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Corruption
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White Collar Crime in Georgia
FORMER SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENT SENTENCED
By richardwhitecollarcrimeingeorgia-blogspot-com
[Photo of Lee Myung-bak from wikipedia] As a former federal prosecutor in Augusta, Georgia, I prosecuted a number of public corruption cases, including one against the State of Georgia's…
The Right Coast
Thieving bureaucrat provides glimpse into collective hypocrisy | Asia Times
It was an embarrassment for the whole country when Zarrar Haider Khan, an officer of the Pakistani Ministry of Industries and Production, was caught stealing the wallet of a member…
Editorial Team
Top 10 in Law Blogs: Judge Kavanaugh’s Hearing, #MeToo, and Drones
It was another busy week in the news, but one story stood out above the others - Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh's hearing, and Dr. Christine Blasey Ford's subsequent…
The Right Coast
El Chapo’s twin daughters had a decadent Barbie-themed birthday. Mexicans aren’t happy about it
The party was thrown by Guzman s wife, Emma Coronel, who was photographed in 4-inch-high heels in front of a fake pink mansion and a long table covered with flowers,…
The Right Coast
It will only get worse for Trump, GOP after Cohen, Manafort bombshells
The reckoning has arrived for President Donald Trump. The trouble for him and fellow Republicans legal and political will only get worse from here. via www.cnbc.com
Global Investigations & Compliance Review
DPA Regime a Landmark Change to Singaporean Law
[caption id="attachment_2282" align="alignright" width="300"] Flag of Singapore[/caption] A recent landmark change to Singapore’s criminal justice system providing for Deferred Prosecution Agreements (“DPAs”), or voluntary alternatives to adjudication, should increase corporate…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Can a criminal be sentenced to run a ‘help desk’?”
Main July 22, 2018"Can a criminal be sentenced to run a 'help desk'?"The question in the title of this post is the first line of this New York Times article…
The Right Coast
The cover-up: Malaysian officials reveal just how much 1MDB probe was obstructed | Reuters
Malaysia s new Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad told Reuters the week before last that he holds Najib fully responsible for the 1MDB scandal and that Malaysian authorities have an almost…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
When Do You Have Corruption? From McDonnell to Silver
By Ellen Podgor
Perhaps one of the most confused areas of the law is the Hobbs Act/Bribery area. Cases throughout the years have defined the need for a quid pro quo (McCormick), and noted…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
In the News & Around the Blogosphere
By Ellen Podgor
Manuela Andreoni, Ernesto Londono & Shasta Darlington, NYTimes, Ex-President ‘Lula’ of Brazil Surrenders to Serve 12-Year Jail TermNorimitsu Onishi, NYTimes, Jacob Zuma Appears in Court for South Africa Corruption TrialKate…