Why Didn’t Madoff Get the Slammer in the First Place?
Earlier this week, federal prosecutors filed a brief (PDF) arguing that Bernard Madoff should be thrown in jail and have his $10 million bail revoked. The move came after the disgraced financier allegedly mailed a million dollars in jewelry to friends and family, in violation of the terms of his bail. He has been under 24-hour house arrest, in his $7 million Manhattan apartment, since the middle of December.
How did the man accused of the biggest Ponzi scheme in history, with untold access to money and influence, get house arrest … more…
Justice Dept. Releases Documents From Anthrax Investigation
The Justice Department has finally released a trove of filings from the anthrax investigation. You can see them here. A press conference … more…
Jury Dismisses Most Serious Charges Against Hamdan
The U.S.'s first war crimes trial since World War II has ended in a split verdict. Salim Ahmed Hamdan, who acknowledged he chauffeured … more…
Ivins Told Ethics Officer About Anthrax Clean-up
When the Los Angeles Times first broke the story that the government had been "about to file charges" in the anthrax case, it pointed … more…
Mystery of Different Anthrax Attacks Solved?
One enduring mystery of the anthrax attacks is that there were actually two sets of attacks -- with two very different qualities of … more…
Who Gets to Leave Gitmo? Not Always the Innocent
Of all the reports that have come out of Salim Hamdan's trial for providing support for terrorism, the first U.S. war crimes hearing … more…
Anthrax Suspect’s Defenders Warn Against Rush to Judgment
As you probably know by now, this morning's Los Angeles Times reported that the government believes it has finally cornered the culprit … more…
Reminders of Botched Investigation as Suspected Culprit Dies
The FBI finally believes it fingered the culprit of the 2001 anthrax attacks. According to the Los Angeles Times, which broke the … more…
Judge Sides With Congress in White House Subpoena Dispute
Some are already calling it a landmark ruling. Senior White House aides are not immune from congressional subpoenas, a federal judge … more…
DOJ Scandal Part of Larger Pattern
The recent Justice Department report on political hiring practices focused on a small group of high-ranking former aides. But as Charlie … more…
IG Testimony: Former DOJ Officials Not Heading to Jail
When Justice Department Inspector General Glenn Fine testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday, Democrats had one chief … more…
January 08, 2009
Madoff Con Hits Boston Institutions Hardest Tom Moroney, John Lauerman and Brian K. Sullivan, Bloomberg, January 08, 2009
British Regulator Starts Madoff Investigation Matthew Saltmarsh, New York Times, January 08, 2009
SEC Reopens Insider-Trading Probe at Pequot Kara Scannell, Wall Street Journal, January 08, 2009
AGs urge Congress to Let Bankruptcy Judges Modify Mortgages Chris Rizo, Legal Newsline, January 08, 2009
Ex-Sen. Larry Craig Drops Further Appeals AP, January 08, 2009
January 07, 2009
Federal Judge Indicted on Additional Sex Charges Juan A. Lozano, AP, January 07, 2009
Madoff Took in Millions Days Before Arrest Robert Frank and Amir Efrati, Wall Street Journal, January 07, 2009
Former Blackwater Guards Plead Not Guilty Del Quentin Wilber, Washington Post, January 07, 2009
Court Filing Details Items Madoff Sent Jack Healy and Alex Berenson, New York Times, January 07, 2009
January 06, 2009
Baltimore Hit by Madoff Julie Bykowicz, Baltimore Sun, January 06, 2009