Letter of Apology

"A white-collar blog."

Author: Solomon Wisenberg practices at Wisenberg & Wisenberg in Washington, D.C. "Dave Westheimer" also contributes.

Blawg Related Categories: Criminal Justice • White Collar Crime • States • Solo / Small Firm

Recent Posts from Letter of Apology

Cohen Disses Holder
Washington Post columnist Richard Cohen, an old-school liberal, doesn’t think Eric Holder should be Attorney General because of Holder’s acquiescence in then-fugitive financier Marc Rich’s pardon. In today’s column, Cohen makes out the case against Holder about as…
Court Gets Ticked Off Again At Stevens’ Prosecutors
The full text of Judge Emmet Sullivan’s Friday, November 28, order in the Ted Stevens case reads as follows: “MINUTE ORDER as to THEODORE F. STEVENS. The Court, sua sponte, cancels the hearing scheduled for December…
Government Tell Its Story Ex Parte in Stevens Case
According to an ADN.com story here, the government did make its promised Monday filing, responding to allegations of subornation of perjury, in the Ted Stevens case. It’s just that the filing was ex parte, allegedly to…
A Thanksgiving Story
Giving Thanks by Jennifer James in the Los Angeles Times. If only Beltway politicians could understand as well as a child!
Renzi Co-Defendant Sandlin Gets Three Year Prison Sentence In Texas Case
In Sherman, Texas on Tuesday, US District Judge Richard Schell sentenced James Sandlin of Sherman to three years in prison in a bank fraud case. A jury convicted Sandlin in June on two counts of…
Former Prince George’s School Superintendent Sentenced To Six Years In Prison
UD District Judge Peter Messitte on Tuesday sentenced former Prince George’s County Schools Superintendent Andre Hornsby to six years in prison for illegally steering district contracts to LeapFrog Enterprises, a company run by his now…
Judge Sullivan Schedules Hearing On Stevens Witness
US District Judge Emmet Sullivan on Wednesday scheduled a hearing for next Monday to consider a request by attorneys for Sen. Ted Stevens to question prosecution witness Dave Anderson about the letter he sent to…
NatWest Three’s Bermingham Returns To UK
Bloomberg reports that former NatWest investment banker David Bermingham was flown to the UK on November 21 to finish serving his 37 month prison sentence for wire fraud in connection with a scheme devised by…
Pastor Convicted, Associate Pleads Guilty In Attempted Bankruptcy Fraud
A federal jury in Manhattan last week convicted William Spencer of Oakland, California of bankruptcy fraud in connection with the attempted purchase of Hawaiian Airlines out of bankruptcy in 2003. Spencer is the pastor of…
Report Reveals DeLaughter-Peters Connections In Eaton Case
Eaton v. Frisby is a civil trade secrets case not directly related to Dickie Scruggs as far as we know, but it came to light as a result of what’s now known as the “Scruggs…