In the News & Around the Blogosphere

David Beasley, Bloomberg, Ex-HealthSouth CEO Scrushy Loses Appeal of $2.88 Billion Civil Judgment

Robert Barnes, Wash Post, Recent decisions amount to a dressing down for 9th Circuit

Artur Davis, MarketWatch, Court could redefine insider trading-Commentary: Vague laws invite overreaching

Kyros & Pressley, LLP, SEC Whistleblower Blog, Five travel expense related FCPA violations

Ann Woolner, Bloomberg, Wall Street’s Ways Make Jury Selection Tricky (w/ a hat tip to Linda Friedman Ramirez)

Mike Scarcella, BLT Blog, Roger Clemens Waives Defense Attorney Conflict

Mike Scarcella, BLT Blog,  D.C. Judge: Scott Bloch Must Spend At Least One Month in Jail 

DOJ Press Release, Former Senate Office Manager Convicted in $75,000 Wire Fraud Scheme

DOJ Press Release, Maxwell Technologies Inc. Resolves Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Investigation and Agrees to Pay $8 Million Criminal Penalty - Enforcement Actions by DOJ and SEC Result in Penalties and Disgorgement of Approximately $13.65 Million

DOJ Press Release, Former Controller of a Miami-Dade County Telecommunications Company Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison for His Role in Foreign Bribery Scheme

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