In the News & Around the Blogosphere

Bloomberg, Black Not Entitled to Bail, U.S. Tells Appeals Court

Marsha Coyle, NLJ, law.com, Justice Department Calls for Probe of Federal Sentencing Patterns -Prosecutors see disparity in fraud, child pornography punishments

Jenny Anderson, NYTimes, 2 New York Institutions Want to Keep Ponzi Gifts

Martha Neil, ABA Law Jrl News Now, 7 Cops, 2 Lawyers & 1 FBI Agent Charged in Claimed $16M Mortgage Fraud

DOJ Press Release,Former Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty to Obstruction of Justice

Michael Hiltzik, LA Times, Judicial system takes a hit in Broadcom case

Mark Guarino, Christian Science Monitor, Rod Blagojevich defense: advisers gave him bum advice (w/ a hat tip to Ted Gest); Mike Robinson & Michael Tarm, Prosecution rests in Blagojevich corruption trial (AP)

Martha Neil, ABA Law Jrl News Now, Ex-Detroit Mayor Pleads Poverty, Gets PD, in New Federal Tax Fraud Case (w/ a hat tip to Ivan Dominguez)

DOJ Press Release, Swiss Lawyer Indicted for Helping to Hide Swiss Bank Accounts and Monies Returned to U.S. Clients

CBS News, Feds Bust 36 for Alleged Medicare Scams

Bob Johnson, (AP) Al.com, Richard Scrushy asks for prison release on appeal bond

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