US securities regulators to investigate orthopaedic firms.
Following the recently settled US government investigation of consulting arrangements between orthopaedic device makers and US surgeons, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said it intended to investigate possible violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Zimmer Holdings Inc, Stryker Corp, Medtronic Inc and Biomet have...

Miami-Dade County Selects Orion Communications' CourtNotify Internet Subpoena Management System.
DALLAS, Jan. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Miami-Dade County, the largest County in the State of Florida, has signed a major contract with Orion Communications, Inc. for its CourtNotify subpoena management solution. Orion's integrated CourtNotify solution will enable the County to increase police agency court attendance, and improve efficiencies and accountability...

No end in sight for targets of federal investigation in Falls: Justice Department losing interest in formerly important cases?
A growing schism between FBI agents and the U.S. Attorney's office in Buffalo has led to an unprecedented breakdown in communications between the two agencies, a situation that may threaten to further delay federal action in at least three federal cases here. Sources told the Reporter last...

Growing Coalition Demands the Army Withdraw the Subpoena of Journalist Sarah Olson.
Prominent Journalists, Media Organizations and Thousands of Citizens Rally to Defend the Press WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A groundswell of national organizations as well as hundreds of prominent journalists and thousands of citizens are joining Defend The Press, a new coalition to support journalist Sarah Olson,...

Bipartisan criticism of CIA/Justice department coverup.
Rep. Peter Hoekstra (R-Mich.), the ranking Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, said on December 16 that Congress would subpoena witnesses and demand documents as part of its investigation of the CIA's destruction of videotapes recording the interrogations of two suspected al-Qaeda operatives. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...

Public Favors Inquiry Into Attorney Firings But Divided on Gonzales' Fate; Most say White House should not invoke executive privilege.
Byline: Lydia Saad Synopsis: Americans widely approve of launching a congressional investigation into the Justice Department's firing of eight U.S. attorneys last fall, but stop short of saying Attorney General Alberto Gonzales should resign over the matter. The public believes both that the firings were mostly done...

Trends in corporate criminal prosecutions.
This essay suggests that in the years ahead the number of corporate criminal investigations is likely to increase but fewer businesses will be indicted. Part I briefly reviews the legal standards for imposing corporate criminal liability and the policy issues surrounding the issue of corporate criminal liability. Part II...

Defend The Press Coalition Declares Victory for Journalist Sarah Olson.
Statement From Sarah Olson & John Stauber in US v Watada Court-Martial Case WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Statement from Sarah Olson and Defend The Press Coalition in reaction to announcement that Army is dropping subpoena against her in the US v Watada Court-Martial. Source:...

Feds: politics won't hurry probe into legality of Anello payments.
The corruption investigation that's hung over Niagara Falls and its mayor, Vincenzo V. Anello, isn't likely to go away any time soon, federal officials in charge of the case told the Niagara Falls Reporter last week. "There has been no statement or any position by any law...

Public Continues to Rate Karl Rove Negatively; Ratings show little change in past several months.
Byline: Joseph Carroll Synopsis: Americans are more than twice as likely to rate presidential adviser Karl Rove unfavorably as they are to rate him favorably, while one in three adults are not familiar enough with Rove to rate him. Rove's current ratings are essentially the same as...