Joshua Berman, a former federal prosecutor and candidate for U.S. Attorney in Detroit, has joined the Washington office of Katten Muchin Rosenman as a partner in the litigation and dispute practice, the firm announced.
Stories Tagged ‘Jack Abramoff’
Coughlin Sentencing Memo Gives Probe Details
The Justice Department’s Inspector General investigated two DOJ officials in connection with the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal, but they were never charged, according to court papers filed Wednesday night.
Case Against Ex-Lobbyist Had No ‘Clincher,’ Juror Says
Many of Kevin Ring’s former associates pleaded guilty in Abramoff-related cases. But Ring choose to stand trial. After nearly eight days of deliberation, the jury hung on all counts. We caught up with two of the jurors to find out why.
Former Bush Administration Colleagues Give To Griffin
Tim Griffin, a central player in the 2006 U.S. Attorney firings scandal, is now running for Congress from Arkansas.
New Trial Date Set in Kevin Ring Case
Judge Ellen Huvelle wants to wait for the scheduled Dec. 8 Supreme Court arguments on the constitutionality of the federal “honest services” fraud statute, which the government used to charge the ex-lobbyist.
Why Prosecutors Stumbled in Ring Trial
It was hard to convince the jury that Kevin Ring broke the law by feting public officials. “What do you think lobbyists do?” a former Justice Department prosecutor told TPM.
David Safavian Sentenced To Year In Prison
The former Bush administration official was one of only two defendants in the Jack Abramoff lobbying probe who opted for trial. A mistrial was declared yesterday in the other Abramoff-related case.
Mistrial in Ring Case
UPDATED 4:40 p.m.: After three weeks of trial and nearly eight days of deliberation, the judge and jury gave up trying to reach a verdict in the Jack Abramoff-related public corruption case.
Both Sides Call for Mistrial in Ring Case
“Take the verdict, declare a mistrial… and get another trial moving as quickly as possible,” prosecutor Nathaniel Edmonds suggested, NJ reported. The Abramoff-related public corruption case involved lobbying at the highest levels of the Justice Department.
