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Fraud
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Sentencing Law and Policy
Justice or unjust disparity for Ponzi schemer getting sentence doubled due to harm to victims?
Main July 23, 2010Justice or unjust disparity for Ponzi schemer getting sentence doubled due to harm to victims?This local report on a recent federal sentencing for a young fraudster, which…
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Chancery Provides “Teachable Moment” for M & A Lawyers: Find Problems of Bidder in Due Diligence or Put Specific Reps in APA; Otherwise No Fraud Claim
Airborne Health, Inc. v. Squid Soap, L.P., C.A. No. 4410-VCL (Del. Ch. July 20, 2010), read opinion here. Prior Delaware Court of Chancery decisions in this case were highlighted here. Overview This case involves…
The Faculty Lounge
Lying and Consensual Sex
I was listening to an NPR broadcast at lunchtime today and was struck by a talkback portion of the show dealing with a case in Israel where a man was…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Third Circuit requires prosecutors to do more with less in Fumo sentencing appeal
Main July 21, 2010Third Circuit requires prosecutors to do more with less in Fumo sentencing appeal As noted in this post last week, defense attorneys in an appellate fight over…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Photoshop effort to manufacture mitigating evidence proves aggravating to federal judge
Main July 20, 2010Photoshop effort to manufacture mitigating evidence proves aggravating to federal judge I just came across this amusing recent article from the New York Daily News, which reports…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Seventh Circuit grants bail to Lord Conrad Black after his SCOTUS win
Main July 19, 2010Seventh Circuit grants bail to Lord Conrad Black after his SCOTUS win As detailed in this Bloomberg report, "Conrad Black, the former Hollinger International Inc. chairman jailed…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
In the News & Around the Blogosphere
By Ellen Podgor
Bloomberg, Black Not Entitled to Bail, U.S. Tells Appeals CourtMarsha Coyle, NLJ, law.com, Justice Department Calls for Probe of Federal Sentencing Patterns -Prosecutors see disparity in fraud, child pornography punishmentsJenny…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
9/11 and Judicary Law 487 in Legal Malpractice
9/11 is almost 10 years behind us. Its direct effects may have passed, but the indirect effects still resonate. Here is a fraud, foreclosure scam and legal malpractice case which…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Effective press coverage of recent DOJ letter to the US Sentencing Commission
Main July 18, 2010Effective press coverage of recent DOJ letter to the US Sentencing Commission Marcia Coyle has this lengthy and effective piece due to appear in tomorrow's National Law…
Asset Search Blog
Peter Madoff & His Competing Claimants
By Fred Abrams
"Forced Collections Against A Fraudster Like Madoff" & "Competing Over Mr. Allen Stanford's Assets" described the problem of competing claimants trying to recover from a limited pool of funds. This…