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Philadelphia Considers Ethics Ballot Initiative
On Tuesday, Philadelphia voters will consider the following ballot initiative: Shall the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter be amended to require Council approval of certain City leases, contracts and concessions, to empower Council to address public confidence in the integrity of the City’s contracting process by requiring certain disclosures and by providing whether persons who have…
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Libby Prosecution Will Enter CIPA Hell
The indictment of I. Lewis Libby implicates classified information, and the indictment refers to the disclosure of information to Libby in the context of security briefings, which means the government will have to invoke the Classified Information Procedures Act, 18 U.S.C.A. App. 3. The first step will be that all of Libby’s defense lawyers (he…
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Will Morgan Stanley Be Held in Criminal Contempt?
After Ronald Perelman won a $1.58 billion fraud judgment against Morgan Stanley for its failure to properly warn him about problems at client Sunbeam Inc., the financier pursued criminal contempt charges against the firm for alleged perjury by its lawyers and officers regarding the production of e-mail evidence. At the initial fraud trial, Judge Elizabeth…
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DeLay Draws Another Democrat
With two judges recused from the prosecution of Rep. Tom DeLay because of their political donations, Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson — a Republican whose 2002 campaign treasurer had ties to Texans for a Republican Majority, the organization involved in the prosecution — appointed retired San Antonio judge Pat Priest to preside over…
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Settlement of ImClone Insider Trading Case
The SEC announced the settlement of an insider trading case against Dr. Zvi Fuks and Sabina Ben-Yehuda , who received material non-public information from ImClone CEO Dr. Sam Waksal about a negative FDA response to the drug application for the company’s primary product, the colon cancer drug Erbitux. The SEC alleged that Waksal told Ben-Yehuda…
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The Never-Ending Independent Counsel Investigation
Now more than ten years old, the Independent Counsel investigation of former HUD Secretary Henry Cisneros may finally be over. An order issued by the D.C. Circuit (here) states, "Specifically, the Court orders that the Independent Counsel, with all deliberate speed, prepare for release and make release of the now pending Final Report, except for…
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FBI Joins Special Ops Command Investigation
The St. Pete Times reports (here) that the FBI has joined the investigation of possible corruption and procurement fraud at the Special Operations Command (SOCom), which is headquartered at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa. The Pentagon’s Inspector General has been conducting a preliminary inquiry into the conduct of SOCom’s commander, Gen. Doug Brown, and…
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U.S. Attorney’s Office Blog
Rather than the usual bland press release page, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland is now issuing announcements and other information on a blog maintained by the office. The new site (here) contains the usual announcements of pending cases, and also updates on trials, speeches, etc. Maybe the Southern District of New…
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Burning Through Judges in Texas
Things have gotten even weirder in the Rep. Tom DeLay prosecution in Texas as Travis County D.A. Ronnie Earle’s recusal motion directed against Administrative Judge B.B. Schraub was granted because the judge made contributions to Republicans, including Texas Gov. Rick Perry, an ally of Rep. DeLay. Judge Schraub was supposed to appoint the judge who…
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Libby Pleads Not Guilty
As expected, I. Lewis Libby entered a not guilty plea before U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton to the five-count indictment returned by a grand jury last week charging obstruction, false statements, and false declarations (perjury). Libby also unveiled two new additions to his defense team: Theodore Wells, Jr. from Paul Weiss and William Jeffress, Jr.…
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