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Where Have All the U.S. Attorneys Gone?
Noted here and here are the recent departures of two U.S. Attorneys. Also discussed is the appointment of a new U.S. Attorney and the motion filed contesting this appointment on the basis that the appointment was never submitted to the Senate for its "advice and consent," and only the President has the power to make…
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“Operation Dollar Bill”
The U.S. Attorney in Rhode Island, Robert Clark Corrente, seems to be making alleged public corruption on the state level a major focus of his office. According to an article by Mike Stanton in the Providence Journal, this U.S. Attorney has been busy investigating cases that may now number "’14 active investigations’ of 7 politicians…
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New Article by Co-Blogger Henning
Co-Blogger Peter Henning has a new article on SSRN. The new article, forthcoming at the Notre Dame Jrl of Law Ethics and Policy is titled, "Lawyer’s Truth, and Honesty in Representing Clients." For details check Alan Childress post on the Legal Profession Blog here. (esp)
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Plea in Theft of Trade Secrets Case
A DOJ Press Release reports on a plea agreement being reached between the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut and a former employee of Duracell. According to the press release, court documents state that – "between March and June 2006, [ ] who was employed as a cell development technologist at Duracell,…
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Bring Your Monitor to the Merger
The pending merger between Bank of New York and Mellon Financial may present what looks like a first in the field of non-prosecution agreements: two companies joining their monitors appointed as a result of settling criminal investigations. Bank of New York entered into a non-prosecution agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Offices for the Southern and…
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Hedge Fund Manager Charged in $88 Million Fraud
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York charged John H. Whittier with one count of securities fraud and three counts of failing to disclose to the SEC the ownership interest in companies in which hedge funds managed by Whittier had a substantial interest. He owned Wood River Capital Management, which operated…
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Secretary in Coke Trade Secrets Case Convicted
A jury convicted Joya Williams, a former secretary to the global brand director of the Coca-Cola Company in Atlanta, of conspiracy to steal trade secrets and sell them to rival Pepsi. Williams was one of three defendants arrested in July 2006 after Pepsi notified the FBI that individuals were trying to sell information and samples…
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Another Lead Plaintiff Pleads Guilty to Receiving Payments from Milberg Weiss
The prosecution of plaintiffs class action firm Milberg Weiss and two of its partners took another turn when Steven Cooperman admitted to accepting payments from the firm for serving as the representative plaintiff in class actions. His guilty plea includes an admission to accepting $175,000 from "Partner B," widely speculated to be former Milberg Weiss…
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A Defendant Anxious to Go to Prison
No one really wants to go to jail, but once you’re in, it would probably be nice to get assigned to a decent facility to serve out your term rather than spend time in a cramped holding facility for over a year. That is the plight of Jamie Olis, however, who seems to be in…
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Another Congressional Corruption Case on the Way
The fallout from the bribery of former Representative Randy "Duke" Cunningham looks like it is about to hit, according to an article in the North County Times (here). Brent Wilkes, who Cunningham admitted paid him substantial bribes to win no-bid defense contracts, has been under investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District…
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