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Sentencing Law and Policy
Prescription forger seeks sentencing delay with forged doctor’s note
Main March 29, 2011Prescription forger seeks sentencing delay with forged doctor's noteFrom the "you can't make this stuff up" file come this local sentencing story from California, headlined "Woman in…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Third Circuit finds procedurally(?!?) unreasonable two below-guideline white-collar sentences
Main March 29, 2011Third Circuit finds procedurally(?!?) unreasonable two below-guideline white-collar sentencesThe Third Circuit has an interesting ruling today in US v. Negroni, No. 10-1050 (3d Cir. March 29, 2011)…
Legal Profession Blog
Employee “Cloaked With…Apparent Authority;” Firm May Be Sued
The New York Appellate Division for the Second Judicial Department affirmed an order denying a defendant law firm's motion to dismiss claims of fraud and negligent hiring:In May 2008, the…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Judge Rakoff Challenges SEC Practice of Settling Defendants “Neither Admitting nor Denying”
Judge Jed Rakoff continues to poke and prod the SEC about how the agency negotiates consent judgments. In SEC v. Vitesse Semiconductor Corp.(Download SEC.VitesseSettlement), the Judge approved the settlement before…
Tom Mighell
Blawg of the Day – GovtFraudLawyer
By Tom Mighell
Another government-related blog for you today. It's GovtFraudLawyer, which is devoted to educating lawyers, investigators, and industry insiders about health care fraud. It's published by Dan Hargrove, a San Antonio lawyer…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
In the News & Around the Blogosphere
By Ellen Podgor
DOJ Press Release, Former Colonial Bank Mortgage Lending Supervisor Pleads Guilty to Fraud SchemeDavid Ingram, BLT Blog, Republicans Launch New Attacks on Deputy AGZoe Tillman, BLT Blog, Judge Denies Request…
Sentencing Law and Policy
More prosecutions but fewer criminal appeals in federal courts in FY 2010
Main March 16, 2011More prosecutions but fewer criminal appeals in federal courts in FY 2010Thanks to How Appealing, I now see that the Administrative Office of the US Courts has…
New Media and Technology Law Blog
Verizon Wireless Files RICO Suit against Mobile Marketers, Alleges Deception and Fraud in Evasion of MMA Guidelines Requirements for Short Code Campaigns
Cellco Partnership, doing business as Verizon Wireless, filed a lengthy complaint on March 7, 2011, against mobile marketing entities that have conducted short code marketing campaigns on its network. The…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
It’s the First Day of the Session, and the Following Bills Are Pending in the Florida Legislature
So I guess we finally have an answer as to how we “fix” the insurance “problem” in Florida. The insurance industry, through some of our elected officials, has proposed some…
Texas Bar Blog
Fraud Alert: Con artists targeting lawyers with sophisticated scams
By John Sirman
Attorneys should be extra-vigilant about email scams and other operations involving bogus cashier's checks. Never issue a check from a trust account until deposited funds have been collected.