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Deferred Prosecution Agreements – New Website
Professor Brandon L. Garrett and Jon Ashley of University of Virginia School of Law, have created a wonderful website of deferred prosecution agreements. It is here. These agreements have not always been easy to find, and having this new database will certainly assist in this process. The database also allows one the ability to sort
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On the Mayor’s Front
Some mayors across the United States seem to be tangling with local, state, or federal prosecutors. Check these out – Knox County Mayor – Who should be handling an investigation of the Knox County Mayor? Local white collar crime unit recuses itself because they receive county funds. Editorial, KnoxNews.com, Probe of county mayor where it
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In the News and Blogoshpere
ClarionLedger.com (AP), Former state agency worker faces embezzlement charge Julie Triedman, The AmLaw Daily, UBS Banker Held by U.S. Government Returns to Switzerland DOJ Press Release, U.S. Army Major Pleads Guilty to Bribery Scheme Related to Department of Defense Contracts in Kuwait Aaron Wilmot, American Chronicle, Seattle Contractor Charged With Defrauding Investors (esp)
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Ted Stevens – How Will He Sound on Tape?
Previously discussed here and here, the case against Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska is moving forward quickly. He is under indictment for seven counts of false statements under 18 U.S.C. section 1001. Del Quentin Wilber at the Washington Post has an article titled, "Court Filings Reveal Evidence Against Stevens – Prosecutors Possess Recordings of Senator
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The Latest on the Law Office Search Front
Two law offices, in different parts of the United States, were recently searched. At Cleveland.com, John Caniglia in an article titled, "FBI raid on lawyer’s office was first here in 15 years" writes about a Cleveland law office that was searched. Molly McDonough, ABA Law Journal News, 50 Lawyers Pack Court to Support Solo Whose
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A Reasonable Sentence
United States District Judge Frederic Block issued a sentencing opinion in the case of United States v. Parris that recognizes the importance of not using what he calls a "one-shoe-fits-all" (or should it be "one-size-fits-all") approach when sentencing individuals. As noted by Judge Block, the case involved "a rather typical ‘pump and dump’ scheme in
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In the News
DOJ Press Release, Oregon Corporation Sentenced for Ocean Pollution Violation – Kinder Morgan Bulk Terminals Incorporated (KMBT) was sentenced to pay a total penalty of $240,000. Law.com (AP), Two North Texas Men Accused of Securities Fraud Mike Robinson, Chicago Tribune (AP), Lawson to Pay $30 Million in Kickback Case John Council, Texas Lawyer, Controversy Over
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Statute of Limitations & Derivative Offenses
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in United States v. Rabhan issued a reversal and remand of the district court’s Order dismissing a count of a white collar indictment and found that "aiding and abetting is a form of derivative liability and should be treated the same as the substantive or underlying offense." The court
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In the News
Chronicle of Higher Education, Another Diploma-Mill Operator Is Going to Jail DOJ Press Release, Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey Announces Brian A. Benczkowski to Serve as Chief of Staff for the Department of Justice Atlanta Jrl Constitution, Facility Group CEO pleads guilty to conspiracy to corrupt a public official Amanda Bronstad, National L.J., Lawyer in
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A Review of the Recent Supreme Court Term
Professor Rory Little (Hastings) moderated the recent ABA Criminal Justice Section Annual Supreme Court Review. Speakers on the panel were: Robert Dean, Katherine P. Failla, Professor Julie O’Sullivan (Georgetown), and Hon. Stephen C. Robinson. Several white collar decisions were discussed. In describing the discussion of these cases Professor Little states: "There was a very spirited
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