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White Collar Crime Prof Blog
The Jury Pool Issue Heats Up in the Scrushy-Siegelman Case
By Ellen Podgor
Well before their trial on corruption charges in the Middle District of Alabama, former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy and former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman challenged the method for putting together…
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Another Congressional Corruption Case on the Way
By Ellen Podgor
The fallout from the bribery of former Representative Randy "Duke" Cunningham looks like it is about to hit, according to an article in the North County Times (here). Brent Wilkes,…
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Nine Year Sentence for Corruption in Iraqi Rebuilding Effort
By Ellen Podgor
A former finance official for the Coalition Provisional Authority in southern Iraq received a nine-year sentence on corruption, money laundering, and weapons charges. Robert Stein worked for the CPA in…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Former congressman Ney gets 30 months
Main January 19, 2007Former congressman Ney gets 30 monthsAs detailed press reports here and here, "Former Rep. Bob Ney was sentenced Friday to 30 months in federal prison for his…
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Two CVS Executives Indicted in R.I. Corruption Case
By Ellen Podgor
Two executives with drugstore chain CVS were indicted on conspiracy and corruption charges related to alleged secret payments to a Rhode Island state senator to secretly help protect the company's…
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Abramoff’s Cooperation May Ensnare a Former Interior Department Official
By Ellen Podgor
Former superlobbyist Jack Abramoff's cooperation in the government's investigation of corruption in Washington D.C. seems to be continuing. There are media reports (see Rocky Mountain News story here) that Steven…
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The Gloves Are Off in the Scrushy-Siegelman Case
By Ellen Podgor
The hard-fought corruption prosecution of former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy and former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman is taking an even uglier turn over the latest issue of juror e-mails. As…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
N.Y. Comptroller Pleads
By Ellen Podgor
The N.Y.Times reports that Alan G. Hevesi, comptroller for New York State, resigned from office and also plead guilty to a felony. The alleged wrongdoing involved conduct related to using…
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Things Are Heating Up in Alaska
By Ellen Podgor
As noted here an Alaskan state representative was recently indicted. But it looks like this might not be the end of things. According to the Anchorage Daily News , the…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Court Rejects New Trial Motion of Scrushy and Siegelman
By Ellen Podgor
Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Fuller rejected the new trial motion of former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy and former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman after their convictions on corruption charges. The…