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Hyde Amendment Recovery
It is rare that one succeeds on a Hyde Amendment claim, but occasionally it happens. A U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Texas issued such an order. In the Introduction, the court states: "The United States Attorney indicted an Oklahoma businessman in conscious indifference to the legal and factual basis of the charges…
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White Collar Prison Survival
Caroline Waxler, of Conde Nest Portfolio.com, authored an article titled, CEO Prison Guide: Pre-Prison Prep." It includes everything from letting you know that "Club Feds are as dead as disco," to offering a list of ten pieces of advice, including, "[t]hink of prison as a sabbatical." This is an article that is likely to get…
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Oil For Food Plea
An interesting post can be found on the blog "Grits for Breakfast" which states that "a Texas oilman pled guilty in Manhattan last week to giving kickbacks to secure contracts with Saddam Hussein’s government as part of the pre-war oil for food program in Iraq." It refers to a Reuter’s article here. (esp)
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The Hatch Act & Karl Rove
Check out this Washington Post article titled, "How Rove Directed Federal Assets for GOP Gain." But the real question is whether an independent person or body will fully investigate the questions that have been raised. (esp)
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Sentencing in Operation Costly Influence
A DOJ Press Release reports that "[t]wo former members of the City Council of Gadsden, Ala., a former city employee, and one consultant have been sentenced for their participation in a bribery and wire fraud conspiracy that operated from August 2005 through February 2006." The convictions were part of what had been called Operation Costly…
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Where Did They Fit All the Postage?
Given the size of the Pentagon’s budget, fraud cases involving military procurement are usually going to dwarf other schemes because of the amounts involved, but one has to wonder whether anyone is paying attention to some of the billings. In South Carolina, a parts supplier, C&D Distributors, and one of the twin sisters who owns…
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Judging the Judge
Being a judge is probably one of the best jobs any lawyer can hope to have, and competition to serve on the bench is keen, even with the relatively low pay. Given how good the position can be, you wonder why anyone would risk it by engaging in a fraud. According to an indictment in…
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Leahy’s Latest Missive: IG Should Investigate Gonzales
Another day, another letter from Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, this time to the Inspector General of the Department of Justice. Leahy is asking for an investigation of a variety of statements made by Attorney General Alberto Gonzales that seem to be contradicted by testimony from others, or even his own statements. It seems…
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A Bank Stock Goes Up These Days?
The Wall Street Journal Deal Journal blog (here) raises a question about trading in First Charter stock before the announcement that it would be bought out by Fifth Third Bank. While financial stocks have been pummeled the past few weeks as the meltdown in the subprime market is causing significant problems throughout the credit markets,…
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Dell Finds Its Accounting Problems
Computer giant Dell Inc. completed its internal investigation and discovered that it engaged in some "cookie jar" accounting to make sure it made its numbers. In an 8-K (here), the company stated: The investigation raised questions relating to numerous accounting issues, most of which involved adjustments to various reserve and accrued liability accounts, and identified…
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