Law… Honest Services Fraud 16 Dec 2008 You may hear, from time to time, about something known as "honest services fraud." Like "mortgage fraud," it's not really a crime in itself. Well, it is, but let me…
Law… Can it with the “Czar” Stuff, Yeah? 9 Dec 2008 So we're going to get a "car czar." I call for the end of using the term "czar" to describe people in charge. Not only does "car czar" sound stupid,…
Law… The Death Penalty and International Extradition 8 Dec 2008 The vast majority of the world's countries have outlawed the use of the death penalty. (Source: Amnesty International.) The United States, of course, is not among those countries. Mexico, however,…
Law… Obama’s National Security Team 1 Dec 2008 So the big story this morning, reported by Bloomberg (and thousands of other outlets), is that President-elect Obama has named his nominees for his "national security" team. This includes: Senator…
Law… Public Corruption 24 Nov 2008 Couple of interesting press releases from the DOJ today involving public corruption. The first involves a South Korean businessman who was arrested "on a criminal complaint charging him with one…
Law… Mukasey Looks to Be Fine 21 Nov 2008 According to the DOJ, Attorney General Mukasey did not suffer a stroke or a heart attack, and simply had a fainting spell. More details here.
Law… Mukasey Update 21 Nov 2008 The DOJ has released a statement regarding Attorney General Mukasey's condition: "At the conclusion of his remarks before the Federalist Society Annual Dinner in Washington, D.C., Attorney General Michael B.…
Law… Fishers of Men Update 20 Nov 2008 Earlier today I mentioned that three individuals had been indicted on student loan fraud and FEMA fraud, but that the US Attorney's Office hadn't put a press release up. It…
Law… Mukasey Collapses 20 Nov 2008 Well, it's still early, and we'll probably know more in the morning, but Attorney General Mukasey collapsed during a speech before the Federalist Society. Looks bad. Newsweek (and scads more)…
Law… DOJ Responds to Judge Leon 20 Nov 2008 The Department of Justice has responded to Judge Leon, whose ruling I mentioned earlier. Unsurprisingly, the response is "We are of course disappointed by, and disagree with, the Court's decision that we…
