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Ryan’s Case In Closing
Former Governor Ryan’s case will be in the juror’s hands soon. Dan K. Webb, attorney for Ryan gave the first part of his closing argument today and will complete the closing tomorrow. This will be followed by the closing of the co-defendant and the government rebuttal. After instructions to the jury it rests with them.…
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Not A Good Day for Skilling
According to the press, Andrew Fastow told a good bit today about the fraud he committed at Enron. (see Houston Chronicle here), (Washington Post here). And although so far there does not appear to be direct hits on Ken Lay, this was not a stellar day for Jeffrey Skilling. It sounds like the focus on…
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Down the Wire in the Campbell Case
Although the initial prediction was that Campbell would testify (here). But after former Mayor Andrew Young testified for Campbell (here), and the defense started to present their case – the prediction was that maybe Campbell would not have to testify (see here). The turning point was probably the testimony of Steve Labovitz (here). The truth…
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Abramoff – Will He Publically Name Names
Jack Abramoff had asked for a delay in his sentencing and it looks like the most he will be getting is a delay from March 16th to March 29th. (see AP here). The response by one of his attorney’s Abbe Lowell is – we’ll have to name names to show the need for a delay.…
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Ahold Trial – Sentence Difference
If the defendants in the Ahold related trial are convicted, their sentences will not come close to what we have been seeing recently in the United States. According to CNN here the Dutch trial charges four defendants. The case results from alleged accounting issues coming from matters related to Ahold. If convicted, CNN notes that …
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“They’re on to us”
Everyone is talking about the comment, "[t]hey’re on to us." Did Jeff Skilling make this statement, and if so, what did he mean by it? See Washington Post here, Wall Street Journal here, Houston Chronicle here. (esp)
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This Week in Enronville
This coming week in the trial of Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling there will likely be a larger than usual courtroom crowd as Tuesday Andrew Fastow is scheduled to testify. (see Houston Chronicle here, Washington Post here). Continuing Monday will be witness Kevin Hannon, former chief of Enron broadband who is scheduled for cross-examination. For…
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Paper Dump by KPMG Individuals
Criminal defense attorneys have been complaining in some cases that the government has engaged in a document dump when it comes time for discovery. That is the government provides discovery by giving defense an unorganized mess of boxes that counsel is supposed to wade through in usually a short period of time. When the prosecution…
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Campbell Trial Update
The defense side of the Bill Campbell trial, the former mayor of Atlanta, is full steam ahead with supportive witnesses testifying on his behalf. The AJC reports here on "Campbell’s former special assistant, Eunice Lockhart-Moss" saying that he was not the"one who signed United Water contracts." But City Attorney Susan Langford also testified on cross-examination,…
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Former Rep. Cunningham Receives 100 Month Prison Term
Former Representative Randy "Duke" Cunningham, a Viet-Nam fighter ace and five-term Congressman before his 2005 resignation, received a sentence of eight years and four months after pleading guilty to corruption and tax evasion charges. The sentence, the longest ever given a former member of Congress for conduct related to office, fell between the ten-year maximum…
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