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Thomas Petters Partner Sentenced To 17.5 Years For Ponzi Scheme

Posted On Tuesday, October 15, 2013
By: Christopher A. Iacono

A Minnesota federal judge sentenced the former president of hedge fund Arrowhead Capital Management LLC to 17.5 years in prison for wire fraud, securities fraud and lying to the U.S. Securities...

Former Eli Lilly Scientists Indicted For $55 Million Trade Secret Theft

Posted On Friday, October 11, 2013
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In an indictment unsealed on Tuesday in an Indiana federal court, the government alleged that two former Eli Lilly scientists, Guoqin Cao and Shuya Li, forwarded company trade secrets to a...

Fraud Trial Begins Today For 5 Former Madoff Employees

Posted On Tuesday, October 8, 2013
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The trial of five former employees of Bernard Madoff began today in a Manhattan federal courtroom. The employees, all of whom allegedly furthered Madoff’s Ponzi scheme, are Annette...

Supreme Court Preview: Not In My House!—The Court Revisits Consent Searches Of Jointly Held Property

Posted On Thursday, October 3, 2013

We conclude our Supreme Court Preview with a return to one of the key questions in criminal law: when can you tell the cops to buzz off? Or, to put a finer point on it, if you tell the...

Supreme Court Preview: Don’t Try This At Home, Kids—Carol Bond, Domestic Disputes And The Limits Of Congressional Authority

Posted On Wednesday, October 2, 2013

It’s rare that someone who sticks chemicals in someone else’s mailbox engenders much sympathy. Of course, it’s rare for someone to stick chemicals in someone else’s mailbox in the...

Supreme Court Preview: Show Me My Money—Kaley V. United States And The Battle Over Asset Freezes

Posted On Tuesday, October 1, 2013

As we wrote back in March, the Supreme Court this term will take a critical step in defining the rights of criminal defendants whose assets have been frozen pending trial, leaving them...

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Thomas Petters Partner Sentenced To 17.5 Years For Ponzi Scheme

Former Eli Lilly Scientists Indicted For $55 Million Trade Secret Theft

Fraud Trial Begins Today For 5 Former Madoff Employees

Supreme Court Preview: Not In My House!—The Court Revisits Consent Searches Of Jointly Held Property

Supreme Court Preview: Don’t Try This At Home, Kids—Carol Bond, Domestic Disputes And The Limits Of Congressional Authority

Supreme Court Preview: Show Me My Money—Kaley V. United States And The Battle Over Asset Freezes

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