## United States Sentencing CommissionSymposium on		Federal Sentencing Policy for Economic Crimes and New Technology		Offenses

October 12-13, 2000

**Symposium Co-Sponsors with the U.S. Sentencing		Commission:Committee on Criminal Law of the Judicial Conference of the		United StatesAmerican Bar Association - White Collar Crime		CommitteeNational White Collar Crime Center**

**Host: The Tech Center at the George Mason University		School of Law, Arlington, Virginia**

[The opinions and representations made by the speakers at this symposium		do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S.		Sentencing Commission.]

**Introduction**(HTML) or (.PDF format)

Table of Contents

##### DAY ONE - October 12, 2000 

Day One: Welcome and Introductions

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Welcome to the Law School:*The Honorable Michael E. O'Neill,		  Commissioner, U.S. Sentencing Commission; Assistant Professor, George Mason		  University School of Law* Introductions: *The Honorable John R. Steer,		  Vice Chair and Commissioner, U.S. Sentencing Commission*

Keynote Address

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 Introduction of Keynote Speaker: *The Honorable Ruben Castillo,		  Judge, U.S. District Court, N.D. IL; Vice Chair and Commissioner, U.S.		  Sentencing Commission* Keynote Address:*The Honorable Eric H. Holder,		  Jr., Deputy Attorney General of the United States*

Plenary Session I: What Social Science Can		Contribute to Sentencing Policy for Economic Crimes

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Moderator: *Professor Jeffrey S. Parker, George Mason University		  School of Law**Dr. Daniel Nagin, Teresa and H. John Heinz III		  Professor of Public Policy, School of Public Policy and Management, Carnegie		  Mellon University**Dr. Donald J. Rebovich, Research Director, The		  National White Collar Crime Center**Dr. Mark Cohen, Associate		  Professor of Management, Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt		  University; Director, Vanderbilt Center for Environmental Management Studies		  (VCEMS)*

Plenary Session II: Brief Overview of the		"Economic Crime Package"

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*Andy Purdy, Acting General Counsel, U.S. Sentencing		  Commission**Dr. Courtney Semisch, Senior Research Associate, Office of		  Policy Analysis, U.S. Sentencing Commission*

Plenary Session III: The Nature and Severity		of Punishment for Economic Crimes; Determinants of Offense Seriousness and		Offender Culpability

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 Moderator: *The Honorable Joe Kendall, Judge, U.S. District Court,		  N.D. TX, and Commissioner, U.S. Sentencing Commission**The Honorable		  J. Phil Gilbert, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, S.D. IL**The		  Honorable James K. Robinson, Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division,		  U.S. Department of Justice**James E. Felman, Esq., Kymes, Markman		  & Felman, P.A.; Co-Chair, Practitioners' Advisory Group**Dr. Mark		  Cohen, Associate Professor of Management, Owen Graduate School of Management,		  Vanderbilt University; Director, Vanderbilt Center for Environmental Management		  Studies (VCEMS)*

Revising the Definition of Loss: Group		Breakout Session One

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 Lead Facilitator*: Professor Frank O. Bowman, III, Associate		  Professor, Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis, IN* Assistant		  Facilitators:*Judy Goldstein Smith, Esq., Assistant U.S. Attorney, E.D.		  PA**Justin A. Thornton, Esq., Washington, DC*

Revising the Definition of Loss: Group		Breakout Session Two

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 Lead Facilitator:*John D. Cline, Esq., Freedman Boyd Daniels		  Hollander Goldberg & Cline, P.A., Albuquerque, NM* Assistant		  Facilitators:*Vicki Portney, Esq., Office of Policy and Legislation,		  U.S. Department of Justice**The Honorable J. Phil Gilbert, Chief		  Judge, U.S. District Court, S.D. IL*

Revising the Definition of Loss: Group		Breakout Session Three

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 Lead Facilitator: *Joshua R. Hochberg., Esq., Chief, Fraud Section,		  U.S. Department of Justice*Assistant Facilitators:*James E.		  Felman, Esq., Kymes, Markman & Felman, P.A.; Co-Chair, Practitioners'		  Advisory Group**Gregory T. Wallance, Esq., Kaye, Scholer, Fierman,		  Hays & Handler, L.L.P., New York, NY*

Revising the Definition of Loss: Group		Breakout Session Four

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 Lead Facilitator: *T. Mark Flanagan, Jr., Esq., McKenna &		  Cuneo, L.L.P., Washington, DC*Assistant Facilitators:*Professor		  Michael Goldsmith, J.P. Reuben Clark School of Law, Brigham Young University,		  and former U.S. Sentencing Commissioner**Jonathan Rusch, Esq.,		  Special Counsel for Fraud Prevention, U.S. Department of		  Justice*

Revising the Definition of Loss: Group		Breakout Session Five

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 Lead Facilitator: *Miriam A. Krinsky, Esq., Assistant U.S.		  Attorney, C.D. CA* Assistant Facilitators:*L. Barrett Boss, Esq.,		  Asbill, Junkin, Moffitt & Boss, Chartered, Washington,		  DC**Catharine M. Goodwin, Esq., Assistant General Counsel,		  Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts*

Revising the Definition of Loss: Group		Breakout Session Six

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 Lead Facilitator:*The Honorable Julie E. Carnes, Judge, U.S.		  District Court, N.D. GA, and Former U.S. Sentencing Commissioner*		  Assistant Facilitators: Thomas L. Hutchison, Esq., Federal Defenders		  Training Group*Jonathan J. Wroblewski, Esq., Acting Director, Policy and		  Legislation, U.S. Department of Justice*

Revising the Definition of Loss: Group		Breakout Session Seven

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Lead Facilitator: *David F. Axelrod, Esq., Vorys, Sater, Seymour and		  Pease, L.L.P., Columbus, Ohio* Assistant Facilitators:*Thomas E.		  Zeno, Esq., Executive Assistant U.S. Attorney**Marc Zwillinger, Esq.,		  Kirkland and Ellis, Washington, DC*

Plenary Session IV: Major Issues Related to the		Determination of "Loss" as a Measure of Offense Seriousness and Offender		Culpability

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 Moderator*: The Honorable John R. Steer, Vice Chair and		  Commissioner, U.S. Sentencing Commission**Professor Frank O. Bowman,		  III, Associate Professor, Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis,		  IN**Joshua R. Hochberg., Esq., Chief, Fraud Section, U.S. Department		  of Justice**John D. Cline, Esq., Freedman Boyd Daniels Hollander		  Goldberg & Cline, P.A., Albuquerque, NM**The Honorable Julie E.		  Carnes, Judge, U.S. District Court, N.D. GA, and Former U.S. Sentencing		  Commissioner*

Evening Session: Keynote Address

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 Welcome and Introduction of Keynote Speaker:*The Honorable		  Diana E. Murphy, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit; Chair,		  U.S. Sentencing Commission* Keynote Address:*Norman R. Augustine,		  Chairman, Executive Committee, Lockheed Martin Corporation*

##### DAY TWO - October 13, 2000

Day Two: Welcome and Keynote		Address

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 Introduction of Keynote Speaker:*The Honorable Sterling		  Johnson, Jr., Judge, U.S. District Court, E.D. NY and Commissioner, U.S.		  Sentencing Commission* Keynote Address:*The Honorable Michael		  Vatis, Director of the National Infrastructure Protection Center, Federal		  Bureau of Investigation*

Plenary Session V: Background on New Technology		Offenses

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 Scope of Reported Activity:*Jason Thomas, Manager, National		  Fraud Complaint Management Center, Internet Fraud Complaint Center, National		  White Collar Crime Center* Survey Data on New Technology Offenses by		  Computer Security Institute:*Richard Power, Editorial Director, Computer		  Security Institute*

Plenary Session VI: Applying the Guidelines to		New Technology Offenses

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*David Goldstone, Esq., Head, Intellectual Property Rights Team,		  Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section, U.S. Department of		  Justice*

Plenary Session VII: Understanding New		Technology Offenses

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 Moderator*: The Honorable Michael E. O'Neill, Commissioner, U.S.		  Sentencing Commission; Assistant Professor, George Mason University School of		  Law**Scott Charney, Esq., PricewaterhouseCoopers**Mark Rasch,		  Esq., Vice President for Cyberlaw, Global Integrity**Howard Schmidt,		  Corporate Security Officer, Microsoft Corporation**Martha		  Stansell-Gamm, Esq., Chief, Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section,		  U.S. Department of Justice*

Hacking/Viruses/Interrupted Computer		Service/Intrusions/Privacy: Group Breakout Session One

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 Moderator: *Elizabeth Banker, Esq., Corporate Counsel, Yahoo!,		  Inc.**James Dempsey, Esq., Senior Staff Counsel, Center for Democracy		  and Technology**Martha Stansell-Gamm, Esq., Chief, Computer Crime and		  Intellectual Property Section, U.S. Department of Justice**John		  Tritak, Esq., Director, Critical Infrastructure Assurance		  Office*

Intellectual Property/Copyright		Infringement: Group Breakout Session Two

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 Moderator: *Kenneth Cohen, Esq., Director of Legislative Affairs,		  U.S. Sentencing Commission**Monty L. Price, Special Agent,		  Cybersmuggling Center, U.S. Customs Service**Thomas Costabile, Senior		  Vice President, Operations, Sony Disk Manufacturing, Sony Music**Peter		  Nolan, Esq., Senior Vice President/Assistant General Counsel, The Walt Disney		  Co.**David Goldstone, Esq., Head, Intellectual Property Rights Team,		  Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section, U.S. Department of		  Justice*

Economic Espionage: Group Breakout		Session Three

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 Moderator: *David Green, Esq., Principal Deputy Chief, Computer		  Crime and Intellectual Property Section, U.S. Department of		  Justice**Joseph F. Savage, Jr., Esq., Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault,		  L.L.P., Boston, MA**Carla Mulhern, Vice President, Analysis Group		  Economics, Washington, DC*

Consumer Fraud via the Internet: Group		Breakout Session Four

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 Moderator: *Robert Chesnut, Esq., Associate General Counsel, eBay,		  Inc*.*Stephen Gurwitz, Assistant Director, Division of Marketing		  Practices, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission**Jonathan Rusch, Esq., Senior Litigation Counsel, Fraud Section, U.S. Department		  of Justice**John D. Ryan, Esq., Assistant General Counsel, America		  Online*

Securities Fraud: Group Breakout Session		Five

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 Moderator: *John Reed Stark, Chief, Office of Internet Enforcement,		  U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission**Cam Funkhouser, Esq., Vice		  President, National Association of Securities Dealers, Rockville,		  MD**Robert Khuzami, Esq., Chief, Securities and Commodities Task		  Force, U.S. Attorney's Office, S.D. NY*

Plenary Session VIII: Sentencing Implications		of New Technology Offenses

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 Moderator: *The Honorable Michael E. O'Neill, Commissioner, U.S.		  Sentencing Commission; Assistant Professor, George Mason University School of		  Law**Robert Chesnut, Esq., Associate General Counsel, eBay,		  Inc.**Kenneth Cohen, Esq., Director of Legislative Affairs, U.S.		  Sentencing Commission**David Green, Esq., Principal Deputy Chief,		  Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section, U.S. Department of		  Justice**John Reed Stark, Esq., Chief, Office of Internet Enforcement,		  U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission**Martha Stansell-Gamm, Esq.,		  Chief, Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section, U.S. Department of		  Justice*

Concluding Remarks and		Adjournment

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*The Honorable Diana E. Murphy, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the		  Eighth Circuit; Chair, U.S. Sentencing Commission*

Appendix A -- Speaker Biographies

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