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Shareholder Monitoring at Disney
By Gordon Smith
According to the theory of the firm, the board is a mediating institution between "ownership" -- the shareholders -- and "control" -- management. Shareholders will monitor the board to make…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Georgia Preacher Receives 17 1/2 Year Sentence
By Ellen Podgor
Abraham Kennard, a former preacher who was convicted in February (see earlier post here) for defrauding over 1,600 churches, most of them with small, of over $9 million with promises…
California Employment Law Update
Independent Sales Representatives Permitted To Proceed With UCL Action Against Avon
By Tony Oncidi
Blakemore v. Superior Court, 129 Cal. App. 4th 36 (2005) In this class action, Raven Blakemore and several other women who sold Avon beauty products as independent sales representatives alleged,…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Scrushy Not the Only Case Happening in Alabama
By Ellen Podgor
A DOJ Press Release shows that there is a lot more happening than the Scrushy trial. It seems that " five Madison County individuals have been charged by a federal…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
The Defense Begins in the Tyco Trial
By Ellen Podgor
The prosecution of former Tyco CEO Dennis Kozlowski and former CFO Mark Schwartz begins today after the prosecution rested its case. This case has largely flown underneath the radar because…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
How to Get Paid $6.6 Million and Still Serve Time in an FCI
By Ellen Podgor
I wasn't sure what category to give to this entry, and somehow "fraud" seemed to fit the bill, although when you disclose everything you're doing that usually vitiates any deception. …
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
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By Ellen Podgor
Alice Fisher, a partner at Latham & Watkins and former Deputy AAG to Michael Chertoff when he led the Criminal Division, will be nominated as the new head of the…
Media Law Prof Blog
Prisoner Fails in Attempt to Sue Cleveland Television Station for Fraud
Donald Richard has failed in his attempt to sue Cleveland television station WJW-TV (channel 8) and two of its reporters for failure to "adequately investigate Richard's claims of wrongdoing, and…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
30 Year Sentence for Frauduldent Scheme
By Ellen Podgor
John Henoud received a 360 month term of imprisonment for his conviction last May for running fraudulent charity drives. According to a press release issued by the U.S. Attorney's Office,…
The Trademark Blog
How To Identify Fraudulent E-Mail and Phishing Schemes
Microsoft on How To Identify Fradulent E-Mail and Phishing Schemes.