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White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Yesterday in Fraud
By Ellen Podgor
Some noteworthy white collar decisions from the federal circuits, published on 10-3-11:U.S. v. Gilchrist (9th Cir. 2011) (Guidelines obstruction enhancement okay even if defendant did not know of pending criminal investigation)U.S. v.…
Securities Law Prof Blog
SEC Plans to Bring More Negligence Actions
The Wall St. Journal says that SEC enforcement attorneys may bring more enforcement actions against individuals alleging negligence instead of fraud and quote Ken Lench, the head of the SEC's structured…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Defendant sentenced by judge gone bad gets no resentencing relief
Main September 28, 2011Defendant sentenced by judge gone bad gets no resentencing reliefAs reported in this new Atlanta Journal-Constitution article, a "federal judge on Tuesday emphatically rejected a request by…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Sensible sentencing alternatives for high-profile defendant involved low-level fraud
Main September 27, 2011Sensible sentencing alternatives for high-profile defendant involved low-level fraudI want to praise the district judge involved in this notable federal sentencing story, headlined "Former UCA president avoids…
Sentencing Law and Policy
How should one sentence a “dead” man in Vegas?
Main September 26, 2011How should one sentence a "dead" man in Vegas?Though the title of this post might sound like a pitch for a better sequal to The Hangover, the…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Notable state fraud ruling affirming 54-year sentence for white-collar offender
Main September 23, 2011Notable state fraud ruling affirming 54-year sentence for white-collar offenderA helpful reader alerted me to an interesting opinion from the Indiana Court of Appeals in Reeves v.…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Record-long 50-year prison sentence for Medicare fraud imposed in Florida
Main September 17, 2011Record-long 50-year prison sentence for Medicare fraud imposed in FloridaAs detailed in this Miami Herald article, late yesterday a "federal judge socked a convicted Miami healthcare executive…
The Faculty Lounge
The Rogue Trader Returns (Again)
From the FT: Kweku Adoboli, a 31-year old trader in UBS’s London-based exchange traded funds business, was arrested on Thursday morning in connection with a $2bn loss due to unauthorised…
The Right Coast
California Lawmakers Davis and Feinstein Claim Accounts Looted – WSJ.com
"This appears to be political fraud and theft on a scale I have never seen" in 40 years in politics, said Garry South, a longtime political consultant for Democrats in…
CAFA Law Blog
“Securities Exception” Applies Only When The Action “Solely” Involves A Claim Concerning A Covered Security
Rivera v. Allianz Life Ins. Co. of Am., No. 2:10-cv-2266-RLH-GWF, 2011 WL 2976839 (D. Nev. June 28, 2011). A District Court in Nevada held that in order for the “securities…