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Bribery
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White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Who Gets to Decide Whether to Continue An Investigation?
By Ellen Podgor
Back in November 2007, the blog (here) discussed the BAE investigation. Now, David Leigh, The Guardian has an article titled, "Law Lords: Fraud Office Right to End Bribery Investigation in…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Uncle Ted’s Indictment & No Perp Walk
By Ellen Podgor
The Indictment of Alaska Senator Ted Stevens can be found here. It is a seven count indictment that charges violations of the false statement statute, 18 U.S.C. 1001. In a…
InsureReinsure
Dickie Scruggs Sentenced to Five Years in Prison
Dickie Scruggs, the Mississippi lawyer who represented thousands of policyholders in their Hurricane Katrina coverage litigation against property insurers, was recently sentenced to five years in prison for conspiring to…
Legal Profession Blog
Reinstatement Petition Denied
The Tennessee Supreme Court denied a petition for reinstatement of a disbarred attorney who had been convicted of bribery and conspiracy to bribe as a result of attempting to persuade…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Lawyer Scruggs gets smoked with five-year max prison term
Main June 27, 2008Lawyer Scruggs gets smoked with five-year max prison termAs detailed in this local report, "Dickie Scruggs received the maximum 5 years in prison in $250,000 in fines…
Presumption Of Innocence
Entrapping "Thug Mike"?
By thedefenderspresumptionofinnocence-blogspot-com
Yesterday, a federal jury took just 6 hours to deliver guilty verdicts on 9 felony counts of bribery, extortion, attempted extortion and failing to file a financial form on a…
Mass Tort Litigation Blog
Scruggs To Receive Sentence
By joetort
Article in the Wall Street Journal -- Sentencing Doesn't End Scruggs's Legal Woes, by Ashby Jones. Here's an excerpt:Richard "Dickie" Scruggs, the high-profile plaintiffs lawyer who pleaded guilty in March…
Legal Profession Blog
Conspiracy To Bribe Warrants Disbarment
The D.C. Board on Professional Responsibility has recommended the disbarment of an attorney convicted of conspiracy to pay a $40,000 bribe to a Mississippi state court judge. The attorney was…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Faro Settles FCPA Charges
The SEC instituted settled enforcement proceedings charging Faro Technologies, Inc. (Faro) with violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) in connection with certain improper payments that Faro's Chinese subsidiary…
The Contingency
Sixth Circuit Takes Scalpel to Securities Case Involving Illegal Gratuity to Politician
Bribery doesn't necessarily add up to securities fraud. What happens to a company that pays $420,000 in unlawful consulting fees to a state senator whose legislative committees oversees the company's…