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Upcoming Booker Hearings
With no major downward upheavals in sentencing, it has been pretty quiet in D.C. But next week may prove otherwise. Professor Douglas Berman reports on his sentencing blog here that there are "two big Booker-related hearings scheduled for next week." (esp)
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Verdict in Campbell Case
The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports here that the jury in the trial of former Mayor Bill Campbell returned a verdict of guilty on the tax charges and not guilty on the racketeering and bribery charges. This is a big loss for the government as they spent an enormous amount of time and effort in trying…
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Former Newsday Executive Pleads
One might say that everyone is attacking the press lately. (Mary Matalin, who spoke along with husband James Carville, at the Hillsborough County Bar Foundation last night, was particularly harsh on the press and press coverage.) The Government has even had some recent indictments related to the press (see here). And the word is out…
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Marion Barry Gets Three Years Probation
Former DC Mayor Marion Barry received a sentence of three years probation for failure to file income tax returns. (See Washington Post here) (esp)
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Former AFGE Union President Gets 24 Months
Fraud Update links here to a Northern District of Texas news release that tells of the plea and sentencing of the "former president of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), Local 1298, and an employee of the Federal Medical Center, Bureau of Prisons, in Fort Worth, Texas." She was sentenced to two years imprisonment…
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House Subcommittee Hearing on Attorney-Client Privilege Waivers
The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security conducted an oversight hearing on March 7 entitled "White Collar Enforcement (Part l): Attorney-Client Privilege and Corporate Waivers." The witnesses were Associate Attorney General Robert McCallum, Jr., former Attorney General Dick Thornburgh, Thomas Donahue, the CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and Winston &…
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Scrushy Drops in on Enron Conspiracy Trial
Maybe it would be like the Beatles attending a Rolling Stones concert when former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy attended part of the Enron conspiracy trial of former CEOs Ken Lay and Jeffrey Skilling. A post on the trial blog of the Houston Chronicle (here) quotes Scrushy as stating about former Enron CFO Andrew Fastow, "I…
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Campbell Case to the Jury Today
The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports here on the powerful closing arguments of both the prosecution and defense in the trial of former Atlanta Mayor Bill Campbell. Was the government out to "Kill Bill," or if you "Follow the Money" does Campbell have a problem? These are just some of the arguments that were made. An…
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Philadephia Councilman’s Corruption Trial Begins
The trial of Philadelphia City Councilman Rick Mariano on corruption charges began in earnest with the government calling his former chief of staff to testify regarding Mariano’s admission that he would likely go to jail after a government search of his office. Mariano’s former chief of staff, Walt DeTreux, testified, "He had said he’s going…
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Steroid Accusations Against Barry Bonds May Reignite Interest in Possible Perjury Charges
A book by two San Francisco Chronicle reporters called "Game of Shadows" that is scheduled to appear in late March alleges that San Francisco Giants star Barry Bonds became a heavy steroid user beginning in 1998, including the use of some of the strongest drugs available that are injected into the body. Bonds testified before…
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