In the News & Around the Blogsphere

Tom Fowler, Houston Chronicle, Former natural gas traders draw prison time for fraud (discussion of the jury rejecting a following orders argument by the defense)

Anita Lee, Sun Herald.com, Minor denied release pending appeal

DOJ Press Release, Tennessee Technology Company Pleads Guilty to Arms Export Control Act Violations

Rob Olmstead, Chicago's Daily Herald,  Judge wants Des Plaines firm's president in person (prior to accepting deferred prosecution agreement)

Julie Kay, National Law Journal, Rising Miami Legal Star Agrees to Plea Bargain Involving Mail Fraud, Laundering Charges

Neil Lewis, NYTimes, Senator Fails in Effort to Move His Corruption Trial to Alaska

DOJ Press Release, Puerto Rico Governor, Senior Aide and Former Campaign Director Indicted on Wire Fraud and Money Laundering Charges

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