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Theft
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Rush on Business
Attempt to Steal Coke Recipe Proves Point
By Rush Nigut
Three people are facing federal charges for trying to steal Coke's trade secret information and offering to sell it to rival Pepsi. Apparently, Pepsi immediately notified Coke about this offer,…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Out-of-this-world federal sentencing next week
Main May 10, 2006Out-of-this-world federal sentencing next weekIt is never hard to find fodder for this blog; there's no shortage of interesting sentencing stories. Proof today come from this AP…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
The Lowest of Crimes – Gets Three Years
By Ellen Podgor
According to a press release here of the US Attorneys Office for the Western District of Washington, an individual was sentenced to three years in prison and three years supervised…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Pastor Mom Goes Bad
Roy Buckley died serving his country in Iraq and left behind a minor daughter. Roy also had life insurance for $250,000 which was designated for his daughter. Roy's mom, a…
LawSites
Web site tracks stolen jewelry
Your client comes in distraught. The family jewels are missing. This is a case for ... the Stolen Jewelry Web Site. I'll let them explain: "The Stolen Jewelry Website of…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Does a Police Officer Have Special Skills?
By Ellen Podgor
According to the Chicago Tribune here, a police officer and supervisor (of "more than 100 officers at the city's airports") plead guilty to fraud for stealing "$4,000 earmarked for a…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
How Do You Steal 2 Million from a School District?
By Ellen Podgor
It is truly hard to imagine that anyone could steal 2 million dollars from a school district. One would think that someone might notice. One would also think that…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Former Atlanta Braves Pitcher Receives Jail Time
By Ellen Podgor
A former pitcher for the Atlanta Braves (Rick Camp) received a sentence of 37 months in prison "for conspiring to steal more than $2 million from a mental health agency."…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
The Long Journey Against Charles Zandford Ends
By Ellen Podgor
Charles Zandford's battle with the SEC has finally ended with a permanent bar from the securities industry, more than 15 years after he was caught stealing money from the account…
California Employment Law Update
Employee Who Stole Trade Secrets Is Required To Serve Jail Time
By Tony Oncidi
People v. Farell, 28 Cal. 4th 381 (2002) On his last day of employment as an electrical engineer at Digital Equipment Corporation, Alejandro Farell printed out confidential design specifications for…