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Enron Update
Defense counsel started ripping at the first prosecution witness Mark Koenig (see Hoston Chronicle here). Some of the reported questions were excellent closed questions, questions that only elicit a "yes" or "no" response. But other reported questions might have been a bit too open-ended – questions that permit the witness to wander and cause the…
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More Proof That We Are Reactive In Creating New Laws
Many of the white collar laws that are created come from reactions to criminal activity. Clearly Sarbanes-Oxley, as well as increased financial institution fraud fines, demonstrate this reaction. This is not new, as one can even go back as far as the 1872 mail fraud statute that was created as part of a revision of…
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Drugs, But Not Drugs
The health law white collar area has been booming these last few years, as many prosecutions have related to fraud in this industry. Just as one thinks that the government is moving in a different direction, more cases pop up. Sometimes the cases add a new dimension – like the use of the internet. Fraud…
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White Collar Crime Conferences
There are several upcoming conferences on white collar crime. 1. NACDL – Philadelphia (here) 2. Boston Bar – Boston (here) 3. ABA – San Francisco (here) 4. Center for the Study of Economic Crime – Miami (here) (esp)
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What do Enron, Jack Abramoff, and Ralph Reed Have in Common?
The Atlanta Journal Constitution has a political insider piece here that talks about the connection between Abramoff, Enron, and Ralph Reed, a Republican candidate for lieutenant governor in Georgia. And it looks like the paper has some possible direct evidence – – an email (emails have become very problematic for many recently – just ask…
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Grand Jury Secrecy – Libby Case
The Washington Post reports here on the DC Circuit Court of Appeal’s Order releasing previously undisclosed grand jury material related to the Libby case. The actual court Order releasing the information is here. The court states that the release of part of this previously undisclosed document came about because: "Now that the grand jury has…
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Is White Collar Crime A Texas Thing?
While everyone is focusing on Houston, Texas and the Enron trial, USA Johnny Sutton, over in Western District of Texas has been pretty busy with white collar cases. A former bank vice president, who plead guilty to one count of bank fraud and one count of misapplication by a bank officer or employee, was sentenced…
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The Libby Trial: Ready, Set . . . Wait
U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton has set the trial of I. Lewis Libby to begin on January 8, 2007. With the two sides wrangling over discovery, the likely challenges from the media to subpoenas, and, most importantly, the procedure for release of national security information under the Classified Information Procedure Act (CIPA here), even that…
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It Just Never Ends
Sometimes, it’s just too much to keep up with all the happenings in the white collar crime world. Thankfully, there are terrific blogs (and bloggers) who pay attention in this area, and below are three worth checking out: David Giacalone on the f/k/a . . . blog discusses the sentences of lawyers who ran a…
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Former Connecticut State Sentator Receives Five-Year Term for Corruption
Former Connecticut state Senator Ernest Newton received a five-year prison term after pleading guilty to bribery, tax evasion, and honest services fraud charges. Former Connecticut Governor John Rowland was sentenced to a year-and-a-day for accepting over $100,000 in gifts, while Newton received a much more substantial sentence based on his guilty plea to accepting a…
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