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Upcoming Conferences & Post Conference Materials
ABA Criminal Justice Section, Sentencing Advocacy, Practice, and Reform Institute – Washington DC – October 24 ABA National Institute on Securities Fraud – Washington DC – October 2-3 NACDL & Georgetown, Defending White Collar Crimes – Washington DC – November 6-7 ABA, Section for Litigation & Continuing Legal Education, Keeping It Real: Making the White
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In the News
Amanda Bronstad, National Law Journal, Law.com, Prosecutors recommend One Year of Probation for Milberg Kickback Defendant Liz Rappaport, WSJ, Treasury Ex-Official Is at Center of UBS Probe (esp)
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In the News and Blogosphere
Mary Flood, Houston Chronicle, Federal Judge Denies Recusal Request in Olis Case Jason Cato, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Court Rules Names of Jurors Must Be Public; Paul Reed Ward, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Wecht Jurors’ Names Must be Made Public DOJ Press Release, Two Physicians Plead Guilty in International Internet Pharmacy Conspiracy (esp)
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In the News & Blogosphere
Dan Slater, WSJ Blog, Tenth Cir. Grants Review of Nacchio’s Insider Trading Case Larry Neumeister, Yahoo News (AP), Court overturns convictions of NYSE specialists Guest Bloggers, Sentencing Law & Policy, Former Newark, NJ Mayor Sentenced to 27 Months Adam Lynch, Jackson Free Press, More Judicial Horseplay? (discussing Paul Minor Case) Janet Novak & William P.
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Contempt Citation Against Karl Rove
LATimes, Karl Rove in Contempt: Is it Justice or a Witch Hunt? AP, House Panel Votes to Cite Rove for Contempt James Rowley & Robert Schmidt, Bloomberg, U.S. House Panel Votes to Hold Karl Rove in Contempt But one headline that can’t go unnoticed is Dublin’s RTE News – ‘Bush’s brain’ faces contempt charge (esp)
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Who Gets to Decide Whether to Continue An Investigation?
Back in November 2007, the blog (here) discussed the BAE investigation. Now, David Leigh, The Guardian has an article titled, "Law Lords: Fraud Office Right to End Bribery Investigation in BAE Case" that tells of a recent ruling that supports the right of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) to cease an investigation. (see also Francis
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In the News & Blogosphere
DOJ Press Release, Former Top SAS Cargo Group A/S Executive Agrees to Plead Guilty Participating in Price-Fixing Conspiracy NYTimes, Dealbook, Japanese Court Upholds Conviction of Ex-Livedoor Chief DOJ Press Release, Italian Marine Hose Manufacturer and Marine Hose Executives Agree to Plead Guilty to Participating in Worldwide Bid-rigging Conspiracy DOJ Press Release, Army Lieutenant Colonel Pleads
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Uncle Ted’s Indictment & No Perp Walk
The Indictment of Alaska Senator Ted Stevens can be found here. It is a seven count indictment that charges violations of the false statement statute, 18 U.S.C. 1001. In a statement to the press, Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew Friedrich first described the Indictment. His statement included the following: "The indictment charges that, while he
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Senator Ted Stevens Indicted – Interesting Timing
Kate Phillips, New York Times, Senator Ted Stevens Indicted in Corruption Case (see also USAToday here; Wall St Jrl here). The investigation has been for at least a year, an amount of time that is not unusual in white collar cases. Prior indications of an investigation included the raid of Uncle Ted’s home back in July
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DOJ Hiring Practices – Independent Investigation & A Good Faith Defense
Following the Report titled an Investigation of Allegations of Politicized Hiring in the Department of Justice Honors Program and Summer Law Intern Program, that presented a scenario of appalling conduct occurring with respect to DOJ hiring practices, I blogged about the failure of the DOJ Compliance Structure (here). In addition to needing an effective compliance
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