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White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Textron Settles FCPA Investigation
By Ellen Podgor
Manufacturer Textron Inc. entered a deferred prosecution agreement with the Department of Justice and settled civil charges filed by the SEC for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Siemens Bribery Probe Keeps Expanding
By Ellen Podgor
The probe into overseas bribery at Siemens A.G. seems to grow with each quarterly disclosure. What started out as an inquiry by Italian and Swiss authorities into secret payments now…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Who is Worse: The Bribe Payer or the Recipient?
By Ellen Podgor
With the recent spate of bribery cases involving military officials accepting money for steering Iraqi contracts to corporations, the Grits For Breakfast blog took a poll (here) of readers asking,…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
All for 18 Thousand Dollars
By Ellen Podgor
Reuters and The Times Picayune report that Councilman Oliver Thomas of New Orleans pleaded guilty to bribery for his receipt of approximately 18 thousand dollars. He also resigned his political…
Sentencing Law and Policy
First Circuit reverses another below guideline sentence
Main August 8, 2007First Circuit reverses another below guideline sentenceI mentioned here yesterday's First Circuit ruling on juvenile convictions as ACCA predicates, but an even more notable decision from that…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Police Indicted in Alleged Bribery Scheme
By Ellen Podgor
Two police officers in Larado were charged federally "by a Houston grand jury in a 53-count indictment with conspiracy to receive bribe money from the owners/operators of "eight-liner" gambling establishments…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Bribery of Immigration Official
Larry Neumeister of the Associated Press writes:A former U.S. immigration supervisor admitted in court Friday that he accepted tens of thousands of dollars in bribes to clear the way for…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Some sentencing news that’s fit to print
Main July 15, 2007Some sentencing news that's fit to printThe New York Times has these two interesting sentencing pieces worth reviewing with your morning coffee:Spotlighting another possible case of capital…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Scrushy Sentenced in Bribery Case
Richard M. Scrushy, founder and former CEO of HealthSouth, who was not convicted of securities fraud in connection with the collapse of the company, was sentenced to seven years for…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Former gov Siegelman and former CEO Scrushy both get around 7 Years
Main June 28, 2007Former gov Siegelman and former CEO Scrushy both get around 7 YearsAs detailed in this AP article, "former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman was sentenced to more than…