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Ex-DOJ Atty Scrutinized for Abramoff Dealings

Investigators are looking at contacts between a former Justice Department lawyer and a colleague of lobbyist Jack Abramoff. The investigation involves dealings between ex-DOJ lawyer Robert E. Coughlin II and Abramoff colleague Kevin A. Ring, the Washington Post reports. The Post reported that Ring treated Coughlin to sporting events with…

Apr 30, 2007 5:51 PM CDT

Experts Re-evaluate Shaken-Baby Evidence

Some experts are questioning the validity of shaken-baby syndrome. One of them is Robert Huntington III, the Washington Post reports. He is a forensic pathologist who helped convict Audrey Edmunds in the shaking death of the child she babysat. Critics contend shaking alone cannot cause death without other signs of…

Apr 30, 2007 5:36 PM CDT

Political Appointees Won’t Pick DOJ Interns

Responsibility for hiring some new lawyers and interns at the U.S. Justice Department will return to career prosecutors. An internal memo announced that political appointees will be removed from the hiring process. It was issued last Thursday following allegations that jobs went to well-connected conservative candidates, the Washington Post reports.…

Apr 30, 2007 4:38 PM CDT

U.S. Aid for Colombian Probes Sought

Colombia’s top prosecutor meets with U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales today as he seeks help for his investigation of links between corporations and right-wing paramilitary groups. Mario Iguaran wants to know if U.S.-based corporations funded the groups, known for death squads, drug trading and extortion, the Associated Press reports. Chiquita…

Apr 30, 2007 3:58 PM CDT

Attorney-Firing Investigator Being Investigated

A Washington Post story weighs in on the controversy surrounding the lawyer who will be leading the investigation of political influence in government decision-making. Scott J. Bloch will be investigating the administration at the same time it is investigating him for his personnel practices, the story says. Employees have accused…

Apr 30, 2007 3:44 PM CDT

Writer’s Brain Scan Part of Defense

The defense will rely on a brain scan in an attempt to show that the New York writer accused of sexually assaulting an editor had mental illness that made him unable to form the intent to commit the offense. The lawyer for former fashion columnist Peter Braunstein will introduce a…

Apr 30, 2007 2:11 PM CDT

Milberg Lawyer Challenges ‘Kickback’ Charge

A lawyer who once worked at Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman in New York is taking issue with the government’s definition of the term “kickback.” Steven G. Schulman is seeking dismissal of criminal charges against him in a motion set to be heard June 4 in Los Angeles federal court,…

Apr 30, 2007 12:32 PM CDT

Dutch Bank Negotiating Plea Deal

ABN Amro Holding NV is negotiating a deal with the Justice Department to settle an investigation into improper handling of money transfers from countries sanctioned for terrorism, the Wall Street Journal (sub. req.) reports. The fine could be as high as $500 million, which would make it the largest penalty…

Apr 27, 2007 8:52 PM CDT

‘A’ Student Arrested for Essay: ‘Stab, Stab, Stab’

The assignment: “Write whatever comes to your mind. Do not judge or censor what you are writing.” The result: An ‘A’ student is arrested and charged with disorderly conduct. His essay, reports the Chicago Tribune, contained one passage that included a discussion of “shooting everyone” and “having sex with dead…

Apr 27, 2007 5:26 PM CDT

Penalty for Foreign Bribe is Largest

An oil company has agreed to pay $44 million in combined fines and penalties for bribing foreign officials, the largest penalty to date, the Justice Department has announced. Baker Hughes Services International Inc. pleaded guilty yesterday to violating anti-bribery provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in a deal that…

Apr 27, 2007 5:13 PM CDT

DOJ Withholds 171 Documents in Firing Probe

The U.S. Justice Department has identified 171 documents it will withhold from Congress in its probe of the firings of eight U.S. attorneys, the Washington Post reports. DOJ has already turned over 6,000 pages of materials, but refuses to release documents involving media strategy and congressional inquiries about the firings.

Apr 27, 2007 4:38 PM CDT

Investigator Predicts White House Cooperation

The head of a government watchdog agency came away from a meeting with White House counsel Fred Fielding yesterday saying he believes the administration will cooperate with his probe of political influence. Scott Bloch, head of the Office of Special Counsel, said the two agreed to procedures that will be…

Apr 27, 2007 3:00 PM CDT

Legal Fate of Gitmo Detainees Debated

Senators yesterday debated the legal fate of about 380 detainees remaining at Guantanamo Bay, but no action was taken. Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., said detainees can be held for years with no legal recourse, the Associated Press reports. Indefinite detention is “unconstitutional. It’s un-American,” he said during…

Apr 27, 2007 2:32 PM CDT

Atlanta Investigates Police, Chicago Probe Rapped

An investigation into a “culture of misconduct” by Atlanta police has led to scrutiny of some criminal drug cases, the New York Times reports. Court documents claim police lied to obtain search warrants and falsified evidence of drug purchases. Two officers have pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and conspiracy to…

Apr 27, 2007 1:43 PM CDT

Columnist: Bush is Boss, Gonzales Here to Stay

Media commentators who played up last week’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing as U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales’ last chance to save his job lost track of two key points, a columnist writes in today’s Indianapolis Star. President Bush is the only one with the power to fire Gonzales. And President…

Apr 27, 2007 11:02 AM CDT

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