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Corruption

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Land Use Prof Blog April 20, 2011
Law and the Human Factor
By Land Use Prof
I just received the Spring newsletter of the Association for Contemplative Mind in Higher Education. This issue has a thoughtful essay by Ajay Rastogi, an environmental educator from India. An…
Global Investigations & Compliance Review April 11, 2011
Washington, London and Athens Come Calling for Johnson & Johnson
By Squire Patton Boggs
In a sign of things to come, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and J&J wholly-owned subsidiaries Depuy, Inc. (DePuy) and DePuy International Limited (DePuy International) resolved corruption related investigations on both…
Sentencing Law and Policy April 11, 2011
Monica Conyers makes impossible(?) sentence modification request from prison
By Douglas Berman
Main April 11, 2011Monica Conyers makes impossible(?) sentence modification request from prisonThis local piece coming from Detroit, headlined " Monica Conyers asks to serve remainder of her sentence at home,"…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog March 31, 2011
In the News & Around the Blogosphere
By Ellen Podgor
Campbell Robertson, NYTimes, Hunting for Bargains After a Titan’s Fall: Everything Must Go (discussing yard sale of Richard Scrushy's Items)Boston.com, AP, Lawyer in RI corruption case plans not to testifyPress Release,…
Global Investigations & Compliance Review March 28, 2011
Bribery and Corruption – Is There a Future for Self Reporting and Plea Bargaining?
By Squire Patton Boggs
In July 2009, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) issued a document entitled "Approach of the Serious Fraud Office Dealing with Overseas Corruption," which encourages companies to approach the SFO to…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog March 15, 2011
In the News & Around the Blogosphere
By Ellen Podgor
KTUU.com, Weyhrauch Gets Fine, Probation in Corruption Case Plea (yes, that was one of the trilogy of cases that went with Skilling to the Supreme Court)DOJ Press Release, UBS Client Sentenced…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog March 14, 2011
More on Alaskan Corruption Cases
By Ellen Podgor
For those interested in delving into the details of the Alaskan federal corruption cases, I recommend Cliff Groh's excellent Alaska Political Corruption blog. Cliff is a thoughtful commentator who has…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog March 8, 2011
In the News & Around the Blogosphere
By Ellen Podgor
Sue Reisinger, law.com, Ex-General Counsel, 4 Other Former WellCare Execs Indicted in Alleged Medicaid Fraud (w/ a hat tip to Ivan Dominguez)David S. Hilzenrath, Washington Post, SEC inspector general probing agency's…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog February 28, 2011
In the News & Around the Blogosphere
By Ellen Podgor
Azam Ahmed, Dealbook, NYTimes, Galleon Whistle-Blower Agrees to TestifyMike Koehler, FCPA Professor, "Foreign Official" FirstMike Scarcella, BLT Blog, DOJ Urges Judge to Void Bloch's Guilty PleaNJ.com AP, Several defendants in…
Subject to Inquiry February 24, 2011
Mabey & Johnson: three executives sentenced to imprisonment
By Government Investigations Group
Will more executives be joining Messrs Forsyth and Mabey to be held at Her Majesty's pleasure once the Bribery Act comes into force? The new Section 14 offence of consenting…