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	Print or Email This Page White Collar Crime News and Reports 2008 "United States Attorneys' Offices Criminal Matter Intakes: What, if Anything, Do These Numbers Really Mean," NACDL Update,2008 "Kuehne Case 'Hanging on by a Thread'," Daily Business Review, January 5, 2009 "End of the Year Brings a Burst of Settlements with Justice Department," The Washington Post, January 2, 2009 "Lawyer for Kuehne Discusses Recent Victory in Money-Laundering Case," New York Times, December 29, 2008 "Federal Cases of Stock Fraud Drop Sharply," The New York Times, December 25, 2008 "A White Collar Defender's Take on What can be Learned from the KPMG Verdicts," The National Law Journal, December 15, 2008 "White Collar Offenders Face 'Prosecutorial Hurricane,'" Financial Post, December 15, 2008 "The Prosecution Should Give it a Rest," New York Times, December 13, 2008 "Former KPMG Execs Get Mixed Verdicts in Tax Case – Jury Convicts Two Ex-KPMGers, One Lawyer on Tax Charges," NACDL Update, December 17, 2008 "Convicted Former Gen Re Chief Executive Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Conspiracy, Fraud," The Associated Press, December 16, 2008 "In Blagojevich Case, Is It a Crime, or Just Talk?," New York Times, December 16, 2008 "Defense Lawyers Assess Case Against Blagojevich," The AmLaw Daily, December 14, 2008 "In Upholding Impath Exec's Sentence, Court Bolsters Discretion of Trial Judges," The National Law Journal, December 10, 2008 "Monrad Regrets Not Testifying on GenRe Fraud as Prison Looms," Bloomberg, December 10, 2008 "Lawyer Accused of $100 Million Swindle," The Wall Street Journal, December 9, 2008 "Illinois Governor in Corruption Scandal," The New York Times, December 9, 2008 "Orin Kerr, Attorney on the MySpace Case Defense Team, Blogs about the Legal and Editorial Buzz Surrounding the Guilty Verdict and Pending Defense Motions to Dismiss," NACDL Update, December 2, 2008 "U.S. Is Said to Expand Tax Inquiry," New York Times, December 2, 2008 "Judge in Ben Kuehne Case Calls Charge 'Disturbing'," The Miami Herald, December 1, 2008 "The Financial Crisis," National Law Journal, December 1, 2008 "Departing US Atty Garcia: Keep Focus on White Collar Crime," Dow Jones Newswire, December 1, 2008 "Overcriminalization in the Context of the MySpace Suicide Case," NACDL Update, November 27, 2008 "The United Kingdom's Bribery and Corruption Laws are Poised for a Major Overhaul during the First Half of the New Year," NACDL Update, November 25, 2008 "UBS Clients Seek Amnesty on U.S. Taxes," The Wall Street Journal, November 24, 2008 "Scales of Justice: The Right to Counsel vs. the Need to Bar Tainted Legal Fees," The Wall Street Journal, November 20, 2008 "'Ionia Mgmt.': Challenge to Corporate Criminal Liability," New York Law Journal, November 19, 2008 "Top Banker Cited in Tax Dodge Case," The Wall Street Journal, November 13, 2008 "Miami's Defense Community Rallies for Indicted -- and Cash-Strapped -- Attorney," The National Law Journal, November 14, 2008 "High Court Takes Case of Enron Broadband Defendant," Houston Chronicle, November 14, 2008 "The Credit Crisis, The Law Enforcement Response, and Special Considerations in Internal Investigations of Subprime Debt Portfolios and Credit Default Swaps," Kaye Scholer LLP, October, 2008 "Reforming Corporate Criminal Liability to Promote Responsible Corporate Behavior," US Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, October, 2008 "White-Collar Lawyers Hearing from Clients," The National Law Journal, November 10, 2008 "KPMG Survey Finds Most Global U.S. Companies Face Challenges with their Anti-Bribery, Anti-Corruption Programs and Activities," November 3, 2008 "Corruption Investigation: Federal Probe Clears Gibbons," Las Vegas Review Journal, November 3, 2008 "Target Practice: Mayer Brown and Weil, Gotshal had Close Ties to Refco, a Brokerage Firm that Imploded in 2005," The American Lawyer, November 1, 2008 "IRS, Justice Target Undisclosed Assets in Swiss Accounts," Washington Post, November 1, 2008 "In Crisis, Prosecutors Put Aside Turf Wars," New York Times, October 31, 2008 "Post-Enron Crackdown Comes Up Woefully Short," Wall Street Journal, October 28, 2008 "'Kozlowski': Using Internal Probes Against Employees," New York Law Journal, October 28, 2008 "Avoiding A Rush To Judgement: Overcriminalization and the Subprime Meltdown," Event, October 27, 2008 "The SEC Directs Staff Not to Ask Parties to Waive Attorney-Client or Work Product Privileges," National Law Journal, October 14, 2008 "The Guilty Men of Wall Street: Jail Time for Financial Titans?," Economist.com, October 14, 2008 "A White-Collar Windfall: But Where's D.C.?," Legal Times, October 13, 2008 "Former Gen Re Lawyer Could Face Life in Prison," The AmLaw Daily, October 9, 2008 "Petters Order Held; Whistleblower Identified," Associated Press, October 8, 2008 "Criminal Prosecutions Predicted to Surge Over Financial Crisis," New York Law Journal, October 9, 2008 "Calculating Loss Under the Guidelines," New York Law Journal, October 8, 2008 "SEC Releases its Internal Enforcement Division Manual," NACDL Announcement, October 6, 2008 "Federal Prison Consultant Predicts Many Indictments From Financial Crisis," American Chronicle, October 6, 2008 "No Charges Stick to Former McAfee General Counsel in DOJ Case," The Recorder, October 6, 2008 "Crime Probes Likely in Financial Crisis," Connecticut Post, October 5, 2008 "Ethics Counsel Testimony Is Sought in Currie Probe," Washington Post, October 4, 2008 "Prosecutors Expected To Spare Wall St. Firms," Washington Post, October 3, 2008 "US v. Thurston," Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, October 2, 2008 "Seeking Restitution for the Costs of Internal Investigations," New York Law Journal, September 30, 2008 "Another Limitation on Honest Services Fraud?" September 28, 2008 "Mortgage Fraud Sentencing Illustrates Anything-Goes Lending Environment," Kansas City Star, September 24, 2008 "F.B.I. Looks Into 4 Firms at Center of the Economic Turmoil," New York Times, September 24, 2008 "FBI Investigates Four Firms at Heart of the Mess," Wall Street Journal, September 24, 2008 "'Leahy's Web Crime Bill to Become Law," Burlington Free Press, September 19, 2008 "SEC Expands Sweeping Investigation of Market Manipulation," U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, September 18, 2008 "Silly Putty of the Law," The New York Sun, September 15, 2008 "Judge Rejects Plea Deal for Broadcom Co-Founder Henry Samueli," Los Angeles Times, September 9, 2008 "Defense Attorney Group Criticizes Charges Against S. Florida Lawyer," South Florida Sun-Sentinel, September 6, 2008 "The Supreme Court Provides Post-Conviction Opportunities to Defendants Convicted of Money Laundering," September 5, 2008 "Making It a Federal Case:�An Inside View of the Pressures to Federalize Crime," The Heritage Foundation, August 29, 2008 "White Collar Crime’s Gray Area: The Anomaly of Criminalizing Conduct Not Civilly Actionable," August 4, 2008 "A Crucial Quest for New Look at Liability," National Law Journal, July 7, 2008 "'McNulty Memo' Triggers an Ultimatum," National Law Journal, July 7, 2008 "Backers Expect Attorney-Client Privilege Bill to Pass," New York Times, June 25, 2008 "Bill to Protect Companies in Inquiries Adds Support," New York Times, June 23, 2008 "Letter to Senator Leahy from former United States Attorneys in Support of Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act," June 20, 2008 "Should Shareholders be Punished for Employees' Actions?" NACDL Press Release, June 6, 2008 "Right to Counsel Probed by Justices," National Law Journal, March 17, 2008 2007 "KPMG Judge Questions Laws, Tactics Used in Corporate Cases," Wall Street Journal, September 28, 2007 "Grand Jury Witnesses Can Review Testimony," Legal Times, August 20, 2007 "To Fight or Not to Fight?" New York Law Journal, July 26, 2007 "House, Bush Head For Full Showdown," The Wall Street Journal, July 26, 2007 "New Legislation Would Bolster Attorney-Client Rights in Investigations," The National Law Journal, July 26, 2007 "A Problem At Justice," The Washington Post, July 24, 2007 "Scott Introduced The Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act," The Virginian-Pilot & The Ledger-Star, July 16, 2007 "Bill Aims At Investigated Companies," TheDeal.com, July 16, 2007 "Defense Lawyers Bar Supports Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Bill," NACDL Press Release, July 12, 2007" "In KPMG Case, the Thorny Issue of Legal Fees," Wall Street Journal, June 12, 2007 "Documents Show KPMG Secretly Met Prosecutors," The New York Times, July 6, 2007 "Enter a ‘Hellish�Place," American Enterprise Institute, May/June 2007 "Enforcement Staff Has Strong Interest In Monitoring Internal Probes, Official Says," BNA, May 11, 2007 "Judge Won't Delay Libby Prison Term," The New York Times, June 14, 2007 "Where Will In-House Counsel Draw the Line on Associate Costs?" Law.com, March 19, 2007 "House Subcommittee Wants to Bolster Means to Combat Forced Waiver of Privilege," BNA, March 9, 2007 "A.B.A. Panel Would Weaken Code Governing Judges’ Conduct," The New York Times, Feb. 6, 2007 "New York State Bar Association Files Amicus Brief in KPMG Accounting Case," New York State Bar Association Press Release, Feb. 5, 2007 "Judge Throws Out a Conviction in Enron Case," The New York Times, Feb. 1, 2007 "Enron Order Vacating Convictions in United States v. Howard," Gilmore, J., Jan. 31, 2007 "Is the DOJ's New Policy on Prosecuting Corporations Real Reform or Business as Usual?" Law.com, Jan. 31, 2007 2006 "A Vigilant Watch on Prosecutors' Practices," USA Today, Dec. 21, 2006 "The 'McNulty Memo': Real Change, or Retreat?" The National Law Journal, Dec. 20, 2006 "Justice Softens Investigation Guidelines," BusinessWeek, Dec. 13, 2006 "Smoothing the Path From Corporate Life to Prison Life," New York Law Journal, Dec. 13, 2006 "Lawyers Express Support of Attorney-Client Bill," Midland Reporter-Telegram, Dec. 12, 2006 "Paxil Saves Him From Prison," St. Petersburg Times, Nov. 20, 2006 "Corporate-Fraud Rules to Be Eased by U.S., People Say," Bloomberg News, Nov. 17, 2006 "Do Cooperation Agreements Diminish the Right to a Jury Trial in White-Collar Cases?" Law.com, Nov. 1, 2006 "Justice Dept. Urged To Revise Stance On Corp. Cooperation," Dow Jones, Sept. 12, 2006 "Protection Not Waived by Disclosure To Outside Auditors, Court Concludes," BNA, Oct. 30, 2006 "A Reporter's Story: How H-P Kept Tabs On Me for a Year," Wall Street Journal, Oct. 19, 2006 "Enron's Skilling Asks to Remain Free on Bail During His Appeal," Washington Post, Oct. 12, 2006 "Cook the Books, Get Life in Prison: Is Justice Served? Washington Post, Sept. 25, 2006 "Ex-Officials of Justice Dept. Oppose Prosecutors’ Tactic in Corporate Criminal Cases," The New York Times, Sept. 7, 2006 "Letter from Former DOJ Officials to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales," Washington Post, Sept. 7, 2006 "Quattrone Avoids Prosecution," The Washington Post, Aug. 22, 2006 "ABA Resolution on DoJ's Corporate Compliance Practices," Statement of NACDL President Martin S. Pinales, Aug. 9, 2006 "Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing on Thompson Memorandum," Sept. 12, 2006 "Lay's Death Clouds Legal Process, Attorneys Say," The Deal, July 6, 2006 "Report from the Front Lines: The Thompson Memo and the KPMG Tax Shelter Case," Wall Street Lawyer, Aug. 2006 "Policy on Legal Fees Excessive, Judge Says," Washington Post, June 28, 2006 "Ethical Demands on Judges and Lawyers," Washington Post, June 10, 2006 "KPMG Case Sets Up Key Ruling on Legal Fees," Wall Street Journal, June 5, 2006 "1 of 2 Ex-Enron Broadband Execs Convicted," Associated Press, May 31, 2006 "Battle on Waivers Expanding,” The National Law Journal, May 15, 2006 "Justice Memo Stirs Up Another Storm," ABA Journal, April 28, 2006 "Judges Press Companies That Cut Off Legal Fees," The New York Times, April 17, 2006 "Business Coalition Wins Big on Thorny Waiver Issue," The National Law Journal, April 11, 2006 "Deferred White-Collar Prosecutions: New Terrain, Few Signposts, New Jersey Law Journal, April 11, 2006 "Corporate Injustice," Wall Street Journal, April 6, 2006 "U.S. Pressures Firms Not to Pay Staff Legal Fees,” Wall Street Journal, March 28, 2006 "Lawyers Fear a DOJ 'Culture of Waiver,'" The National Law Journal, March 24, 2006 "Court Overturns Quattrone Conviction," The New York Times, March 20, 2006 "NACDL Member Kent Wicker Testifies Before Sentencing Commission Regarding Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Doctrine," March 15, 2006 "ACLU, Corporate Groups Join Forces to Change Federal Policies," Corporate Counsel, March 8, 2006 "Corporate Lawyers Launch Attack on “Culture of Waiver,” Corporate Crime Reporter, March 6, 2006 "The Decline Of the Attorney-Client Privilege in the Corporate Context,” NACDL Survey Results, March 2, 2006 "NACDL Statement on Corporate Attorney-Client Privilege," Feb. 2006 "Deferred Prosecution Deal Raises Objections," National Law Journal, Jan. 30, 2006 2005 "SEC's Use of Private Counsel Raises New Issues," National Law Journal, Dec. 30, 2005 "Modest Changes In Patriot Act," Hartford Courant, Dec. 6, 2005 "Paradise Lost," The Wall Street Journal, Nov. 29, 2005 "U.S. Ends Prosecution Of Arthur Andersen," Washington Post, Nov. 23, 2005 "U.S. Chamber, Civil Liberties Union Ally to Limit Patriot Act," Bloomberg, Nov. 14, 2005 "Workers' Rights Get Lost as Firms Settle US Probes," Boston Globe, Nov. 6, 2005 "Corporate America Lawyers Up," National Law Journal, Oct. 24, 2005 "Business Groups Want to Limit Patriot Act," The New York Times, Oct. 6, 2005 "Ted Wells: White-Collar Game Has Radically Changed," Corporate Crime Reporter, Sept. 23, 2005 "Ex-Tyco Executives Sentenced to 8 to 25 Years in Prison," The New York Times, Sept. 19, 2005 "The Squeezing of Lawyer-Client Privilege," The New York Times, Sept. 7, 2005 "9 Charged Over Tax Shelters In KPMG Case," Washington Post, Aug. 30, 2005 "Waiving Privilege a Crucial Sentencing Issue," National Law Journal, Aug. 29, 2005 "Criminal Bench Trials Buck Conventions," Daily Journal, Aug. 29, 2005 "Deferred Prosecutions on Rise in Corporate Bribery Cases," The National Law Journal, Aug. 17, 2005 "Comment Letters to U.S. Sentencing Commission Regarding Privilege Waiver Issue," Aug. 16, 2005 "ABA Passes Resolution That Attacks Coerced Waiver of Attorney-Client Privilege," ABA, Aug. 11, 2005 "Property Rights Under The Bulldozer," New York Law Journal, July 15, 2005 "Clean Sweep--HealthSouth's Scrushy Is Acquitted," The Wall Street Journal, June 29, 2005 "Asserting Rights Proper For People, Companies," Montgomery Advertiser, June 26, 2005 "Ex-Tyco Executives Found Guilty," CNN Money, June 17, 2005 "Over Before It Started," The New York Times, June 14, 2005 "Integrity Agreements Could Spark Litigation," National Law Journal, June 13, 2005 "White-Collar Crime," New York Law Journal, June 7, 2005 "The Applicability of the Attorney-Client Privilege to Non-Attorney Members of the Legal Team," Michael Levy and Todd Ellinwood, Spring 2005 "A Threat To Privacy," USA Today, June 2, 2005 "Patriot Act Redux, and in the Dark," The New York Times, June 1, 2005 "Court Overturns Arthur Andersen Conviction," The Associated Press, May 31, 2005 "Enron Offers an Unlikely Boost to E-Mail Surveillance," The New York Times, May 22, 2005 "'Corporate Death Penalty' Debate Reaches Top Court," Financial Times, April 26, 2005 "Andersen's Paper Jam," Legal Times, April 18, 2005 "Deputizing Company Counsel as Agents of the Federal Government," Washington Lawyer, March, 2005 "Sometimes There Ought Not To Be a Law," by Paul Rosenzweig and Steve Muscatello, Fox News, April 6, 2005 2004 "Washington's biggest crime problem," by William L. Anderson and Candice E. Jackson, Reason, April 2004 "Lighting dark corners of prosecution," by Karen Harned, The Daily Nonpariel, Feb. 5, 2004 "Making federal cases out of common crimes," by Jeff Donn, Associated Press, Jan. 18, 2004 "Bum Lobster Rap," by Ellen Podgor and Paul Rosenzweig, Washington Times, Jan. 6, 2004 "Measuring the Explosive Growth of Federal Crime Legislation," by Professor John S. Baker, Jr., Louisiana State University Law Center, 2004 2003 "The Overcriminalization of Social and Economic Conduct," by Paul Rosenzweig, Heritage Foundation, Apr. 17, 2003 2002 "The Chemical Security Act: Using Terrorism as an Excuse to Criminalize Productive Economic Activity," by Paul Rosenzweig, Heritage Foundation, Sep. 12, 2002 "Hanousek, Hong and Hansen: Pushing the Envelope on the Criminalization of Environmental Law," by Joe D. Whitley, David B. Weinstein, and David M. Meezan, Florida Chamber of Commerce: Civil and Criminal Environmental Enforcement Seminar, Jul. 17-19, 2002 2000 "Federal Grand Jury Reform Report & 'Bill of Rights,'" NACDL Report to the Commission to Reform the Federal Grand Jury, Mary 18, 2000 "Federalization of State Criminal Laws" by Michael Collora, Outline for Talk at New England Law School, Feb. 7, 2000 1999 Statement of NACDL Past President Gerald Lefcourt to the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, May 6, 1999 "In Our Every Deliberation...Time for Federal Crime Policy Impact Statements" by Gerald Lefcourt, Ronald Goldstock, and William Murphy, The Champion, May 1999 1998 ABA Federalization of Criminal Law Report (1998) Appendix C to the ABA Federalization of Criminal Law Report (1998) - List of federal laws 1995 "Polluting our Principles: Prosecutions and the Bill of Rights," by Timothy Lynch, Cato Institute, Apr. 20, 1995
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