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MIchigan Attorney’s Law Office Searched
Prominent Michigan attorney Geoffrey Fieger’s law office was searched by FBI and IRS agents, a move that only heightens the drama surrounding him. Fieger achieved a small amount of national prominence in the 1990s for his representation of Dr. Jack Kevorkian in connection with various assisted deaths, and he was the 1998 Democratic nominee for…
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Rep. Cunningham’s “Conspirator #1” Identified
In the plea agreement entered into by now-former Rep. Randy (Duke) Cunningham to a bribery conspiracy charge, two of the four unidentified coconspirators were cited as providing payments in exchange for government contracts. A USA Today story (here) notes that the attorney for Brent Wilkes has acknowledged that his client is Conspirator #1, who had…
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Is Fraud Mostly Detected by Chance?
International accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers issued its Global Economic Crime Survey 2005 (here) that surveys companies worldwide about how they are affected by fraud and other types of white collar crime, and how they go about detecting and combating such misconduct. The headline-grabber (see Reuters story here) is the assertion by PwC that "[o]ver one third…
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A Corruption Case Involving Real Red Tape
Here’s one you don’t see every day. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Tennessee announced the arrest of two Veterans Administration officials for taking kickbacks for the purchase of, none other than, red tape. A press release (here) describes the conduct: Joseph Haymond and Natalie Coker have been charged by criminal complaint…
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Hollinger Execs Case – A Lot Happening
CNN Money (Reuters) is reporting here that two executives in the Hollinger case failed to appear in court today. The next step for the prosecutor will be to proceed with an extradition. But one wonders if this will be necessary. After seeing the possibility of an extradition, they might just decide to return willingly and…
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Is This An “Assault on Republicans?”
With Republican Representative Randy Cunningham’s felony plea (see post here) to bribery conspiracy and tax evasion, and others facing scrutiny (see NYTimes here), it’s a time when some find out who are their real friends. The NYTimes reports on how some people are distancing themselves from the indicted and convicted. Others are claiming that this…
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The Sad Elgindy Story
The Wall Street Jrl, in a superb article authored by John R. Emshwiller here, tells the story of Anthony Elgindy and the tragedy faced by his family as a result of his conviction in a white collar case. Clearly the most moving part of this story is the dilemma faced by his wife in deciding…
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Ryan Case A Slow One
According to the Chicago Tribune here, prosecutors are not happy at the speed of the trial of former Governor Ryan. But the judge refused, at this time, to place limits on questioning witnesses to speed things along. This may be the classic case of balancing efficiency with preserving the accused’s rights. Clearly, a person facing…
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Charles Walker Receives Sentence of Ten Years
The Atlanta Jrl Constitution here reports on the ten year sentence given to Charles Walker, this time referring to him as "[a] sharecropper’s son who became one of Georgia’s highest ranking lawmakers." The article details the evidence presented at his trial and the political environment during the events. But unmentioned in this article about "the…
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Former Kansas Congressional Candidate Pleads Guilty to Misuing Campaign Funds
Keeping with this week’s theme of corruption, former Republican Congressional candidate Adam Taff entered a guilty plea to one count of mail fraud and one count of violating the Federal Election Campaign Act for misusing campaign funds. Taff was accused of listing $312,000 from his campaign as personal funds in obtaining a home mortgage to…
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