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In the News & Blogsphere
SEC Press Release – SEC Action Returns Former Gemstar CEO’s Pending Severance Payment to Company and Shareholders – The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced a court ruling that successfully concludes its effort to stop a $29.5 million severance package from being paid to the former CEO of Gemstar-TV Guide International …. (see also LATimes
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Response to NYTimes Article on Deferred Prosecution
Guest Blogger – Stephanie Martz, White Collar Crime Project Director – NACDL – writes: I think that a lot of us are admirers of Eric Lichtblau, who after all won a well-deserved Pulitzer for his coverage of the "TSP," or whatever name the administration is currently giving it. Therefore, I was saddened when I read
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In the News
Chronicle of Higher Education – Key Senator Hires Former IRS Official to Oversee Investigation of College Endowments Press Release, NYState AG Andrew Cuomo –Cuomo Secures Record $9.5 Million From Nation’s Largest Power Company to Reduce Pollution in New York State Press Release, DOJ – ConocoPhillips Pays $1.2 Million to Settle Clean Water Act Violations Press
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Five Former San Diego City Officials Face SEC Charges
A Press Release of the SEC states that they "filed securities fraud charges against five former San Diego city officials who played key roles in the city’s inadequate municipal securities disclosures in 2002 and 2003. The SEC charged the former officials for failing to disclose to the investing public buying the city’s municipal bonds that
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Wecht Trial Over – Mistrial
In some ways there is relief for the defense when a mistrial occurs – at least it isn’t a conviction. In another respect, it is an added weight – they have to go through it again. The court has reset 77 year old Wecht’s re-trial for May 27th, although the defense will likely present motions
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In the News & Around the Blogsphere
Mike Carter, Seattle Times – Mistrial Declared in Former Boeing Worker’s Computer-Trespass Case Molly McDonough – ABANews – Scruggs Says He’ll Accept Suspension Over Disbarment Adam Kolber, Prawfsblawg – Spitzer and Retributive Suffering Chronicle of Higher Education – 3 Operators of Major Diploma-Mill Chain Plead Guilty to Fraud Charges Howard Mintz, Mercury News – Cyclist
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Wecht Jury – Up to 11 days
The Pittsburgh Tribune Review here and the Pittsburgh Post Gazette here report that there is still no verdict in the Wecht trial (see here for background). So the question is – how long do you wait for a jury to decide? Lets look at former Governor of Illinois Ryan’s case, a case in which the
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More on the Team Communications Fraud Case
Guest Blogger – Professor J. Kelly Strader writes – As previously reported here and in the Los Angeles Times (here), the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles recently announced the indictment of Drew Levin, the founder and former President and CEO of Team Communications Group, a television production and distribution company. Levin’s alleged co-conspirator has
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Commentary on Stringer – Another Blow to SEC Investigations
What does the Ninth Circuit Stringer opinion mean, besides the fact that it reversed the lower court decision (see details here)? Does this decision grant new abilities to the government in conducting parallel proceedings and using that information between the two entities? Here are some of my thoughts? In many ways this is a very
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Is Blogging Hazardous to Your Health?
Checkout this NYTimes story here. I think there is some truth to this piece, especially when it’s not your full-time job. The law prof who takes on blogging finds him or herself glued to the computer more hours than prior to taking up blogging. Weight gain – yes! Loss of Sleep – yes! But in
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