In the News & Around the Blogosphere

Bob Keefe, AJC, Peanut Corp. president refuses to testify to Congress

Chisun Lee, Pro Publica, Senators Propose to Expand Financial Fraud Laws

Joe Palazzolo, BLT Blog, Feds Set Sights on 'Gatekeepers' in Fraud Investigations

Jordan Weissmann, BLT Blog, Tejada Pleads Guilty

Lynne Marek, NLJ, law.com, Ex-Illinois Governor Angling to Rehire Defense Attorney

Amanda Bronstad, NLJ, law.com, Court denies Texas billionaire's request for documents in kickback case against Milberg

DOJ Press Release, Former Executive Indicted for His Role in Two Cathode Ray Tube Price-Fixing Conspiracies - Global Price-fixing Scheme Involves Tubes Used in Computer Monitors and Televisions

DOJ Press Release, Five Individuals Indicted for Devising and Participating in Stock Manipulation Scheme

Holbrook Mohr, law.com(AP), Scruggs Pleads Guilty to Mail Fraud

Anne Sutton, law.com (AP), Alaska's Attorney General Resigns in Wake of Troopergate Investigation

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