As reportedin the Detroit Free Press, On Tuesday, the judge in the trial of Bobby Ferguson in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan granted the defense’s motion for a mistrial based on the jury’s inability to agree on any of the charges against Ferguson and his co-defendants after six days of… Continue Reading
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Subscribe to Mistrial RSS FeedGovernment Will Not Re-Try John Edwards
Posted in MistrialFrom the Winston-Salem Journal and numerous other sources has come the news that on Wednesday the Federal government announced that it would not seek to retry former U.S. Senator and Presidential and Vice-Presidential candidate John Edwards on the remaining campaign finance charges against him. Edwards’ trial ended in a mistrial on May 31. The jury… Continue Reading
9th Circuit Pushes Back Against DOJ; Names Names In Case of Prosecutorial Misconduct
Posted in Governmental Misconduct, MistrialThe U.S. Department of Justice and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals have come into conflict over misconduct by an Assistant U.S. Attorney which resulted in a mistrial, and the issue of whether prosecutors who engage in misconduct are entitled to have their names withheld from legal decisions. On the second day of the trial of… Continue Reading
Government Opposes Clemens’ Request for Legal Fees and Costs Relating to Mistrial
Posted in Immunity, Miscellaneous, MistrialAs reported in the Wall Street Journal Law Blog, the government has opposed former MLB pitcher Roger Clemens’ request for reimbursement of the legal fees and costs incurred by him in the government’s prosecution of Clemens for perjury, false statements and obstruction of justice. Clemens’ trial in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia… Continue Reading
Former CEO of Kansas Utility Westar Energy Receives $36 Million Settlement, Plus $3.1 Million in Legal Fees for Dismissed Criminal Prosecution
Posted in Fraud, MistrialWestar Energy, the largest electrical utility in the State of Kansas, announced last week that it will pay former Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board, David Wittig $36 million as an arbitration settlement relating to Wittig’s compensation contract, as well as $3.1 million in attorney’s fees and $2.7 million in stock compensation,… Continue Reading
Harris County, Texas, Commissioner Faces Second Trial on Bribery and Other Charges Following Mistrial
Posted in Fraud, MistrialJerry Eversole, a Harris County (Houston), Texas, Commissioner, was charged in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas with conspiracy, accepting bribes and filing false income tax returns in 2003 and 2004. Eversole was alleged to have accepted $100,000 in gifts from a developer, Michael Surface, in exchange for being awarded County… Continue Reading
Former Yankees Pitcher Roger Clemens Granted Mistrial in Prosecution for False Statements, Perjury and Obstruction
Posted in MistrialAs reported by ESPN (and virtually every other media outlet), United States District Judge Reggie Walton of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted former New York Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens’ request for a mistrial in his prosecution on three counts of making false statements, two counts of perjury, and one… Continue Reading
Mistrial in First Trial Following Massive Foreign Corrupt Practices Bribery Sting
Posted in MistrialAs reported by Reuters, last week, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia declared a mistrial in the trial of four arms salesmen for alleged bribes under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). The defendants, Andrew Bigelow, Pankesh Patel, Lee Tolleson and John Wier, were accused of attempting to bribe two individuals who… Continue Reading
Government to Decide Whether to Take a Second Swing at a Bonds Conviction
Posted in MistrialFormer San Francisco Giants slugger and outfielder Barry Bonds was convicted last Wednesday on one count of obstruction of justice, after the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California declared a mistrial on the three perjury counts against the former player. The Associated Press has reported that U.S. Attorney for the Northern District… Continue Reading