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Thompson & Knight | T&K Partners Publish Article on FCPA Enforcement in Latin
"Enforcement of anti-bribery laws in this industry is vigorous and shows no sign of diminishing." Romero focuses her practice on white-collar criminal defense, government investigations, SEC regulation and enforcement, and commercial litigation.
Updated: 04/17/2012 04:45P
Goldstein, Howe & Russell, P.C. | Argument recap: A dilemma over race
The 1871 law says that, when Congress relaxes a criminal sentencing law, that usually is of no benefit to those whose crimes predated the law. Stephen E. Eberhardt, a Tinley Park, Ill., attorney arguing that those still awaiting sentence in August 2010
Updated: 04/17/2012 04:11P
Ottawa man who murdered stepfather can apply for 'faint hope' parole, jury decides
It was revealed later in court that Rochon, now 37, had been manipulated into committing the crime by his mother, who is also now serving a 25-year sentence for first degree murder. Faint hope hearings were added to the Criminal Code after the
Updated: 04/17/2012 03:57P
Ottawa man who murdered stepfather can apply for 'faint hope' parole, jury decides
It was revealed later in court that Rochon, now 37, had been manipulated into committing the crime by his mother, who is also now serving a 25-year sentence for first degree murder. Faint hope hearings were added to the Criminal Code after the
Updated: 04/17/2012 03:45P
Editorial: broom applied to protesters
For that, as Itar Tass reports, the law must be copied from the Criminal code to the Administrative code. According to the Criminal Code citizens are sentenced to community service for petty crimes, the service is organized close to the homes of the
Updated: 04/17/2012 03:29P
Legal rights on display at Norway's massacre trial
The justice system here isn't about "revenge, but sober, dignified treatment" for everyone accused of a crime, said Thomas Mathiesen, a professor of sociology of law at the University of Oslo. "It is deeply ingrained in Norwegian tradition and
Updated: 04/17/2012 03:23P
Human trafficking cases drop sharply
Referring to the punishments, Dr Gargash said: “Under the law, a life imprisonment is applicable if the crime is committed through deceit, if it involves the use of force or threat of murder or bodily harm, or if it involves physical or psychological
Updated: 04/17/2012 03:16P
Meese Makes Case Against Overcriminalization at Seton Hall Law
Imagine the police knocking on your door because you mistakenly forgot to fill out an obscure form required by foreign law before opening up a small business. Imagine your 80-year-old mother being arrested for failing to place the appropriate sticker
Updated: 04/17/2012 03:15P
'Pursue Those Who Steal Innocence'
Sponsored by the Department of Justice's Project Safe Childhood Initiative and Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program, the training will include instruction in investigative
Updated: 04/17/2012 03:03P
Murder in Chicago: Obama, Emanuel Target Guns, Not Crime
In 1997, then-State Senator Obama opposed a law that would have added aggravated battery with a firearm--a common charge in gang drivebys shootings--to a list of crimes that automatically sends teens 15 and older to criminal court.
Updated: 04/17/2012 02:52P
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