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Mortgage Fraud/Subprime Lending – Will Mukasey Appoint A Task Force
Will AG Mukasey appoint a task force to investigate and prosecute cases related to subprime and mortgage fraud? For right now it looks like Attorney General Mukasey has not made up his mind. (see Bloomberg here) On one hand you see the practices used by foreclosure mills (NYTimes here) and you also see some mortgage
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Wecht Jury – When Do You Call A Jury Hung? And Who Wins?
It doesn’t look like the Wecht jury is to the point of being declared hung. See Jason Cato, Wecht Jurors Won’t Be Rushed, Pittsburgh Tribune Review. A hung jury is not always a plus for either side. For both the prosecution and defense it can mean a retrial. Each side often believes that they can
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White Collar Offenders in Prison
With the increased sentences being given to non-violent white collar offenders, more and more are finding themselves being housed near or with those who commit violent acts. Is it really necessary to spend the extra funds of a higher level security facility on those who are non-violent white collar offenders? It is also interesting to
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Upcoming Conferences
New York City Bar – Criminal Justice Retreat The New York City Bar will be holding a Criminal Justice Retreat on Saturday, April 12, 2008. The title is, "A Summit on the Prosecution Function." For more information see here – Download retreat_invitation.pdf ABA Section on Litigation Program – Crossing the Line: Responding to Prosecutorial Misconduct
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In the News
Carol Elder Bruce joins Bracewell & Giuliani’s White Collar Criminal Defense and Special Investigations practice group in DC. Tampa Bay Biz Journal – Title Agent Sentenced in Fraud Case Wall Street Journal – Lehman May Be Victim of Fraud Wall Street Journal Blog – DOJ Meets Setbacks in Case Against Former Bistol Exec Christopher J.
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AG Mukasey Takes on Intellectual Property Crime
One of the hardest criminal activities to investigate and prosecute are cybercrimes and other activities that may be occurring via the WorldWideWeb. The identity of the perpetrator can be difficult to discern. Some of these crimes involve Intellectual Property. In 2007, the DOJ filed 217 Intellectual Property cases. This fact was brought out by AG
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Former Alabama Governor Siegelman Released Pending Appeal
Gov. Don Siegelman was ordered released from prison on bail pending appeal. This is in sharp contrast to his being taken immediately to prison as opposed to other white collar and not-likely-to-flee offenders. The court did not give the same relief to Richard Scrushy. Birmingham News here. There was no question – Siegelman was not
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Governor of Puerto Rico Indicted
Aníbal Acevedo Vilá, Governor of Puerto Rico, along with 12 other individuals, were indicted. The charges pertain to campaign financing. (see here) Carrie Johnson and Matthew Mosk at the Washington Post report on the corruption charges brought against the governor and it appears to be "conspiracy, fraud, false-statements and tax charges." (see here). But many
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In the News – Wecht, Kilpatrick, Prosecutor, University President
Pittsburgh Post Tribune – Wecht Jury at Impasse? Freep.com – Will Beaty Make a Plea Deal (she is the former chief of staff to Detroit Mayor Kilpatrick). Martha Neill, ABALaw JrlNewsNow – 20-Year Texas Prosecutor Convicted of Stealing Office Funds Houston Chronicle – Plea Deal for former Texas Southern University President Priscilla Slade – she
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Government Responds to Skilling Supplemental Brief
Jeffrey Skilling filed a supplemental brief discussing the failure of the government to provide exculpatory material, specifically items now discovered as a result of the release of the Fastow Notes (see here, here, and here). The government has now responded with an 83-page brief that challenges the defense position. Perhaps the paragraph that sums up
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