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Dewey & Leboeuf Said to Be Subject of Criminal Probe
A team led by partners Bienenstock and Bruce Bennett was weighing a so-called pre-packaged bankruptcy, one of the people familiar with the firm said. A bankruptcy plan approved in advance by creditors could lead to a merger with another US firm,
Updated: 04/27/2012 01:13P

Dewey & Leboeuf Subject of Criminal Probe
By Linda Sandler, Sophia Pearson and Tiffany Kary on April 27, 2012 Dewey & Leboeuf LLP, the New York law firm fighting to stay alive after more than 70 partners left, is the subject of a criminal probe by state prosecutors into whether managers misled
Updated: 04/27/2012 01:13P

There are better ways than war crimes trials to bring justice
The long overdue verdict in the case of the former Liberian President Charles Taylor will be widely celebrated as a critical achievement for international criminal law. Taylor has been on trial at the special court for Sierra Leone since 2006 on 11
Updated: 04/27/2012 01:09P

FIRREA gains attention as government seeks to hold banks liable for financial
FIRREA allows the FDIC and/or DOJ to initiate civil charges if prosecutors believe defendants violated certain criminal laws but want to avoid the criminal burden of proof – a common issue in the DOJ's actions against financial institutions during the
Updated: 04/27/2012 01:07P

Use of criminal background checks gets a lot more complicated
the agency and Pepsi Beverages, which agreed to pay $3.13 million after EEOC investigation found that the criminal background check policy formerly followed by Pepsi discriminated against African Americans in violation of federal anti-bias laws.
Updated: 04/27/2012 12:50P

Targeting false statements to law enforcement officers subject of legislation
Individuals who purposefully provide false information to police investigating a crime would be guilty of a Class G felony under the legislation and face the penalty of up to two years in jail. The federal government and other states have laws that
Updated: 04/27/2012 12:31P

Websites selling individuals' stolen bank and card details shut down
The UK's Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) said criminals had used "e-commerce type platforms known as Automated Vending Carts" to sell stolen details via the domains. Following investigations by the agency, assisted by the FBI and law enforcement
Updated: 04/27/2012 12:00P

Child abuse law outdated and needs urgent updating says charity
The report said that child abuse should be considered a criminal offence and found the current law lacking in classifying neglect as there was no unifying definition to identify child neglect. Action for Children chief executive Dame Clare Tickell said
Updated: 04/27/2012 12:00P

Photos: Kiwanis and Bar Association present local criminal justice awards
The Batavia Kiwanis Club and the Genesee County Bar Association held their annual Law Day dinner at Bohn's Restaurant on Wednesday night. Deputy Brian Thompson (top photo) received the Kathy Seymore Volunteer Service Award. Winners Criminal Justice
Updated: 04/27/2012 11:56A

Window cleaners fined: authority uses public prosecutor information again
The public prosecutor had qualified the cartel as a criminal organisation and prosecuted the behaviour under criminal law. However, the Court of Appeal of The Hague ruled that (part of) the window cleaners' behaviour qualified as a cartel infringement
Updated: 04/27/2012 11:42A

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