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House Judiciary Committee Subpoenas Gonzales to Produce Documents
The House Judiciary Committee has sent a formal letter and subpoena to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales requesting that he produce at 2 P.M. on April 16th a list of documents. The subpoena and accompanying letter include documents related to the termination of former U.S. Attorneys. It explicitly requests that certain items being requested be "complete…
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Keep Your Eye on the Inglesias Issue
The DOJ attorney dismissal fiasco just doesn’t seem to go away. And the departure of former U.S. Attorney Inglesias is clearly one that merits closer scrutiny. The Washington Post reports that Inglesias has filed a complaint that his "dismissal amounted to discrimination based on his status as an officer in the Navy Reserve." And the…
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Tennessee Waltz Trial to Starts
Posted here was a discussion of Tennessee State Senator John Ford, who resigned his position following his indictment. The case is an outgrowth of an undercover operation called the Tennessee Waltz that originates from the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Tennessee. (see here). Ford, a Democrat, is now beginning trial on…
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Former “Olympic Sprinter’ Pleads
In April 2006, the New York Times reported that "Olympic sprinter" Tim Montgomery, was indicted for bank fraud and money laundering. Montgomery’s name was also mentioned during the BALCO investigation when his grand jury testimony was said to be leaked. (see here) The bank fraud and money laundering case is now resolved, as Sports Illustrated…
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Gonzales Related
Three interesting articles related to the US Attorney happenings – 1. Richard Cohen has a column in the Washington Post titled, "Gonzales the Cipher" that compares the AGs memos written to Bush on death penalty cases, when Bush was Governor, to his present handling of the controversy in his office. 2. Carl Hulse of the…
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Tax Charges at the Forefront With April 15th Approaching
Immediately prior to April 15th each year one sees a good number of tax cases being charged or plead. Clearly this can have the effect of deterring those who might be tempted to avoid paying taxes or perhaps not bothering to filing a tax return. For example: A DOJ Press Release (Central District of California)…
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Upcoming Events
The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers has a full day on white collar crime at their upcoming conference in Cincinnati (April 25-28, 2007). Using experts in white collar cases, parallel proceedings, internal investigations, and litigating intent, are some of the topics being discussed. Registration Information is here. The American Bar Association has an upcoming…
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They Are Dropping Like Flies
The latest in the Attorney General "firings" matter is the resignation of Monica Goodling. Goodling had been a senior advisor to AG Gonzales, in addition to being the DOJ liasion to the White House. Clearly this is a tough position to be in when being asked to now answer questions about the sudden departure of…
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Is It Politics in Pennsylvania or is it an Attorney Conflict?
According to Philly.Com. the U.S. Attorneys Office located in Philadelphia, Pa. is trying to remove the law firm of Sprague and Sprague from representing State Senator Vince Fumo. Fumo, who is a democrat, is charged in an 139 count indictment (see here), The basis for the removal of the law firm from representing Fumo is…
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Conflicts in College Financial Aid Offices
Carrying on the tradition of his predecessor, Governor Eliot Spitzer, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is pursuing a wide-ranging investigation of conflicts of interest of university financial aid offices that is likely sending a chill across college campuses at this very moment. Cuomo’s office has found that financial aid officers at Columbia, USC, and…
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