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“Operation Varsity Blues”
The allegations coming from "Operation Varsity Blues" are incredibly sad — from all perspectives. The DOJ Press Release (here) tells of the arrest of "dozens of individuals" alleged to be "involved in a nationwide conspiracy" of cheating on college entrance exams and the admissions of students into top universities. The DOJ Press Release states: "The conspiracy
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Barr Issues Statement on President Trump’s Intent to Nominate New DAG
Statement by Attorney General William P. Barr on President Donald J. Trump’s Intent to Nominate Jeffrey A. Rosen As Deputy Attorney General of the United States (esp)
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Call for Presentations – White Collar Crime Symposium
The Belmont Criminal Law Journal at Belmont University College of Law in Nashville, TN, will hold a symposium in early 2019 regarding “White Collar Crime in the 21st Century: When Corporations and Individuals Collide.” This year’s symposium will consider, among other things, the tensions that can develop between the interests of a corporation and the interests of
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More Clues From Special Counsel Mueller
The latest filing by Special Prosecutor Mueller is very telling as to the status of the investigation. Michael Flynn pleaded guilty on Dec. 1, 2017, to making false statements to FBI agents, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1001. In anticipation of sentencing on December 18th, the government filed its Memorandum in Aid of Sentencing, along with
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Deutsche Bank Raid
News media are reporting that Deutsche Bank has been raided by German prosecutors. (see BBC here), (see NYTimes here). A money laundering investigation is what is being reported. Deutsche Bank stated that "[i] is true that the police are currently conducting an investigation at a number of our offices in Germany. The investigation has to
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Cohen Pleads to a Sec. 1001 Charge- The Moscow Project
Special Counsel Mueller filed an Information (here) and Plea Agreement (here). The most telling is paragraph number 7 of the Information – "Cohen's representations about the Moscow Project he made to SSCI (US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence) and HPSCI (House of Representatives Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence) were false and misleading. Cohen made the
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ABA Criminal Justice Section White Collar Town Hall
I hope you will join me and the ABA Criminal Justice Section for a spectacular White Collar Crime Town Hall on Thursday, November 1 from 3:30pm-5:00pm at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. Due to the generosity of our sponsors, the program is free and will be followed by our Criminal Justice Section welcome reception
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DOJ Announces Updated USAM – Now Called the Justice Manual
Earlier today, the Department of Justice announced the issuance of an updated United States Attorneys' Manual. The new manual, now called the Justice Manual, represents the "first comprehensive review and overhaul of the Manual in more than 20 years." From the DOJ press release: “This was truly a Department-wide effort, involving hundreds of employees collaborating
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Manafort: The Fall of a Domino Can Trigger Others to Fall
As noted here, the Special Counsel's Office filed an information, which immediately indicated that either the accused waived a Grand Jury Indictment or an Agreement had been reached (which typically includes the waiving of the indictment). In this case it was the latter, as seen in the entering of a plea agreement (see here) by Paul
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Superseding Criminal Information – Manafort Case
A superseding criminal information was filed in the case against Paul J. Manafort, Jr. (see Download Manafort DC_Superseding Criminal Information). Commentary to follow later today. (esp)
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