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Criminal Antitrust Violations: Current Limits
The two federal statutes that create criminal liability for antitrust violations are arguably the broadest and most poorly defined of all federal criminal statutes, even recognizing the tortured draftsmanship of the RICO statute and the securities laws' criminal provisions.
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Business Crimes Hotline
Recent rulings of interest to you and your practice.
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In the Courts
Analysis of the cases important to you and your practice.
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Search Warrant Affidavits: What to Do
Federal agents descend upon a manufacturing facility of a publicly traded client that makes parts for Department of Defense contractors. The agents conduct a day-long search and drive away with hundreds of boxes of documents, as well as data downloaded from company computers. You are the company's counsel, and within 2 days you piece together the government's core theories and many of the 'facts' that caused it to conduct the search.
Fifth Circuit <i>En Banc </i> Narrows FCA
On April 1, 2003, the Fifth Circuit <i>en banc</i> filed an opinion that might seriously restrict the application of the False Claims Act (FCA) for the Department of Justice. <i>United States v. Southland Management Corp.</i>, 326 F. 3d 669 (5th Cir. 2003) (<i>en banc</i>). The court <i>en banc</i> overturned a controversial decision by a divided panel last year that essentially eliminated the materiality element of the FCA.
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An Offer You Can't Refuse?
The Department of Justice is drafting defense counsel to fight its latest war: this one on corporate crime. At the beginning of this year, the DOJ effectively imposed an obligation of self-disclosure of crimes on corporations, accelerating a government-wide trend where companies, through their lawyers, are expected not only to obey the law, but also to investigate and enforce it as well.
'Red Flags and Iceberg Tips'
Congress and the Department of Justice (DOJ) are driving home an important point: A company's central management is ultimately responsible for any criminal conduct by its business divisions and employees, and must therefore implement policies and procedures to ensure that it promptly discovers and corrects any potential violations.
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Business Crimes Hotline
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In the Courts
Analysis of recent important cases for your practice.
Arrest and the White-Collar Defendant
For a person under criminal investigation, the image is a frightening one. There is pounding at your front door during the early morning hours. A voice yells, 'FBI! Open the door!' You throw on clothes, head to the front door and as you open it, agents rush by you into your living room. The FBI agent with whom your attorney has been dealing for months tells you, 'We have a warrant for your arrest. You'll have to come with us.' Your spouse and children, who have been awakened by the agents, are now seated in your living room. Your hands are cuffed behind your back and you are led from your home. Remarkably, all you can think about at this moment is that your lawyer told you the government does not arrest people in these kinds of cases. Your lawyer was wrong.
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