In the News & Around the Blogosphere

Jennifer Buske & Josh White, Washington Post, Insiders Linked to Pr. William Fraud Case -4 Accused of Bilking County of Millions By Rigging Bids

Soon-to-be-Justice Sotomayor - Connecticut Law Tribune, 2nd Circuit Judge Calabresi on Former Student and Current Colleague Sotomayor; Joe Stephens and Del Quentin Wilber, Gritty First Job Shaped Nominee

Mark Hamblett, NYLJrl, law.com, N.Y. City Attorney Arrested for Mortgage Fraud, Forgery

DOJ Press Release, Northwest Indiana Businessman Who Used Sham Trusts Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud on Eve of Trial

DOJ Press Release, Former Michigan School Superintendent Indicted in Bribery Conspiracy

Kate Gibson, WSJ, FBI Director Anticipates New Crime Wave Of Financial Fraud

Grant McCool & Martha Graybow,FBI targets fraud in TARP, stimulus fund

Boston Globe, Scandal Raises Issues for Patrick  (More on DiMasi case forthcoming)

Hank Grezlak & Leo Strupczewski, Legal Intelligencer, law.com, Pa. Judicial Corruption Probe Said to Be Eyeing Criminal Cases

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