In the News & Around the Blogosphere

Andrew M. Harris, Bloomberg, Conrad Black Won't Be Retried on Honest Services Fraud Charges, U.S. Says

Amy Forliti, Law.com, (AP), Federal Judge Adds Probation to $296 Million Guidant Plea Deal-Prosecutors are calling the deal the largest criminal penalty ever against a medical device company

Jenna Greene, BLT Blog, SEC Reaches $119 Million Settlement with Charles Schwab

Stephanie Ebbert, Boston Globe, Congressman Tierney's Wife gets 30 Days in Jail for Tax Fraud (article notes that prosecutor "argued that Tierney had suffered enough")

Brian Rogers, Houston Chronicle, A voice for the poor in court (interview with Alex Bunin)

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