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In the News and Around the Blogosphere
Law.com has a new site called Madoff Watch Maxwell S Kennerly, Litigation & Trial Blog, Fumo Trial Post 8: Fumo is One of the First Prosecutions Under a New Obstruction of Justice Statute TBO.com (AP), Indiana Money Manager Charged in Florida Plane Crash Roger Parloff, CNN.com, Wall Street: It’s payback time (esp)
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Upcoming Conferences & Webcasts
Holtz, Rubenstein, & Reminick, LLP, Town Hall Meeting – Implications and Consequences of the Alleged Fraud of Bernard Madoff, January 21, 2009, NYC, here Financial Accounting Standards Board – Proposed Improvements to Financial Statement Presentation, January 27, 2009, here ABA Business Law Section, The Uncertainty Surrounding Honest Services Fraud, February 11, 2009 (teleconference and live
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Mukasey – Before You Hit the Road
Before he returns to the private sector, Attorney General Mukasay is being asked to answer questions related to the Ted Stevens case. Mike Scarcella, in the BLT Blog, has an article titled, Federal Judge Orders Mukasey to Respond to Inquiry in Stevens Case One aspect of the matter pertains to a Motion to Dismiss filed
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In the News & Around the Blogosphere
Tiffany M. Joslyn, Research Counsel –White Collar Crime Project, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, In the Wake of its Loss in US v. Stolt-Nielsen SA, the DOJ Antitrust Division Releases New Guidelines for its Leniency Program Joe Palazzolo and David Ingram, Legal Times (law.com), What to Watch for at Attorney General Nominee’s Hearing -Holder
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Madoff – Bail Holds
Chad Brey, WSJ has an article online titled – Madoff to Remain Free. (see also Diana B. Henriques, NYTimes, Judge Rules Madoff Can Remain Free on Bail. This is not a surprising result as Madoff has not been convicted of any crimes and has not been indicted. Although the courts have been providing varying
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In the News and Around the Blogosphere
Angela Valdez, New Republic, Hot Under the Collar Diana B. Henriques, NYTimes, New Description of Timing on Madoff’s Confession (raises the question of when was there was a duty to report Madoff’s alleged fraud to authorities) DOJ Press Release, Department of Justice Seeks to Recover Approximately $3 Million in Illegal Proceeds from Foreign Bribe Payments
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Deferred Prosecution Agreement in Lloyds TSB Bank
Federal prosecutors are not the only ones using deferred prosecution agreements in white collar cases. In a press release, "Manhattan District Attorney Robert M. Morgenthau announced . . . a Deferred Prosecution Agreement with the British bank, Lloyds TSB Bank plc (‘LLOYDS’) in settlement of a ‘stripping’ scheme in which the Bank caused the falsification
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Conrad Black Files Petition for Cert
Howard Bashman, over at his blog, How Appealing, (here) tells that Conrad Black has filed a Petition for Certiorari. One of the three issues presented in this Petition is: "I. The Circuits Are Deeply Divided On The Application Of The "Honest Services" Statute To Private Conduct; . . ." The Seventh Circuit Opinion can be
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Charges Against David Stockman Dismissed By Government
Back in 2007, David Stockman stated that the charges against him would "amount to a ‘crimeless prosecution.’" (see here) He can now say – I told you so – as the government has dismissed the charges against him and the others charged with him. See Dan Slater, WSJ Blog, Prosecutors File a ‘Nolle’, Drop Charges
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What Others Are Saying About the Skilling Decision
Doug Berman, Sentencing Law & Policy here (note that Professor Frank Bowman has a comment on the possible sentence) Dan Slater, WSJ Blog, Skilling Conviction Upheld, Resentencing Ordered Tom KIrkendall, Houston Clearthinkers, The Fifth Circuit rules in the Skilling appeal Juan A. Lozano,Washington Post (AP), U.S. Court Orders Skilling Resentenced Jef Feeley and Thom Weidlich,
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