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Assistant U.S. Attorneys Turn Trial Experiences into Books

Posted on July 16, 2010
Two Assistant U.S. Attorneys have decided to turn their prosecutorial experience into book royalties ? but on very different subjects.

DOJ, L.A. Prosecutors Point Fingers Over Polanski

Posted on July 16, 2010
The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office insists they were not told about a decision made by the Justice Department in the Roman Polanski case, despite pledges from the DOJ to keep them abreast of case developments,

SDNY U.S. Attorney: Prosecutors Weren?t Pawns In Spy Swap

Posted on July 16, 2010
?We took seriously our responsibility to be independent thinkers and responsible enforcers of justice,? U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said.

Brooklyn Healthcare Fraud Team Makes Big Splash

Posted on July 16, 2010
One of the schemes charged in Brooklyn Friday involved a clinic where more than 1,000 cash kickbacks were allegedly paid out of a designated ?kickback room,? in which a poster on the wall depicted a woman with her finger to her lips warning in Russian, ?Don?t Gossip...

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Bill Would Require DOJ Take Steps Against Racial Profiling

Posted on July 16, 2010
The measure, introduced by House Judiciary Committee Democrats, seeks to eliminate law enforcement practices that single out individuals for heightened scrutiny based on race, ethnicity, religion or national origin.

Bybee: Some CIA Techniques Not Approved by OLC

Posted on July 16, 2010
In an interview with congressional investigators, former Office of Legal Counsel lawyer Jay Bybee said some of the techniques CIA agents are said to have used on detainees were not approved by his office.

SFO Chief: Global Settlements Are Here to Stay

Posted on July 16, 2010
In two cases this year, U.K. judges have criticized prosecutors for overstepping their authority in plea deals with defendants charged with foreign bribery. Serious Fraud Office Director Richard Alderman said his agency was undeterred.

Jay Bybee, The Accidental Head of OLC

Posted on July 16, 2010
Jay Bybee thought he was talking to White House Counsel Alberto Gonzales about a judgeship on the 9th Circuit. Less than three days later, he was the White House's declared nominee to head the Office of Legal Counsel.

Former Political Fundraiser Gets 12 Years for Bank Fraud Scheme

Posted on July 15, 2010
Former Democratic fundraiser Hassan Nemazee was sentenced to 12 years in prison for a decade-long, $292 million bank fraud scheme.

Civil Rights Commission Chairman to DOJ: Are You Race-Neutral?

Posted on July 15, 2010
The conservative chairman of the Civil Rights Commission said recent testimony by a former Justice Department lawyer hired during the Bush administration raised "raised serious concerns as to whether the Civil Rights Division?s enforcement policies are being pursued in a race-neutral fashion...

U.S. Attorney Nominee Up For Panel Vote Again

Posted on July 15, 2010
The Senate Judiciary Committee is also scheduled to vote on the nominations of Elena Kagan for the Supreme Court and James Cole for Deputy Attorney General at its meeting Tuesday.

DOJ Supervisors: Former Prosecutor Convertino Was ?Unmanageable?

Posted on July 15, 2010
In a motion seeking to dismiss former Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard Convertino's lawsuit against the Justice Department, the prosecutor's former DOJ supervisors and colleagues offered harsh words. UPDATED: 6:16 p.m.

FCPA Whistleblower Bounty Program to Become Law

Posted on July 15, 2010
A provision in the financial regulatory bill would create a ?whistleblower bounty? program that would allow the Securities and Exchange Commission to give whistleblowers who report securities violations -- including some violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act -- awards of up to 30 percent of any settlement.

Holder: DOJ Looking At All Companies Involved in Spill

Posted on July 15, 2010
During a visit to the Gulf Coast Wednesday, Attorney General Eric Holder reiterated that the Justice Department's probe is examining all the companies involved in the oil spill, not just BP.

Eastern N.Y. U.S. Attorney Names Criminal Division Chief

Posted on July 15, 2010
Colleagues consider the Assistant U.S. Attorney one of the country's leading experts on the Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13 gang.

U.K. Bribery Reparations a Risky Business

Posted on July 15, 2010
Serious Fraud Office Director Richard Alderman has said that compensating the victims of corruption is a priority for the agency.

Four Former Prosecutors Nominated to Federal Bench

Posted on July 14, 2010
President Barack Obama nominated a two former Assistant U.S. Attorneys, a former trial attorney in the Antitrust Division and a former lawyer in the Justice Department's Civil Appellate Staff to seats on the federal bench.

Obama Nominates Two for U.S. Attorney

Posted on July 14, 2010
President Barack Obama nominated two lawyers to serve as U.S. Attorneys in Oklahoma and Indiana.

Settlement Near in Long-Running FCPA Investigation

Posted on July 14, 2010
In a proposed agreement with the SEC, Tidewater Inc. would pay $11.4 million to settle allegations that it made corrupt payments to customs brokers in Nigeria and tax authorities in Azerbaijan.

U.S. Seeks Property Forfeiture from Taiwan?s Ex-President, First Lady

Posted on July 14, 2010
The forfeiture filings are part of the U.S. government's increasingly aggressive efforts to crack down on international corruption.

Ex-DOJ Staffer Was Headed to Site of Terror Attack

Posted on July 14, 2010
A former Justice Department press assistant almost ended up at a club in Kampala, Uganda to watch the World Cup Sunday but changed his plans last minute. Terrorists later detonated a bomb at the venue, killing dozens.

Former SEC Official Critical of Veraz FCPA Settlement

Posted on July 14, 2010
A former Securities and Exchange Commission official criticized his old employer for its "remarkably ambiguous" settlement with telecommunications company Veraz Networks, Inc. for Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations.

Prosecutors File Bill of Particulars in Ring Case

Posted on July 14, 2010
The bill of particulars filed Tuesday outlines the government's charges against Abramoff associate Kevin Ring and includes many of the same allegations the government presented in its first case against the lobbyist, which ended in a hung jury last fall.

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