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Spitzer Back-Peddling
Special Prosecutor Fitzgerald may not be the only one back-peddling. It seems that Eliot Spitzer has had to re-evaluate some of his cases. Most recently he has decided to drop fraud charges against an individual associated with Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. (see Wall St J here) Spitzer had previously decided not to proceed against…
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Scanlon Pleads Guilty
As discussed here, the filing of a one count information against Michael Scanlon was an indication of a forthcoming plea. So it was no surprise to see the NYTimes reporting here that Scanlon plead guilty to one count – conspiracy. It appears likely that we will be seeing Scanlon cooperating with the government’s investigation. (See…
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Bob Woodward: Would You Buy the Book?
Listening to Bob Woodward on Larry King Live makes one wonder what has happened in the journalism world. It seems ironic that a newspaper person, someone who is supposed to provide transparency for the public, fails to come forward with information that is clearly important to a criminal investigation. Information here that is likely to…
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Former Govenor Ryan’s Trial
Former Illinois Governor Ryan (see post here) was probably not too pleased with some of the testimony coming out in his trial. According to CNN here, "Phil Gramm testified [ ] that he never approved thousands of dollars in consulting payments" to the former governor’s "daughters and staff in return for Ryan’s endorsement." The charges…
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The Enron Battles Continue
The claim by defendants Ken Lay, Jeffrey Skilling, and Richard Causey that prosecutors from the Enron Task Force have been intimidating potential witnesses into not cooperating with defense counsel will receive a hearing before U.S. District Judge Sim Lake. The judge has called two Houston defense lawyers, Bob Sussman and Wendall Odom, and four former…
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How Long Does It Take to Commit a White Collar Crime?
A New York Times article (here) on the front page of the Business Section discusses the current situation of Daniel Bayly, a former senior Merrill Lynch executive who was convicted (along with four others) in the Enron Nigerian Barge trial in 2004. Bayly is in a federal prison serving a 30-month term, and the article…
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Government Seeks Access to Baseball Players’ Steroid Tests
As part of its investigation of the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative (BALCO), the government seized the 2003 urine samples of hundreds of major league baseball players pursuant to a search warrant for the laboratory responsible for testing the samples. An AP story (here) notes that the government has appealed the district court’s decision barring the…
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Nursing Home Operator and Its CEO Charged With Fraud for Failure to Care for Patients
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri announced the indictment of American Healthcare Management Inc. and its CEO, Robert Wachter, on conspiracy and Medicare/Medicaid fraud for failing to provide adequate care to residents of three nursing homes operated by the company. A press release (here) states: The indictment alleges that due to…
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New Grand Jury in Leak Case
Special Prosecutor Fitzgerald has moved forward in the leak investigation, but according to AP here,this time it will be with a new grand jury. In the meantime denials will probably be surfacing, with claims by officials that they are not Woodward’s source. For example, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice issued a statement as reported in…
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Abramoff Partner Charged with Conspiracy
Michael Scanlon, a former aide to Rep. Tom DeLay whose public relations firm worked closely with lobbyist Jack Abramoff, is named in a criminal information of conspiracy to defraud Indian tribes that were Abramoff’s clients by making secret payments to Abramoff from fees paid by the tribes. The information also notes that Scanlon and "Lobbyist…
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