Late 2008 and 2009 (so far) may go down in history as one of the worst times nonprofit organizations have had in terms of thievery. The daily Boston Criminal Law Blog has spent a great deal of time discussing the Bernie Madoff nightmare as well as other white collar fiasco’s…
Massachusetts white collar crimes are often investigated without the target of that investigation having any idea that they have come under scrutiny. There are a number of business-related crimes that are prosecuted all the time. Often, it is that Attorney General’s Office, rather than the District Attorney’s Office that performs…
Unless you were in media-deprived seclusion yesterday, you have already heard that Bernie Madoff went to court and never went back home. While Bernie adjusts to his new multi-million dollar residence (paid for, like his penthouse apartment, by others), The Boston Criminal Lawyer Blog now reviews the star swindler’s performance…
It’s been awhile since we checked in on the Bernie Madoff, the latest superstar of the Boston-created ponzi scheme. Once a larger-than-life society figure, he is now reduced to spending his time in his larger-than-life New York apartment, talking to his attorneys and hoping to avoid a smaller-than-life jail cell.…
Federal court in Boston has now seen what could be the final act in the drama of the United States Attorney versus The Hooker Who Would Extort. Michelle Robinson (hereinafter, the “Defendant” ) has pleaded guilty to the Massachusetts white collar crime of extortion in return for a rather unusual…
As the “Madoff Wars”, fought by investigators, attorneys and accountants, rage, score one for lawyers of the Commonwealth. They finally got Robert Jaffe, a crucial witness to Madoff’s operation, to the Hub where he finally spoke to regulators. The result? Boston regulators are ramping up a probe into Bernard Madoff’s…
..And now, let’s check in with the Bernard Madoff case, as we periodically do in this daily blog. You remember 70-year-old Bernie…admitted white collar criminal mastermind of the Boston-created Ponzi scheme that ended up bilking about fifty billion dollars from philanthropies, hospitals, rich people, poor people, charities, etc., across the…
When I returned to Boston as a defense attorney from New York, where I had been on the other side of the aisle, I discovered a few differences between daily in Beantown and the Apple. One of these was the subway experience. While in New York, the experience could be…
So far, 2009 has been an active year for certain Boston-area law enforcement officials in terms of legal problems. Take for example Stoughton’s police chief, Manuel, C., 57 (hereinafter, “Defendant 1”), this week appearing beside his defense attorney, standing trial on white collar charges that he tried to use his…
…Meanwhile, back in the Bernard Madoff (hereinafter, the “Defendant”) drama, Magistrate Judge Ronald L. Ellis awaits written argument from the Defendant’s criminal lawyer as to why his client should not be incarcerated while awaiting trial for his artful recreation of the Boston – originated “Ponzi Scheme”. The issues involved are…