In the News & Around the Blogosphere

Mark Baker, TBO.com (AP), John Edwards acknowledges federal probe

DOJ Press Release, Former Head Securities Trader for Lancer Group Hedge Funds Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Mail, Wire and Securities Fraud

Chris DaAngelo, The Western News, Prosecution drops its case against Walsh ("The government dismissed all charges against Robert C. Walsh Monday afternoon in the W.R. Grace & Co. federal trial in Missoula"); Laura Lundquist & Will Grant, Grace Case, A Joint Project of the School of Law & the School of Journalism, Week 10: Two defendants walk, defense promises short case as they take the field

Josh Gerstein, Politico, Stevens judge wants evidence rules changed

Jeff Jeffrey, BLT Blog, Morrison & Foerster Picks Up Top DOJ Official

Chronicle of Higher Education, Grand Jury Indicts Florida Lawmaker and College President

DOJ Press Release, Five Charged in $70 Million “Dream Home” Mortgage Fraud Scheme

Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, How Madoff Became an Equal Opportunity Thief

(esp)(blogging from New Orleans)