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The criminalization-of-business lottery
The owners of Long Term Capital Management may have been the earliest winners in the most recent era of what Larry Ribstein has coined the criminalization-of-business lottery. On the other hand, Jamie Olis may have been the earliest big...
Spitzer is suffering?
So New York Governor Eliot Spitzer and his family just don't know whether the rough and tumble nature of politics at the state level of New York is worth the severe emotional toll. I wonder what Theodore Sihpol, Hank Greenberg,...
Eliot Spitzer, the bully
Given this record of criminalizing business interests for political gain, it's not surprising that New York's next governor was stacking the deck to obtain convictions in a number of his prosecutions. This David Hechler/Law.com article reports the ugly news: Like...
What's the big deal with the Lord of Regulation?
Matthew T. Bodie is a Hofstra law professor who is guest blogging over at the Conglomerate blog and, in this post, wonders why fellow law professors such as Stephen Bainbridge and Larry Ribstein are critical of New York attorney general...
Spitzer backs off criminal charges against Hank Greenberg
On my way out the door to College Station, I note that the Lord of Regulation simply cannot stay out of the news. After publicly flogging former American International Group, Inc. CEO Maurice "Hank" Greenberg for months (note earlier posts...
The Lord of Regulation stumbles
Well, Eliot Spitzer has had better days at the office than yesterday. First, Mr. Spitzer finally chose not to retry (persecute ?) former Bank of America Corp. broker Theodore Sihpol III, who was acquitted on 29 of 34 criminal charges...
More thoughts on the Merrill Lynch defendants' Nigerian Barge appeal
Having tended to my "day" job at the end of last week, I wanted to pass along some further thoughts on the lively discussion that erupted between Vic Fleischer, Larry Ribstein, other commentators, and me last week in regard to...
Ebbers receives an effective life sentence
Former WorldCom CEO 63 year old Bernard J. Ebbers received a 25 year sentence for his conviction on charges of securities fraud, conspiracy and seven counts of filing false reports with regulators relating to an a multi-billion accounting fraud...
Is the Lord of Regulation unhinged?
Showing an appalling lack of prosecutorial discretion that has become commonplace in this post-Enron era of criminalizing business, prosecutors from the office of New York attorney general Eliot Spitzer announced Thursday that they will re-prosecute beginning August 22nd the four...
Scrushy is acquitted
Former HealthSouth Corp. CEO Richard M. Scrushy was found not guilty today by the jury in the trial over over his alleged participation in a $2.7 billion accounting fraud at the huge health services company. Along with the sentencings in...
While Theodore Sihpol goes home, William Fuhs goes to jail
Continuing relentlessly to avoid addressing the real issue, this NY Times article speculates that the problem with Eliot Spitzer's recent unsuccessful prosecution of Theodore C. Sihpol, III was not that he charged Mr. Sihpol in the first place, but that...
More on the Sihpol acquittal
The Sihpol acquittal from last week has generated much needed criticism of the demagogic ways of New York AG Eliot Spitzer, including this Wall Street Journal ($) editorial the day after the acquittal. While the WSJ editorial rightly criticizes Mr....
Is the NY Times really reading this blog?
I speculated facetiously awhile back that some NY Times editors are reading this blog. Now, I'm really starting to wonder. First, over the weekend, the NY Times ran this less than flattering article on the Lord of Regulation's recent defeat...
Is the bloom off the Spitzer rose?
Predicting the lifespan of popularity for a demagogue is a risky business, but recent mainstream media pieces certainly indicate that New York AG ("Attorney General" or "Aspiring Governor," take your pick) Eliot Spitzer's fifteen minutes of fame as the nation's...
When "Justice" destroys good reputations
The Sihpol acquittal yesterday focuses attention on an important aspect of the current wave of criminalizing merely questionable business transactions -- that is, the government's destruction of good reputations in its quest to obtain convictions and prevent juries from hearing...
The Lord of Regulation takes one on the chin
A New York state court jury acquitted former Bank of America Corp. broker Theodore C. Sihpol today on 29 criminal counts relating to alleged improper trading of mutual-fund shares. The jury deadlocked 11-1 in favor of acquittal on four additional...
Are you ready to rumble, Mr. Spitzer?
This Washington Post article reports on the trial that is cranking up this week in New York City as New York AG ("Attorney General" or "Aspiring Governor," take your pick) Eliot Spitzer's prepares to prosecute former Bank of America securities...
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