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Former Governor Don Siegelman’s Support
The latest press reports on the Siegelman case – Newsday (AP) – Ex-Attorneys General File Brief Supporting Siegelman Ala.com (AP) – List of Former Attorneys General Signing Siegelman Brief (provides the list of 54 Former Attorney Generals Who Signed the Brief) It is not surprising to see Former Governor Siegelman receiving significant support as the case
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In the News
Sylvia Moreno, Washington Post, D.C. Official’s Brother Pleads Guilty in Tax Scam Ann Zimmerman, Wall St Jrl, Home Depot Ex-Executive is Charged with Fraud Glenn R. Simpson & Carrick Mollenkamp, Wall St Jrl, Ex-Banker to Cooperate, Plead Guilty in UBS Probe Rosalind S. Helderman, John Wagner, & Ovetta Wiggins, Washington Post, FBI Raids Home of
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In the News
Amy Shipley, Washington Post, Track Coach Convicted on 1 of 3 Steroid-Related Charges (Balco Related) International Herald (Bloomberg, AP) – Prosecutors open inquiry into possible spying by Deutsche Telekom (German Prosecutors) Ha’aretz, Olmert: Not every person under probe must resign (discussing the investigation involving Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert) DOJ, Toray Industries to Pay U.S.
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In the News
Mary Owen, Chicago Tribune – U.S. Supreme Court rejects Ryan appeal Dan Slater, WSJ Blog, Indicted Former Baker & McKenzie Partner Hit With More Charges Carrie Johnson, Washington Post, Awaiting new Pardon Attorney: Backlog, and Chance to Make Mark (esp)
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Top 10 SSRN White Collar Crime Papers from January 1997 – May 2008
ALL TIME HITS (for all papers in SSRN eLibrary) TOP 10 Papers for Journal of White Collar Crime January 2, 1997 to May 26, 2008 1 Train Wreck at the Justice Department: An Eyewitness Account John McKay, Seattle University – School of Law, Date posted to database: November 12, 2007 Last Revised: March 13, 2008
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Top 10 SSRN Recent White Collar Crime Papers 3/27/08-4/26/08
RECENT HITS (for all papers announced in the last 60 days) TOP 10 Papers for Journal of White Collar Crime March 27, 2008 to May 26, 2008 The Changing Atmospherics of Corporate Crime Sentencing in the Post Sarbanes-Oxley Act Era Peter J. Henning, Wayne State University Law School, Date posted to database: April 9, 2008
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In the News
New York Times (Reuters), 5 More Indicted in Stock-Loan Inquiry Joby Warwick, Washington Post, Ex-CIA Official Indicted Over Agency Job for Mistress DOJ Press Release, Canadian Man Sentenced to 41 Months in U.S. Prison for Role in International Check Stealing Scheme DOJ Press Release – Medtronic Spine, Formerly Kyphon Inc., to Pay U.S. $75 Million
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Former Alabama Governor Siegelman’s Brief & the DOJ Investigation
Former Governor Don Siegelman’s brief (see below) was filed in the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, and it raises some important issues. Also of importance to this case is that the DOJ’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) currently has a pending investigation concerning allegations of selective prosecution relating to the prosecution of Don Siegelman. (See
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Wesley Snipes Gets Bond on Appeal
The court has given Wesley Snipes bond pending his appeal. (see here) This is not surprising as the case is a tax case of someone who would not be considered a flight risk. But it is always interesting to see, in white collar cases, who gets bond on appeal and who gets it denied –
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Lou Pearlman – 25 years but…
Lou Pearlman, founder of the Backstreet Boys, received a a 25 year sentence (see here). But as Professor Doug Berman over at Sentencing Law & Policy describes here – it’s a creative sentence as he can receive a month off for each one million he gives back to victims. Pearlman plead guilty to "two counts
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