In his State of the Union address on January 25th President Obama announced the formation of a new mortgage fraud task force to be headed by New York State Attorney … Read More
August 9th, 2011
Civil Suit Filed By Maid Against DSK Will Weaken DA’s Case.
The maid in the Dominique Strauss Kahn case has filed a civil suit against him yesterday. The Wall Street Journal reports that this development comes on the heels of her … Read More
August 2nd, 2011
AIG-Gen Re Convictions Reversed.
The Second Circuit reversed the convictions of four executives in a complex, white collar criminal trial regarding a reinsurance transaction. The Court cited the following grounds for reversal; (1) an … Read More
June 3rd, 2011
New Plea In Madoff Case – Wall Street Journal Consults Chuck Ross
A second cooperating witness is slated to plead guilty in the on-going investigation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC. The Wall Street Journal wanted to know whether multiple informant … Read More
June 2nd, 2011
Sometimes It’s Good For The Client To Speak.
In Brooklyn State Supreme Court today our client received probation and community service for his plea of guilty to a long list of felonies including grand larceny charges in connection with … Read More
June 1st, 2011
Defense in Strauss-Kahn Sexual Assault Case Likely To Exploit Inconsistencies
As I told the Los Angeles Times, the Strauss-Kahn sexual assault case will be a hard fought matter. Former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been charged in New York State … Read More
May 10th, 2011
The Use Of Experts To Assist the Defense In Criminal Mortgage Fraud Prosecutions.
Since the housing market meltdown, the Department of Justice has made mortgage fraud investigations and prosecutions a priority. There has been a crash, and someone must take the blame – … Read More
May 10th, 2011
October 13th, 2010
How To Respond To An Alleged FCPA Violation – Defenses For Individuals
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act criminalizes payments of money or providing “anything of value” by U.S. businessmen to foreign officials to obtain an action or an omission to act in … Read More