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Brady From Heaven For Strauss-Kahn
Dominique Straus-Kahn has received from the district attorney what most defendants never get — early Brady material. Today's New York Times reports that "Strauss-Kahn Case Seen as Near Collapse" because prosecution investigators have discovered "major holes in the credibility" of the housekeeper who claims he sexually attacked her. The District Attorney should be commended for
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UK Bribery Act – Today’s the Day
Chris Johnson, law.com, U.K. Bribery Act Finally Takes Effect Michael Volkov, T-Minus 32 hours and Counting — The UK Bribery Act Becomes Effective (esp)
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In the News & Around the Blogosphere
Jason Grant, The Star-Ledger, Ex-Jersey City deputy mayor's bribery appeal hinges on judge's instructions DOJ Press Release, Miami Doctor Sentenced to 235 Months in Prison for Medicare Fraud Scheme HuffPost Food, Tyson Bribery Case Reveals Gaps in Meat Inspection Policy, White Collar Crime Law Gary Klein, Mercury News.com, Mill Valley man convicted of embezzling $1.4
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The Ultimate Cross-Examination
Hats off to Attorney Ira London for a cross-examination that everyone can learn from here. (esp)
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The Wrong Judge and the Lindsey FCPA Trial Bombshell
If I were a federal prosecutor in the Central District of California I would not want to tick off Judge Howard Matz. But that's just what federal prosecutors in the Lindsey Manufacturing FCPA case have done. Matz is an exceptionally thoughtful and intelligent jurist. He is also a former AUSA whose son is a Central District prosecutor. So Matz knows when things
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Sentences Beyond a Lifetime
Benjamin Weiser, NYTimes, Judge Explains 150-Year Sentence for Madoff has a fascinating story of some of the surrounding conversations prior to the Madoff sentencing. But there is one aspect that continues to trouble me when sentences given are beyond the lifetime of the individual serving the sentence – that is, does this undervalue our sentencing
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What If Ruth and Bernie Madoff Had Divorced?
White-collar defense attorneys are often asked by clients accused of or investigated for theft or fraud, or by their client’s spouses, what could be done to protect the spouse financially. My advice had always been for the spouse to seek advice from a knowledgeable and independent debtor-creditor attorney. As a result of the New York
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Blagojevich Found Guilty on 17 of 20 counts – Joining The Illinois Governor Convicted Felon Club
The press is reporting here, here, here, and here, that Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich has been found guilty of 17 counts, not guilty on one count, and two counts with no verdict. This was the second trial, the first ending in a hung jury except for one count. The jury was out this time for 10 days. Blagojevich did not testify
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Underenforcement of Corporate and White-Collar Fines and Penalties
A new article on SSRN by Martin H. Pritikin and Ezra Ross, titled "The Collection Gap: Underenforcement of Corporate and White-Collar Fines and Penalties" - forthcoming in Yale Law & Policy Review. SSRN's abstract: Civil and criminal monetary sanctions (fines, penalties, and restitution orders) are primary tools in the enforcement activities of the modern administrative state,
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Not a Good Day for Conrad Black
Ameet Sachdev, Chicago Tribune, Black headed back to prison; wife collapses in court (esp)
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