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White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Krongard Recuses Himself Again
By Ellen Podgor
State Department Inspector General Howard "Cookie" Krongard has recused himself from a second investigation by his office. After withdrawing from any investigations of security company Blackwater Worldwide's conduct in Iraq…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Former NYC Police Commissioner Expected to Be Charged
By Ellen Podgor
The media is quoting unnamed government sources that former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik is likely to be indicted by a federal grand jury on bribery and tax…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Convicted for Bribing Former Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham
By Ellen Podgor
Former Representative Randy "Duke" Cunningham did not take the witness stand, but the individual accused of bribing him was convicted despite this. (see here) The defense contractor, who continues to…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Former Alaska State Rep Convicted
By Ellen Podgor
A press release of the DOJ reports that a "federal jury in Anchorage, Alaska, has found former Alaska State Representative Victor H. Kohring guilty of conspiracy, bribery and attempted extortion."…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Ingersoll-Rand Settles FCPA Case from Iraq Oil-for-Food Program Bribery
By Ellen Podgor
Industrial manufacturer Ingersoll-Rand Co. settled criminal and civil investigations of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations related to bribes given to participate in the Iraq Oil-for-Food program, which seemed to generate…
National Insurance Law Forum
More News From Corpus Christi
By Mike Aylward
Todd Hoeffner, the Texas plaintiffs’ lawyer who was indicted last June by a federal grand jury in Houston for paying over $3 million in kickbacks to two Hartford claims handlers…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
Bribery, Extortion and Legal Malpractice
Settle a big case? Do it on your own? Have a little help from inside insurance company employees? Here is a story of sordid settlement techniques: "A Texas lawyer indicted…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
The Thin Line Between Lobbying and Bribery
By Ellen Podgor
The trial of defense contractor Brent Wilkes for allegedly paying bribes to former Representative Randy "Duke" Cunningham began with his attorney, Mark Geragos, asserting that there were no improper payments…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Siemens Settles German Overseas Bribery Probe
By Ellen Podgor
Multinational industrial giant Siemens A.G. settled with German prosecutors the probe of corrupt overseas payments by its telecom unit by agreeing to pay €201 million. The company will also pay…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Jury Selection Begins for Defense Contractor Accused of Bribing Duke Cunningham
By Ellen Podgor
Jury selection began for the trial of defense contractor Brent Wilkes, who is accused of giving former California Representative Randy "Duke" Cunningham over $600,000 in bribes and other benefits in…