The panel, comprised of representatives from Internet service providers, Internet security companies and law enforcement, discussed emerging issues related to the regulation of the Internet. The program focused upon post-indictment issues relating to a criminal securities fraud case. In the future, the Committee will continue to strive to present innovative, interesting and audience-based CLE programs at the Annual and Spring Meetings. The Committee, with the valuable assistance of Editorial Committee member Shelby Grubbs, assembled seven outstanding attorneys to draft articles intended to acquaint and educate business lawyers to criminal law issues associated with certain business transactions, the increased perils associated with business practice, and actions that business lawyers may take to avoid any misinterpretation of their clients' and their own actions. The Committee Chair serves as the Committee's representative to the Section's Publications Committee.
Today See response above.
Since no more than 15 members are located in any one city, the Committee has, to date, not organized brown bag lunch programs. The Committee is considering increasing communication between members by posting brief monographs on white-collar criminal law issues on the Committee's web page and inviting comment by its members. Pro Bono The Committee has not engaged in any pro bono or outreach programs. Shifts the burden of proof in civil forfeiture actions from claimants to the government, among other provisions. In calculating the amount of loss that a fraud defendant caused for purposes of determining an appropriate sentence under the United States Sentencing Guidelines, courts must include all money that investors paid in a Ponzi scheme, without deducting amounts that the defendant returned to some of the investors as false profits or other payments designed to further the scheme.