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Is Fairfax Financial Holdings Under Investigation?
According to a press report in the Wall Street Jrl., "[f]ederal prosecutors in New York have joined a continuing probe by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltds." (See Wall Street Jrl here). The article sources are "people familiar with the investigation." Interestingly, the company issued a press release here stating "that…
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Defense Procurement Problems in Iraq
The United States is not the only country with defense procurement problems. According to an AP report here, Iraq also appears to have financial management problems in the military. The "government of former Prime Minister Iyad Allawihas" is alleged to have suffered an "alleged disappearance or misappropriation of $1 billion in military procurement funds." Obviously…
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Will a Former Expert Witness Turn on Milberg Weiss?
John Torkelsen, who served as an expert witness for Milberg Weiss in a number of class actions on issues related to damages, may become a witness against the firm now that he appears to have entered into an agreement with the government to plead guilty to a charge of giving false information to the SBA. …
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Another Salvo in the Battle Between Tom DeLay and Ronnie Earle
To describe the attacks on Travis County District Attorney Ronnie Earle as vituperative is an understatement, and the latest round from former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay seeks the dismissal of the most recent money laundering indictment because of prosecutorial misconduct. After the first conspiracy indictment, Earle’s office sought a second one, perhaps on more…
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Will Rove’s Discussions with President Bush Be a Subject of the Grand Jury Investigation?
Karl Rove’s fourth appearance before the grand jury could involve inquiry into his discussion in with President Bush about the release of Valerie Plame’s identity as a CIA operative. While it was known that the President asked Rove about the leak, recent media reports (AP story here and National Journal story here) indicates that the…
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More Hurricane Relief Fraud
The aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita certainly presents plenty of opportunities for people to lie to get some of that "free" federal money. A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Texas (here) reports on the mail fraud charge filed against Joseph Johnson: Johnson allegedly devised a scheme to…
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Former Homeland Security Official Pleads Guilty
A Press Release of the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia reports of a former official of the Department of Homeland Security pleading guilty to a misdemeanor conflict of interest charge. According to the press release, "[b]etween late 2003 and early 2004, [the former official], in her capacity as a DHS official, participated…
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Former GSA Chief Indicted
The DOJ issued a press release here formalizing via indictment the criminal complaint previously filed against "David H. Safavian, the former chief of staff for the General Services Administration (GSA)." Safavian faces "charges of obstructing a GSA proceeding, obstructing a U.S. Senate proceeding, and making false statements." (see post here). (esp)
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More Charges for John Rigas
John Rigas, who was sentenced to 15 years in jail (see post here), now has new charges. According to CNN Money (Reuters) here – this time it is tax evasion. Rigas is 80 years old. (esp)
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Letter to the Editor
Capitol Weekly reports here a new kind of scheme – writing letters to the editor under different pen names. To make matters worse, the letters sometimes supported each other and were authored by a political consultant. Not a bad way of securing support for ones position. But it presents a problem in California as it…
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