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White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Fitzgerald’s Crew
By Ellen Podgor
While high profile prosecutions usually are ascribed to the lead prosecutor (e.g. Ken Starr, Archibald Cox), much of the basic work in investigating and trying a case is done by…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Paul McNulty to be Deputy Attorney General
Main October 21, 2005Paul McNulty to be Deputy Attorney GeneralAs detailed in this AP story, "Paul McNulty, a federal prosecutor in Virginia, was chosen Friday by President Bush to serve…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
“Real Time Enforcement” – The New Prosecution Approach?
By Ellen Podgor
In the past white collar cases were noted for taking significant time for investigation and prosecution. Long grand jury sessions would peruse documents and prosecutors would often spend time working…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
More Tax Prosecutions
By Ellen Podgor
We reported here on a number of press releases issued by DOJ that related to tax matters. It looks like this trend will not be letting up soon. The two…
Sentencing Law and Policy
HaveBlakelyandBookerdepressed federal prosecutions?
Main September 29, 2005Have Blakely and Booker depressed federal prosecutions?I have been speculating since last June that the legal disruptions caused by Blakely and Booker might impact federal prosecutions. My…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
PING: Thoughts about MarthaURL: http://blog.kir.com/archives/002336.aspIP: 216.250.116.20BLOG NAME: Houston’s Clear ThinkersDATE: 08/28/2005 06:28:11 AMMartha Stewart — who was unjustly prosecuted and convicted for allegedly misleading the government about an supposed crime that the government could not prove — finishes the home confinement component of her sentence next week. Ellen Podger (she of “…
By Ellen Podgor
Martha Stewart, assuming that she is not busted for yoga again (see post here), will return to the government the jewelry they recently lent her. This coming Wednesday she is…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Federal-State Turf Wars Can Cause Problems
By Ellen Podgor
Evaluating whether state or federal prosecutors are in the best position to proceed with a prosecution can be an important decision. In some cases it can require examining the law…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
More on Jailing of Judith Miller
By Ellen Podgor
Clearly the top [a] story today is the jailing the NYTimes reporter Judith Miller. The Wall Street Jrl here points out how the prosecutor on this case Patrick J. Fitzgerald…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
PING: USA TODAY Archives SearchURL: http://usa.rv.ua/q.htmlIP: 221.254.12.24BLOG NAME: USA Search Engine OptimizationDATE: 05/27/2006 12:52:50 PMUp-to-the-minute business & financial news, current market information, feature stories, personal finance and investment tools to help investors choose and …
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…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Going to Trial
By Ellen Podgor
Why do prosecutors take a case to trial? A forthcoming article by two economists, Cheryl X. Long (Colgate) and Richard T. Boylan (Alabama) seeks to answer, at least in part,…