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Bribery
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White Collar Crime Prof Blog
State Dept. Official Charged with Bribery
By Ellen Podgor
State Department officer Michael O'Keefe has been for accepting jewelry and trips to Las Vegas and New York for himself and two "exotic dancers" from Sunil Agrawal to facilitate the…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
The Vegas Corruption Cases
By Ellen Podgor
The Las Vegas Review Journal reports here that "Former Clark County Commissioner Dario Herrera was sentenced to 50 months in prison" and "Former Clark County Commissioner Mary Kincaid-Chauncey was sentenced…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Four Deputy Sheriffs Indicted on Bribery Charges
By Ellen Podgor
Four St. Louis County deputy sheriffs were indicted on corruption charges for taking cash payments from moving companies to schedule evictions. The four sheriffs took money in exchange for recommending…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
SoCom Conviction Vacated in Part
By Ellen Podgor
A former Army colonel who had been convicted of bribery and other charges (see here), had a major portion of his case thrown out by the court. According to the…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Siegelman & Scrushy – Verdicts In
By Ellen Podgor
Former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman was found guilty of 6 of the 32 charges against him (see Birmingham Alabama News here). These included some of the counts for bribery, conspiracy,…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Canadian Immigration Judge Sentenced for Bribery
For his leading role in a bribery scheme that targeted cases he wasslated to hear, former Immigration and Refugee Board judge YvesBourbonnais was sentenced Wednesday to six years in prison.''You…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Corruption Prosecution of Scrushy and Siegelman Goes to the Jury
By Ellen Podgor
The trial of former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy on charges of paying a bribe to former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman has gone to the jury, with Scrushy's attorney stating in…
Illinois Legal Malpractice Blog
More Bad News For Milberg Weiss
There is an interesting article in todays New York Times, here, on the ongoing indictment of the law firm Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman. The article gives more insight into…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Former Aide to Rep. Jefferson Sentenced to 8 Years on Bribery Charge
By Ellen Podgor
Brett Pfeffer served as an aide to Louisiana Representative William Jefferson for three years in the late 1000s, and more recently was solicited for a bribe by his former boss…
Illinois Legal Malpractice Blog
Will the Milberg Weiss Firm Survive Indictment?
In my firm’s practice we have come into contact with the firm of Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman, and since the firms very public indictment last week talk around the water…