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Name the Top Cities For Corporate Crime Prosecutions
Check out here the findings of Russell Mokhiber, of the Corporate Crime Reporter, on the cities with the most corporate crime prosecutions. (esp)
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Olis – Was There A Brady Violation?
The latest in the Jamie Olis case is a Brief on why Jamie Olis should receive bail. It includes arguments on the likelihood of success on appeal. There is a motion for discovery that raises issues of whether Olis was properly given exculpatory material by the Government. Attorney Cassman has an affidavit that provides support. …
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Long Sentences for First Offenders
A press release of the U.S. Attorneys Office in Massachusetts tells of 20 and 35 year sentences being issued to first offenders who committed white collar offenses. The press release states that the individuals were "operators of a pyramid scheme which took in approximately $27 million from roughly 500 victims, most from the Cambodian-American community." …
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NatWest – What Really Happened
Tom Kirkendall over at Houston ClearThinkers has an extensive and thoughtful blog item on what really happened in the NatWest 3 Plea.(see here) (esp)
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Rejection of Privilege Claim for the Executive
The ABA Jrl reports on the Senate Judiciary Committee rejecting claims of executive privilege on the investigation of the U.S. Attorney firings. (see also NY Times here) (esp)
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Bad Movies – Good Movies
Paul Caron, King of the LawProf Blogsphere tagged me here. It seems that a dean and some professors are playing tag and if tagged you have to name your "bad movie". (See Dean Jim Chen here, Professor Nancy Rapoport here, Professor Ann Bartow here) It’s all part of the "truly bad movie meme" Well that’s…
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Deferred Prosecution Agreement in Roger Williams Medical Center Case Ends
Corporate deferred prosecution agreements allow the government and a company to reach an agreement where the company can continue its business, institute increased reform within the entity, and avoid a criminal conviction. The agreements have been controversial, in large part because of some of the terms within these agreements (see here). The increased use of…
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Former R.I. House Majority Leader Pleads
The press release of United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island reports that a "[f]ormer Rhode Island House Majority Leader Gerard M. Martineau pleaded guilty [Thursday] to public corruption charges, admitting that he arranged personal business dealings with a pharmacy company and a health insurer, and then steered the outcome of legislation in…
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Has Rudy Heard About the FCPA?
Presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani, a former U.S. Attorney, seems to be getting caught up in what in the private sector would be considered an accounting scandal, including perhaps the misuse of resources for personal purposes. According to news reports, while Mayor of New York, he began a relationship with his now wife that was kept…
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Stolt-Nielsen Indictment Dismissed
International shipping company Stolt-Nielsen and two of its former officers finally got a measure of vindication when the U.S. District Court dismissed the indictment for antitrust violations (opinion available below). The company was originally accepted into the Antitrust Division’s Corporate Leniency Program, which rewards the first one in the door who reports on antitrust violations…
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