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First Extradition Hearing for Kobi Alexander
The first hearing on the U.S. government’s request to Namibia that it extradite Kobi Alexander is set to start on June 8 in Windhoek, the nation’s capital. Alexander is the former CEO of Comverse Technology, and was indicted in August 2006 on securities fraud and conspiracy charges related to options backdating at the company. Comverse’s…
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Libby Seeks Bail Pending Appeal
I. Lewis Libby’s defense team filed its brief with the District Court seeking bail while he appeals his conviction to the D.C. Circuit and, if he fails there, most likely to the Supreme Court — assuming there’s no pardon, which is a different issue altogether. The brief (here, courtesy of TalkLeft), argues that there are…
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Nacchio Takes Another Shot at a Change of Venue
Former Qwest CEO Joseph Nacchio filed a motion for a new trial and a request that the venue be changed on the nineteen counts of insider trading on which he was convicted in April 2007. The motion, available here through the Denver University Sturm School of Law’s Corporate Governance Project, points to the prejudice from…
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Another One Snared in Abramoff’s Web
The web of political connections former superlobbyist — and current federal prisoner — Jack Abramoff spun in Washington has resulted in another guilty plea. Italia Federici, a cofounder of the Council of Republicans for Environmental Advocacy (CREA), agreed to plead guilty to obstructing a Senate investigation of Abamoff’s lobbying activities when she was less-than-truthful in…
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Scrushy Tries to Get the Judge Bounced
Former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy filed for a writ of mandamus in the Eleventh Circuit to get Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Fuller removed from the corruption case in which he was convicted along with former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman. The Judge set the sentencing for June 26, and earlier denied a recusal motion related…
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Paris Hilton Released After Three Days
In a bow to current pop culture and the abiding interests of my two teenagers, TMZ.com is reporting (here) that unimpeachable sources say Paris Hilton has been released from jail after serving only three days of a 23-day sentence imposed for her traffic violation. That sentence was about half the original 45-day sentence for the…
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No Second Act for Radler at the Conrad Black Trial
An effort by defense counsel for Lord Conrad Black to recall the government’s primary witness, former Hollinger International chief operating officer F. David Radler, was turned back by U.S. District Judge Amy St. Eve. The defense claimed that it uncovered new information showing Radler lied during his testimony during the government’s case-in-chief about whether he…
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Senate Judiciary Committee Looks Into the Firing of the Ninth U.S. Attorney
In all the tumult over the sentencing of I. Lewis Libby on June 5, lost in the shuffle was another hearing on Capitol Hill on the firing of U.S. Attorneys in 2006, this time focusing on Todd Graves, former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri. Graves has been added to the list of…
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Commentary on Libby Sentencing
Receiving a straight guidelines sentence — and one on the stiff side — lets the administration feel the full effect of the guidelines sentences they created. Some thoughts: 1. Convicted defendants who maintain their innocence are placed in a no-win situation when appearing for sentencing. If they say anything, like for example express remorse, they…
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Former Red Robin CEO Settles SEC Case over Improper Expenses
Michael J. Snyder, former CEO of Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc., settled an SEC enforcement action over his receiving reimbursements from the company for personal travel, entertainment, and meal expenses. According to the SEC Litigation Release (here): The Commission’s complaint alleges that, during 2002, 2003 and 2004, Snyder incurred personal travel expenses of roughly $1.2…
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