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In the News & Around the Blogosphere
Vesna Jaksic, National L Jrl (law.com), Lawyer for Kuehne discusses recent victory in money-laundering case (includes an interview with Attorney John Nields – one of Kuehne’s attorney) Scott Helman, Boston Globe, Holder’s hearing might be rocky -GOP could grill Cabinet nominee Gregory B. Hladky, Boston Globe, Political ‘bad old days’ recalled in Connecticut -Corruption elsewhere
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Fifth Circuit Affirms All But Forfeiture in Fen Phen Related Case
The fifth circuit affirmed the conviction of a lawyer in a Fen Phen related case. (Opinion) The "jury convicted Arledge of conspiracy and fraud for his involvement in filing fraudulent claims to recover from the Diet Drug Qualified Settlement Funds I and II (collectively the "Settlement Fund"), funds set up to compensate victims of the
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In the News & Around the Blogosphere
Eduardo Porter, NYTimes, Ponzi Schemes: The Haul Gets Bigger, but the Fraud Never Changes Media Center, Office of the Attorney General – State of N.Y., Attorney General Cuomo Prosecuting NYS Parole Board Chairman for Stealing State-Owned Laptop DOJ Press Release, Second Arrest in Dreier Investment Fraud Case Pamela A. MacLean, National LJ, law.com, Hedge fund
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In the News & Around the Blogosphere
Glenn Reynolds, InstaPundit, as to a LATimes story on the fed probe of Governor Richardson – here Daniel Wise, NYLaw Jrl – law.com, Top Counts Dropped Against Former Executive in Medicaid Fraud Case (w/ a hat tip to Bill Olis) Eric Lightblau, NYTimes, Federal Cases of Stock Fraud Drop Sharply Karen Hawkins, TBO.com (AP), Gov’s
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Rescinded Pardon
Ken Belson & Eric Lichtblau over at the NYTimes have an article, A Father, a Son, and a Short-Lived Presidential Pardon that tells of President Bush’s rescinding a pardon when he learned that the father of the pardoned individual had donated money to Republicans. This blog discussed these pardons here. Several items of interest here:
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Happy Holiday
Wishing everyone a happy, healthy, and peaceful holiday. (esp)
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The Holiday Pardons
President Bush issued some holiday pardons – 19 individuals were recipients, and one person had a sentence commutation. The list includes many older offenses, with a few being drug related crimes. The ones that might be considered white collar ones included a 1985 mail fraud conviction, a 1993 aiding and abetting embezzlement of bank funds,
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In the News & Around the Blogosphere
DOJ Press Release, A U.S. Army Reserve Major Pleads Guilty for Role in Bribery Schemes Involving Department of Defense Contracts in Iraq David Ingram, BLT Blog, Prosecutor in Marc Rich Case Endorses Holder Mike Scarcella, BLT Blog, Whistleblower Alleges Government Misconduct in Stevens Trial DOJ Press Release, ExxonMobil Charged in Boston Harbor Oil Spill -Corporation
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More on Kuehne
As noted here, the judge in Ben Kuehne’s case dismissed Count One of the Indictment against him. It’s a simple question and an obvious ruling. The statute (18 USC § 1957) has an exemption as part of a definition clause that provides that the term monetary transaction "does not include any transaction necessary to preserve
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Fiat FCPA Deferred Prosecution Agreement
Noted here was the recent Fiat deferred prosecution agreement. The FCPA Blog has the agreement, as well as comments here. Yes, this is an end-of-the-year (or as some might say, a pre-new administration) agreement in the U.N. Oil for Food investigation. The DOJ Press Release states that "Fiat S.p.A (Fiat), an Italian corporation based in
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