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“The Tip of the Iceberg” – A Plea in the UBS Swiss Accounts
UBS entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with the government (see here). The agreement included that UBS would provide the U.S. government "with the identities of, and account information for, certain United States customers of UBS’s cross-border business." Things initially moved slowly as an agreement needed to be reached regarding the release of information in light of privacy
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In the News & Around the Blogosphere
Ben Levishon, Business Week, A Top Madoff Aide Shatters the Silence -In pleading guilty, CFO Frank DiPascali has opened the door to a wider investigation of Bernard Madoff's deeds Jeff Carlton, Seattlepi.com (AP), Runaway receiver at odds with SEC in Stanford case DOJ Press Release, Former Tamimi Global Executive Convicted of Witness Tampering Following Reinstatement
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In the News & Around the Blogosphere
R. Robin McDonald, law.com, Prosecutor Faces New Ethical Questions in Case Against Defense Attorney Steven M. Ellis, Metropolitan News-Enterprise, U.S. Attorney O'Brien [Central District of California] Confirms Move to Paul Hastings; Debra Cassens Weiss, ABA Journal, US Attorney Known for Aggressive Theories to Join Paul Hastings John Carney, Business Insider, Will Sending DiPascali To Jail Cripple
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Is the US/Swiss Agreement the Fall of Tax Havens?
The press is reporting that the US has reached an agreement with the Swiss on the release of information that could implicate individuals in the United States. See Wayne Tomkins, Daily Business Review, law.com, Swiss, U.S. Reach Agreement in UBS Tax Evasion Dispute; CNN,UBS settles secret accounts case with U.S.;Lynnley Browning,U.S. Reports Agreement With UBS in
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In the News & Around the Blogosphere
Mary Flood, Houston Chronicle,Another Enron barge trial set for February SEC Press Release, SEC Charges Hank Greenberg and Howard Smith for Roles in Alleged AIG Accounting Violations - "Without admitting or denying the SEC's allegations, Greenberg has consented to a judgment enjoining him from violating the antifraud provisions of the Exchange Act, and from controlling any
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Welcome Home – Jamie Olis
The White Collar Crime Prof Blog sends a welcome home to Jamie Olis and his family. See also Tom Kirkendall at Houston Clearthinkers here; Laurel Brubaker Calkins, Bloomberg, Ex-Dynegy’s Jamie Olis to Be Released After Five Years in Jail here. (esp)
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Madoff’s CFO Pleads
Bernie Madoff's Chief Financial Officer entered a plea today to 10 counts that included fraud, money laundering, and other charges. See Jack Healy, NYTimes, It Was All Fake,’ Madoff Aide Tells Court; David Vorceacos & Thom Weidlich, Bloomberg, Ex-Madoff Finance Chief Frank DiPascali Pleads Guilty function getSharePasskey() { return 'ex=1407729600&en=ce857585fe884580&ei=5124';} function getShareURL() { return encodeURIComponent('http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/12/business/12madoff.html'); } function getShareHeadline()
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DOJ Looks for Top Fraud Attorney
Mike Scarcella, over at The National Law Journal reports that DOJ is looking for a "superstar" to lead the Fraud Division. (see here) One can imagine that many will be trying for this important position – after all being the top fraud attorney in the aftermath of an economic crisis is an incredible opportunity to
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In the News & Around the Blogosphere
DOJ Press Release, Federal Judge Sentences Defendants Who Perpetrated $10.9 Million Medicare Fraud HIV Infusion Scheme Michael Braga, HeraldTribune.com, Nardelli sentenced to 4 years in prison DOJ Press Release, Former U.S. Army Contracting Official Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes Elizabeth Benjamin, The Daily Politics, Vance Mails On Madoff Vesselin Mitev, law.com, NYLJ, Attorney to Plead
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Upcoming Conferences
NACDL, Testimonial Traps: Defense Strategies for Invoking the 5th Amendment in Civil Cases, Investigations & Other Proceedings (Participating Faculty – Ross Garber (Shipman & Goodwin), Benjamin D. Brown(Cohen Milstein), Pamela J. Marple (McDermott Will Emery LLP), Steven Salky (Zuckerman Spaeder LLP) Wed, August 19th, Washington, DC Strafford, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Investigations and Privacy Protection, August 11th here
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