White Collar Crime Prof Blog

In the News & Around the Blogopshere

Nate Raymond, Reuters, Raj Rajaratnam brother charged with insider trading

PerkinsCoie, Perils of the Global Supply Chain Series, Part 3: Groundbreaking 'Honey Laundering' Sting Signals New Era in Supply Chain Enforcement (contributing authors, T. Markus Funk, Jean-Jacques Cabou, Michael A. Sink, Elizabeth M. Banzhoff, & Elizabeth Breakstone)

David Gialanella, New Jersey Law Jrl, Former Prosecutor Convicted of Witness Murder,
Racketeering

Matthew Huisman, NYLJ, Senators question White about time at firm, Questioned on conflicts, White says the public would be her client at SEC. 

DOJ Press Release, Shipping Corporations to Pay $10.4 Million for Environmental Crimes on Four Ships $2.6 Million Will Go to Projects to Aid Coastal Environment Hit by Hurricane Sandy

DOJ Press Release, New York Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Mail Fraud and Attempting to Corruptly Influence a U.S. Attorney

DOJ Press Release, Texas Man Convicted in Corporate Hacking Case

Jeff Blumenthal, Philadelpahia Business Jrl, Two Ex-Prosecutors Join Pepper Hamilton

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Gideon's Promise & White Collar Crime - Is a Ford Taurus Enough?

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court's landmark decision in Gideon v. Wainwright, a case that promises the accused charged with a crime the right to counsel.  Throughout the country many are recognizing the importance of this historic day with articles that tell the Gideon story. (see, e.g., here). One sees a Supreme Court Justice (Kagan) and Attorney General (Holder) recognizing the importance of the right to counsel. (see here) 

But what about the white collar case?

White collar cases can be intricate, involve numerous documents, and can entail a sophistication of understanding financial records, something that one may not find in the routine street crime case.  So when Justice Kagan says that you aren't entitled to a Cadillac defense, just a "Ford Taurus" defense, will that be enough in a white collar case?

Many white collar defendants will have funds sufficient to pay their lawyers, and in these cases it may be a non-issue.  But for those who do not -- Are public defender offices being given adequate funding and resources to handle the lengthy document intensive cases associated with a white collar prosecution? It is difficult to defend these cases with a broken down bicycle that has no wheels.

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In the News & Around the Blogosphere

Peter Lattman, NYTimes, SAC Capital to Pay $616 Million in Insider Trading Cases

Paul Kish, Federal Criminal Lawyer Blog, Divided Atlanta Federal Appeals Court Upholds Florida Mail Fraud and Bribery Conviction: the Latest Saga in the "Honest Services" Debate

Mary M. Chapman, NYTimes, Former Mayor of Detroit Guilty in Corruption Case

Adam Nossiter, NYTimes, U.S. Embassy Criticizes Pardons in Nigerian Corruption Cases

Nate Raymond, Thomson Reuters, Rakoff says sentencing guidelines should be 'scrapped'

Robert W. Wood, Forbes, Ernst & Young's $123M Non-Prosecution Agreement Over Tax Shelters: Priceless

Michael Pollick, The Herald Tribune, Danish lawyer charged in Morgans' Ponzi scheme

Deon Daugherty, Houston Business Journal, Judge accepts Transocean’s $400M criminal settlement

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Thanks for Staying Tuned

Thanks for staying tuned to the WhiteCollarCrimeProf Blog- we're back in full force now, with another book sent off to the press.  More to come about this project down the road.  Your readership is appreciated.  

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