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In the News and Blogosphere
Tom Hays and Jesse J. Holland, Washington Post (AP), Colleague calls Stevens one of Senate’s true lions Brian Katkin, Legal Times, A White-Collar Windfall, But Where’s D.C.? As probes begin, lawyers jockey for roles (w/ a hat tip to Whitney Curtis) Del Quentin Wilber, Washington Post, Stevens’s Reputation ‘Sterling,’ Powell Says Law.com (AP), Paralegal Pleads Guilty
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In the News and Blogosphere
Paula Reed Ward, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Federal jurors’ names no longer to be kept secret (related to Wecht case) ALI-ABA, Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product, Webcast — Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Protection 2008 New York Times (AP), Broadcom Co-Founder Bets He Can Still Avoid Prison (w/ a hat tip to Mark R. Johnson) Kristen Hays,
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The Boyle Case & RICO Enterprises
Although the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act (RICO), enacted in 1970, was focused on organized crime, its use in the white collar sphere is common. One finds RICO charges in many corruption and fraud prosecutions. The United States Supreme Court recently accepted on certiorari a RICO case that will hopefully resolve one of the
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The New SEC Enforcement Manual
As previously posted, here is the new SEC Enforcement Manual. Check out this webpage at Gibson, Dunn, and Crutcher, LLP that provides highlights from this new manual. (esp)
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The Ring Case
Guest Blogger – Stephanie Martz, Senior Director, White Collar Crime Policy, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers – Here’s an evergreen issue that was just brought to my attention – United States v. Kevin A. Ring, 1:08-cr-00274, assigned to D.C. District Court Judge Ellen Huvelle as part of the Jack Abramoff series of defendants: an
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New Scholarly Articles
Wendy Gerwick Couture, White Collar Crime’s Gray Area: The Anomaly of Criminalizing Conduct Not Civilly Actionable, available at SSRN here Adam J. Kolber, The Comparative Nature of Punishment, available at SSRN here Geraldine Szott Moohr, Another Limitation on Honest Services Fraud?, available at SSRN here (esp)
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In the News and Blogosphere
Mike Scarcella, BLT Blog, Williams & Connolly Wants to Put Lawyer on Witness Stand in Senator Ted Stevens trial. It raises an interesting question as to whether an attorney can testify on a legal issue and/or whether in this particular situation the testimony relates to relevant matters. Matt Apuzzo, Chicago Tribune (AP), Alaska legislative panel
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The New SEC Enforcement Manual
The cite to the new SEC Enforcement Manual is here. Commentary down the road. (esp)(w/ a hat tip to Stephanie Martz and Tiffany M. Joslyn of NACDL)
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In the News and Blogosphere
Atlanta Jrl Constitution (AP), Man pleads guilty to selling fake Coke Debra Cassens Weiss, ABA Law Journal News Now, Prosecutors Seek 230-Year Sentence for Ex-Gen Re Lawyer Noeleen G. Walder, NY Law Jrl, Law.com, Criminal Prosecutions Predicted to Surge Over Financial Crisis (esp)
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In the News and Blogosphere
Martha Neil, ABA Journal, Law News Now, Top Alaska Court Allows Sarah Palin Probe to Proceed; Report Expected Tomorrow Sue Reisinger (posted by Brian Zabcik Am Law Daily), Corporate Counsel, Former Gen Re Lawyer Could Face Life in Prison Kare11.com (AP), Petters ordered held; whistleblower identified (background – DOJ, Press Release, Thomas Petters arrested (charges
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