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… 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… 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…
Law… New Attorney General 18 Nov 2008 The United States is one step closer to getting a new Attorney General. According to Reuters (and hundreds of other sources), Obama wants Eric Holder to head up the DOJ.
Law… Swiss Bankers Come Under the Microscope 13 Nov 2008 Very, very interesting. Everyone knows about Swiss and Liechtensteiner banks, and how those countries' strict bank secrecy laws make them attractive places to put money. Earlier this year, Germany caused…
Law… LCD Price-Fixing Followup 13 Nov 2008 I had been somewhat curious about the LCD price-fixing pleas announced yesterday, because, unlike the DRAM price-fixing convictions, no executives were named. In the DRAM prosecutions, executives from Samsung, Hynix,…
Law… Price-Fixing Pleas 12 Nov 2008 Antitrust lawyers working for the government seem to be on something of a little roll lately. In addition to recently causing the proposed venture between Google and Yahoo to get…
