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Finding the Leak
Things are heating up in Detroit. According to the Detroit News here the government is investigating an alleged leaking of "names of grand jury witnesses in a federal investigation of the government’s conduct" in a terrorism trial. The government does not appear to be happy with a paralegal who is alleged to have accessed names…
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ECONOMIC CRIME IN THE 21 ST CENTURY
The Center for the Study of Economic Crimes, a collaborative project of Florida State College of Criminology & Criminal Justice and St. Thomas University School of Law, is holding a conference starting this coming Friday (3/17) titled, ECONOMIC CRIME IN THE 21 ST CENTURY: EMERGING TRENDS IN CONSUMER FRAUD AND STRATEGIES FOR ENFORCEMENT. (see here)…
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Is Hiring A Defense Attorney Obstruction of Justice?
The Second Superseding Indictment in the case of United States v. Singleton provides some fascinating language in Count Ten, an obstruction charge under 18 USC 1512(c)(2). It seems that comments made by an employee during an internal investigation are now being used to form the charge of obstruction. The indictment actually states that the defendant…
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Prosecutor Facing Problems in DeLay Case
The State prosecutor proceeding against Representative Tom DeLay is having problems issuing some subpoenas. According to the Houston Chronicle here, the subpoenas cannot be issued because the case has been stayed pending the appeal. The appellate court "threw out more than 30 subpoenas requested by Travis County prosecutors." This decision presents some interesting questions: Will…
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New Federal Prosecutor to Oversee Anti-Terrorism Division
These days, even white collar crime might be considered terrorism. So it therefore seems appropriate to mention that the Seattle Post-Intelligencer has an AP story here telling that Kenneth Wainstein, a federal prosecutor in Washington, has been named the new head of the DOJ anti-terrorism division. This new position was created under the Patriot Act.…
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Things Are Heating Up at SOCom
There was some activity in the upcoming SOCom related trial of a retired Army colonel. Facing charges of conspiracy, bribery and wire fraud, retired Col. Tom Spellissy argued that his Motion to Suppress Evidence should be granted and that the military is hindering his ability to prepare a defense. The Tampa Tribune reports here that…
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White Collar Offenders in Prison
If you have to go to jail, where is the best place to go? The Kansas City Star has a wonderful article here talking about prisons that house some white collar offenders. It provides a list of the five best places from Alan Ellis’ The Federal Prison Handbook 2005. Of particular note in this Kansas…
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Indicting at the Top
Indictments of leaders and former leaders seems to be the "in thing" these days. Just look at some of the recent indictments here in the United States: Former Atlanta Mayor Bill Campbell who was only convicted of tax charges despite an attempt by prosecutors to convict him on racketeering and bribery charges; The jury is…
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The Wrong Date
According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution here former Atlanta Mayor Bill Campbell’s jury was focused on a date appearing on the indictment. Since the alleged bribe did not occur on that exact date, some jurors told the press that they were unable to convict. Other factors also appeared to play a part in the not…
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It’s All In the Hands of the Jury
Former Governor Ryan of Illinois now awaits the return of his jury. According to the Chicago Tribune here, the government’s argument in their final closing was "about whether George Ryan breached his duty of honest services to the people of Illinois." This is a fascinating argument to make in light of the political world of…
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