White Collar Crime Report: Index-Summary

LABOR

– Aliens

– – Brazilian couple sentenced for visa fraud (M.D. Fla.), 762; co-conspirator sentenced, 889
– – Businessman indicted for visa fraud (N.D. Cal.), 723
– – Hiring of illegal aliens, Pilgrim's Pride settlement, 46

– Employment taxes

– – Construction firm owner sentenced for underpaying (S.D. Fla.), 806
– – Conviction for nonpayment (D.N.J.), 847

– Government workers

See GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES

– Pensions

See PENSIONS

– Prevailing wages, elevator contractor charged with underpaying workers (S.D.N.Y.), 838
– Privacy rights of employees using company telecommunications equipment, BNA webinar, 539
– Unions

See UNIONS

– Worker safety

See OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

LAWYERS

See ATTORNEYS

LEGISLATION, FEDERAL

– Ed. Note: This heading covers bills with assigned numbers. For information on measures not yet assigned numbers, see specific subject headings.
– House

– – HR 682, Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act, to ban insider trading by Congressional members and staff, bill sponsors plan renewed efforts, 735
– – HR 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act, expanded coverage and increased penalties for willful OSH Act violators, OSHA administrator comments, 225
– – HR 3995, Financial Crisis of 2008 Criminal Investigation and Prosecution Act, resources for federal investigations and prosecutions, groups support, 263
– – HR 4326, Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act, prohibiting forced corporate waivers, introduced, 114
– – HR 5088, America's Commitment to Clean Water Act, clarifying federal jurisdiction over U.S. waters, introduced, 332
– – HR 5366, Overseas Contractor Reform Act to debar federal contractors who violate Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, bill introduced, 444; House committee passes, 578
– – HR 5751, Lobbying Disclosure Enhancement Act to create DOJ enforcement task force passed by House, 578
– – HR 5815, Inspector General Authority Improvement Act to authorize subpoenas of nonfederal witnesses, House committee passes, 579

– Senate

– – S 30, Truth in Caller ID Act, preventing caller ID spoofing, Senate passes, 154; president signs, 942
– – S 657, Federal court proceedings, bill to provide media coverage, panel passes, 331
– – S 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act, fiduciary duty, planned amendment, 330
– – S 3804, Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act to authorize DOJ to shut down websites introduced, 708
– – S 3871, Supreme Court designation of retired justice to hear case, bill introduced, 708

LOANS

– Mortgages

See MORTGAGE FRAUD

– Political fundraiser scheme to defraud banks, guilty plea (S.D.N.Y.), 211; sentencing, 530
– Ponzi schemes, high-interest car loans, indictment (M.D. Fla.), 836
– U.S. Export-Import Bank, loan fraud

– – Indictment of business owners (W.D. Tex.), 592
– – Sentencing of business owner (D.D.C.), 468

LOBBYING

– Abramoff scandal

– – Cooper, former House staffer and DOL official, guilty plea (D.D.C.), 250
– – DeLay (R-Tex), DOJ will not charge, 607
– – Ring, former aide to Doolittle (R-Cal), to face retrial (D.D.C.), 558; conviction, 791
– – Safavian, GSA official alleges vindictive prosecution (D.C. Cir., oral arg), 767
– – Scanlon, sentencing agreement (D.D.C.), 42
– – Verrusio, former House Comm. aide, motions rulings (D.D.C.), 10

– Campaign finance, Magliocchetti indicted for illegal contributions (E.D. Va.), 556; guilty plea, 697
– Ensign (R-Nev), DOJ will not prosecute, 898
– Ethics, appointment of lobbyists to federal advisory committees barred by White House, 507
– Lobbying Disclosure Act

– – Enforcement by DOJ task force

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 5751

– – Referrals, report, 41
– – Reporting requirements, progress toward compliance, 298
– – Trade association dues payments, disclosure under new compliance guidelines, 45

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

See specific states