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Public corruption
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Chicago Criminal Law Blog
FBI, federal prosecutors level public corruption charges
Chicago news media recently reported on a type of story that they have some experience with: allegations of wrongdoing in public office. As we have seen in our city, these…
Legal Profession Blog
Something Rotten In Paradise
The Hawai'i Supreme Court has suspended an attorney on an interim basis as a result of a jury verdict. Hawaii News Now reported on the verdict at lengthA federal judge called…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
Former Georgia County Commissioner Indicted on Extortion and Bribery Charges
A federal grand jury in the Northern District of Georgia has returned a three-count indictment against a former commissioner in DeKalb County, Georgia, for extorting bribe payments from a DeKalb…
Legal Profession Blog
A Day In The Life
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court imposed a consent retroactive five-year suspension of a convicted attorney.The Morning Call reported on the criminal caseEx-Mayor Ed Pawlowski’s co-conspirator in steering an Allentown contract to…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
Charity Executives, Former Arkansas State Senator Indicted for Embezzlement and Public Corruption Scheme
Two former executives of a Springfield, Missouri-based charity and a former Arkansas state senator have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a multi-million-dollar public corruption scheme…
The Right Coast
Joseph diGenova: James ‘Cardinal’ Comey the man who destroyed the FBI | Fox News
The American people are being treated to a dose of reality about Washington, D.C. Comey is a symptom. The disease is a voracious, rapacious government filled at high levels by…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
The Founder and Chairman of a Multinational Investment Company, a Company Consultant and Two North Carolina Political Figures are Charged with Public Corruption and Bribery
A federal criminal indictment unsealed in the Western District of North Carolina charges the founder and Chairman of a multinational investment company, a company consultant and two North Carolina political…
MillarLawTax Blog
Why the Paul Manafort Case Matters to You.
Why the Paul Manafort Case Matters to You. Paul Manafort, the former campaign manager for president Donald Trump was sentenced to a term of 47 months in prison this week…
The Right Coast
Trump Ally Under Fire For Appearing To Threaten Cohen With Disclosure of Affairs JONATHAN TURLEY
Just when you thought that the politics in Washington, D.C. could not get more grotesque, it does. In a shocking tweet, House Oversight Committee, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), a strong…
Legal Profession Blog
Former Hoboken Mayor Denied Reinstatement
A petition for reinstatement from automatic disbarment was denied by the New York Appellate Division for the Third Judicial DepartmentRespondent's conviction and disbarment arose from his criminal conduct during his…