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White Collar Crime Prof Blog
In the News
By Ellen Podgor
Law.com - Former Refco Owner Convicted in $2.4 Billion Fraud Case Phillyburbs.com - News orgs appeal judge's decision to shield jurors' names (Wecht Case)Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Wecht lawyers seek dismissal…
Florida Probate & Trust Litigation Blog
Disbarred NY Lawyer Sentenced After Admitting to Stealing From Grandparents Trust Fund
Daniel Wise of the New York Law Journal reports in Disbarred Lawyer Sentenced After Admitting to Stealing From Grandparents on yet another case involving the theft of estate funds by…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Two NY City Council-Persons Indicted for Nonprofit Scam
Two N.Y. City council person aides were indicted yesterday for their fraudulent involvement with nonprofit organizations in the big apple, according to a report in today's N.Y. Times. At a…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Cox Testifies Before House Appropriations Committee
Chair Cox, in his testimony before the Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, House Committee on Appropriations, both reviewed the SEC's activities in fiscal year 2007 and discussed fiscal…
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Chancery Applies Adage that “Silence is Golden” and Rules that Warrantholders are Not Owed Fiduciary Duties but Corporation Still Subject to Fraud Claims for Dissembling With Incomplete Data
In Corporate Property Associates 14 Inc. v. CHR Holding Corp., 2008 WL 963048 (Del.Ch., April 10, 2008), read opinion here, the court denied a Motion to Dismiss fraud and negligent…
ContractsProf Blog
Trouble on the Treasure Coast
The Cyberknife Center of Florida's Treasure Coast is suing the St. Lucie Medical Center (SLMC) in a Marin County court for fraud and breach of contract. Cyberknife opened a multimillion…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Sixth Circuit splits on the substantive unreasonableness of probation sentence in fraud case
Main April 11, 2008Sixth Circuit splits on the substantive unreasonableness of probation sentence in fraud caseToday in US v. Hunt, No. 06-6300 (6th Cir. April 11, 2008) (available here), a…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Cox Addresses NASAA
Chairman Christopher Cox Addressed the North American Securities Administrators Association 2008 Public Policy Conference on April 1, 2008 and focused on SEC-NASAA initiatives against senior fraud and other enforcement actions…
Securities Law Prof Blog
FINRA Issues Guidance on Unauthorized Proprietary Trading
In the wake of several recent cases involving allegations of unauthorized or "rogue" trading resulting in substantial losses by firms both in the United States and abroad, many FINRA firms…
Podiatry Malpractice Blog
Revocation of Medical License of Ming Tung, D.P.M. (New Jersey)
It is always desirable to research the background of any professional that you may consider engaging for professional services. In New Jersey, physicians and podiatrists are regulated and governed by…