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Specter Moving on Attorney-Client Privilege Bill
On February 13, 2009, Senator Arlen Specter introduced a bill "to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product." (See Thomas here – go to S. 445) The bill: "Prohibits federal prosecutors and investigators across the executive branch from requesting or conditioning charging decisions on an organization’s reasonable assertion of attorney-client privilege
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In the News and Around the Blogosphere
Grant McCool, Reuters, Indicted NY Lawyer Released on Bail into House Arrest Hispanic Business.com, PR Wire, Sigue’s Commitment to Industry Standard Compliance Program Results in Dismissal of Deferred Prosecution Agreement Reuters, Skilling to Seek Supreme Court Review of Sentence; Kristen Hays, Houston Chronicle, Court rejects bid to review ex-Enron CEO’s case Andrea Estes, Boston Globe,
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In the News & Around the Blogosphere
Bob Keefe, AJC, Peanut Corp. president refuses to testify to Congress Chisun Lee, Pro Publica, Senators Propose to Expand Financial Fraud Laws Joe Palazzolo, BLT Blog, Feds Set Sights on ‘Gatekeepers’ in Fraud Investigations Jordan Weissmann, BLT Blog, Tejada Pleads Guilty Lynne Marek, NLJ, law.com, Ex-Illinois Governor Angling to Rehire Defense Attorney Amanda Bronstad, NLJ,
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Kellogg, Brown & Root LLC Pleads on FCPA
According to a DOJ Press Release "Kellogg Brown & Root LLC (KBR), a global engineering, construction and services company based in Houston, pleaded guilty today to charges related to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) for its participation in a decade-long scheme to bribe Nigerian government officials to obtain engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts.
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NeuroMetrix- Deferred Prosecution Agreement
Check out Marketwatch, NeuroMetrix Resolves Investigation into Past Sales and Marketing Practices for the latest deferred prosecution agreement. A press release issued by NeuroMetrix tells that "it has reached a resolution with the United States Department of Justice ("DOJ") and the Office of Inspector General ("OIG") of the United States Department of Health and Human
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In the News & Around the Blogosphere
Jamie Olis moves to a half-way house today. The Steroids Scandal continues – here (Ronald Blum, AP- AJC, A-Rod admits using performance-enhancing drugs) Mark Hamblett, NYLJ, law.com, N.Y. Attorney Convicted of Mortgage Fraud Leo Strupczewski & Peter Hall, Legal Intelligencer, law.com, Rumors Abound That Alleged Case-Fixing Is Target of Pa. Probe Tracy Green & Ann
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In the News & Around the Blogosphere
Marisa McQuilken, BLT Blog, Cleary Partner David Becker Tapped as SEC GC DOJ Press Release, Government Contractor Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison on Bribery Charges Allan Lengel, Ticklethewire.com, New Mexico U.S. Attorney Would Like to Stay Jesse Westbook & David Scheer, Bloomberg, SEC Said to Consider Khuzami to Lead Enforcement Unit ; Securities Docket,
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Yes, People Really Do Go to Prison
The January 2009 Report – Alternative Sentencing in the Federal Criminal Justice System sends a clear message that people really do go to prison in the U.S. The report states that "[d]espite the availability of alternative sentencing options for nearly one-fourth of federal offenders, federal courts most often impose prison for offenders in each of
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Mail Fraud – A Statute of Continual Issues
The 1872 mail fraud statute has been the subject of numerous Court decisions and much commentary. It has changed over time, with Court rulings that have served as the impetus for legislative changes. And in these sad economic times, it is a statute that prosecutors are clinging to in order to prosecute cases that might
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Who Gets Bail Pending Trial – Add Dreier to the List
Who gets released pending trial has proved interesting — especially in some of the recent white collar cases. For the most part this blog has focused on bail post conviction, noting that Bernie Ebbers remained free, Jeffrey Skilling went to prison, Conrad Black to prison, and Wesley Snipes received bail. But the standard pre-trial is
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