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WorldCom Cooperating Defendants Face Sentencing
The five former WorldCom officers and employees who entered guilty pleas and cooperated with the government’s investigation that led to the successful prosecution of former CEO Bernie Ebbers will be sentenced in the first two weeks of August. The schedule of appearances before U.S. District Judge Barbara Jones (see U.S. Attorney’s Office press release here)…
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The Corruption Cases Keep on Coming
In the past few months, corruption investigations and prosecutions have made headlines in Atlanta, Dallas, San Diego (with the catchy title "Strippergate"), and Philadelphia, along with the leak of an FBI affidavit discussing possible corruption in the Cleveland Mayor’s office. This past week brought more corruption cases, including: Ohio Governor Taft’s former Chief of Staff…
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White Collar Crime Conference
Georgetown University and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) will be holding a conference titled, "Defending the White Collar Case:In and Out of Court" September 22-23, 2005. The website states: Georgetown University School of Law and NACDL will hold this jointly sponsored 2-day seminar at Georgetown University School of Law, September 22-23,…
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New Charges Added in Case Against “Natural Gas Traders”
In a press release of the United States Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of Texas it tells how two national gas traders, one a former employee of Dynegy, and the other a "former El Paso Merchant Energy (“El Paso”) natural gas trader" had counts added to their indictment. They were originally charged with"conspiracy, false…
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Potential Conflicts of Interest in Advising Corporations
One of the toughest areas to determine whether there is a conflict of interest in legal representation involves corporate clients. While the entity is usually the client, the lawyer interacts with the board of directors and senior management, who will view the lawyer as providing them with legal advice as much as the corporation. Things…
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Parmalat Investigation Heating Up
The Parmalat investigation appears to be heating up with the focus now on several international banks. Parmalat suffered from a corporate fraud scandal.(see discussion here of paper written about the Parmalat Case)( also see post on the upcoming trial of its CEO here). According to the Wall Street Journal here , prosecutors in Italy are…
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White Collar Shame in Miami
People often remark that white collar sentences need to be the same as street crime, and to some extent there does need to be equity here. But there also has to be consideration of the collateral consequences- no matter what the crime might be. In the case of the white collar offender, or individual charged…
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Reward Offer
We all have heard of rewards being offered for lost items or to find information on the location of individuals- – even information leading to arrests in connection with a crime where the perpetrator may be unknown – but this one is VERY DIFFERENT. According to CCN here the "The Cook County Republican Party is…
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Where Is This Investigation Headed?
Discrediting a CIA operative may have been a motive of some of the administration, but motive is not the same as intent. If Prosecutor Fitzgerald wishes to prosecute someone he is faced with showing some form of intent in the leak of the confidential information to the press. Intent, however, can be inferred from the…
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Does Your Law Firm Handle White Collar Cases?
Having counsel available in a firm to handle a white collar issue is important these days. Business matters can develop into white collar crime matters overnight. It is therefore no surprise to see major firms expanding with new "special matters" sections. Law.com reports here , from the Fulton County Daily Report, that the law firm…
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