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Congress Considers New Limits on Its Members
The New York Times yesterday wrote that in the wake of a CBS 60 Minutes report which said that members of Congress bought stock in companies while considering legislation that might affect those companies, Congress is considering laws banning such trading. The CBS report said none of the trading was illegal at the time. See
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Blago Gets 14 Years
The Washington Post, via AP, has the story here. (wisenberg)
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Will Corzine Take the Fifth?
Former MF Global chief executive and former Senator and Governor Jon Corzine has reportedly been subpoenaed to testify this Thursday, December 8 before the House Agricultural Committee concerning MF Global. The ostensible primary purpose of Congressional committee hearings is to gain information so that the Congresspersons can enact appropriate legislation. Cynics, however, might contend that
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FCPA
Check out Jon May's Opinion piece in the National Law Journal, Reform the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act – A good way would be to create an absolute defense to prosecution when a company self-reports a violation (esp)
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Cultural Issues
Yes, even in white collar cases. Check out – Linda Friedman Ramirez's website here. (esp)
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Irving R. Kaufman Memorial Securities Law Moot Court Competition
Each spring, Fordham University School of Law hosts the Irving R. Kaufman Memorial Securities Law Moot Court Competition. Held in honor of Chief Judge Kaufman, a Fordham Alumnus who served on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, the Kaufman Competition has a rich tradition of bringing together complex securities law issues,
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In the News & Around the Blogosphere
Patricia Hurtado, Bloomberg, Rajaratnam Seeks to Remain Free While Appealing Wiretap Use Mark Hamblett, NYLJ, Lawyer Suspect Who Fled to Asia to Be Extradited (w/ a hat tip to Ivan Dominguez) DOJ Press Release, Former Massachusetts Scientist and Businessman Sentenced to Prison for Federal Grant Fraud Tom Fowler, Houston Chronicle, Enron case was much bigger than
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Upcoming Conferences
ABA, Differences with Distinction, Understanding the Important Dissimilarities Between State and Federal RICO Statutes and their Impact in Litigation, Dec. 6, 1-2 P.M. – Download Differences with Distinction 12.6.11 (1) ABA White Collar Conference, Miami Beach, Feb. 29 – March 2 here NACDL White Collar Criminal Defense College at Stetson, Gulfport, Florida, March 15-20 here
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FCPA Bombshell: The Lindsey-Lee Order
"In this Court’s experience, almost all of the prosecutors in the Office of the United States Attorney for this district consistently display admirable professionalism, integrity and fairness. So it is with deep regret that this Court is compelled to find that the Government team allowed a key FBI agent to testify untruthfully before the grand
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Brady – Another case Under Scrutiny – Rigas
The Rigases (for background see here) have now filed a habeas claim and at the heart of the motion is a claimed Brady violation. It is argued that the government failed to provide exculpatory evidence to the defense, and that it deceived the court in maintaining that the notes at issue did not include additional exculpatory material.
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