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More on Stevens – Two Court Orders
The government filed a motion to dismiss the case against Ted Stevens, former senator from Alaska.(see here and here). And I immediately congratulated our new Attorney General on being a true "minister of justice" in a matter that appeared to warrant correction. As noted by Solomon Wisenberg over at Letter of Apology here, there are many
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In the News & Around the Blogosphere
Press Release,Two Individuals Convicted on Charges of Conspiracy and Bribery in Connection with a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New Orleans Levee Reconstruction Project Press Release, Connecticut Resident Pleads Guilty to Multi-Million Dollar Tax Fraud Conspiracy Involving New York City Hospital Brian Baxter, AMLaw Daily, DOJ Charges First UBS Client in Tax Case DOJ Press
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Blagojevich Indicted
Rod Blagojevich and 5 others were indicted in a 75 page document that included a myriad of different federal statutes, such a mail and wire fraud, false statements and RICO. The Indictment with its 19 counts (16 against Blagojevich) claim that he "allegedly used his office in numerous matters involving state appointments, business, legislation and pension fund
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In the News & Around the Blogosphere
Pamela MacClean, NLJ, law.com, Oregon AG asks that state employee pension fund be named co-lead plaintiff in UBS securities fraud class action Allan Lengel, Ticklethewire,com, Commentary: Justice Failed to Deliver Justice in the Sen. Stevens Trial DOJ Press Release, Partner at Major International Accounting Firm Charged with Tax Crimes Mark Hamblett, NYLJ, law.com, Former Law
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In the News & Around the Blogosphere
DOJ Press Release, Hitachi Executive Indicted for his Role in LCD Price-Fixing Conspiracy Rachel Tobin Ramos, AJC, Former Home Depot manager gets 5 years for kickbacks What would Conrad Black say to the Chicago Tribune story - Sun-Times files for bankruptcy Dow Jones Risk & Compliance: Solutions for Anti-Corruption Pepper Hamilton Successfully Defends Attorney in Federal Criminal Case ("individual
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Corporate Criminal Law Symposium
Georgetown University Law Center and the American Criminal Law Review are hosting a Corporate Criminal Law Conference: Achieving the Right Balance: The Role of Corporate Criminal Law in Ensuring Corporate Compliance on Tuesday, April 21, 2009. The conference will focus on the current state of corporate criminal law. Participants will also analyze corporate compliance programs
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Check Section 1028 Sentences
A letter from the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts informs the courts, defenders, and probation officers that "defendants who have been convicted of possessing false, stolen, or unlawfully produced identification documents, in violation of 18 U.S.C.§ 1028 (a)(4) or (6), may have been incorrectly sentenced under that statute's felony provisions, instead of the misdemeanor penalty
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Holder’s Statement on the Stevens Case, Commentary, & More
AG Eric Holder sets the tone for this new DOJ (see here) in his DOJ Press Release which states, "After careful review, I have concluded that certain information should have been provided to the defense for use at trial. In light of this conclusion, and in consideration of the totality of the circumstances of this
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DOJ Moves to Dismiss the Ted Stevens Case
It is definitely a new DOJ, and congratulations go to them for acting as true "ministers of justice." In a rare move, the Acting Assistant AG filed a Motion of the United States to Set Aside the Verdict and Dismiss the Indictment With Prejudice. Information was not provided to the accused, and the government admits
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Handling the Financial Crisis
Interesting article can be found on the Brookings Website (here), with testimony from Robert Litan who calls for Congress to consolidate all federal financial regulatory acitivities into two agencies. He states – "–Do we need a systemic risk regulator (SRR)? Yes." Our world is more specialized, and meeting issues with consolidation and specialization is important. (esp)
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