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Category Archives: Conviction After Jury Trial
The Hoskins Prosecution Comes To An End
By Dan Portnov On Friday, November 8, 2019, Lawrence Hoskins was convicted of violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.[1] The jury verdict, delivered on a Friday afternoon in Connecticut, barely made the national news (the bar has been set higher … Continue reading
Posted in Conviction After Jury Trial, FCPA, Money Laundering, Trials
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Well, At Least We Know Allen Charges Work – Blankenship Jury Verdict
The trial of Donald Blankenship has been all over the media. I’ve written about it here and here and here and here. Today, the jury reached its verdict. It found Mr. Blankenship guilty on one charge of conspiracy to avoid … Continue reading
Posted in Conviction After Jury Trial, Jury issues, Uncategorized
Tagged Blankenship case
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Five Early Musings on the McDonnell Guilty Verdict
Yesterday a jury in Richmond found former Governor Robert McDonnell and his wife guilty of public corruption. Here are the details of it. I’m sure many others will offer in-depth analysis of the verdict in the coming days. Here are … Continue reading
Posted in Bribery, Conviction After Jury Trial, Honest Services, Public Corruption
Tagged McDonnell trial
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Where Are They Now? An Update on Past Posts
Every few weeks, I review the press releases for the U.S. Attorneys’ Offices across the country. In the blur of stories about drug busts and indictments for low-level health care fraud, sometimes a name sounds familiar. No, not because it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Conviction After Jury Trial, FCPA, Government contracting fraud, Insider Trading, Sentencing
Tagged Update
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DiscoCare Revisited: Why Was This Corporate Executive Detained Pending Sentencing?
Back in July 2013, I wrote a post about two executives at a medical device company in Austin who had been indicted for health care fraud. On June 2, 2014, after a four-week trial, the two men were found guilty … Continue reading
When a 20-Month Prison Sentence Goes in the “Win” Column
For the government, sentencing seems to be a science, not an art. Let the probation office calculate the guideline range. Request a sentence within it, usually at the high end. Done. But for defense counsel, sentencing is an art, not … Continue reading
Seven Fun Ways To Commit Insider Trading
There have been several high-profile insider trading cases recently. I can’t do justice to the facts of all the recent cases, but here’s a quick sampling of some of the more interesting cases. 1. Use a Facebook Friend. Badin Rungruangnavarat, … Continue reading
Loss Amount is Everything: Sixth Circuit Affirms Lengthy Sentence of Corporate Executive in Public Bribery Case
For most white-collar cases, the key issue at sentencing is the calculation of the loss amount. Although not mandatory, the Sentencing Guideline range will unquestionably influence the final sentence. And the Guidelines rely heavily on the loss amount to reach … Continue reading
Posted in Appeal, Bribery, Conspiracy, Conviction After Jury Trial, Sentencing
Tagged Health Care Industry
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Quick Cases: Government Contracting Fraud
They say hell has no fury like a woman scorned. (Technically, William Congreve wrote “Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned, nor hell a fury like a woman scorned.”) Maybe there’s also no fury like a government defrauded, … Continue reading
Quick Cases: Environmental Prosecutions
If you thought legal work related to asbestos is limited to those late-night television ads asking if you (or anyone you know) suffer from mesothelioma, you’d be wrong. There is apparently a niche criminal defense practice out there, representing people … Continue reading
