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Why No Financial Crisis Prosecutions ? Ex-Justice Official Says It's Just Too Hard
However, one question raised by the 60 Minutes segment is why the Justice Department isn't building criminal cases against companies for violating Sarbanes-Oxley - a landmark corporate reform law enacted after Enron. Gavel.
Updated: 12/07/2011 09:14A
Fule: Kyiv should resolve problems with Tymoshenko to sign Association Agreement
The EU commissioner noted that the European Commission and the EU member states "have clearly declared several times that the detention of former premier for political responsibility, and not a crime, under two articles of the Criminal Code of 1960s,
Updated: 12/07/2011 09:09A
'Operation Audacious' Shows We Need to Count the Costs of Drug Law Enforcement
This is more than a little worrying, because these concerns are the reason we have criminal laws relating to drugs. They are the reason there is a criminal drug market there to be populated by dealers and to cause genuine concern to communities.
Updated: 12/07/2011 09:04A
War crimes: Gamers in the Red Cross hair
The Red Cross are investigating whether violent video games like BioShock violate international law. Picture: Irrational Games Source: Supplied THE Red Cross is investigating whether 600 million gamers are violating the Hague and Geneva conventions
Updated: 12/07/2011 09:00A
Private detective Glenn Mulcaire arrested in phone hacking investigation
"At 7am officers arrested the man at an address in London on suspicion of conspiring to intercept voicemail messages, contrary to Section 1 (1) of the Criminal Law Act 1977 and on suspicion of perverting the course of justice contrary to common law.
Updated: 12/07/2011 08:31A
Mulcaire arrested as part of phone-hacking inquiry, according to reports
Private investigator Glenn Mulcaire has been arrested today in connection with phone hacking and perverting the course of justice, according to reports. The private investigator, who lives in Cheam, has previously served time in jail for hacking phones
Updated: 12/07/2011 08:29A
FBI opens digital forensics lab in NM
The FBI opened a new digital forensics laboratory on the grounds of the University of New Mexico aimed at providing support for federal, state, and local criminal and national security investigations. The agency's New Mexico Regional Computer Forensics
Updated: 12/07/2011 08:28A
Phone hacking: Glenn Mulcaire understood to have been arrested
A police spokesman said: "At 7am officers arrested the man at an address in London on suspicion of conspiring to intercept voicemail messages, contrary to Section 1 (1) Criminal Law Act 1977, and on suspicion of perverting the course of justice
Updated: 12/07/2011 08:27A
Drunk driving accidents in China decrease sharply
The number of drunk drivers has plummeted since May 1 this year, when an amended law that imposes harsher punishments to driving under the influence of alcohol was enforced. In the seven months after the enforcement of the amended Criminal Law,
Updated: 12/07/2011 07:55A
Ricky Martin Blasts Move to Amend PR Hate-Crimes Law
AP Singer Ricky Martin showed his disapproval of a move by Puerto Rico's Senate to amend the island's hate-crime law to eliminate protection for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. "I'm very sad about the turn the discussion on Criminal Law
Updated: 12/07/2011 07:54A