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In the News & Around the Blogosphere
Jamie, Sturgeon, Financial Post, Nortel lawyers forced to testify against client -'Completely unprecedented'; Crown wants former CEO's litigators to hand over detailed notes from 2004 Amanda Bronstad, NLJ, Guilty pleas to bribing overseas officials Mike Scarcella, BLT Blog, In Gulf Spill Probe, DOJ Charges Former BP Engineer with Obstruction Mathew Huisman, BLT Blog, After Three-Decade
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Tom Dewey May Be Rolling Over in His Grave
In an ironic twist, the New York County (Manhattan) District Attorney's Office is investigating the recently-deposed chairman of Dewey LeBouef, the firm that still carries the name of Thomas Dewey, the near-president who rose to national prominence as a gangbusting nonpolitical Manhattan District Attorney. The investigation, apparently based on facts brought to the District Attorney's
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High Anti-trust Sentence Affirmed in Split Decision
In United States v. VandeBrake, (opinion- Download 111390P) the Eighth Circuit in a 2-1 opinion affirmed a 48-month sentence in an anti-trust case. The trial court had "varied upward from the advisory guidelines range based primarily upon VandeBrake's lack of remorse and the court's policy disagreement with United States Sentencing Guidelines Manual (U.S.S.G.) § 2R1.1." The trial
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35 Years For Conviction Related to Ponzi Scheme
Michael Pollick, Sarasota Herald Tribune, Marian Morgan sentenced to 35 years in prison. (esp)(hat tip to Linda Friedman Ramirez)
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Ten Basic Observations About Discovery Call for New Legislation
Here are ten basic observations regarding criminal discovery. They send a loud message that the proposed Senator Lisa Mukowski (Alaska) (along with Senators Inouye, Hutchinson, Begich and Akaka) "Fairness in Disclosure of Evidence Act" legislation is needed to codify the holding in Brady and add teeth to making certain that defendants receive a fair trial. Ten Basic
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What Percentage of DOJ FCPA Losses is Acceptable?
Check out this new article by Mike Koehler here. His abstract states: "Bringing criminal charges and marshalling the full resources of law enforcement agencies against an individual is an awesome power that our government possess. Because that power alters the lives of real people and their families, sidetracks real careers, empties real bank accounts in
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Jeffrey Skilling – Cert Denied
The Supreme Court denied certiorari in the latest matter related to Jeffrey Skilling. See here Skilling is still subject to resentencing resulting from the Supreme Court decision that held that the honest services provision of mail fraud (section 1346) would be limited to bribery and kickbacks. See also Greg Stohr, Bloomberg, Enron’s Skilling Rejected by Top U.S.
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In the News & Around the Blogosphere
DOJ Press Release, Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare Pays More Than $42 Million to Settle Allegations of Improperly Billing Medicare Brian Baxter, AmLaw Daily, Megaupload Hires High-Profile Quinn Emanuel Laterals for Criminal Defense Michael Pollick, Herald-Tribune, In flipping fraud case, wife won't join husband in prison Mike Scarcella, BLT Blog, Lawyer Charged In Trial Scheme Wants Sanctions
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Blog – Crime in the Suites
Check out Crime in the Suites Blog here, written by Ifrah law. An Interview with Jeff Ifrah: Q: Why did you start the blog? A: We wanted to share our analysis of breaking news in the white collar crime area. The blog is an opportunity to demonstrate to current and prospective clients our understanding and
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