Ellen S. Podgor, Georgia State University College of Law:"With the upcoming release of Martha Stewart from prison, the press is writing of her experiences and future. The Wall Street Journal provides a view of her life in prison here, AP...
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Ellen S. Podgor, Georgia State University College of Law:"According to the Wall Street Journal, the first two witnesses testified in the trial of Bernie Ebbers, former CEO of WorldCom Inc. These two witnesses provided background information, something that is necessary...
Ellen Podgor, Georgia State University College of Law:"Although the Supreme Court did not issue an opinion in the much awaited sentencing cases of Booker and Fanfan, it did rule in Whitfield v. United States. The Court held that a conspiracy...
Podgor [Georgia State]: Former Connecticut Governor Pleads Guilty
Ellen Podgor, Georgia State University College of Law:"AP wires report that Former Governor Rowland of Connecticut pled guilty to one count of conspiracy with the specific offense being a deprivation of honest services. The AP story notes that "he plea...
Podgor [Georgia State]: 80% of Recent Bush Pardons Were Convicted of White Collar Offenses
Ellen Podgor, Georgia State University College of Law:"Other bloggers, like Doug Berman's Sentencing Blog (which includes comments of Margy Love, former pardon attorney for DOJ and now in private practice), Orin Kerr writing on the Volokh Conspiracy Blog, and the...
Ellen Podgor, Georgia State University College of Law:"According to today's Wall Street Journal article titled Rigas Cable Assets Run By Adelphia May Be Seized we see the government taking a first step to obtaining assets in a case. The government...
Podgor [Georgia State]: The Latest on Martha Stewart: Who is Being Punished?
Ellen Podgor, Georgia State University College of Law:"While Martha Stewart remains incarcerated, the world is continuing outside the prison grounds of "camp cupcake." The latest, according to Reuters, is that Martha Stewart will star in a new TV show upon...
Podgor [Georgia State]: Money Laundering on Tuesday's Supreme Court Docket
Ellen Podgor, Georgia State University College of Law:"This Tuesday the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in a case that is important to white collar crime law, as the case will determine whether the crime of conspiracy to commit money...
Ellen Podgor, Georgia State University College of Law:"As everyone awaits the post-Blakely decisions of Fanfan and Booker, the DOJ has decided to start its campaign to fight back with legislation, just in case the decision is not to their liking. ...