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Siegelman – Former Governor of Alabama & Karl Rove
All in one day – Al.com (AP) Siegelman asks appeals court to throw out conviction Al.com (AP) House Subpoenas Karl Rove (More to come) (esp)
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What’s Happening Right Now: Chicago Indictments & Rigas
Indictments are coming down in Chicago – Chicago Tribune here Rigas father and son being resentenced- Yahoo News here Details to follow – (esp) (w/ a hat tip to Kathy Fox)
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DOJ Modifies Guidelines on Deferred Prosecution Agreements
It doesn’t look like the DOJ will be suggesting to a company that a law professor receive an endowed chair as part of a deferred prosecution agreement. The change comes as a result of a recent DOJ Memo issued. (See Reisinger, Corporate Counsel, Law.com – New DOJ Policy: Just Call it the Christopher Christie Amendment).
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In the News & Blogsphere
Kim Christensen, LATimes – Bail Denied for Securities Lawyer in Investment Fraud Case Betsy McKay, WSJ – Ex-Fund Manager Is Convicted of Fraud FBI Report – MORTGAGE FRAUD: New Analysis of a Rising Threat DOJ Press Release – 38 Individuals in U.S. and Romania Charged in Two Related Cases of Computer Fraud Involving International Organized
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Emeritus Professor Charged With Violation of Arms Export Control Act
A DOJ Press Release reports that "[a] federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Tennessee returned an 18-count indictment today charging [ ] a Professor Emeritus at The University of Tennessee, and Atmospheric Glow Technologies Inc. (AGT), a Knoxville-based technology company, with conspiring to defraud the U.S. Air Force and disclose restricted U.S. military
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In the News and Blogsphere
Kim Christensen, LA Times – Irvine Lawyer Arrested on Wire Fraud Charges (securities lawyer) John Christoffersen, Newsday (AP) – Lawyer Challenges Government Use of GPS Tracking Device (discussing the government placement of a GPS tracking device on a defendant – an accountant’s vehicle) FCPA Blog – U.S. Prosecutors Detain and Search BAE Leaders Detroit Free
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In the News & Blogsphere
Scotus Blog reports that the Supreme Court did not accept to hear the case of Forbes v. United States (former board chair of Cendant Corp.) (for sentencing see here) (for 2d Circuit appeal affirmed see here) DOJ Press Release– Federal Court Enjoins Nationwide Tax Scheme Promoters NY Attorney General Andrew Cuomo Press Release – "Attorney
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“MySpace” Related Indictment
The federal indictment resulting from an incident on MySpace has been reported nationally. (see, e.g., here and here). A press release of the U.S. Attorneys Office of the Central District of California states that: "A Missouri woman was indicted today on federal charges for fraudulently using an account on the social networking website MySpace.com to
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Mourning the passing of Donald B. Feidler
We mourn the passing of criminal defense lawyer Donald B. Fiedler. His obituary is here (Omaha World Herald). He will be missed. He was well known for his wonderful teaching at the National Criminal Defense College. See NACDL here. In lieu of flowers, Memorials to National Criminal Defense College, c/o Mercer Law School, Macon, GA,
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Analyzing the New Indictment in the Barry Bonds Case
The government issued a superseding indictment in the prosecution of Barry Bonds following the court’s grant of a motion to dismiss filed by defense counsel. (see here) In essence, the defense argued that there were too many different instances within each count, making it difficult to refute each charge. Bonds was given what he asked
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