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Beware of a Higher Sentence for Vick
Two of Michael Vick’s co-defendants in the federal dog-fighting case received sentences at the high end of the Sentencing Guidelines range, which may portend a longer prison term for Vick at his sentencing in December. The applicable range for the co-defendants was 12-18 months and 18-24 months, based on their prior criminal histories, and they…
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Dickie Scruggs Is in a Heap of Trouble, But Did the Government Charge the Right Crimes?
Mississippi plaintiffs tort lawyer Dickie Scruggs, his son, another lawyer in his firm, and a lawyer and staffer from a different firm have been charged in a six-count indictment (available below) with trying to bribe a Mississippi state court judge to rule in their favor in a dispute over claims to $26.5 million in attorney’s…
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Sentencing for White Collar Crimes Article
The sentencing of white collar defendants, especially high-profile corporate executives convicted of a variety of fraud-related offenses, has been in the news a great deal these days. From the 20+ year sentences handed out to Bernie Ebbers and Jeffrey Skilling to the upcoming sentencing of Lord Conrad Black in which the government has asked for…
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Getting Ready for the Sentencing in US v. Black
Both sides filed their objections to the presentence report (PSR) in the prosecution of Lord Conrad Black and three other former Hollinger International executives — Peter Atkinson, John Boultbee, and Mark Kipnis — mail fraud charges in connection with non-compete payments. Lord Black was also convicted for obstruction of justice related to his removal of…
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Get Me the Geeks!
You just can’t make some of this stuff up, even if you tried to while writing a final examination. The head of the Office of Special Counsel, Scott Bloch, is purportedly leading the investigation of improper political briefings at agencies and alleged misuse of government resources to support Republican candidates by White House aides, including…
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McFarland – Unpublished
Doug Berman’s Sentencing Law & Policy Blog is getting traffic on the 30 year sentence that was affirmed in an unpublished opinion by the Eleventh Circuit. (see posts here and here) And the comments he is receiving are very telling. (see here). A copy of the opinion and our original post can be found here.…
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The Wyatt Sentence
As noted here, Oscar Wyatt received a sentence of a year and a day on his guilty plea. Tom Kirkendall at Houston ClearThinkers calls it "Hedging the Trial Penalty." This sentence for Wyatt’s role in the U.N.’s Oil-For-Food program is a below guidelines sentence. It is a sentence being given to an 83-year-old man who…
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NatWest Hearing Today
Tom Kirkendall of Houston Clearthinkers reminds us here that there will be a hearing today for the NatWest 3. And the predictions are appearing that something may happen today – The Guardian Unlimited titles their piece "Three May Plea Bargain Over Enron Charges." The Houston Chronicle (see here) also calls it a "rearraignment" or as…
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Oscar Wyatt – 1 Year and a day
The Houston Chronicle headline is "Oscar Wyatt Receives 12 Month Sentence." (see here). Commentary to follow – stay tuned. (esp)
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When Fraud Is Your MAC
Corporate acquisitions can be quite lucrative, and when a merger agreement goes down the tube it can be a particularly nasty affair. But can a failed merger be the basis for a criminal investigation? Specialty retailer Genesco Inc. is involved in a nasty fight with The Finish Line and investment bank UBS over their moves…
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