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Halliburton
Check out the FCPA Blog, Halliburton Announces Pending Settlement; Dan Slater, WSJ Blog, Halliburton Breaks FCPA Settlement Record for U.S. Companies. How much can you fine a company for violating the law? At what point does the fine exceed a cost of doing business and become a deterrent for future conduct, not to mention a
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In the News & Around the Blogosphere
David Ingram, BLT Blog, Specter Says He Will Vote for Holder Elaine Silvestrini, TBO.com, Missing Sarasota Hedge Fund Manager Nadel Surrenders Houston Chronicle, Former executive pleads guilty Larry Margasak, LA Times (AP), House Judiciary Committee chairman subpoenas Karl Rove in continuing legal battle (esp)
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Job Posting – Director for White Collar Crime Policy – NACDL
The National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys (NACDL) posted the following notice seeking a Director for White Collar Crime Policy: Applicants Sought for White Collar Crime Policy DirectorNational Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
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In the News & Around the Blogosphere
Boston Globe, Galvin, SEC say Quincy broker defrauded clients DOJ Press Release, Former New York Power Authority Employee Sentenced to 37 Months in Jail for Bribery and Fraud Scheme DOJ Press Release, Lan Cargo S.A., Aerolinhas Brasileiras S.A. and El Al Israel Airlines LTD. Agree to Plead Guilty For Fixing Prices on Air Cargo Shipments
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Money Needed For Financial Oversight & Prosecution of White Collar Crimes
US Senators Charles E. Schumer and Richard Shelby will be calling for more resources to "add hundreds of new investigators and prosecutors to the financial fraud units at the nation’s top law enforcement agencies in order to expose and punish white-collar crimes that have contributed to the ongoing fiscal crisis." (see press release here). The
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Update on Deferred and Non-Prosecution Agreements
Ryan D. McConnell, Larry D. Finder, and Scott L. Mitchell provide new data regarding corporate deferred and non-prosecution agreements. It is interesting to see a decline of sixty percent in 2008 from the number of agreements in 2007. It was not surprising to see that Foreign Corrupt Practice Act agreements were seven of the sixteen
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White Collar Crime Blog Makes Top 20
The rankings are out and this blog was ranked 18th for visitors (was 16th last year), but moved up from 18th into 16th place for page views on the 2008 Law Prof Blog Traffic Rankings (see here for a discussion of this importance of page views). The rankings process and time period covered are described
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White Collar Attorney – Nominee to Head Criminal Division
The nominee to lead DOJ’s Criminal Division is Lanny A. Breuer. A man who clearly knows the white collar area of law, Breuer presently serves as co-chair of Covington and Burling’s White Collar Defense and Investigations practice group. As described on his webpage – "Mr. Breuer represents corporations and individuals across a broad array
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Bruno Faces Mail and Wire Fraud Charges
The former Senate Majority Leader for New York, Joseph L. Bruno, was charged with mail and wire fraud in an eight count Indictment. Findlaw has the Indictment here. The Indictment includes alleged violations of mail fraud as defined under section 1346, the honest services statute. This statute was added to the fraud statutes following a
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In the News & Around the Blogosphere
Jeremy Saland, NYCriminal Lawyer Blog, Bribery Plea: Former Bellevue Director Avoids Jail on Felony Plea Bloomberg News, AP, Chicago Sun Times, Chicagoan named to investigate Lehman’s failure Scott Glover, LA Times, Woman gets more than 12 years in prison in Ponzi scheme Mark McDonald, NYTimes, Two Death Sentences in Chinese Milk Cases Yukari Iwatani Kane &
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