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Motion to Disclose Intercepted Communications to the Special Investigative Committee of the Illinois House of Representatives
The UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, by its attorney, Patrick J. Fitzgerald,
United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, respectfully submits this Motion to Disclose Intercepted Communications to the Special Investigative Committee of the Illinois House of Representatives, and in support of the motion,… U.S. District Court Nothern District of Illinois, Eastern Division CR 1010.
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December 29, 2008 – January 3, 2009
U.S. 1st Circuit Court of Appeals, December 31, 2008 US v. Andrade, No. 081175 In a prosecution for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition in violation of 18 U.S.C. section 922(g)(1), denial of a motion to suppress the firearms and ammunition seized by police officer is affirmed where police officer’s actions were reasonable under the totality of circumstances.
U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals, December 31, 2008 US v. Spinelli, No. 99-1344, 99-1394 Conviction for conspiracy to commit murder and assault with a dangerous weapon, both for the purpose of increasing and maintaining a position in a racketeering enterprise, and related offenses are affirmed. Although the prosecutor erred by vouching to the jury that the government’s cooperating accomplices had never perjured themselves or falsely implicated anybody in a crime, her improper remarks did not justify disturbing the verdict.
U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, December 30, 2008 US v. Dews, No. 086458 In prosecutions for distribution and possession with intent to distribute cocaine base and money laundering, denial of defendants’ motions for reductions of sentence is reversed and remanded where: 1) defendants agreed to plead guilty if the district court would sentence them to a guidelines term of imprisonment of 168 months, and the district court did so; and 2) defendants did not agree that they would not seek relief under section 3582(c)(2) in the event the Sentencing Commission retroactively amended a relevant guideline.
U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, December 29, 2008 US v. Elashyi, No. 06-10176 Convictions of illegally exporting computer equipment, money laundering, dealing in property of a designated terrorist, and related offenses are affirmed for 4 of 5 co-defendants over their various unmeritorious challenges, including insufficiency of the evidence, improper admission of hearsay evidence, and improper jury instructions. One defendant’s conviction was reversed, however, on certain of the charges where the government’s prosecution of him breached an unambiguous plea agreement stemming from earlier charges involving the very same facts and circumstances.
U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, December 23, 2008 US v. Percel, No. 07-20236 Convictions arising from a conspiracy to possess and distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine are affirmed. Judge did not commit plain error by omitting the word “not” when reciting the requested “no-adverse-influence” instruction, given that the written jury instructions contained the correct wording. Testimony made by two witnesses pursuant to a plea agreement was properly admitted and was sufficient for the jury to convict, where the jury was properly instructed to weigh the credibility of these witnesses with great care. (Revised opinion) .
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Bernard Lawrence Madoff was arrested on December 11, 2008 on a ciminal complaint and has been charged with” perpetrating the largest investor fraud ever committed by an individual.” Below are some excerpts and links to articles and documenrs related to this matter. As this matter unfolds we expect to both add and perhaps revise information as appropriate:
The first excerpt is from the WIKI posting Bernard Lawrence Madoff. Although some may question linking to WIKI postings for this type of material, we have looked at this entry and believe it is useful as an introduction to both Bernard Madoff and his alleged activities”:
“Bernard Lawrence Madoff (IPA: /ˈmeɪdɑf/) (born April 29, 1938) is a businessman and former chairman of the NASDAQ stock market. He started the Wall Street firm Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC in 1960 and was its chairman until December 11, 2008, when he was charged with perpetrating the largest investor fraud ever committed by a single individual.[1]” This article documents a current event. Information may change rapidly as the event progresses.”
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Week of December 15-19, 2008.
U.S. 1st Circuit Court of Appeals, December 17, 2008 US v. Jones, No. 07-2052 Sentence is affirmed where defendant pled guilty to charges stemming from her role in a bank fraud conspiracy. Loss amount was properly calculated to include dollar amounts that she had not yet withdrawn, and her base offense level was properly increased where the physical act of popping small air bubbles on the laminated face of her fake ID constituted production of a counterfeit access device.
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December 18, 22 2008.
CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE, HABEAS CORPUS, IMMIGRATION LAW
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December 18, 2008
CONTRACTS, FAMILY LAW, INTERNATIONAL LAW
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1. People v. Agramonte, 4854, 1660/06, SUPREME COURT OF NEW YORK, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT, 2008 NY Slip Op 9901; 2008 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 9595, December 18, 2008, Decided, December 18, 2008, Entered, THE LEXIS PAGINATION OF THIS DOCUMENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING RELEASE OF THE FINAL PUBLISHED VERSION., THIS OPINION IS UNCORRECTED AND SUBJECT TO REVISION BEFORE PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS.
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1. People v. Mercado, 4817, 1086/07, SUPREME COURT OF NEW YORK, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT, 2008 NY Slip Op 9728; 2008 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 9470, December 11, 2008, Decided, THE LEXIS PAGINATION OF THIS DOCUMENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING RELEASE OF THE FINAL PUBLISHED VERSION., THIS OPINION IS UNCORRECTED AND SUBJECT TO REVISION BEFORE PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS.
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