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Katrina Fraud
It is no surprise to see the Wall Street Jrl reporting here that Katrina fraud investigations hit the 1,000 mark. It seems like there has been a continuing list of press releases from US Attorneys offices throughout the country have been related to Katrina frauds. Just this week we see releases from the FBI here…
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What Happens When the Judge Becomes the Defendant
Fraud Update here links to a press release of DOJ’s Tax Division here regarding the sentencing of what they call a "Tax Scam Promoter." A husband and wife were sentenced "to 43 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release and 24 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release in…
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Not Guilty for Duke Energy Trading Exec
The Houston Chronicle reports here on the acquittal of a Duke Energy trading exec who had been charged with "illegally manipulating the company’s gas and power trades." The Houston’s Clear Thinkers Blog here reports details and commentary on this acquittal and the continuing deliberations on another individual related to Duke Energy. (esp)
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No Surprises in DeLay Ruling
It is not surprising that the judge tossed out the charges related to the conspiracy to commit a violation of the Texas election laws in the case pending against Tom DeLay. Although judges seldom will toss out charges in an indictment pre-trial, when the basis of the motion to dismiss is on a legal ground…
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Yet Another Real Estate Fraud
Fraud Update here alerts us to a Press Release of the USA for the Western District of Missouri (has anyone else noticed that there are no press releases under December in the main DOJ website, although there are some if one looks at the specific agencies). The jury convicted "a real estate entrepreneur" "for orchestrating…
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Collateral Consequences of Indictment
Collateral Consequences in the white collar area often include the possible loss of license (e.g., doctors, lawyers, stockbrokers, etc), debarment from receiving government contracts (e.g. military contracts), or exclusion from receiving government payments (e.g. health care fraud). Tom DeLay’s case represents yet another collateral consequence (this one occurring pre-indictment) – – loss of his key…
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Think Before You Write That E-Mail — Part Deux
An earlier post (here) discussed an e-mail sent by a lawyer to his law firm partners describing his likely malpractice in representing a client, and I noted that this is not the type of thing to commit to writing. Here’s another example of what not to write down, and, more importantly, not to recommend to…
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How Often Is Bar Talk the Subject of a Grand Jury Investigation?
A Washington Post story (here) discusses the conversation between Time reporter Viveca Novak and Robert Luskin, Karl Rove’s attorney, regarding Rove’s contacts with fellow Time reporter Matt Cooper about the role of Valerie Plame as a CIA operative. It seems that Novak and Luskin met over drinks, and in response to Luskin’s statement (boast?) that…
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Olis Resentencing Set for Jan. 5
The resentencing of former Dynegy Inc. executive Jamie Olis will take place on Jan. 5, along with new proceedings for his former bosses, Helen Sharkey and Gene Foster, who entered guilty pleas and testified against Olis. The Fifth Circuit upheld Olis’ conviction but remanded for resentencing because it found that the district court did not…
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Prosecutors Disclose the Witness List for the Enron Conspiracy Trial
The Enron Task Force disclosed its witness list for the Enron conspiracy trial and stated that it will likely cut down from the 89 names disclosed. I’d certainly hope prosecutors will call fewer witnesses than that, or the trial will drag on for months rather than weeks and test severely the patience of the twelve…
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