN: William Black, The Disastrous Unexpected Consequences of Private Compensation Reforms – Testimony to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Hearing: 'Executive Compensation: How Much is Too Much?' Maurice E. Stucke, Am I a Price-Fixer? A Behavioral Economics Analysis of Cartels Elgie McFayden,
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