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FDA Screening Canadian Drugs
In a bizarre resolution to the sending of Canadian drugs to the United States, Reuters reports here that U.S. customs officials will continue to take Canadian prescription drugs sent by mail to individuals in the U.S., but they will turn the drugs over to the FDA.for screening. The assumption made here is that the individual…
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The Latest on Stolt-Nielsen, S.A
In January 14, 2005 a district court judge enjoined the Department of Justice from indicting Stolt-Nielsen S.A., a foreign freight carrier, and a company executive vice-president, for antitrust violations for allegedly fixing prices. The company had received immunity under DOJ’s Antitrust Corporate Leniency Program (see here). Fast forward to September 2006 and we saw here…
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Parallel Investigations
The US Attorney’s Office in Massachusetts has a press release here informing the public of a recent white collar sentencing. The former executive of North Andover Corporation was sentenced for convictions on 8 counts of securities and wire fraud to a sentence of 2years and 6 months’ imprisonment, to be followed by 3 years of…
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The White Collar Crime Law Practice
Wall Street Jrl reporter Nathan Koppel has a wonderful article here that highlights Attorney Cristina Arguedas’ white collar crime practice. This is an interesting article, especially for anyone who attended the ABA White Collar Crime section meetings years back when there were very few women in the room. Even today, there are few women…
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Identity Theft Indictments in Operation French Fry
One of the top problems of the day in the white collar crime arena is identity theft. Debra Wong Yang, the USA for the Central District of California is confronting this problem directly with indictments and prosecutions. According to a press release from her office, here, the "Orange County Identity Theft Task Force has charged…
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McGeorge Law School Program on Corruption
Rethinking Corruption: An Interdisciplinary Look at a Fundamental Problem. On Friday, 27 October 2006, the Center’s Institute for Global Business will sponsor a symposiumRethinking Corruption: An Interdisciplinary Look at a Fundamental Problem. Does corruption matter in today’s globalized economy? Or has it been overtaken by money laundering and terrorism as the central focus of international…
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Another Enron Executive Sentenced
Former Enron executive Paula Rieker received a sentence of 2 years probation for her guilty plea to a charge of insider trading for reaping nearly $500,000 from sales of stock when she knew the company was facing severe financial problems. Rieker was among the eight former Enron officials who entered guilty pleas and later testified…
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The Pequot Insider Trading Investigation Fades Away
Allegations that senior management in the SEC’s Enforcement Division quashed an insider trading investigation largely came to naught as the Commission decided not to file any civil insider trading charges in the case. Former SEC staff attorney Gary Aguirre alleged to the Senate Judiciary Committee that after he sought to take the deposition of Morgan…
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Bonds’ Former Trainer Freed Again, For At Least a Little While
Greg Anderson, the former personal trainer for (perhaps the former) San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds, was released from jail by U.S. District Judge William Alsup because of what the judge termed a "legal snafu." Judge Alsup sent Anderson to jail for civil contempt twice because of his refusal to testify before a grand jury…
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Where Is the KPMG Trial Headed?
The prosecution of sixteen former KPMG partners and employees, along with an outside lawyer and investment adviser, may be headed for separate trials. A New York Times story (here) discusses a letter sent to U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan by federal prosecutors suggesting that the case can be divided into two parts, with the higher…
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