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Corporate & Securities Law Blog
United States Supreme Court Limits Scope Of Federal Criminal “Honest Services” Fraud Statute
In Skilling v. United States, 2010 WL 2518587 (U.S. Jun. 24, 2010), the United States Supreme Court significantly limited the scope of a criminal statute used frequently by federal prosecutors…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Supreme Court Says Honest-Services Doctrine Means Bribery & Kickback Schemes
Today the Supreme Court decided Jeffrey Skilling's appeal. In the first part of the opinion, the majority opinion (written by Ginsberg) rejected Skilling's agument that pretrial publicity and community prejudice…
Nursing Home Law Blog
Fort-Lee Nursing Home Faces Allegations of Kickbacks, Theft and Sexually Improper Behavior
CareOne LLC, the Fort Lee-based nursing and assisted living home, is involved in a bitter legal dispute between the company and a former senior executive over allegations of kickbacks, theft…
China Law Blog
Avoiding Kickbacks in China
By Dan Harris
Kickbacks. Gotta love 'em. Many years ago, our law firm had a foreign client known as "Mr. 10%." He was responsible for provisioning and repairing and operating dozens of fishing…
Government Contracts Legal Forum
Recent Settlement in IT Kickback Suits: A New Clause for Justice?
On May 25, 2010, the Justice Department announced an $87.5 million settlement with EMC for alleged false claims associated with EMC’s GSA Schedule contract. The settlement comes out of a series…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
In the News & Around the Blogosphere
By Ellen Podgor
Fox 8 News, AP, Former transit agency official in Cleveland sentenced to 8 years for corruptionCNN, Details of prosecution case against Blagojevich revealedDOJ Press Release, Former ATF Agent Pleads Guilty to…
Securities Law Prof Blog
SEC Charges Private Equity Firm in New York Pension Plan Kickback Scheme
The SEC today announced charges against Quadrangle Group LLC and Quadrangle GP Investors II, L.P. in connection with the Commission's ongoing investigation into a multi-billion dollar kickback scheme involving New York's…
Financial Institutions Law Blog
3rd Circuit Decision Holds That Captive Reinsurance Arrangements Violate Section 8(a) of RESPA
In Alston v. Countrywide Financial Corporation, 585 F.3d. 753 (3rd Cir. 2009), the United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit held that homebuyers may pursue a class action…
Securities Law Prof Blog
SEC Charges Former Stock Loan Trader in Cash Kickback Scheme
The SEC filed charges against a former securities lending, or "stock loan," trader for participating in a long-running cash kickback scheme involving stock loan transactions at several major Wall Street brokerage…
Cam Law
The Mall Model: A Legal Structure to Handle Anti-Kickback Concerns of Integrative Care Centers
Our law office has developed several business structures to address self-referral (Stark), fee-splitting and anti-kickback concerns in the integrative care center. In the "Mall Model," the medical doctor owns…