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Major Katrina Fraud
The Wall Street Jrl reports here of 15 indictments in a cases alleging fraud resulting from Katrina recovery efforts. Some of the individuals who were charged worked for Spherion Corp. a company that had an agreement with the Red Cross to assist with Katrina recovery efforts. Obviously, the Red Cross and Spherion are not happy…
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Could VP Cheney’s Office Be Involved?
Check out the "Rumor" Headline of USNews & World Report here. But wait, Judith Miller said in her NYTimes article here: "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…
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Choose Your Friends Wisely
Yet another Republican lawmaker appears to be having some problems. According to the Washington Post, this time it is Rep. Robert W. Ney (R-Ohio). Ney’s biggest problems seems to be his friendships with recently indicted individuals – Jack Abramoff and Tom DeLay. A detailed story that includes everything from an antenna contract, a Scotland trip,…
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Who will be Indicted, if anyone, in the case of the leak of a CIA Agent’s Name?
Patrick Fitzgerald’s time is running out, unless of course he asks the court to re-up the grand jury for another term. One has to admit that this investigation has been conducted absent the leaks one often finds in high profile cases. The information we read all comes from individuals who have testified before the grand…
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10 More Indicted in KPMG Case
TaxProf reports here that 10 more were indicted in the KPMG Case. They provide the indictment here. It is without doubt a sad indictment to read. The accused are highly educated individuals. Some partners, some with masters in tax law, some lawyers and some CPAs. Court One alleges conspiracy, Counts 2-40 allege tax evasion,…
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DOJ & Serono – Agreement
According to a DOJ press speech here, the government and Serono Labs (Swiss Company with U.S. subsidiaries) have reached an agreement where "Serono will pay to the Medicaid program hundreds of millions of dollars it collected through the fraudulent marketing and sale of a drug called Serostim." Serostism assisted with weight loss resulting from AIDS. …
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DeLay Could Have Taken a Misdemeanor
According to the Houston Chronicle (AP) here, Tom DeLay could have accepted a plea to a misdemeanor. If he had taken the plea he would not have needed to relinquish his seat as majority House leader. DeLay must obviously think he can be successful in front of a jury. Timing of the trial may be…
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“Don’t Go There”
One aspect of New York Times reporter Judith Miller’s case, presented in great (although sometimes slippery) detail in the newspaper (here), includes some hotly disputed interchanges in 2004 between Joseph Tate, the lawyer for the Vice President’s chief of staff, I. Lewis Libby, and Miller’s then-lawyer, Floyd Abrams. According to the Times, Tate described to…
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More on the Judith Miller Case
Some side-notes to the post below- 1. Judith Miller hires Robert Bennett. The NY Times reports here that "Ms. Miller recalled Mr. Bennett saying while he signed on to her case: ‘I don’t want to represent a principle. I want to represent Judy Miller.’" – Is this a situation that the party needed private representation…
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What Does Patrick Fitzgerald Do Now?
Judith Miller, N.Y. Times reporter who spent 85 days in jail for what may now appear to be a misunderstanding about whether a source – I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby – had authorized her to disclose his name, now talks to the grand jury. She spoke to Libby she says (see her NY Times story here),…
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