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Corruption
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Sentencing Law and Policy
Former NOLA mayor Ray Nagin gets 10-year federal prison sentence for corruption
Main July 9, 2014Former NOLA mayor Ray Nagin gets 10-year federal prison sentence for corruptionAs reported in this New York Times article, "Ray Nagin, the former mayor of New Orleans,…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Fortune’s 10 most corrupt states in the U.S.
Fortune reports on a new study that estimates that corruption on the state level is costing Americans in the 10 most corrupt states an average of $1,308 per year, or…
The Right Coast
The Age of Mafia Government
Chicago is a home base of the American mafia, and it seems to have sent a satellite office to run the country from Washington, DC. In major respects, our government…
International Law Prof Blog
Uganda’s Foreign Minister Elected as Next U.N. General Assembly President
Sam Kutesa, the foreign minister of Uganda, was unanimously elected to be President of the U.N. General Assembly at the start of the 69th Session of the General Assembly. Kutesa…
Global Workplace Insider
Whistle-blower exposes corruption in the South African Police Service
This article was written by Lara Kerbelker, an associate at Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa The Labour Court recently handed down judgment in a matter where a colonel in the…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Feds in NYC corruption sentencing argue 105 and 80 years necessary for white-collar defendants
Main April 28, 2014Feds in NYC corruption sentencing argue 105 and 80 years necessary for white-collar defendantsAn interesting white-collar sentencing scheduled for today in Manhattan is previewed in this New…
Legal Profession Blog
Prosecution May Proceed
The New York Appellate Division for the First Judicial Department has denied a writ of prohibition seeking to stay prosecution by the New York City District AttorneyIn this action for a…
Civil Rights Law & Policy Blog
“Super PAC Contributions, Corruption, and the Proxy War Over Coordination”
The title of this post comes from this excellent essay by Professor Richard Hasen. It's particularly compelling given the Supreme Court's decision last week in McCutcheon v. FEC striking down the…
Global Insurance Blog
Global Bribery and Corruption Review 2013
Our fourth annual Global Bribery and Corruption Review is designed to bring you up to date on all the latest developments in the area of anti-bribery and corruption regulation and…
Global Investigations & Compliance Review
Monthly China Anti-Bribery Update Report — February 2014
1. New law or regulation State level: No developments. Local level (Beijing & Shanghai): No developments. Communist Party Rules: No developments. 2. Upcoming law or regulation No developments. 3. Government…