Topic

Corruption

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White Collar Crime Prof Blog March 27, 2008
In the News – Wecht, Kilpatrick, Prosecutor, University President
By Ellen Podgor
Pittsburgh Post Tribune - Wecht Jury at Impasse?Freep.com - Will Beaty Make a Plea Deal (she is the former chief of staff to Detroit Mayor Kilpatrick).Martha Neill, ABALaw JrlNewsNow -…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog March 16, 2008
Wecht Trial in Pennsylvania
By Ellen Podgor
Closing arguments are set for today in the federal trial of Cyril Wecht. Jonathan D. Silver and Paula Reed Ward at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette have provided some wonderful coverage of…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog March 13, 2008
Greenberg Traurig & the Guam Attorney General
By Ellen Podgor
The law firm of Greenberg Traurig seems to be recipient of charges filed by the Attorney General's Office in Guam. The case clearly emanates from the days of Jack Abramoff,…
Sentencing Law and Policy February 20, 2008
Corrupt GOP contributor gets long below-guideline sentence
By Douglas Berman
Main February 20, 2008Corrupt GOP contributor gets long below-guideline sentenceAs detailed in this Washington Post story, a high-profile corruption sentencing took place yesterday in which the defendant got a dozen…
Sentencing Law and Policy February 12, 2008
I clearly have been visiting the wrong prisons
By Douglas Berman
Main February 12, 2008I clearly have been visiting the wrong prisonsIn various trips to prisons, I have never seen a drunken orgy. But this new CNN piece suggests that this…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog February 6, 2008
Wilkes in More Hot Water
By Ellen Podgor
As if defense contractor Brent Wilkes isn't in a heap of trouble already from his convictions for bribing former Representative Randy ""Duke" Cunningham to obtain no-bid Pentagon contracts, now he's…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog January 23, 2008
Wilkes May Get Whacked
By Ellen Podgor
Brent Wilkes, the former owner of defense contractor ADCS, was convicted for paying bribes to former Congressman Randy (Duke) Cunningham to obtain contracts for his company. The Presentence Report filed…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog January 10, 2008
More Problematic E-Mails From Houston DA
By Ellen Podgor
We've discussed the problem that a set of steamy e-mails to an administrative assistant caused Harris County (Texas) DA Chuck Rosenthal, who dropped out of the race for reelection at…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog January 9, 2008
Defense Procurement Charges
By Ellen Podgor
Will we call 2008 the year of defense procurement prosecutions? It appears to be starting this way as the opening days of the year find the DOJ proceeding with charges…
China Law Blog December 26, 2007
Corruption: It’s A Guy Thing?
By Dan Harris
Read an absolutely fascinating article in the Wall Street Journal on Gambian airline safety. The article is entitled, In Africa, Aviation Woes Defeat a Zealous Watchdog, and its focus is on…