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Spitzer Spitzered Again
Yet another time of Governor Eliot Spitzer finding the tables turned. (see here) Wall Street Journal – Spitzer Linked to Prostitution Ring Boston.com – New York Governor Sptizer Linked to Prostitution Ring CNN – Spitzer Investigated for Allegedly Meeting With A Prostitute NYTimes – Spitzer is Linked to Prostitution Ring (esp)
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White Collar Crime Prosecutions Are Down
Criticisms previously levied against the statistical reporting of white collar crime remain justified in that lacking a definition of white collar crime, it is impossible to discern what gets included and what doesn’t. (See here and here) Whether one limits it to fraud, or includes money laundering and RICO, were concerns mentioned when evaluating studies
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In The News
N.Y. Times – Raymond Hernandez, Countrywide Said to Be Subject of Federal Criminal Inquiry LATimes – Jonathan Peterson, Mozilo Defends Cashing in Countrywide Stock Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is getting close scrutiny as a result of the release of text messages that are now being compared to prior testimony given by him. (see background here)
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Blagojevich & Obama: Two Names Mentioned During Rezko Trial
Chicago SunTimes – Rezko Lawyer: Don’t Trust Key Witness Chicago Tribune – Blagojevich’s Name Surfaces Early in Case It’s kind of like being named the "enterprise" in a RICO case. You can be perfectly legitimate, have committed no wrongdoing, and suddenly you find that someone has named you in the same sentence with someone allegedly
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The Skilling Case – Stay Tuned
Tom Kirkendall, over at Houston ClearThinkers, has landed on some interesting court entries in the Jeff Skilling matter. (see here) And yes, we both are wondering if this development is in some way tied into the Fastow Notes (see here). (esp)
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U.S. Attorney Firings — The Book
Former U.S. Attorney David Iglesias of New Mexico, one of the seven (or eight or even nine) federal prosecutors fired by the Department of Justice in 2006, will be publishing a book, "In Justice," that discusses his career and the process by which he and the others were terminated. In the fashion of other tell-all
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What’s Up at Reddy Ice?
How is this for a cryptic press release: "Reddy Ice Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: FRZ) announced that federal officials executed a search warrant at the Company’s corporate office in Dallas on March 5, 2008. The Company is cooperating with the authorities." That’s it on the search (the release is below), and there’s nothing more in the
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Plea Agreement Reached for Founder of Band
The founder of the Backstreet Boys, Lou Pearlman (see here), plead guilty to "two counts of conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States (Counts one and two), one count of money laundering (Count three), and one count of presenting or using a false claim in a bankruptcy proceeding (Count four)." (Plea Agreement here)
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Virginia Supremes Uphold Spamming Conviction
A press release of the Attorney General of Virginia, announced that the Virginia Supreme Court upheld the nation’s first felony SPAM conviction. Virginia’s Anti-Spam Act "prohibits the sending of unsolicited bulk e-mail by fraudulent means, such as changing the header or routing information to prevent recipients from contacting or determining the identity of the sender."
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Zach Scruggs, Meet Frank Costello
Mob boss Frank Costello, one–time head of the Luciano crime family, faced charges in the 1950s for tax evasion, the favored means to attack the Mafia before the advent of RICO — think Al Capone. Costello’s case went to the Supreme Court on the question of whether a defendant can challenge a grand jury indictment
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