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Houston's white-collar crime beat

Tom Kirkendall at Houston's Clear Thinkers has been a go-to source lately on white-collar crime coverage outta H-Town.Discussing a Fifth Circuit opinion in Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling's case, Big Tom notes that, "Inasmuch as there is now a clear split between Fifth Circuit decisions and other circuit appellate courts on the scope of honest services wire-fraud, the issue appears ripe for Supreme Court consideration. Indeed, Skilling's petition notes Supreme Court Justice Scalia's recent observation about the need for the high court to take up the issue."He also describes alleged prosecutorial misconduct in the Skilling case that brings to mind the Ted Stevens prosecutors withholding evidence. Tom writes:After Skilling's conviction, the Skilling defense team discovered Fastow interview notes that the Enron Task Force had failed to disclose to the Skilling team prior to trial...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on May 14, 2009 (boomark / email).