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Scrushy Jury Puts Its Nose Back to the Grindstone
After the holiday weekend, the jury in the prosecution of Richard Scrushy returns to work after spending a week hung up on trying to reach unanimity on the first charge of the indictment, the broad conspiracy count. The jury’s frustration was clear when it sent a note to U.S. District Judge Karon Bowdre asking her…
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“He Spent Money Like It Was Water”
When none other than The Donald says, "He spent money like it was water," then you know you’re in the big leagues. Trump was talking about Alberto Vilar, who is currently sitting in jail spending the weekend locked up after being unable to meet the $10 million cash bail set at a hearing on Friday. …
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Juris Novus Featuring Blogs from the Law Professor Blogs Network
The Law Professor Blogs Network is proud to announce a collaboration with Juris Novus, one of the finest law blog aggregators online. Juris Novus will be featuring a rotating cast of blogs from our Network. Statement from Juris Novus: Keeping up with the blogsphere is a daunting task as new blogs come online daily. Juris…
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Article By John C. Coffee
Professor John C. Coffee of Columbia Law School has an article titled, "A Theory of Corporate Scandals: Why the U.S. and Europe Differ" posted on SSRN here as part of the Columbia Law and Economics Working Papers. In part the abstract on SSRN states: "This paper submits that different kinds of scandals characterize different systems…
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Rosen Acquittal in Perspective
We reported here the acquittal of David Rosen, former fundraiser for "Senator A." We noted here the importance of keeping politics out of prosecutions. We also noted here how those who associate with high profile individuals, such as Hillary Clinton, subject themselves to additional scrutiny. We asked whether Rosen would be able to "standup to…
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State Senator Ford Resigns
Tennessee State Senator John Ford, a 30-year veteran of the Senate, has resigned after his indictment on corruption charges and order of home confinement because of an alleged threat against a witness (see earlier posts here and here). According to an AP story (here), Ford’s lawyer said the threat against the witness was just a…
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Heads I Win, Tails You Lose
Workers compensation is one of those areas of the law that is better left unexamined. Unfortunately for the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation (BWC) and its CEO, James Conrad, the spotlight is now focused on a rather peculiar investment by the Bureau that seems to be missing. According to an AP story (here), the BWC…
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Another One Falls for the Nigerian 419 Scam
A Fourth Circuit opinion in United States v. Blick (here) has a thorough discussion of the appeal waiver related to post-Booker sentencing issues, taking the approach adopted by all other circuits that a waiver of the right to appeal in a plea agreement is enforceable even though the Supreme Court’s decision on the Federal Sentencing…
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Who Wants to Be a Deputy Sheriff in the O.C.?
In the fine tradition of Barney Fife, Orange County Sheriff Michael Carona appointed 86 campaign contributors (Sheriff is an elected post in California), friends, and family members as reserve Deputy Sheriffs, giving them badges and — a bit scarier — the authority to arrest. None of the reserve deputies, who are all volunteers, had to…
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Ebbers Sentencing Postponed to July 13
U.S. District Judge Barbara Jones postponed the sentencing of former WorldCom CEO Bernie Ebbers from June 13 to July 13 to give the parties more time to file briefs on the new trial request and to complete the presentence report. Any guesses on the fraud loss figure? Because Judge Jones can treat the Guidelines as…
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