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  1. Sentencing Law and Policy

    Former South Korean Prez gets 24 years in prison from three-judge sentencing panel

    By Douglas Berman

    Main April 6, 2018Former South Korean Prez gets 24 years in prison from three-judge sentencing panelI do not usually cover many sentencing stories from other countries, but this news out…

  2. The Right Coast

    Nunes’s Memo, FBI & DOJ Corruption — Ticking Memo | National Review

    By Thomas A. Smith

    The current internal efforts in the middle of a campaign to weaponize the FBI and DOJ are something new. And it illustrates a larger effort of the prior administration to warp…

  3. White Collar Crime Prof Blog

    Decision to Dismiss Case of Senator Robert Menendez

    By Ellen Podgor

    Hats off to the government for dismissing the case against Senator Robert Menendez.  Corruption cases are important, but it is also important to assure that the prosecution of these cases…

  4. White Collar Crime Prof Blog

    Where’s the Spaghetti?

    By Ellen Podgor

    For an "interesting" case of alleged corruption that focuses on "meatballs."  See Jess Bidgood, Testimony in Corruption  Case Hinges on the Meaning of  'Meatballs,' NYTimes, Jan. 27, 2018; Emily Opilo & Peter…

  5. Global Media and Communications Watch

    Why Africa needs blockchain

    By Leishen Pillay

    Bitcoin may make headlines when its value crashes or climbs, but the blockchain technology behind the controversial cryptocurrency could help Africa overcome some of its biggest developmental challenges. Blockchain could…

  6. The Right Coast

    Sessions Must Appoint A Special Counsel To Investigate DOJ/FBI

    By Thomas A. Smith

    It is long past time for Attorney General Jeff Sessions to appoint a special counsel to investigate the possibility of widespread and systematic corruption, obstruction, leaking, and collusion within America…

  7. The Right Coast

    Evidence suggests a massive scandal is brewing at the FBI | New York Post

    By Thomas A. Smith

    Yet each day brings credible reports suggesting there is a massive scandal involving the top ranks of America s premier law enforcement agency. The reports, which feature talk among agents…

  8. Global Policy Watch

    What Next for Trump and Africa?

    By Covington Team

    In late December, the Trump Administration released the “National Security Strategy of the United States of America.” The nearly 70 page document lays out the foreign policy priorities of the…

  9. Cov Africa

    What Next for Trump and Africa?

    By Cov Africa

    In late December, the Trump Administration released the “National Security Strategy of the United States of America.” The nearly 70 page document lays out the foreign policy priorities of the…

  10. The Right Coast

    Feds actively investigating Clinton Foundation – CNNPolitics

    By Thomas A. Smith

    (CNN)Federal authorities are actively investigating allegations of corruption related to the Clinton Foundation, the charity of Bill and Hillary Clinton, according to a US official briefed on the matter.via www.cnn.comCould…