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In the News and Blogosphere
Kate Giammarise, Toledo Blade, Enron prosecutor says case parallels crisis in subprime mortgage industry Laylan Copelin, Statesman.com, Sides in DeLay case bicker over change in money-laundering law -Despite theories, DeLay may have had nothing to do with it. Heather Smith and Andrea Rothman, Bloomberg, Airbus Executive Questioned, Released in French Probe Jamie Satterfield, Knownews.com, Roth
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Symposium — “White Collar Crime: Issues in Tax Fraud”
Symposium — "White Collar Crime: Issues in Tax Fraud" October 14, 2008, 3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. University of Houston Law Center Houston, Texas Stuart Green, Professor of Law and Justice Nathan L. Jacobs Scholar, Rutgers School of Law – Newark is the lead speaker. Tax specialists Jack Townsend, Esq., of Townsend & Jones, L.L.P.,
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White Collar Crime Conference
Fourth Annual Georgetown Law Center – NACDL White Collar Crime Conference – Defending the White Collar Case November 6-7th, 2008 To register and for more information here. (esp)
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Upcoming ABA Conferences
ABA – Handling Investigations Under the New DOJ Policy on Investigation of Companies – 10-6-08 – Teleconference and Live Audio Webcast ABA – National Institute on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Practices Act – 10-16-08 – Houston, Texas ABA – 9th Annual: 2008 Live from the SEC – 10-23-08 – A Review of Recent Developments
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In the News & Blogosphere
DOJ Press Release, Four Individuals and Subcontracting Company Charged with Contract Fraud Related to the War in Afghanistan and Rebuilding Efforts DOJ Press Release, Puerto Rico Commonwealth Senator and Political Aide Indicted for Honest Services Fraud, Extortion, Bribery and Money Laundering DOJ Press Release, Former Congressional Candidate Indicted on Federal Obstruction of Justice Charge (esp)
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In the News and Blogosphere
Del Quentin Wilber & Carol D. Leonnig, Washington Post, Judge Refuses to Dismiss Stevens’s Indictment or Declare Mistrial – Prosecutors Wait Until Last Minute to Disclose Potentially Exculpatory Material Sheri Qualters, National Law Journal, Attorney Draws Five Years for Assorted Fraud Charges Editorial, NYTimes, Investigating a Scandal BLT Blog, Stevens Trial Adjourns Abruptly Amid Juror
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DOJ “Firings”
To DOJ’s credit, they have released the Report of "An Investigation into the Removal of Nine U.S. Attorneys in 2006." Additionally to DOJ’s credit they have authorized that there be an investigation into the conduct outlined in the report, as opposed to sweeping it under the rug. And to their credit, DOJ did appoint an
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In the News and Blogosphere
Carrie Johnson, Washington Post, No Grand Jury for Gonzales – Report to Call for Continued Probe of U.S. Attorneys’ Firings Question- With all the these findings, why hasn’t there been the appointment of an independent counsel? How can you have someone internal to the department investigate allegations that relate directly to people who were employed
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Who Says White Collar Sentences Are Dropping Below the Guidelines?
Despite recent Supreme Court opinions that provide some flexibility when sentencing a convicted defendant, guideline sentences appear to be part of a culture that is not changing. A recent white collar case that demonstrates a court not departing below the guidelines, is the recent sentencing of T. Milton Street. A brother of former Philadelphia Mayor
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En Banc Hearing in Nacchio Case
The 10th Circuit heard en banc the appellate case of former Qwest CEO Joe Nacchio. The Denver Post here provides details of that argument. The panel had reversed and remanded the convictions (see here) with a statement that "Armchair economics is not the way to decide complex securities cases." But the case immediately went en
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