Second Circuit Vacates Sheldon Silver’s Conviction: Parsing Official Act “Quids” and “Quos”
Today, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the conviction of Sheldon Silver, the former Speaker of the New York State Assembly, concluding that the court’s jury instructions regarding the “official act” element of honest services fraud and Hobbs Act extortion were erroneous in light… Read More
Recent Study Shows White-Collar Criminals Adjust Fine to Prison Life: True?
11/21/13 Update: The Giudices pled not guilty to the new charges on November 20, 2013. As every Real Housewives of New Jersey fan knows, Teresa and her husband Joe Giudice are facing serious allegations in a 39-count indictment for inter alia, conspiracy to commit mail… Read More