W.H. Auden: “Detective Story”
From W.H. Auden (1907-1973), a poem about crime (fictional and real): Detective Story by W.H. Auden For who is ever quite without his landscape, The...
Civil Lessons From Criminal Trials (on YouTube)
Criminal Trials. Civil Lessons. This recent talk on Civil Lessons From Criminal Trials is primarily directed to internal counsel; what they should think about when hiring...
Federal Prosecution Of A Polygraph “Coach”
Polygraphs — so-called “lie detectors” — have always had a curious place in law, national security and employment law. Their results are generally inadmissible in...
Labor Day Weekend Notes From White-Collar Wire
For your Labor Day weekend: First: in our professional and business lives, let’s recall the significance of work. “The only place success comes before work...
DOJ Statement on US/Swiss Tax Evasion Investigations
From the White Collar Crime Prof Blog: a new DOJ Statement on US/Swiss Tax Evasion Investigations, and the policy’s implications....
SEC Goes To Bat For Misled Compliance Officer
From The Wall Street Journal Risk & Compliance blog (and Samuel Rubenfeld @srubenfeld): Good news for corporate compliance officers whose officers or employees lie to...
TARP For The Condo
Using TARP money for the condo — Bank Executive Admits To Using Bailout Funds To Buy Condo — is never a good idea....
Fourth Circuit Rips United States Attorney’s Office For Brady Non-Disclosure
As noted by the White Collar Law Prof blog, here — Fourth Circuit Rebukes United States Attorney’s Office — this criticism of a United States...
No Criminal Prosecution for Las Vegas Sands, But A Hefty Disgorgement
The “largest all-cash gambler the company ever had.”...
White-Collar News from 500 Pearl Street: For Ponzi’d Investors, There’s A Future In Suicide
Today’s collection of white-collar stories from Walt Pavlo, here — 500 Pearl Street In particular, note the story about the alleged Ponzi schemer who tried to...