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Kickbacks
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White Collar Crime Prof Blog
In the News & Around the Blogosphere
By Ellen Podgor
Joel Stashenko, NYLJ, law.com, Former N.Y. Judge Sentenced to 27 Months in Jail for Attempted BriberyDOJ Press Release, Oklahoma Man Sentenced to 12 Months in Prison for Kickback Scheme Involving Government…
Real Estate & Construction
Fifth Circuit Denies Class Certification Of Kickback Claims Under RESPA
By John Stigi
In Mims v. Stewart Title Guaranty Co., 2009 WL 4642631 (5th Cir. Dec. 9, 2009), the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit considered whether plaintiffs can bring…
Securities Law Prof Blog
NY AG Announces Another Guilty Plea in Pay-to-Play Kickback Scheme
New York Attorney General Cuomo today announced a felony guilty plea by Elliott Broidy, a founder and Chairman of Markstone Capital Group LLC, for his involvement in a pay-to-play kickback scheme…
New Mexico Nursing Home Advocate News
Overmedication of Residents
The United States Department of Justice recently settled a case against the nation’s largest nursing home pharmacy, Omnicare Inc., and drug manufacturer IVAX Pharmaceuticals, which concerned an alleged kickback scheme…
Banking, Finance and Securities
Third Circuit Holds That Plaintiffs Alleging Respa Violations Under Section 8 Need Not Show An Overcharge To Have Article III Standing To Sue
By John Stigi
In Alston v. Countrywide Financial Corp., 2009 WL 3448264 (3d Cir. October 28, 2009), the United States Court of Appeal for the Third Circuit confronted the issue of whether consumer…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
In the News & Around the Blogosphere
By Ellen Podgor
Rocco LaDuca, Uticaod.com, No jail sentences, but plenty of hurt for DDSO defendants- No evidence of kickbacks found in inquiry into issuance of state contractsDOJ Press Release, Minneapolis Packaged-Ice Company…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Novo Nordisk Deferred Prosecution Agreement
By Ellen Podgor
A DOJ Press Releasereports on a deferred prosecution agreement entered into by "Novo Nordisk A/S (Novo), a Danish corporation based in Bagsvaerd, Denmark." The agreement calls for the company to…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Rattner Allegedly Involved in NYS Pension Kickbacks
The Wall St. Journal reports that Steven Rattner, the leader of President Obama's auto task force, is implicated in the alleged kickback scheme involving the New York State pension fund…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
In the News & Around the Blogosphere
By Ellen Podgor
DOJ Press Release, Hitachi Executive Indicted for his Role in LCD Price-Fixing ConspiracyRachel Tobin Ramos, AJC, Former Home Depot manager gets 5 years for kickbacksWhat would Conrad Black say to the…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
In the News & Around the Blogosphere
By Ellen Podgor
DOJ Press Release,Former Hospital Executive Pleads Guilty to Paying Kickbacks in 'Skid Row' Healthcare Fraud SchemeNate Carlisle, Salt Lake Tribune, Utah: Where the con is onDOJ Press Release, Veterans Affairs…