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4th Circuit To Hear Oral Argument On Denial Of Suppression Of Wiretap Evidence – Will Address Government Interception Of ‘Non-Pertinent’ And Privileged Communications

Posted On Tuesday, December 18, 2012 At 5:16PM
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On January 30, 2013, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit will hear oral argument on the matter of U.S. v. Michael White, Case No. 11-5181. One of the questions before the Court...

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Los Angeles Physician Sentenced To 1 Year In Prison And To Pay Over $1 Million In Restitution For Medicare Fraud

Posted On Monday, December 17, 2012 At 5:17PM

A 69-year-old Los Angeles physician, who pled guilty in July 2012 for receiving approximately $30,000 in kickbacks for participating in a scheme that defrauded Medicare out of more than $5 million,...

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Increasing White-Collar Sentences: A Bad Re-Run?

Posted On Friday, December 14, 2012 At 3:28PM

Over at Forbes, Lawrence Bader has an interesting look at the possible deterrent effect (or lack thereof) of the current wave of insider-trading prosecutions.  Bader’s take? ...

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HSBC To Pay $1.256 Billion In Fines To Resolve Money Laundering Allegations

Posted On Thursday, December 13, 2012 At 3:29PM
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On December 11, 2012, HSBC Bank USA and HSBC Holdings plc agreed to pay $1.256 billion as part of a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to resolve alleged...

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Trial Judge Orders Coffee And Snacks For Mob Trial Jurors

Posted On Thursday, December 13, 2012 At 3:29PM

Here is an interesting order issued by a U.S. District Court Judge in Philadelphia in the long-running trial of seven Mafia figures. "...it is ordered that the Clerk of Court for the Eastern...

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APTx Agrees To Guilty Plea And $1 Million Fine For Fraud In Iraq Reconstruction Contract

Posted On Wednesday, December 12, 2012 At 3:30PM
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On December 10, 2012, DOJ announced that British contractor APTx Vehicle Systems Limited had entered into an agreement to plead guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States, the Coalition...

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