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Sentencing Law and Policy
EDNY federal judge sentencing mobsters to do Sandy-storm community service
Main February 15, 2013EDNY federal judge sentencing mobsters to do Sandy-storm community service Though the title of this post might sound like a headline from The Onion, it is in…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Lots of new and notable for criminal justice fans in latest SCOTUS cert grants
Main January 11, 2013Lots of new and notable for criminal justice fans in latest SCOTUS cert grantsThis time of year, working late on a Friday can sometimes get rewarded with…
Aaron Morris' Business Law Alert
Britain’s ASA Announces that On-Line Reviews May Not be Trustworthy
By Aaron Morris
I found a news squib I came across today to be particularly interesting because it follows the precise example I often use to explain the difference between opinion and a statement…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Rezko gets 10.5-year sentence; ‘Enough is enough,’ says judge in ruling that may bode ill for Blagojevich”
Main November 23, 2011"Rezko gets 10.5-year sentence; 'Enough is enough,' says judge in ruling that may bode ill for Blagojevich"The title of this post is the headline of this Chicago…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Yockey on the FCPA
Solicitation, Extortion, and the FCPA, by Joseph W. Yockey, University of Iowa College of Law, was recently posted on SSRN. Here is the abstract:The U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)…
New Jersey Public Safety Officers Law Blog
Former NJDOC Official Pleads Not Guilty to Bribery, Attempted Extortion Charges
As reported by nj.com, former Department of Corrections’ official Lydell Sherrer pleaded not guilty to charges of bribery and attempted extortion today in federal court. Sherrer is accused of taking…
TortsProf Blog
Personal Injury Roundup No. 106 (6/3/11)
It's been quite a week in western Massachusetts, between the tornadoes earlier in the week (which went across our campus but, thankfully, did relatively little damage to the college) and…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Infamous 93-year-old crime boss gets eight-year federal sentencing
Main January 14, 2011Infamous 93-year-old crime boss gets eight-year federal sentencingAs detailed in this New York Daily News piece, "Colombo underboss John (Sonny) Franzese could be out prison for his…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Rabbi Convicted of Trying to Extort Hedge Fund
The dean of a Hebrew day school in Brooklyn, Rabbi Milton Balkany, was convicted of trying to extort $4 million for his school from SAC Capital Advisers, a hedge fund,…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Easterbrook To AUSA: Don’t Do That Again
By Ellen Podgor
Last week in United States v. McGee, Seventh Circuit Chief Judge Frank Easterbrook excoriated an unnamed federal prosecutor from the Eastern District of Wisconsin for presenting rank hearsay in the form…