Category Archives: News and Events

Ben Brafman, attorney for defendant Martin Shkreli, at Mr. Shkreli’s sentencing hearing. With defense lawyers such as this, who needs prosecutors? Mr. Shkreli, who was found guilty of fraud earlier, was sentenced to seven years. The sentencing guidelines provided for … Continue reading →

In 1994, the Mollen Commission issued a report that concluded that police in New York City came up with various arrest strategies in order to increase their overtime pay. The strategies included questionable arrests, multiple arrests, and the involvement of … Continue reading →

He is a brilliant surgeon. He is a kind man. He is the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. And, as HUD faces $6.8 billion in budget cuts, he chose to redecorate his office. The new dining table is a … Continue reading →

Now there’s a headline that leaves you scratching your head. The Regents for the Arizona system are all over it — they asked for a meeting to seek legal advice on the coach’s $1,5 million per year contract. Yes, it … Continue reading →

Russian curler (you know, curling –the Olympic sport in which you watch a tea kettle glide down the ice) Alexander Krushelnnytsky and his wife took the Olympic bronze in this year’s competition. However, a drug test revealed that Mr. K … Continue reading →

The Wall Street Journal reports that folks are so obsessed with meeting their Fitbit goals for the day that they have developed techniques for meeting their activity level goals without participating in all that nonsensical and taxing exercise. Tape the … Continue reading →

USA Today, February 7, 2018. Observation 1 — Was it an out-of-body experience that they witnessed it? Perhaps “experienced”a candidate hitting on them? Observation 2 — Is this really the best approach for landing a job?

The Inspector General came out with his report on Veteran Administration Secretary David Shulkin’s July trip to Europe. You can read the full report here: https://www.va.gov/oig/pubs/VAOIG-17-05909-106.pdf. Herewith, some highlights: 1. Less than two weeks before the 11-day trip began, the … Continue reading →

Now there’s a headline that is a tad disconcerting. New York Times, February 15, 2018, p. A21. Raphael A. Sanchez, the top lawyer for immigration in the Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Seattle was charged with wire fraud … Continue reading →

from the late Melvyn Weiss, a plaintiff’s lawyer whose firm (Milberg Weiss) recovered an estimated $20 billion in damages for corporate fraud for shareholders. Ironically, Mr. Weiss ended up in federal prison for 30 months for funneling money to investors … Continue reading →

A middle-school young ‘un wrote into The New York Times“The Ethicist” column (Sunday, February 11, 2018), which appears courtesy of Kwame Anthony Appaiah. This poor little soul had witnessed friends cheating on a test when the teacher left the room. … Continue reading →

Tom Price was replaced as Health and Human Services(HHS)secretary after news reports of his ownership of health-care related stocks surfaced. Conflicts, conflicts. Mr. Price was replaced by now secretary Alex Azar. Poor Mr. Azar had to show Brenda Fitzgerald, the … Continue reading →

Despite the fact that Wells had already shuffled its board once, the Federal Reserve is now requiring Wells Fargo to remove at least four of its current directors. The Feds’ concern? Eight of the current directors were on the board … Continue reading →

There was a revealing, and, as yet, unnoticed moment in yesterday’s Super Bowl game, that was most revealing about the character of Tom Brady. The Barometer’s husband and son began hooting during the fourth quarter about the play that resulted … Continue reading →