This is the completion of a two-part post on the application of wiretapping to the investigation of suspected white-collar crime. As we outlined in our earlier post two weeks ago, federal authorities are increasingly expanding the use of wiretaps to activities for which such tactics were formerly considered beyond the pale.
St. Louis event seeks solidarity in sexual assault prevention
Allegations of sex offenses are much more common against men than against women. But as a recent event in St. Louis showed, problems of sexual violence are not merely a matter of men against women.
Extension of wiretapping to white-collar investigations, part 1
In recent weeks, it has seemed as if privacy protections are under siege in modern America. For starters, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that police can, in some cases, collect DNA evidence even from people who have not been arrested. Meanwhile, the Obama administration has been struggling to articulate the rationale for the sweeping surveillance program that involves accessing the phone records of millions of Americans.
Unusual defendant in mortgage fraud case: a judge
There are many criminal offenses that involve some form of fraud. The essence of the offense is typically some form of concealment.
