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In the News & Blogosphere
Joe Milicia, San Diego.com (AP) – Adviser gets 12 years in prison in Ohio fraud case Marcia Coyle, National L.J., A Crucial Quest for New Look at Liability- Corporate Criminal Standards at Stake (subscription required) M.L. Elrick & Joe Swickard, Detroit Free Press, Strategy in Text Scandal a Risky One for Worthy- Kilpatrick’s Denial of Affairs
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Paul Minor’s Appellate Brief
The Paul Minor case is an intriguing one. When prosecutors were unable to secure convictions on the first try, they came back for a second shot. And according to the recently filed appellate brief, this time the rulings were different and the defendant had a tougher road. Abbe David Lowell’s 28,816 word brief presents an
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The Wecht Case Status – Tailgate Party
Prosecutors appear to be gearing up for a retrial in the Cyril Wecht case (see here). In Washington, D.C., a committee is scrutinizing this prosecution (see here). And clearly a lot has happened in this case. (see here) In the meantime the accused and some jurors from the first trial are at a tailgate party.
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Day Three of the National Institute on Cyberlaw
Whitney Scott – A 3L at Stetson University College of Law On the third day of the ABA National Institute on Cyberlaw, the first session was an overview of Digital Evidence and Documents Ethics. The panelists discussed how metadata ought to be treated in discovery, the implications of stamping every attorney email, "Privileged and Confidential,"
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Former CEO Refco Sentenced to Long Prison Term
Former CEO of Refco, Phillip Bennett, was sentenced today. The Wall Street Jrl article by Chad Bray is titled, "Ex-Refco CEO Bennett Sentenced To 16 Years in Prison for Fraud." Bennett plead guilty (see here) to what the government called a 2.4 billion dollar fraud. Because loss is important in determining a sentence, the 60
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In the News
Amir Efrati, Wall Street Journal, has a fascinating piece titled, A Look at Judge in Bear Case: He’s Fair, Funny and Frank. Efrati looks at the judge that will preside over the case of the former Bears Stearns managers (see here). DOJ Press Release, Owner of Medical Equipment Company Sentenced to 130 Months in Prison
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Samuel Israel III- “Alive and Well, and [Now] Living in” Prison
Samuel Israel III turned himself into authorities. See David Abel & Todd Wallack, Boston Globe, Swindler Who Faked Death Surrenders in Southwick, Judge Rejects Request To Go To Medical Center. Samuel Israel III, although now turning himself into authorities in Massachusetts, is accused of failing to report to prison three weeks ago. Judges in white
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Zach Scruggs Gets Time
Dan Slater’s, Wall Street Jrl post is titled, Zach Scruggs Gets 14 Months, Though Gov’t Suggested Probation, and the title says it all. Usually one receives a benefit for a guilty plea, and the prosecution wanted Zach Scruggs to receive that benefit when they asked that he receive a sentence of probation. From the prosecution’s
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The Future of White Collar Investigative Reporting
The diminishing print media is pretty frightening. It seems like every day one opens the newspaper to find another paper laying off people, consolidating, offering buyouts, and basically cutting back. The dismal economy coupled with decreased advertising in print has serious consequences to the dissemination of news. Most importantly in hurting print media is the
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In the News & Blogosphere
Karen Donovan, Conde Nast Portfolio.com, The Unknown Milberg Carrie Johnson, Washington Post, A Backlog Of Cases Alleging Fraud – Whistle-Blower Suits Languish at Justice Chronicle of Higher Education, 2 Former Tufts Administrators Are Accused of Embezzling Nearly $1-Million Eric Lichtblau, New York Times, New Scrutiny of Hiring at Justice Department Justin Scheck, Wall Street Jrl,
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