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Fraud
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The Faculty Lounge
Rogue Trader Kerviel Found Guilty
Jérôme Kerviel, the former Société Générale trader who lost EUR 4.9 billion in unauthorized trading in 2008 was sentenced to three years in prison today and ordered to repay the…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Contrasting congressional hearings concerning federal criminalization
Main September 27, 2010Contrasting congressional hearings concerning federal criminalizationTomorrow, September 28, 2010, brings two notable hearings in Congress for federal criminal justice fans. But the concerns driving the morning Senate…
The Trademark Blog
How Can Use of MITZVAH Be Wrong?
Defendant sold its funeral home to plaintiff, now use the name LLOYD MANDEL MITZVAH MEMORIAL, which, plaintiff alleges, infringes the name it bought. Complaint Sci v Mitzvah
Sentencing Law and Policy
Taking stock of fraud law and cases impacted by the SCOTUSSkillingruling
Main September 25, 2010Taking stock of fraud law and cases impacted by the SCOTUS Skilling ruling Today's Wall Street Journal includes this effective article headlined "Fraud Cases Get Rehashed After…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
In the News & Around the Blogosphere
By Ellen Podgor
Fox8 News, Frank Russo's Son Pleads Guilty to Bribery DOJ Press Release, Former Employee of a National Bank Pleads Guilty for Role in Bid-Rigging and Fraud Conspiracies Involving Proceeds of Municipal…
Securities Law Prof Blog
L&H Founders Guilty of Fraud in Belgium
Jo Lernout and Pol Hauspie, the founders of Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products NV, were found guilty of fraud in a Belgian court, for their role in the accounting scandal…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
QBE Loses Fraud Appeal–Bad Faith Lawsuit Next
By Chip Merlin
QBE Insurance Corporation claims its condominium customers commit fraud virtually every time a lawsuit is filed against it for payment of a property insurance claim in Florida. Last week, a…
Legal Profession Blog
If I Were A Carpenter
The Illinois Administrator has filed a complaint alleging that an attorney falsely claimed to be a carpenter in order to qualify for the employee benefits of a client. The allegations:1.…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Charities Suffer from Another Ponzi Scheme
This time the charities had not invested in the Ponzi scheme, but several Florida charities received gifts from Scott Rothstein, a man convicted of and sentenced to 50 years in…
Securities Law Prof Blog
New Jersey Investment Adviser Settles SEC Fraud Charges
The SEC charged Sandra Venetis, a Branchburg, N.J.-based investment adviser, and three of her firms, Systematic Financial Services, Inc., Systematic Financial Associates, Inc., and Systematic Financial Services, LLC, with operating a…