In the News & Around the Blogopshere

David Oscar Markus, Southern District of Florida Blog, A Call to the Judiciary

Sherri Qualters, National Law Jrl, law.com, Lawyer gets home confinement for failing to report
boss's mortgage fraud

Texas State Securities Board, Foreign Notes Scammer Sentenced to 80 Years in State Prison

This Week From 500 Pearl Street

Casey Sullivan, Reuters (Chicago Tribune), Prominent NY prosecutor enters private practice

Thomson/Reuters, Money News, Former Goldman Director Seeks Reversal of Insider Trading
Conviction

Patricia Hurtado, Bloomberg News, Gupta Says in Appeal Trial Judge Hampered Defense Case

Todd Ruger & Jenne Greene, National Law Jrl, Securities bar predicts White will be 'tough sheriff' at SEC

Sherri Qualters, National Law Jrl, Alleged hacker's prosecutor defends case, stressing low
sentence sought

DOJ Press Release, Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer Announces Departure from Department of Justice

DOJ Press Release, BP Exploration and Production Inc. Pleads Guilty, Is Sentenced to Pay Record $4 Billion for Crimes Surrounding Deepwater Horizon Incident Court Accepts Guilty Plea to Felony
Manslaughter, Environmental Crimes and Obstruction of Congress Prior to Imposing Historic Sentence

DOJ Press Release, Former Chief Financial Officer of Stanford Financial Group Entities Sentenced to Prison for Role in Fraud Scheme and Obstruction 

Katie Couric Show, Cheating? Lying? Why Do We Do It?

Mike Scarcella, BLT Blog, Prosecutors Mounting New Case Against Blackwater Security Guards

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