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Former CEO of PurchasePro Convicted
"The principal founder and former Chief Executive Officer of PurchasePro.com, Inc. . . . , a now-defunct internet company that specialized in business-to-business commerce (‘B2B’)" was found guilty after a bench trial of "conspiracy to commit securities fraud, securities fraud and witness tampering." The court noted that "PurchasePro established and promoted virtual ‘marketplaces’ in which
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In the News
DOJ – Two Individuals Indicted on Charges of Conspiracy and Bribery in Connection with a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers News Orleans Levee Reconstruction Project Houston Chronicle – Court Upholds Punishment for Ex-Reliant Trader DOJ – Oregon Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Counterfeit Software Worth $1 Million ABA LawJrlNews – Founders & Gen’l Counsel Sued
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Pellicano Convicted of RICO
A DOJ Press Release reports that "Former private investigator Anthony Pellicano and two associates were found guilty today of federal racketeering charges for participating in a criminal enterprise in which Pellicano paid tens of thousands of dollars to police officers in exchange for confidential law enforcement information on numerous individuals who were being investigated by
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More on Willbros Deferred Prosecution Agreement
Looking at the deferred prosecution agreement signed in the Willbros matter, two things are interesting. First is the treatment of attorney-client privileged materials and the second is the document related to the appointment of an internal monitor. With respect to attorney client privileged material, the deferred prosecution agreement allows the government to obtain the items
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Willbros Gets Deferred Prosecution Agreement
Although there has been talk previously, it is now official that Willbros will receive a deferred prosecution agreement as a resolution of its matters with the DOJ. The DOJ’s press release states that this company, a "construction, engineering and other services in the oil and gas industry, and Willbros International Inc. (Willbros International), the wholly
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Washington Legal Foundation Report: Erosion of Business Civil Liberties
The Washington Legal Foundation issued a 143 page report titled Special Report: Federal Erosion of Business Civil Liberties. (see below for a copy of the report) It begins with an introduction by the Honorable Dick Thornburgh who writes that "The Washington Legal Foundation’s SPECIAL REPORT: FEDERAL EROSION OF BUSINESS CIVIL LIBERTIES provides the legal community
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White Collar Crime Prosecutions – A Long Way to Go to Hit the Levels of 5 Years Ago
White Collar Crime prosecutions continue to be extremely low, despite the fact that they have increased this past month. According to the Syracuse TRAC reporting system, there has been a 28.4 percent increase in the number of white collar crime prosecutions in the month of January. This number, however, is a -17.3 percent change from
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Eleventh Circuit Affirms Coca-Cola Trade Secrets Case
In the case of United States v. Williams, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the convictions of two individuals who had received a 96 month and 60 month sentence for a violation of 18 U.S.C. s 1832, the theft of trade secret statute. The defendants in this case were accused of trying to sell
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Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Indictment for Prosecutorial Misconduct
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in United States v. Chapman affirmed the dismissal of the indictment in a case where a grand jury had indicted defendants in a "complex securities trading scheme" and failed to disclose over 650 pages of documents in discovery to the defense. This is likely a case that the government
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Cuomo Settles With Some Lawyers
In a press release New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced that he had reached a settlement with "a western New York law firm and a Capital Region attorney ending improper employment arrangements with school districts and various Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (“BOCES”)." The release states: “In recent months my office has uncovered long-term
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