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Another Voice Objecting to the McNulty Memo
The McNulty memo, discussed here, here, here, and here, is clearly controversial. Another voice can be added to those proclaiming that the memo is deficient as not going far enough. This time it is William Sullivan of Winston & Strawn. Last March, Sullivan, a former prosecutor, testified before the House. He appeared along with Tom…
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Wells – NLJ Lawyer of the Year
The National Law Journal has named Theodore V. Wells Jr. its lawyer of the year. Wells, co-chairman of the litigation department at New York’s Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, is set to start trial on January 16th. His client is Lewis "Scooter" Libby. And CNN reports that Vice President Cheney will be called as…
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3 + Years for a Former New Jersey Politician
If you think that white collar sentences are going down in a post-Booker world, you need only check out the sentence given to John A. Lynch Jr. yesterday. He received a sentence of three years and three months for guilty pleas to fraud and tax evasion. The 39 month sentence was on the high end…
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Varying Sentences in Mortgage Fraud Cases
United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida issued a press release that Samantha Johnson and Scott Warren Johnson, husband and wife, were sentenced following their guilty please to "a wide-ranging mortgage fraud scheme." The sentences were 60 months for Samantha Johnson and one year for Scott Johnson. The press release said that…
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An Impossible Mission
The United States Attorney for the Central District of California reports in a press release of a plea they obtained from someone who was "caught using a camcorder to record the movie Mission Impossible III" at a Hollywood theater. The plea was to copyright infringement. It really is better to just buy the video. (esp)
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Stretching Identity Theft
Identity Theft is clearly a national problem. And when one thinks of the problem, computer fraud or credit card schemes come to mind. But DOJ has a new category to add to the list – immigration violations. The Washington Post reports in an article by Spencer Hsu and Krissah Williams that federal authorities arrested hundreds…
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Tax Charges Against Kozlowski Dismissed
Hats off to the N.Y. State prosecutors who dismissed tax charges against L. Dennis Kozlowski, former CEO of Tyco. (see Wall Street Jrl here) Kozlowski is serving a lengthy prison sentence in the state system of between 8 1/3 to 25 years. The resolution of this matter will save the cost of having to litigate…
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Comments on the McNulty Memo
What have others been saying about the McNulty Memo – ABA Jrl E- Report here Alan Childress, Legal Profession Blog here Business Week Online here Carrie Johnson, Washington Post here Dale Oesterle, Business Law blog here Doug Berman’s Sentencing Blog here Jason McClure, Legal Times here Linnley Browning, New York Times here Peter Lattmen, Wall…
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Forfeiture Action Against Former Chancellor
The former chancellor of Alabama’s two-year-college system faces a forfeiture action according to an article in the Chronicle of Higher Education. There are no federal criminal charges in this case, but the forfeiture seeks return of funds he received from from contractors. (esp)(w/ a Stetson hat tip to Dean Darby Dickerson)
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Athlete Indicted for Perjury in Balco Investigation
The Balco (Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative) steroids investigation has entered what U.S. Attorney Kevin Ryan called the "third stage" with the indictment of Tammy Thomas, a former cyclist banned from competition for steroid use. Thomas testified under a grant of immunity in 2003 before the same grand jury that heard from a number of prominent…
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