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Public corruption
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ContractsProf Blog
Politicians Can Do Quid Pro Quo Deals, Can Naval Officers?
Last term, SCOTUS decided two cases involving political corruption. In Ciminelli v. United States, the Court rejected New York's right of control theory as a tool in fighting corruption in…
Legal Profession Blog
Sheriff of Norfolk
The United States Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction of the City of Norfolk sheriff who received decades of benefits in exchange for awarding food and medical services contracts for…
Asset Search Blog
U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar & A Suspected Money Laundering Scheme
By Fred Abrams
Table 1 partly shows that 2 shell companies were allegedly used by Congressman Henry Cuellar and / or his wife Imelda Cuellar, to wash $360,000 in suspected bribe payments.1 On…
Legal Profession Blog
Send Him No Flowers
A Michigan Attorney Discipline Board Hearing Panel disbarred an attorneyRespondent and the Grievance Administrator filed a Stipulation for Consent Order of Disbarment, pursuant to MCR 9.115(F)(5), which was approved by…
The Right Coast
Is This the End for Hunter and China Joe? – John Kass
After all of Joe Biden s lies, after all the corporate media censorship and gaslighting, an amazing thing is happening.Democrats are greasing the skids to get rid of him. And…
The Right Coast
With Hunter s indictment, Democrats face a moment of maddening truth | The Hill
The courts have repeatedly found that benefits to family members (far more modest than the millions in this case) can constitute bribery for a politician. That has also been the position of…
Legal Profession Blog
Credit For Time Served After Nine Year Interim Suspension
The Ohio Supreme Court has indefinitely suspended a former judge with credit for time servedHunter’s indictment was based on conduct that she had allegedly undertaken in her role as a…
The D&O Diary
Can Corrupt Political Activities Support Securities Fraud Allegations?
On September 28, 2023, the SEC announced that it had filed charges against and entered into a settlement agreement with the Illinois electric utility Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) and its corporate…
The Securities Law Blog
SEC Charges Exelon, its Subsidiary Commonwealth Edison, and Subsidiary’s Former CEO Anne Pramaggiore with Fraud in Connection with Political Corruption Scheme
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Exelon Corporation, electric utility company Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd), which is Exelon’s subsidiary, and former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore with fraud in connection…
FCPA Professor
U.S. Senator Charged With Bribery Offenses
By Mike Koehler
Last week the DOJ announced that an indictment was unsealed charging U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), his wife Nadine Menendez, and three New Jersey businessmen, Wael Hana, Jose Uribe, and Fred…