White-Collar Crime Prof Blog
Covers news, prosecutions, investigations, settlements and issues relating to white-collar crime.
Author: Ellen S. Podgor is an associate dean of faculty development and distance education and a law professor at Stetson University College of Law. Podgor also contributes to Law School Innovation.
Blawg Related Categories: Criminal Justice • Prosecutors • White Collar Crime • Law Professors • Securities Law • Stetson University • Law Professor
Recent Posts from White-Collar Crime Prof Blog
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Shelnutt - Not Guilty
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Georgia has their press release telling the world of a 40 count indictment of a Columbus, Georgia attorney. But no where on the website is the…
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Finding TARP
The Office of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP) emphasizes transparency, but it did take me some time to find the website that told me what was going on in…
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Breaking News: William Jefferson Sentenced to 13 Years
Guest Blogger: Tiffany M. Joslyn, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III has sentenced ex-congressman William Jefferson to 13 years in prison for his conviction on 11 counts of…
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Year & A Day in FCPA Case - But Will It Hold on Appeal?
Guest Blog - Matthew Reinhard, Miller & Chevalier Chartered Lost in this week’s maelstrom of white collar activity – the acquittal of the Bear Stearns bankers, the accusations that Blackwater bribed Iraqi officials, and the…
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In the News & Around the Blogosphere
Amanda Bronstad, NLJ, law.com, Former Broadcom executive seeks a rehearing before 9th Circuit Patricia Hurtado, Bob Van Voris and Linda Sandler, Bloomberg, Bear Managers’ Acquittal May Hamper U.S. Fraud Prosecutions John Mazzetti & James Risen,…
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Not Guilty for Former Bear Stearns Managers
Zachery Kouwe, NYTimes, Bear Stearns Managers Acquitted of Fraud Charges reports on the acquittal of two former Bear Stearns Managers who faced government indictment. Unlike many, these two individuals risked going to trial and were…
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In the News & Around the Blogosphere
Dan Levine, The Recorder, law.com, 9th Circuit Stands Firm on Prosecutors' Misconduct in Reyes Backdating Case law.com (AP), Disbarred Ga. Attorney Sentenced to Prison for Ponzi Scheme 50 Great Blogs for and by Law Professors…
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Upcoming Conferences & Events
Public Address on White Collar Crime by Preet Bharara, USA for the Southern District of NY, Nov. 19, 2009. Details here (esp)
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Post-Booker Sentencing Provides Greater Equity
Amir Efrati, WSJ, Looser Rules on Sentencing Stir Concerns About Equity - speaks about recent sentencing of white collar offenders. My response - Supreme Court decisions clearly allow for more judicial discretion in white collar…
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Lawyers
Martha Neil, ABA Jrl Law News Now, 2 Lawyers Charged in Claimed $1.1M Client Embezzlement Scheme Vesselin Mitev, Law.com, New York Law Journal, Disbarred Attorney Pleads Guilty to Guardian Account Thefts Linda Sandler & Carlyn…