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Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Abortion Clinic Director Who Posed As Doctor Faces Criminal Charges
LA Times: Abortion clinic operator is charged in felonies by San Diego County D.A., by Tony Perry:'Thisdefendant preyed on women in the Hispanic community' by passing herselfoff as a doctor,…
D.C. Medical Malpractice Blog
FDA Takes Action to Eliminate Sham Cancer “Cures”
According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 23 U.S. companies and two international manufacturers have been warned to cease their production and marketing of fraudulent cancer remedies. The agency is also warning consumers…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
In the News
By Ellen Podgor
Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription required) - Former Director of Alabama Fire College Found Guilty of Stealing $1.5-MillionOvetta Wiggins, Washington Post, Md. Couple Indicted in Fraud Probe: Scam Allegedly Cheated…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Former Refco CEO: What Will the Sentence Be?
By Ellen Podgor
Former CEO of Refco, Phillip Bennett is set for sentencing on July 3rd. He plead guilty (see here) to what the government called a 2.4 billion dollar fraud. With white…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
In the News
By Ellen Podgor
Laurel Brubaker Calkins, Bloomberg, Ex-Merrill Banker Asks U.S. to Probe Enron Prosecutor Mike Robinson, USA Today (AP) - Corruption fighters find Chicago a challengeDOJ Press Release - San Gabriel Valley…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Extended Second Circuit discussion of “intended loss”
Main June 10, 2008Extended Second Circuit discussion of "intended loss"The Second Circuit today in US v. Confredo, No. 06-3201 (2d Cir. June 10, 2008) (available here), has an extended discussion…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
In the News
By Ellen Podgor
DOJ Press Release - Florida Businessman Charged with Forging Correspondence Purportedly From Securities and Exchange Commission AttorneyInternational Herald (AP) - Former Credit Suisse banker gets 10-year sentence DOJ Press Release…
Securities Law Prof Blog
SEC Obtains Asset Freeze Against Clearing Broker
The SEC obtained an asset freeze and other emergency relief to protect investors whose funds were at risk due to fraudulent misconduct at North American Clearing, Inc., a Florida based…
Georgia Bankruptcy Blog
Kirk Wrights Commits Suicide Before Sentencing
By Scott Riddle
Kirk Wright, recently convicted of a massive fraud, and head of Chapter 11 Debtor International Management Associates (discussed in previous posts here, here and here) committed suicide on Saturday, prior…
Securities Law Prof Blog
SEC v. Berry
As attorneys are well aware, the SEC has been bringing enforcement actions against inhouse counsel, particularly with respect to backdating stock options. Since there are, to date, few opinions, every…