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March 10, 2012

In the News & Around the Blogosphere

Kelly Kennedy, USA Today, Experts seek alternatives to excluding drug companies

Mike Scarcella, BLT Blog, AG Holder: Ted Stevens Report Has "Disturbing" Findings

AP Fox News, Ohio corruption verdict caps long-running case

Campbell Robertson, NYTimes, In Alabama, 2nd Corruption Trial Ends in Acquittals

DOJ Press Release, FORMER DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS OFFICIAL SENTENCED TO
SERVE 60 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR CONSPIRACY AND WIRE FRAUD

DOJ Press Release on the Stanford Case, Allen Stanford Convicted in Houston for Orchestrating $7 Billion Investment Fraud Scheme

DOJ Press Release, Justice Department Recovers More Than $900 Million in Consumer Protection Cases in 2011

DOJ Press Release, Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division Speaks at the Dallas Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action Press Conference

DOJ Press Release, Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at Columbia University Law School on Preventing and Combating Financial Fraud

American Greed, CNBC, Best Places to Go to Prison

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March 10, 2012 in News | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack

March 8, 2012

Dog Bites Man: AG Holder Testifies That Schuelke Report Contains Disturbing Findings

BLT has the story here. Holder was testifying on Capitol Hill. Senator Dianne Feinstein complained that Senator Stevens died "before he knew this was a faulty prosecution. That to me elevates this to a new height." In fact, the case was dismissed with prejudice due to prosecutorial misconduct while Stevens was very much alive.

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March 8, 2012 in Prosecutions, Prosecutors | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack

March 6, 2012

Stanford Convicted

Clifford Krauss, NYTimes, Jury Convicts Stanford in $7 Billion Ponzi Fraud

Houston Business Journal, Stanford Found Guilty on 13 Counts in Fraud Trial

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March 6, 2012 in Verdict | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack