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Feds Try to Trump State in Corruption Investigation
The Department of Justice has made public corruption one of its main priorities, and the number of investigations of members of Congress, along with state and local officials, shows that this area is receiving increased attention. The states also have authority to investigate corruption involving their own officials, although parallel federal and state investigations can…
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Here Comes the Next AG
The confirmation hearings for Judge Michael Mukasey before the Senate Judiciary Committee went about as smoothly as anyone might want. Mukasey told the panel that he did not agree with the Department of Justice’s 2002 torture memo, and would make sure that there was no political interference with prosecutorial decisions. That was music to the…
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Expanding the Identity Theft Statute
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy and Ranking Member Arlen Specter introduced the "Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act of 2007" to expand the power of the federal government to pursue cases of identity theft. According to a press release (here) issued by Senator Leahy, the new bill would give federal prosecutors greater authority to…
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Gifts That Keep on Giving
Campaign contributions are given for a variety of reasons, and I suspect most donors don’t think that their donations will be used to pay lawyers advising elected officials in government investigations. TPM Muckraker reports (here) that a number of Congressmen are using funds from campaign committees to pay their lawyers because they have been caught…
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Food Companies Under Investigation for Fraud
The Wall Street Journal reports (here) in a front-page article that a number of food companies, including Sara Lee Corp. and ConAgra Foods Inc., are being investigated by the Department of Justice and the Pentagon for their role in providing supplies through a Kuwait company for the troops in Iraq. Among the areas under investigation…
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A New Chapter in the Jamie Olis Story
From 24 years, to 6 years, and now finally to a camp setting. Jamie Olis has finally arrived in a prison camp in Three Rivers, Texas. No bars, and most of all – an ability to perhaps walk hand in hand with his child. For someone serving a white collar sentence, this is a major…
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Lobbyist Pleads
Miami Herald.com reports on a plea of a lobbyist. (esp)
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White Collar Crime Prosecutions Down
TRAC summarizes the changes in the prosecutions of white collar cases during the Bush Adminstration stating that "[t]he prosecution of all kinds of white-collar criminals is down by 27% since FY 2000, before President Bush came to office." Perhaps the methodology here is uncertain, because as previously noted what DOJ includes within the definition of…
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Supremes Take Money Laundering Case
The United States Supreme Court accepted certiorari on a money laundering case. (Cuellar v. United States) The question the petitioner raises is "[w]hether merely hiding funds with no design to create the appearance of legitimate wealth is sufficient to support a money laundering conviction." (See Scotus Blog here) The Brief of the National Association of…
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Indictments in Case Related to Export-Import Bank
The Department of Justice issued a press release stating that "eight defendants have been charged in connection with an [alleged] $80 million scheme to defraud the Export-Import Bank of the United States." The release says that five of the eight have plead guilty.The press release states: "Five of the eight individuals charged have pleaded guilty…
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