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She then was recruited by then-San Francisco US Attorney Robert S. Mueller III to head his efforts against white collar crime in Silicon Valley. After being named the Chief of that Office's Criminal Division, Caldwell was recruited by DOJ to head up the Enron Task Force, created to spearhead the investigation of that company's 2001 collapse.
A professor at Stetson University College of Law, Podgor was named the Gary R. Trombley Family White-Collar Crime Research Professor in 2011, has been quoted in The New York Times, [4] [5] The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal and other publications on big news stories such as Bernie Madoff and Enron.
Andrew Stuart Fastow (born December 22, 1961) is an American convicted felon and former financier who was the chief financial officer of Enron Corporation, an energy trading company based in Houston, Texas, until he was fired shortly before the company declared bankruptcy.
In the long history of financial frauds, Enron ranks near the top of the list, with the once high-flying energy trading company suddenly unraveling in a web of lies and accounting sleight-of-hand.
A decade ago, L.A. County overwhelmingly approved Prop. 47, which turned some nonviolent felonies into misdemeanors. This November, the county overhauled it and supported Nathan Hochman for ...
After being diagnosed with bipolar disorder in my 20s, I went through a series of manic episodes. During one manic episode, I partied hard, bought a nightclub, and committed a white-collar crime.
The $7.12 billion he obtained as the lead plaintiff's attorney in the case against Enron is currently the largest sum ever recovered in a group of securities class-action lawsuits in U.S. history. [3] In 2007 he pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice and was sentenced to two years imprisonment.
Investigators say the takedown of a suspect by deputies in Union County is part of a massive transnational organized crime group from South America targeting high-value homes.