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Sentencing Law and Policy
Cooperation prompts prosecutors to seek delay in Rezko sentencing
Main October 7, 2008Cooperation prompts prosecutors to seek delay in Rezko sentencingAs detailed in this Chicago Tribune article, a high-profile sentencing may be put on the back-burner because the defendant…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
In the News & Blogosphere
By Ellen Podgor
Mike Stanton & W. Zachary Malinowski, Projo.com, Split Verdict in Roger Williams Corruption CaseCarrie Johnson, Washington Post, Court Won't Force Testimony On Firings of U.S. Attorneys -Issue Left to Next…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Another sentencing for Jack Abramoff
Main September 4, 2008Another sentencing for Jack AbramoffAs detailed in articles from the New York Times and the AP, Jack Abramoff is due to be sentenced on another set of…
Securities Law Prof Blog
SEC Settles Charges Against Former CEO of REIT
The SEC settled charges against Jeffrey Fishman, the former president and chief executive officer of One Liberty Properties, Inc. (OLP), a publicly traded New York based real estate investment trust,…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Jack Abramoff getting cooperator’s benefit
Main August 28, 2008Jack Abramoff getting cooperator's benefitThis story, headlined "DOJ Seeks Reduced Sentence For Abramoff In D.C. Corruption Case," highlights in a high-profile setting the sentencing benefits of cooperating…
Securities Law Prof Blog
ALJ Finds Broker Gave Cash Kickbacks to New Mexico State Treasurer
On July 28 an Administrative Law Judge issued an Initial Decision in the matter of Guy P. Riordan finding that Guy P. Riordan (Riordan) violated the antifraud provisions of the…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Senator Ted Stevens Indicted – Interesting Timing
By Ellen Podgor
Kate Phillips, New York Times, Senator Ted Stevens Indicted in Corruption Case (see also USAToday here; Wall St Jrl here). The investigation has been for at least a year, an amount…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Federal prosecutors seeking tough sentence for political corruption
Main July 22, 2008Federal prosecutors seeking tough sentence for political corruptionThe latest development in the sentencing of a former Newark major is reported in this local article, headlined "Tough sentence…
Sentencing Law and Policy
You know yourpoliticalstate senate colleagues don’t like you when…
Main July 21, 2008You know your political state senate colleagues don't like you when...they write a public letter to a federal judge asking that he impose a maximum sentencing at…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Another high-profile request for leniency based on offender characteristics
Main July 19, 2008Another high-profile request for leniency based on offender characteristicsIt has long been the practice at sentencing that prosecutors stress the awfulness of the offense and defense attorneys…