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Lynn Stewart Denied New Trial
According to the NYTimes here, Lynn Stewart, an attorney who was convicted for allegedly aiding a terrorist has been denied a new trial. Her case arises from her representation of Shiekh Omar Abdel Rahman. (see here) The claim for a new trial was premised on problems related to the jury. (see here). For details on…
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Who Will It Be?
One has to admit one thing about Patrick Fitzgerald’s investigation in the leak case, and that is with three days remaining he has managed in one of the highest profile cases to have everyone guessing. Obviously the last thing he wants is to have a leak coming from his office or the grand jury. And…
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What’s Happening At SOCom?
Accroding to the St. Pete Times, SOCom, the United States Special Operations Command, has had its share of white collar related problems within its ranks. In this past month alone, the St. Pete Times reported on the "widening" of a bribery scandal. (see post here) Yesterday, the St. Pete Times provided a listing of some…
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How High Could This Leak Investigation Go?
Judith Miller said in her NYTimes story here that: "Before the grand jury, Mr. Fitzgerald asked me questions about Mr. Cheney. He asked, for example, if Mr. Libby ever indicated whether Mr. Cheney had approved of his interviews with me or was aware of them. The answer was no." In our post here we questioned…
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President Sees Leak Case as “Very Serious”
Unlike one political officeholder who is downplaying the leak of a CIA agent’s identity, or calling a possible perjury charge a "technicality" to justify a two year investigation (see post here), President Bush is recognizing the gravity of such a leak. According to a Reuters (Yahoo News) report here President Bush called this investigation "very…
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Re-Evaluating the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
The Wall Street Jrl here provides a podcast and in-depth analysis of the 2002 Sarbanes Oxley Act. Of particular interest in this podcast and articles are how this legislation effects small businesses. One of the more fascinating aspects of this review is that "according to a Wall Street Journal Online/Harris Interactive personal-finance poll" "a large…
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New Memo on Attorney-Client Privilege
Robert D. McCallum, Jr., Acting Deputy AG, issued a "Memorandum" to "Heads of Department Components and United States Attorneys" concerning the statement in the Thompson Memo that speaks to the waiver of the attorney-client privilege. The Memorandum notes that "[o]ne of the nine factors [listed in the Thompson Memo] is ‘the corporation’s timely and voluntary…
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The Story of “Scooter” Libby
In an in-depth report in the Washington Post here, is a discussion of the life and times of I. "Scooter" Libby. It includes everything from his prior representation of Marc Rich, an individual who received one of the controversial pardons from former President Bill Clinton to him being well educated – prep school at Phillips…
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Is Perjury a “Technicality”?
On Meet the Press, in the context of discussing possible charges from the grand jury investigation of the leak of the status of Valerie Plame, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison stated that a perjury charge would be a "technicality" and any such charge would be an attempt by Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald to justify a two-year…
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McNulty to Be Nominated as #2 At the Department of Justice
Paul McNulty, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, will be nominated to the vacant position as Deputy Attorney General, to succeed James Comey, who left in August. Timothy Flanigan, who worked in the White House Counsel’s office, was originally tapped for the position, but withdrew over problems related to his lack…
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