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Courtroom Strategies On Trial Recent high-profile verdicts have prosecutors and defense attorneys rewriting their playbooks.   |
The Motley Fool
October 14, 2009
David Williamson |
The Daily Walk of Shame: Jeffrey Skilling Jeffrey Skilling, former president of Enron, was convicted on charges of fraud, conspiracy, and insider trading and forced to serve 292 months, a little over 24 years, in federal prison. What's he up to now? |
BusinessWeek
February 6, 2006
Jane Sasseen |
White-Collar Crime: Who Does Time? Corporate criminals are punished more harshly today than in the '80s, but hands-off executives may still face better odds. |
BusinessWeek
December 18, 2006 |
Corporate Justice Recent decisions in cases involving Enron, Computer Associates and WorldCom. |
The Motley Fool
June 30, 2005
Tom Taulli |
The Scrushy Defense PR, highly paid attorneys, and ignorance: A recipe that worked quite well for HealthSouth's former CEO. The company currently trades on the Pink Sheets at around $5.80 per share. |
CFO
February 1, 2006
Kate O'Sullivan |
The Best Defense In today's high-stakes legal environment, top white-collar attorneys are ready to defend the CFO. |
The Motley Fool
June 28, 2005
Tim Beyers |
Ebbers: Killing 'Em Softly WorldCom's ex-CEO says his acts of kindness earn him a shorter sentence. Bernie may indeed have been a good buddy to some, but shareholders weren't on the list. |
The Motley Fool
June 20, 2005
Seth Jayson |
Two Tyco Takedowns Kozlowski and Swartz are convicted for looting millions at investors' expense. Their convictions aren't enough to restore investors' losses, either in cash diverted to Kozlowski's shower-curtain budget or subsequent losses in stock value. |
The Motley Fool
June 15, 2004
Tim Beyers |
Break the Law, Earn $200K Former corporate crooks are sought after on the lecture circuit, with one, Walter Pavlo, poised to make nearly $200,000 for telling others about his malfeasance. |
BusinessWeek
January 12, 2004 |
On Trial This year, the wheels of justice may catch up to some corporate movers and shakers. |
Entrepreneur
November 2005
Jane Easter Bahls |
Shred Away? If your company doesn't have a document retention policy in place, ask your lawyer how to create one - then be consistent in following it. |
InternetNews
April 20, 2007
Michael Hickins |
'Justice is Served' to Nacchio Did the former Qwest CEO miss an opportunity to save himself some jail time? |
The Motley Fool
June 21, 2005
Seth Jayson |
Good Riddance to Bad Rigas Adelphia's Rigases engaged in a host of accounting frauds, including hiding debt and inflating margins by capitalizing costs that should have been expensed. The remaining bits of the firm will be acquired by Time-Warner and Comcast. |
BusinessWeek
March 1, 2004
France, Zellner & McNamee |
The Case Against Jeff Skilling Enron prosecutors haven't been dragging their feet. The problem is, with few of the ex-CEO's directives in writing, there are no smoking guns |
BusinessWeek
January 12, 2004 |
Egg On Enron Faces The people who brought about the Enron debacle are slowly starting to pay for their crimes. |
The Motley Fool
January 8, 2004
Bill Mann |
A Step Closer to Ken Lay? The first of Enron's top brass may be closing plea bargains with time in the slammer. |
BusinessWeek
February 6, 2006
Anthony Bianco |
Ken Lay's Audacious Ignorance Even if one of America's worst ex-CEOs beats the rap - and he just might - history's verdict will be harsh. |
Reason
July 2003
Jacob Sullum |
Jury Ragging: Medical pot in federal courts When Ed Rosenthal was convicted on federal marijuana cultivation charges last winter, his friends and supporters were not the only ones who were upset. So were the people who convicted him. |
BusinessWeek
August 6, 2007
Michael Orey |
In-House Attorneys, Watch Your Step The conviction of Conrad Black's corporate counsel sends a chilling message. |
The Motley Fool
May 25, 2006
Seth Jayson |
Lay's Missouri Legacy Ken Lay attempts to take back his University of Missouri donation, but maybe the school can put it to better use. Ethical behavior among managers at all levels is a key to keeping that faith. Enron is a perfect example of the risks of the dark side. Don't hide from that, MU. Embrace it. |
BusinessWeek
June 12, 2006
Mark Gimein |
The Skilling Trap Skilling and Lay sacrificed the spirit of the law for the letter. They're not alone. |
Reason
April 2004
Anderson & Jackson |
Washington's Biggest Crime Problem The federal government's ever-expanding criminal code is an affront to justice and the Constitution. |
CFO
August 1, 2012
Vincent Ryan |
High Court Upholds Health-Care Reform The Supreme Court's ruling leaves companies with decisions to make. |
The Motley Fool
July 9, 2004
Bill Mann |
Rigases Off to the Big House Adelphia's founder was convicted of fraud and conspiracy. It is a cautionary story of what can happen when a family-run business turns into a publicly traded company. |
CFO
Joseph McCafferty |
Laundry Time Prosecutors are applying money laundering laws to the recent crop of financial scandals. |
CFO
April 1, 2003
Julia Homer |
They ARE Out to Get You So far, relatively few executives have gone to jail for white-collar crimes. That may be about to change. |
The Motley Fool
July 8, 2004
Bill Mann |
Lay Surrenders, Pleads Not Guilty It took more than two years for to make a case against the executive who lorded over Enron's collapse that federal prosecutors think will stick. |
The Motley Fool
January 18, 2005
Seth Jayson |
What's That Smell? Follow closely corporate scandal if you want to know where not to invest. Stay informed. Read the financials, especially the footnotes. |
Reason
May 2005
Jacob Sullum |
Injustice is Blind Concluding that federal sentencing guidelines violated the Sixth Amendment right to trial by jury because they required sentences to be lengthened based on facts determined by judges, the Supreme Court made the guidelines advisory rather than mandatory. |
CFO
March 15, 2006
Kate O'Sullivan |
Change at the Exchange The NYSE's finance chief turns down the top strategy job... Where to lay your money on the outcome of the Enron trial... |
The Motley Fool
April 24, 2007
Tim Beyers |
Scrushy Escapes the SEC First, former HealthSouth CEO-cum-televangelist Richard Scrushy beat the rap. Then he beat the SEC. Letting him off the hook this easily sets back corporate governance at least as far as the conviction of Nacchio advanced it. |
BusinessWeek
July 26, 2004
Mike France |
Corporate America's New Accountability When companies break the law, the first thing chief executives typically do is plead ignorance. But in a post-Enron world, "I didn't know" won't cut it. |
BusinessWeek
June 22, 2011
Greg Stohr |
Wal-Mart Case: Another Loss for Trial Lawyers The Supreme Court's ruling is the latest in a series of decisions that make it clear the justices aim to curb mass litigation. |
The Motley Fool
July 14, 2005
Tom Taulli |
Ebbers on CEO Death Row Ebbers gets no mercy: received a 25-year sentence (and there is no parole in the federal system). It's about time a clear message was sent. Hopefully, many CEOs will now think twice before engaging in illicit conduct. |
The Motley Fool
February 19, 2004
Bill Mann |
Another Brick in the Enron Wall Prosecutors get their biggest prize to date: Enron executive Jeff Skilling. |
InternetNews
July 15, 2004
Roy Mark |
Identity Theft Law Hits Back at 'Phishers' The Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act, signed into law by President Bush, mandates federal prison terms for using a false identity in the commission of a felony. |
The Motley Fool
June 29, 2009
Brian Richards |
Roundtable: Lessons From the Madoff Mess 71-year-old Ponzi scheme mastermind Bernard Madoff was given the maximum sentence for the 11 criminal counts to which he pleaded guilty: 150 years in jail. Motley Fool writers offer opinions on the lessons learned. |
Financial Planning
December 1, 2007
Schroeder & Ackerman |
The Bond Buyer A majority of Supreme Court justices are leaning toward overturning a 2006 Kentucky ruling that found the state's favorable tax treatment of its bonds unconstitutional. |
| AskMen.com |
Drunk Driver Jailed For Life A Canadian man has been sentenced to life in prison for mowing down a woman in a wheel chair as he drove drunk. It was his 19th drunk driving conviction, the court said. |
CFO
June 1, 2009
Edward Teach |
"I Should Have Said No." A CFO who confessed to fraud wants business students to learn from his mistakes. An interview with Aaron Beam, former CFO, HealthSouth Corp. |
InternetNews
June 3, 2005
Paul Shread |
The Week That Was May jobs report... Supreme Court overturned the Arthur Andersen conviction... Apple fell... Blue Coat Systems soared... etc. |
Registered Rep.
August 1, 2011 |
Blotter Undercover Kickback... An Exceptional Sentence... |
BusinessWeek
May 8, 2006
Lorraine Woellert |
The-Reporter-Did-It-Defense Ken Lay claims the press sped Enron's fall by scaring investors. Does he have a case? |
National Defense
July 2011
Lisa Navarro |
U.K. Issues Guidance For Bribery Act On July 1, the United Kingdom's Bribery Act 2010 finally comes into force. U.S. firms with U.K.-based activities appear to be covered by the act, as are firms that have significant sales in or from the United Kingdom. |
Job Journal
April 9, 2006
Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros: Enron Kept Reality at Bay When Enron's problems first surfaced, Lay and Skilling had an obligation to be candid with everyone around them. |
BusinessWeek
March 21, 2005
Wendy Zellner |
Inside Enron's House of Cards Conspiracy of Fools: A True Story by Kurt Eichenwald offers the liveliest and probably the best Enron account so far. |
Reason
March 2002
James Morrow |
Bye-Bye, Jury Britain is poised to eliminate almost two-thirds of all jury trials, according to a report in the New Statesman. New rules would allow a wide range of offenses (including any crime with a maximum sentence of less than two years) to be tried solely by a judge employed by the crown... |
Reason
July 2002
Cathy Young |
License to Kill Men and women, crime and punishment. |
